<p>Hi!
I'm hoping to transfer from UCR to UCSC UCD UCM and UCB in fall 2014. The reason being that I have to make frequent trips back to my family in the bay area (2+ times a month!) due to unforeseen problems at home, and o believe the extreme travel time and cost is negatively affecting my education. </p>
<p>My major is Geology, and I have a 3.5. I was wondering what my chances were for each of those schools, and if they're higher because of the fact that my major is not very popular. Overall I feel I have medium-strong personal statements (they might be a little uncreative), and additional comments that explain my situation. </p>
<p>Hi mdanese
I am a UCSC student hoping to transfer to UCD
Besides your GPA, I know that prereqs are important to complete before admission. So as long as you have done the prereqs, you should be fine with that GPA.
Having a not as popular major might help you, but you still go through the same process as everyone else.</p>
<p>Sorry if I seem like a stalker but I read that you did manage to get into UCSC from UCR. I will be starting at UCR this fall but I want to transfer to UCSC after two years. I’m currently in Pre-Business at UCR but I want to major in Technology and Information Management at UCSC. A lot of the prereqs for the TIM major at UCSC are equivalent to my GEs at UCR and if there’s anything not offered at UCR, I can do it at my local CC next summer.</p>
<p>Can you give some advice on boosting my chances considering CC gets priority over other UCs? And I know you applied to Davis and Berkeley also so where did you finally end up?</p>
<p>Hi! It is no problem, I know I felt a little lost doing a UC UC transfer as well. I tried to answer your questions over on your other thread but I’ll post them here too. I ended up getting into both UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz, (I only applied to those and Berkley) with a 3.38, so pretty close to the average acceptance rate. </p>
<p>Copied from other thread:</p>
<p>First things first, transferring from a UC to another UC is the SAME difficulty as transferring from a CC. You will need to maintain a similar GPA, and take similar classes as CC students to get in. They uphold you to the same prerequisite classes (Usually something like two English quarters and one math quarter or something, it’s different for every UC). In addition to these requirements, you should attempt to finish all of UCRs “Breadth” (General education) classes by the end of your second year.</p>
<p>ALL CLASSES YOU TAKE AT UCR WILL TRANSFER CREDITS TO UCSC. Yes, you read that right. In addition, there is such a thing as UC reciprocity, where if you complete all of one UCs general education requirements, you are exempt from doing the ones at the UC you transfer to. You should coordinate closely with your academic advisor to finish these, BUT if you’re missing 1-3 ish classes by the end it’s not really a big deal.</p>
<p>FINALLY, a word of advice for this plan. Looking back, I wish I didn’t go into UCR assuming id transfer in two years. UCR is a little bit hard to love as a school for me. If I had tried to make the best of it, I feel like I could have enjoyed it better. As it is, winding up my time here is bringing me a ton of relief as I did not enjoy my time here. I made friends, and UCR is as academically challenging and enriching as any other UC, but I did not like going to school. So, advice is go to school and get as involved as you would be as if you were staying four years. That way, you will enjoy both your time there and at SC.</p>
<p>I’m intensely excited for UCSC and I know it is the perfect school for me / that I’ll love it there, as I’ve already spent some time there (with a friend). If you have any questions ask me! </p>
<p>Also, the fact that UCR does not have the major you want gives you a huge advantage. If you add that in the additional comments or in your personal statement, you will definitely have equal (Or even improved! They like that you know the UC system already) preference compared to a CC transfer. </p>
<p>@mdanese If I have a higher GPA than a student coming from a CC (this applies to any UC) is he/she still more likely to be accepted because they are first priority? </p>
<p>@chs2014
Doubtful. Many of my classmates at UCR are transferring to another UC for their junior year, and anecdotally they have all been accepted to good schools with at or below average GPAs. I think that for some reason there is a myth that UCs don’t like accepting UC students as transfers, but in real life I have never heard of anyone having a harder time because of this. And this myth is super deep-seated – every college counselor/advisor I talked to, no matter if it was at a UC or at a CC, has told me that it is more difficult to get into a UC from another UC as a transfer and this is just not true, don’t let people tell you that. If you have a similar GPA to a CC student, the fact that you’re transferring from a UC will not ding you. In fact, I have a feeling that it helps because it is more difficult to get a good GPA at UCR than it is at a community college. </p>
<p>To reiterate, I know a good 7-8 people transferring from UCR to many different UCs (UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCSC, UCB, UCD) with average GPAs, so I do not buy into the “CC students get priority over UC transfers” thing. I got into UCD with a significantly below-average GPA. </p>
<p>@chs2014
It helps but not having one won’t hurt you. Like I said, not having the major you want at UCR is a really good reason, and they’ll definitely take that into consideration which will help your chances a lot. </p>