<p>hello friends, i am filling out my UC applications and was wondering what major i should sign up in order to have a really good chance of acceptance, then switch my major after 2 quarters. My original major is biological sciences, but as my GPA is lookin i dont think ill get in since its so competitive. I have a 3.05 GPA and go to CC, my CC feeds UC Davis with kids so my councilor said i can have a GPA lower than most.</p>
<p>i was wondering what major i should apply for that isnt impacted as much for example plant biology or entomology? what do you guys think??
im going to be transferring without ochem
i have my calcs, bios, gen chem, physics, GE all done</p>
<p>Make sure it’s in the same college as the major you want to do. And I don’t think transfers are allowed to switch majors, as you already have 2 years done (unless you want to spend an extra year?).</p>
<p>Most UC’s will not allow you to gain admission into a non-impacted major and later switch to an impacted one. It’s essentially trying to get around the selectivity of the major by attempting back door admission. </p>
<p>That GPA is low, truth be told. And while feeder schools may marginally help, the truth is the admit numbers are higher in large part because more students from there are applying to that UC, so it isn’t as clear as the surface numbers might make it look. </p>
<p>And I agree with @bear87, switching after the fact to an impacted major will be hard. And expect your GPA to possibly go down at UC. Not trying to be a negative nancy but it’s not maybe as much as a sure thing as your counselor is leading you to believe.</p>
<p>Re which majors are impacted simply google the university along with “impacted majors” and it should show up.</p>
<p>This doesn’t sound like a good plan. What about the prerequisites? How do you expect to write an essay about your experience in a major that you have no interest? If this was a fool proof method, everyone would do it.</p>
<p>I think your counselor has mislead you about the benefits of a feeder school. You think Davis will be like, “Oh this kid went to a ‘feeder’ school so we’re going to admit him even though his GPA is 5 points lower than this applicant we just rejected”? No. I’m not trying to be negative, just realistic. Give it a shot at the major you intend to actually complete, but don’t expect to be admitted simply because you’re one of the lucky ones who goes to a “feeder” school. Good luck.</p>
<p>Not sure about other UC’s but UCLA for sure, did not accepted transfers for any major at your current GPA, in the profiles of 2013 anyway. Maybe a few, but I’ve never seen it or heard of it. I think there are a couple majors that average around 3.3, and one of those is Portuguese. And forget switching to an impacted major anywhere, it’s not just frowned upon, it’s almost impossible at all UC’s. I do hear of that happening on the rare occasion, but never with a low GPA like yours.</p>
<p>Not SDSU, they are impacted in anything STEM, business and nursing. You may want to add another year of CC to try and get your GPA up. </p>
<p>What you also need to understand is that with your transition to the university, the coursework is even tougher and the balance of time management skills is difficult with the added hours of studying. You need to find a way to elevate your study skills because you wont survive university-expected levels of work. </p>
<p>You can apply to the lower tier UC’S such as UCR and Merced. Transfer students are easily accepted into SDSU as long as they are residents in San Diego. As far as i know, most of my friends who have less than a 3.0 GPA were accepted to SDSU for Chemistry, Physics and Engineering, and they were rejected from all the UC’s. If you plan on applying SDSU, make sure you do the core 4 classes… i think it was a communication class, english, math, and something else. CSU are definitely a reach. Good luck.</p>
<p>As already stated, the odds are against you for admissions to an impacted major, at the UCs, with your current GPA.</p>
<p>Is admissions possible? Yes, but this requires a major effort to complete pre-reqs AND to raise your GPA. </p>
<p>FYI, a few years ago, a family member, who didn’t attend a UCLA “feeder” school, was accepted into an UCLA L&S with a CC GPA around 3.0. She graduated from UCLA in 2-years with departmental honors.</p>
<p>If the OPs CC feeds Davis, he is probably not local to SDSU - so a 3.05 probably won’t get him in as a transfer. I assume Sac is your ‘local’ CSU. Be sure to apply there; you are all but guaranteed admission. Others to think about are Cal Poly Pomona, CSULB and CSUN in So Cal, Chico (mentioned above), Sonoma and maybe Humboldt in N Cal. Several of those are competitive, so you may or may not make it.</p>
<p>If you’d used a TAG, you could look up the GPA threshold at Davis. I recall some majors going as low as 3.0 but, probably not for a science. UCM UCR are possible if you have a compelling story or used TAG.</p>
<p>Apply broadly and choose from those that take you later. </p>
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