<p>I'm looking for a way to work around the system. I was born in California and then moved the Charlotte, NC, right now I am attending Central Piedmont Community College and will be completing a year of attendance this May. I'm looking to get an ID in California this summer so that when I move in about a year and have completed my associates, tuition won't be as expensive (will this work? Opinions?). Getting an ID will be no problem since I have already found a way to work around that even though I'm living in North Carolina. Although UCI does accept transfer students, I know that they give preference to in-state and TAG applicants which leaves out-of-state transfer students with a smaller chance to get in. So I have a couple questions: how exactly does the TAG program work? Do I need to take the classes in a community college in California in order for the credits to be counted under the TAG program or can I just finish my associates (or finish most of it) here in NC and then transfer all my credits to a CC in California then go under the TAG program?</p>
<p>I can always apply as an out-of-state transfer student, which I have no problem doing, but I am looking for a more guaranteed way of getting into UCI. My grades are fine, I've maintained my high GPA, but I really want to get into UCI. What do you guys suggest? I've been planning to move back to California for a very long time now and my plans were a little disturbed when I found out how UC's give preference to in-state students. I've tried talking to admissions but they haven't been to helpful. Hoping I can get some advice here. Thanks in advance. </p>
<p>These are the TAG requirements for UCI for fall 2014. It will get updated for next year’s admission cycle in May (that’s when it was updated last year, at least). </p>
<p>Only California community college students can apply for TAG. This is the definition of a CCC student</p>
<p>Definition of a California community college transfer:
A California community college student applying for admission to UC as a junior transfer will be given priority admission over other similarly qualified
applicants if the student has completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) UC-transferable units at one or more California community colleges; and the last college the student attended in a regular session (fall/spring or fall/winter/spring) before admission to a UC campus is/was a California community college.</p>
<p>You could try to transfer your credits from your CC in NC but you will be completely in the dark on what classes will count and what won’t until UCI reviews your application.</p>
<p>“Only California community college students can apply for TAG.”</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. But yeah, I’m aware of that so I’m thinking I could transfer my courses to a California CC and then finish my associates over there, I’m a little scared that all my courses might not transfer, but it seems to me that the TAG program is worth it when it comes down to it. Either way I’m moving to California so I find it better to have guaranteed admission. </p>
<p>My other plan was to get an ID from California this summer, finish my year here with an associates degree, and then take a semester of classes in a California CC, and once all my courses are transferred then apply to UCI under the TAG program. It seems like “too good to be true” plan though because I feel like they won’t consider me since I’ve already graduated here. </p>
<p>Can you transfer courses? I feel like it would still show up that you took those courses at a different community college–you’d still have to get the minimum number of units at a California community college. I took courses at an out of state school then transferred to a California CC, but my transcripts still show that I took all those courses at a different school.</p>
<p>Take as much courses at a CCC as possible to leave the guesswork of the transferability of courses. The UCs are strict with the 60 semester unit/90 quarter unit count; one unit less means you will get automatically rejected, no exceptions. </p>
<p>That’s true, it seems my plans to move over there may be altered. I might have to just go ahead and try to talk a CCC advisor and see exactly how that works. </p>
<p>Getting a CA ID won’t solve your problem. For tuition purposes, if you’re a dependent student I believe you can only be considered a CA if your parents are considered residents. You can go to a CCC, but that doesn’t give you residency.</p>