University Of California re-using last year's application?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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Hello,

I am a student from community college looking to transfer for mathematics. I have all pre-reqs completed for all schools and I hold a 4.0 GPA.

I was accepted this spring to Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, and some other UC’s. Due to personal reasons I decided not to commit to any school. I am re-applying this year for the same major and looking to go to one of the 3 schools mentioned above.

Is it okay if I use the same personal statement’s as last year? Would they find out? If so, does that make me look bad? I am very confident my essays are already good.

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Yes you can but I would consider switching at least one up.

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If you applied in a previous term, they will know. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but they’ll be aware that you are a re-applicant.

I think you can use essays that are very similar, but I’d at least do a little bit of a re-write just to be safe.

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Hmmmmm usually if you have a good personal reason they will let you take a year without reapplying.

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@CU123: UC’s do not usually allow students to defer. Military commitments are one of the only reasons for deferral.

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Bummer, seems that for good personal reasons most other universities do.

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@CU123 You can defer after you’ve completed one term.

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The deferral talk is moot now, since he didn’t submit a SIR. They’re not gonna let him do it now, as it’s very late.

Were you admitted as a freshman or a transfer? If it’s the former, then you cannot re-apply as a freshman if you take any college courses this year. You have to apply as a transfer, and for transfer, you need to complete the transfer requirements (high school requirements don’t apply to transfers).

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Still if your accepted to UCB/UCLA and a parent gets into a car accident and you need to take the first year to take care of them…UCB/UCLA will say… sorry, apply again next year…that’s as cold hearted as they come.

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@CU123: I am sure that each UC will review an applicants request on a case by case basis, but in general they do not allow you to defer. Personal reasons can encompass many situations so it will be up to the UC’s to determine if deferment will be granted.

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Ahhhh…………so they may grant a first year deferment then?

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Ahhhh…………so they may grant a first year deferment then?

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@CU123 it is possible but again up to the UC’s. I seen deferment mainly for military duty and usually for Freshman not for transfers like OP. For OP, it is too late anyways.