<p>Hello All,</p>
<p>I am a long timer reader but first time poster(to any forum, for that matter). I am currently a Bioengineering major/Bioinformatics minor at UCSC with a 3.53 Science and Engineering GPA(A breakdown will be provided later.) I applied to transfer to UCSD and UCD and UCI but am honestly am only really concerned with the UCSD application. I really have no clue as to what my odds are and my apprehension is really starting to kill me. I would appreciate any comments you, the internet, would have to say as to what my chances are for the three colleges I have applied. </p>
<p>GPA breakdown:
Fall 2010:
Chem 1A (A+)
Crown 80A (A-) [Writing Course]
Math 19B (A-)
Note: Made Deans Honor's
Term GPA: 3.8
Cum GPA: 3.8</p>
<p>Winter 2010:
Intro to Biotech: B+
Chem 1B (A)
Chem 1M (A) [Lab]
Math 22 (A)
Note: Made Dean's Honors
Term GPA: 3.79
Cum GPA: 3.79</p>
<p>Spring 2011:
Bio 20A (B)
Chem 1C (A+)
Chem 1N (A) [Lab]
Math 24 (B)
Term: 3.41
Cum: 3.66</p>
<p>Fall 2011:
AMS 7 (B)
AMS 7L (A) [Lab]
Ochem 108A (B-)
Ochem 108L (B+) [Lab]
Term: 3.07
Cum: 3.53</p>
<p>Winter 2012(Current):
Bio 20B
Phys 6A
Phys 6L [Lab]
Writing 2 [required]</p>
<p>Thank you again for reading my post.</p>
<p>Please don’t tell me no one is responding because I have no odds and no one wants to be the bad news bearer.</p>
<p>People don’t respond to UC Intercampus transfers because nobody really knows how to chance them.</p>
<p>Have you finished all of your major Prereqs for UCSD?
Have you finished your GEs at UCSC?
Your cumulative GPA (3.53) is pretty on target. However, minor demerit for a sharp, constant downward trend.
How many units have you completed? (including AP)</p>
<p>I think this depends on what you applied as. If you applied to the Jacobs School of Engineering as a Bioengineering major, I’d say you’d be a long shot for getting in. UCSD has one of the top bioengineering programs in the nation (typically top 3, often #1 depending on what reference you use). I think as a UC-UC transfer to be competitive you’d have to have a much higher GPA and more of the lower division courses completed (particularly physics) to have a decent chance of getting into their program. If you applied to the college of L&S as a Bioinformatics major, your chances are a bit better. However, all Biology related majors are extremely impacted to the point where they plan to enroll approximately 200 new transfers in the entire biology department per year. Your grades are fairly competitive, maybe your GPA is a little low. UCSD doesn’t release comprehensive transfer stats, but given the reputation of their biology department and how impacted all biology majors are I’d expect the average GPA at UCSD to be similar to UCLA for all bio-related majors, so roughly 3.6-3.7. However, you’ve done a decent job at completing the lower division coursework (except physics) for the Biology department and have even done a few upper division classes like Diff Eq and OChem so that helps. I think what’s going to hurt you is that coming from a UC you’ll be prioritized behind CC and CSU transfers. Overall I think you had a decent chance of getting into UCSD as a Bioinformatics major (maybe 50%? if I had to quantify it). I really doubt you’d get in for Bioengineering.</p>
<p>Oh and for the other two, you’re definitely in at UCD and I think you have a decent good chance at UCI.</p>
<p>You’re probably in at UCI. No clue on UCD. Even disregarding the fact that you are attempting intercampus transfer, I would guess that your chances for UCSD are really low. Supposedly, Bioengineering is one of their most impacted and exclusive programs…</p>
<p>@dilapidatedmind</p>
<p>Bioinformatics is a multi-disciplinary major offered by 5 different departments. It’s not impacted in any department except for Biology: Bioinformatics. I’d say that OP has a decent shot at getting into Bioengineering: Bioinformatics.</p>
<p>@OP</p>
<p>I’m not sure how important physics is going to be (right away) as a bioinformatics major. It would be better to have your chemistry/math/CS complete, so you can start taking upper divs immediately. I’m concerned about your B- in organic chem - that’s going to reflect poorly unless you can do better in 108B and 108C. Also, you should really try to complete the organic sequence asap - you will need it done, as it’s a pre-req for many of your upper divs.</p>
<p>I’d also recommend getting a programming course in there somewhere (intro to CS/programming for majors type thing) and Math 21/Linear Algebra.</p>
<p>Also, bioinformatics is very different in curriculum that bioengineering - so… yeah. If you want to do bioengineering, you’d probably just be better off applying as BioE or BioE: Biotech.</p>
<p>With the admission results out available on the other posts, what do you think my odds are now?</p>
<p>Like others have said it is difficult to chance UC-UC transfers since UCs discourage it. If you REALLY want to transfer (with good reason) and want direct information you’re probably better off talking to UCSD Admissions.</p>
<p>Also UCSC is known for their GREAT Bioinformatics program. You should stay there unless you have personal reasons for moving down to SD.</p>