<p>Hey guys, I'm going to be a senior next year and I just want to see what you guys think I should do. During highschool, I'll be honest with you, I didn't get good grades at all, so I'm turning to the TAG program.</p>
<p>My main focus is on BIO, and I'm pursuing a career in medicine most probably.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.1667 AP Classes :
Env. Sci - 4
Took other classes, but didn't take the test partly because of terrible teachers.</p>
<p>SAT: Im in a Prep class. First test taken 1630. Got it up to a 1720 this week. </p>
<p>Senior Plans:
AP Eng. Lit.
AP Govt
AP Calc
AP Bio</p>
<p>Hopefully I do well on these AP tests, I know I will, but I was trying to do the TAG program in 1 year rather than 2. Would these 5 APs even come close to helping me out?</p>
<p>this is the transfer forum in which the student body here have either already graduated high school and went to a 2 year community college instead of going to a 4 year institution or are returning to community college after personal reasons, there’s a separate forum for high school students who plan on going to a 4 year institution directly out of high school</p>
<p>and this TAG you speak of is only available to transfer students, not high school students. </p>
<p>if i’m understanding your post right, your 3.1 gpa is your high school gpa. if you’re applying with your high school gpa, i’m sorry to say your chances of transferring to all those above schools are very slim since UCs are very strict when reviewing high school applicants since most have the same qualifications, grades, and backgrounds. having a good essay and extra curriculars may slightly increase your chances though. </p>
<p>if you don’t get into any of the colleges you applied to from high school, i advise you to go to go to community college and transfer from there, you’ll have a much much better shot of getting in to all the UCs you’ve mentioned - even with a 3.1; however, i still suggest you increase that point average when(if) you go.</p>
<p>I probably AM confused, but yeah sorry about that. My main question is… I’m pursuing a Bio major, and I am wondering whether it would be possible for a CC student to transfer to UCSD, UCLA, UCB, or UCI in a year? And if it is possible, how many APs should I be taking in order to actually do this?</p>
<p>How many APs? You mean to receive transfer credit? I believe schools all have different agendas as far as converting AP scores into transferrable UC or CC credit. I know with my Eng Lit score I was able to skip the first level English Writing class at my CC and I received something like 6 units (I honestly didn’t keep track of that specific thing).</p>
<p>45-48 units in a 2 semester is doable but tough and you need a 4.0 in the fall semester to stand any shot at most of these places.</p>
<p>You can’t TAG if you plan to do it in 1 year iirc the requirement would be that you have 30 units compelted and it’s impossible to do that over the summer</p>
<p>Just do it in 2 years – I know you feel the need to just blaze through the work and get to a “real” college as fast as possible but you risk the chance of messing up big time. Set a pace that you can handle and you’ll probably enjoy your time at a CC more than you think :]</p>
<p>If you are pre-med you need to get your act straight right now! From day 1 when you step into community college give it your all because there are no retries after once you start college. Your GPA will stick to you the rest of your life. </p>
<p>As far as getting in from high school probably no chance. But from community college:</p>
<p>UCI should be easy. Just 3.0, TAG, and B average in first year gen bio and gen chem.</p>
<p>UCSD’s bio will be considered impacted by the time you apply so its going to probably be more difficult than before. I would keep your GPA at least 3.5+ and finish as many pre-req as possible. Preferably up to o-chem and bio finished. That should make you competitive enough for UCSD/UCLA/UCB. It is not as easy as it sounds.</p>
<p>figure out what classes you need and knock them out ASAP
also try to complete IGETC.</p>
<p>if your goal is UCI you don’t need to worry about ECs. If it is UCSD, here and today you won’t but you might later, if it’s LA or B, you will. Try to volunteer in something bio related. Intern if you can, it’ll look good for getting future internships anyway, same with getting a real job. So the secret is good GPA + ECs + prereqs and IGETC for LA and B. Aim high, worst case scenario you’ll end up at UCI or UCSD which isn’t too bad.</p>