<p>I am a first year community college student with 12 units with a 4.0 (sociology 101, econ 101, philo 101, mass comm 101) and only took 9 units for fall (calc 1, english 101, student dev (1 unit))</p>
<p>I want to transfer after 30 units (1 year?) but I'm curious if I can still do it in the shortest time even though I only took 9 units for fall (about 2 classes)</p>
<p>also If I can when do I apply etc?</p>
<p>You need to aim to take at least 15 units every semester to look competitive. Anyone can take 9 units or 3 units or 12 units and get a 4.0 especially if they have nothing else going on in their life. it doesn't show an intense workload when you're taking bare minimums just to keep a gpa up. btw, they're still going to take into consideration your high school record because by the time you apply for fall 09, you'll still be under 30 units.</p>
<p>Really?? Is this true that it looks worse taking 12 units in a sem? </p>
<p>I'm taking 16 units right now, 3 in the winter, then 12 more for spring would it really look worse rather than taking winter off and 12 in the spring? I don't want to take too many units in one year obviously but still should i maximize my workload in the spring?</p>
<p>yea i am taking 17 units just this sem and then another 15 or 16 next sem. I gotta look good lol except believe me, it is tough to take alot. If you dont think you can get a good grade then dont bother taking more.</p>
<p>It's not the end of the world, it just looks like you took a light course load if you're closer to the 12 units than you are to the 18 units. By taking a light courseload and achieving a 4.0 every semester doesnt look as impressive if someone took 18 units every semester and managed to get a 3.8 or higher. </p>
<p>I guess the exception would be if you somehow have a full time job or something that balances out the 12 units. Otherwise it doesn't look like you challenged yourself compared to the thousands of other students who'll also be applying.</p>
<p>amen. so true</p>
<p>Gotcha, I just realized I was doing</p>
<p>16, 3, Then 15 units in the Spring. 34 Units is pretty close to the maximum of 36</p>
<p>I'm alright, especially with a good load of extra curriculars.</p>