Where to Transfer? 2.92

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I am a film major, I have a 2.92 GPA 60+ transferable units. I went to Marymount College.</p>

<p>I can only apply to CSU and UC schools for money reasons.</p>

<p>Do you think I can get into UCSC or UCSB??</p>

<p>Also I am applying San Fran State, Northridge?</p>

<p>Think I have a chance at SDSU or Long Beach?</p>

<p>Am I on the right track?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>U of Phx? jk I think you’d get into the CSU’s, I’m not sure about the others because I don’t know too much about Film</p>

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<p>haha thanks, any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Very competitive year and you have a fairly average/non-competitive GPA. Your best bet is to apply to as many of the colleges you can afford paying the app fee for. Maybe you can qualify for a fee waiver for the apps.</p>

<p>Be sure to apply to the CSUs that are servicing your local area. I don’t know which Marymount you are referring to, so unable go to guess what your local area would be (the CSUs have posted their criteria, so check it out–it generally has to do where you got the majority of your UG transfer credits and NOT where you happen to be living at the time of applying so moving somewhere quickly doesn’t necessarily help). The local CA students will be given spots at the local CSU before the non-local CA students. And OOS supposedly last.</p>

<p>A few years ago I knew a 3.0 transfer kid who got into UCSC… I have a feeling that will be a bit tougher now with all of the cut backs.</p>

<p>Same advice always apply - figure out schools that could be safeties and apply there as well. And have a Plan B in case you need to wait a year - you wouldn’t be the only one if that happened.</p>

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<p>Hi, I went to Marymount College Palos Verdes, ahh your scaring me, so I could get denied from everywhere?</p>

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<p>Yes. But considering the CSUs’ floor is 2.0, you are still in the middle of the pack with an almost 3.0. It will just be tough getting into impacted CSUs, esp if your major is impacted on that campus. On the upside, transfer students are very much wanted… just be sure to throw in some safeties while you are at it.</p>

<p>The other thing to note is that once accepted be sure to get in all paper work on time (final transcripts, etc) and to respond to all of their email queries/instructions. The CSUs are becoming ruthless about rescinding offers AFTER the fact for lack of follow through on the part of the admitted student. It is a numbers game - the CSUs need to shed 40,000 students from their rolls by accepting less students and being extremely strict about paperwork.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your thoughts!, so is San Fran a impacted school? I was thinking that is my backup… this is so stressfull haha aahhhhh</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>Ari</p>

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<p>Here is the link to a chart listing CSUs and impacted majors </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/annual-publications/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/annual-publications/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You should definitely apply to UCSC. If you don’t get in, appeal. </p>

<p>I’ll save the lecture about the school, but it’s film program seems pretty legit, even though the program lacks a lot of the production aspects and focuses more on criticism or what not. I had one production class there, and it was GREAT.</p>

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<p>thanks Miserlou, il give it a go, I can’t imagine appealing, but il look into it…</p>