<p>I'm a freshman, I never wanted to come here and I'm aiming for somewhere much higher.
My heart is set on transferring, and I want to know if i'm on the right track.</p>
<p>I couldn't find much information on inter-UC transfer and I do have a number of questions regarding to transferring, is there anyone/organization that can help me with this?</p>
<p>Is the Academic Resource Center where I should go? Is my academic adviser going to be able to help me?</p>
<p>I'm a bit scared to approach for help because I'm a first year and school just started, but I want to make sure I'm on the right track cuz I heard what classes you take matter and a lot of things even though its early I just want to make sure everything is going in the right direction. I didnt start preparing early enough in highschool, that's why I ended up here.. I'm just afraid people are gonna hate me for asking for help on this so early into the school year. But i guess thats just something I have to get over with.</p>
<p>If you really are unhappy, you should investigate transferring. Check out the transfer forum for more information.</p>
<p>At the same time, take a look around and see if you can find things to like where you are. If you are still thinking the school isn’t prestigious enough, it might be time to be a bit more objective. There really are quite a lot of very good things about UCR.</p>
<p>Can somebody please just tell me if there’s anybody on campus that can help me with transferring?
I have been trying to figure out this UC inter campus transfer for awhile but little information is available and I’m tired of all these maybe, i heard, i think threads on college confidential. I need somebody who knows the stuff for real.
I wanna transfer and I have my reasons. I know what I need the most and I’m really certain that UCR isnt capable of providing me those. I just hope people can support me and help me on this. </p>
<p>If you’re serious about transferring out, you need to get in touch with an academic adviser at the school you want to transfer into. Most larger schools have a counselor reserved specifically for transfers; either call your prospective school’s office of undergraduate admissions and ask to speak with a transfer counselor, or do some research online.</p>
<p>You can meet with your academic adviser for guidance and to find out whether there are any additional forms you need to fill in order to transfer out. But the real nitty-gritty, which-classes-will-transfer-over work can only be done by an adviser at your prospective school.</p>
<p>If you’re looking at multiple schools to transfer into, apply and get in touch with a transfer counselor at each institution.</p>
<p>unless youre abosolutely sure about youre goals, just stop wasting your money and your parents money and go to a CC then transfer, its much easier to transfer from a cc to anywhere you want.</p>
<p>Thanks to crizello and Elisebear. I will contact my advisor as well as the schools I wanna go to.
And please I don’t need people here judging about my life and saying I’m wasting my parents money. You think I’m just too stupid to see that CC is the better way for me? My parents wouldn’t let me cuz they are just too damn prideful to let me go to a community college. I’m purely here to seek help if you have nothing helpful to say to me please leave this thread.</p>
<p>Well I guess its that time again. What I mean by this is that there is always someone, within their first months of coming to Riverside, that makes a thread about transferring to a better UC (like UCLA, Berkeley, SD, Irvine, etc.). I can’t count how many people I’ve heard say this and then end up not transferring. Why you might ask?</p>
<p>The fact is, saying that you will transfer isn’t that simple. You might or might not know this but you need to keep high grades to even be considered (Probably >3.5). This is the first obstacle that many people fail to overcome during their first year. Most of them tell themselves, yeah I’m going to do well this Fall quarter so I can transfer. Come finals and they usually do average, getting C’s or maybe B’s. Needless to say, these grades are not enough to sustain a high GPA.</p>
<p>The second obstacle that these people don’t know is that they have to complete a set of prerequisites for the the major they intend to transfer into, into the other UC. So by example, my major which is Biochemistry, you would have to complete 1 year of Chemistry, 1 year of Biology, 1 year of Organic Chemistry, and etc. before you can even transfer.</p>
<p>Now factor in the GPA requirement, and you will soon realize that you would have to sustain high GPAs in all of these classes to adequately transfer by the end of your second year. Now do you see why I stated before that many people say they want to transfer, but end up not? This is the reality of most scenarios, no sugar coating.</p>
