<p>So I'm enrolled to start this fall at UCSD atm but have been considering changing my major to economics and would like to have a fresh shot at UCLA and CAL.</p>
<p>Currently I have a 3.871 with all the econ pre-requisites completed all with A's and IGETC finished. Since I've waited so long to make up my mind most classes at JC are full, I do want to take 8 more units so I can transfer the full 70 and have a few classes to take after transfer as possible. I was wondering if I took the fall semester off from school to work and save up some money if that gap in my education would kill any hope I have for UCLA or CAL since I know econ is so competitive at those schools. I would then take 3 easy intro classes or whatever in the spring in stuff that seems interesting to get me up to 70 units. I would try to take all my classes this fall to boost my GPA... but even with 3 A's my GPA would only go from a 3.871 to a 3.887 which I don't think would make too much of a difference. Any insight or stories from people who took time off and still got accepted would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Why can’t you do econ at ucsd?</p>
<p>He is an electrical engineering (history). Probably wants to do this because he is someone who TAG’d into UCSD with inadequate amount of pre-reqs and has to spend 3+ years to finish (basically like a freshman). </p>
<p>The 3 “easy intro classes” that you plan to take in the spring will not even be considered for admissions. They will only consider you at what you are as of now. Even the EC’s that you on your time off wouldn’t even be considered. So basically is the position you are in now good enough to get into UCLA or UCB?</p>
<p>@edbraga: I could do Econ at UCSD but I’m not so in love with UCSD like I was when I visited UCLA haha, and I also liked UCSB better than UCSD as well and I could tag their for econ no problem at all if LA or B don’t work out.</p>
<p>@itransfer: I know the 3 classes won’t be considered, I’m only taking them because of a personal interest and so I can transfer a full 105 quarter units so I would only need 75 more to graduate after transfer. As for my chances… I dunno I feel it’s 50/50. My GPA is a bit on the lower side (but not out of range) for Econ, but I do have all the pre-reqs done at the time of application with A’s in all of them which should look pretty good compared to everyone who will only have them in progress. I’m just worried a semester off will look bad, but I’d really rather work full time and tutor than try to scrap together what ever classes are still open.</p>
<p>And your right iTransfer… to finish my EE degree it will take an additional 144 quarter units which is over 3 year at the rate of four technical courses a quarter (which they don’t recommend). So basically I’m a freshman and I’m not really thrilled with that haha.</p>
<p>Even though it might take you longer to finish the engineering major, I would just stick with it. </p>
<p>I would try to finish whatever pre-reqs you didn’t finish at your CC for the engineering major and transfer to berkeley/ucla. </p>
<p>At Berkeley you can finish 2 years easily after you transfer because their classes are on a semester schedule and overall you finish less classes as you would on the quarter system (not saying that it is easier [EECS is hardcore] but less classes.).</p>