I’m a TX resident (originally from norcal) who applied to UCSD, and I truly believe that the UC application was designed to cancel out 80% of oos applicants (they did not count our honors credits, they required a higher gpa despite the lack of gpa weights they let us use, didnt count all of our classes, wouldnt let us send transcripts even tho we are oos, the list goes on and on), and me and my friend (who applied to ucla) were initally forced to give the most half assed application of our lives, even though we are pretty qualified students.
UCSD is one of my dream schools, and if I dont get in based on my application that is initially the equivalent of garbage (which is what im expecting), are there any tips for getting admitted via transfer?
because i heard we basically have little to no chance of getting admitted as a transfer, but does anyone have any tips that could boost our chances? Thanks, y’all.
The UC’s were meant for current California residents since they are funded by California taxpayers and the priority is the California student.
If you didn’t like the procedures for the UC’s, you and your friend shouldn’t have applied. Again, these schools are paid for by California taxpayers for California residents.
If you attend a CCC, you will be paying OOS rates that run about 20K+ for a community college; the UC rates are $55K per year. Can you afford these rates?
OOS transfer students do not have an advantage because there are no articulation agreements with the UC’s and OOS community colleges. California is a very popular destination so the schools get hundreds of thousands of competitive applications and the schools can afford to be choosy.
Getting in-state residency is almost 0 chance for OOS students if the original intent for coming to California is for educational purposes. There are no scholarships available for OOS students because these are publicly funded colleges.
^^^^^ i mean, i strongly believe that no matter where you live in the country, you should be allowed to freely apply anywhere regardless of whether the college is state funded or private because we are all looking for the best education. it shouldn’t matter where anyone is from. yes its funded by taxpayers, but im paying double tuition. no need to shoot me and my friend down because we dont like the UC application. I said nothing about the system, just that i believe the application was specifically anchored to OUR disposition. we are just college bound students looking for the best education.
@hotrodsduo thanks, maybe the UC’s just arent the best option for me. transfers are competitive and i havent even entered college yet to figure out my academic standing
The weighting is to benefit the in state students, and it’s a good policy compared to the farce that is texas’s top ten rule, and you aren’t even supposed to send in your transcripts, you’re supposed to self report them. I don’t think their was anything wrong with th UC application, it actually benefits OOS kids, as if they have good enough stats to overcome the barrier, they are in, whereas in UT, it all comes down to space, and could turn away qualified applicants.