<p>With all of this in mind, this post is not to deter you from transferring. I have no intentions of judging you nor asking why you ended up at Riverside. However, if you feel you don’t belong here, if you feel that you should have been at a better UC, then you can still prove it by successfully transferring. Prove that you can keep high grades and finish prerequisite courses for your major. </p>
<p>I don’t know if I’m too late OP, but I’m applying for a transfer in a couple days. UCB told me I am pretty much accepted. If you need help applying to any UC’s, PM me, I can help you tons. Don’t trust just anyone. That being said, 80% of people want to transfer out but don’t. So make up your mind now.</p>
<p>Transferring to a CC then transferring to another 4 year is your best possible route. This is because if you transfer from a 4yr to another 4yr college, you are put lower on the list of priorities. Where as transfers have higher priority. </p>
<p>lastly, **** you. you’re a dick. get the hell out of UCR, no one wants your type here.</p>
<p>Scribbs, no one deserves to be talked to like that. Not the OP, or anyone else. You are a serious piece of crap. I will meet you face to face, say anything like that directly and not through the internet, wimp.</p>
<p>Don’t ever let other people psych you out; if everything goes completely wrong for you, you’ll end up loosing some money, yes, and still be going to a great school. True, there are known barriers for intercampus UC transfers, but as you can see, people love to exaggerate. Don’t let them get to you. If you don’t even apply, your chances truly are zero. </p>
<p>Anyway, blablabla…I digress. Talking to your academic advisor is definitely a good idea. I never discussed transferring with my advisor and I really regret it. When I finally did go see her to finalize my transfer, she was incredibly helpful and caring. It would’ve taken some pressure off my back if I had asked for her advice during the transfer process. They’ve seen it all, and are probably very knowledgeable on the intercampus transfer topic. And even if your adviser can’t help you, he/she can probably point you in the right direction at the very least. There’s no need to be afraid of asking for advice (like you are doing now), and there’s definitely no need to be apologetic imo. If other people have a problem with your ambition to do something you care about, then it’s probably not worth your time to be talking to these people in the first place. Let them judge you, but don’t let that bother you. In the end, all that is doing is revealing more about their own character.</p>
<p>The sooner you plan, the more likely it becomes tbh. Obviously, you are already planning so that’s a very good start. There’s nothing wrong with thinking ahead. I can sympathize with you when you say you did not do any planning in high school; I did not care enough and nobody ever made that apparent to me…so I can understand how you feel. It’s a good learning experience though isn’t it? Just don’t stress over it too much at this point because you are just a freshman. I might be a hypocrite for saying that now, that but trust me, it will make your life so much less hectic. Build a solid GPA (why wouldn’t you do this anyway!?) and start knocking out those pre-reqs; the actual application, when you finally arrive at that point will be the easy part. Good luck with everything!</p>
<p>Also, I can talk to him however I want. Or are you gonna sick the internet police on me? If this guy wants to come off as a deeee bag, im gonna reciprocate accordingly. </p>
<p>Scribbs, you just proved my point. You are an idiot. I said “Tons of people transfer from UC’s just fine.”. Then you show links that you can transfer after completing your GE. I just said that.
No, I’m not the internet police. But you show a level of ignorance that most people are above.
And I think CC is your best option, like the others said.</p>
<p>"If this guy wants to come off as a deeee bag, im gonna reciprocate accordingly. "
This guy isn’t a “deeee bag”. What the hell is that first of all? And second, this “deee bag” may end up transfering to a much better school. I have faith in the OP, and you come off as a very idiotic person.
But to the OP, just be serious, and maintain a high GPA. Don’t let anyone shoot you down. When you apply for jobs from a much better school, you will be laughing at the ignorant people who made fun of you.</p>
<p>Scribbs, you don’t have to be mean… Anyways, wannago2college, good luck on your transfer and hope you get into the university that you want to attend. Also, employers do not only look at where you went for undergraduate/graduate…</p>