UCSD Fall 2017 Transfer Thread

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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@gabyitzelq1 oh i hadn’t thought about that…first year using personal insight questions.

and at the transfer event i went to last year, they had a whole half hour dedicated to an essays workshop, so for sure it’s not completely irrelevant.

and you’re right, at first i was very nervous thinking i’d get rejected because my GPA felt really low, but then i looked at the UC data link (it’s on one of the pinned threads in this section) and saw that my GPA was actually in the range of admitted applicants, so i think i’ll be fine. it definitely helps to see that GPA range and compare yourself with that versus just blindly thinking a 4.0 is a requirement. it’s not. there is a large range of GPAs that get admitted.

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Agree with @HeardWell ! Transfer process is def different than freshman. Been lurking around for awhile, this thread has been useful ! The wait is killing me though. :(( :((

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@Kindahopeful It’s okay love! Just 12 short days!!! Don’t be kinda hopeful, be confident and accepting :-bd

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Understandable that the stress of waiting is getting to some people. As lame and naive as it is, I do hope they accept all of us.

I also hope they don’t judge off of our essays because… ;)) mine were so terrible, haha.

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Yup hopefully everybody gets accepted. My essays where terrible as well. Hopefully I get accepted to UCSD, UCLA or Berkeley. But being accepted to UCSB and UCSC already allows me to be less stressed!

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So if we are accepted, do we have to live at the village?

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@otoribashi of course! don’t worry, I’ve had friends make it into Berkeley and literally say to not stress about the GPA. I hope you make it in!!

@doihaveashot2016 lol I know you meant me and I didn’t mean to sound condescending. A lot of people on here were talking like they knew everything about everything involving admissions and it really irked me. I want people to feel better about their applications, if they start nitpicking at this point they’ll just give themselves unnecessary anxiety. There’s no point in saying things you’re not sure about and making them sound like they’re fact. Again, I just want people to relax and feel that they’ll be okay because the UC looks at everything in the application.

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I know I’m probably getting into the school, but I really hope they take me in for my major (CS). I have a 3.79 GPA with IGETC done and one major pre-req not done. The reason I wasn’t able to take the class was because it wasn’t offered anywhere around that didn’t conflict with my other classes and the only online section became full quick.

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@Princetonian9 haha thanks ! After reading about how some transfers heard back in march, I’ve been so nervous !

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@AdamA What was ur alternate major?

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Which of the colleges is everyone hoping to get into? John Muir looks pretty cool, although i haven’t visited the campus yet

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@phil067 I forgot which college I listed as first, but I heard Muir is nice because it’s more social and has flexible GE s from what I’ve heard.

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@bigvoot me too, i forgot to write down my rankings. I’m not sure about revelle. I dont want to take any more math classes lol. It’s also the only college that doesnt clear all GE reqs if you are igetc certified. https://issuu.com/ucsandiego/docs/colleges_082212?e=5498722/2621105

whats your major?

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@phil067 mathematics/secondary education. You?

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@bigvoot Philosophy, but id also like to minor in psychology. what school are you hoping to get into?

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@phil067 Nice! I may minor in psychology as well. My top choice is UCLA and then UCSD. I already got into UCI so I’m not as stressed but I already live close to UCI so I’m hoping to get accepted UCLA or UCSD so I can move out XD.

What about you?

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@bigvoot How did you hear back from uci so early - did you do honors to honors? I’d say either Berkeley or UCLA, but i would really like to go to Davis. I visited there a few weeks ago during my spring break and loved it. I’m visiting ucsd this week. Im excited to see what the campus is like

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@bigvoot I got accepted to UCSB and UCSC so far. Santa Barbara has a beautiful campus. I thought santa cruz was ok. Some people love how its essentially in a forest but i didn’t care too much for it

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@phil067 Probably because I tag’ed to UCI but I’m not sure because some of my friends who tagged didn’t receive their decisions yet, so might have to do with one’s majors as well.

I’ve visited UCSD and it’s definitely a nice campus and it’s around a nice area as well filled with good tacos.

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@bigvoot that’s great, uci has a good math program. what other UC’s did you apply too?