What are my chances at UCB transfer?

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<p>I want to transfer to UC Berkeley for EE/CS which is one of its most in-demand majors. I just transferred from one year of CSU and anticipating on applying next Fall to UCB, so that means probably 2 years at CC.</p>

<p>On assist.org, UCB is very flexible about the actual major courses I should expect to already have completed since most of them besides the Math classes don't really match up to what most (if not all) CC's offers - they realize that and recommend to take whatever Database and Java classes my CC offers (which I am) as well as a summer session at Berkeley to actually take one of their recommended courses to stay competitive (I live 180 miles away from Berkeley but I'm prepared to do this). </p>

<p>Of course then it is my GPA. Before transferring this school year, I attended my first year of college at CSU where I only got a 3.3-3.4 gpa. I expect myself to get straight A's from now on since I'm now medicating my ADHD and compensating for my shortcomings, but after two years of CC the highest GPA I can get is a 3.7-3.8 (this is assuming GPA is counted in academic years and not semesters). </p>

<p>In terms of EC's I'm slowly becoming a JavaScript developer, I can already design and deploy static sites but nothing fancy yet in terms of actual web applications. I've already asked a question on UCB EC's so I won't regurgitate that discussion and HockeyGiant's posts already give me an idea on what I need to do - focus on things that I am passionate about and makes me a well-rounded applicant.</p>

<p>Right now I'm putting all my eggs in the UCB basket, and my transfer counselor is telling me to pick a plan B school, which I don't like since I feel that will dilute the focus I have to achieve a UCB transfer. I would like some opinions, suggestions, and recommendations to increase my chances of a transfer to UCB.</p>

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<p>Sounds like you’re doing everything you can. Assuming you can get your GPA up, I’d say you’ve got a fair chance. (With Berkeley, especially EECS, it’s NEVER a sure thing… always have a backup.) To help your chances, obviously you should try and find pre-reqs, and having good/CS ECs are always a plus.</p>

<p>You really do need a plan B though, people on here have gotten rejected with a 4.0 GPA. You should look into other UCs, and see which ones have similar requirements. Back when I was trying to transfer, I applied to UCB, UCSD, UCI, and UCSC. (I got in at all, chose EECS at Cal… was probably borderline for UCSD/UCB.) I picked that list because they all have good/okay CS programs, and the pre-reqs on assist are very similar between the school. The less prestigious schools will also be a little less picky about having all the pre-reqs completed. But you should definitely be looking into other schools (at the very least, have a safety) since Cal’s admissions are so unpredictable.</p>