I'm currently a sophomore at UCR and I got in UCI, UCD, and UCSD within the past 2 weeks. Now I'm just waiting on UCLA and Berkeley cuz the results come out later (crosses fingers
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For transferring after one year, I know it's possible as I've heard UCI accepts sophomore status transfers and heard about some people getting in after one year at UCR. I was going to do it last year but I forgot to do my app before the deadline. I've also heard about someone who transferred from UCSD to UCLA after one year. I think the sophomore status transfer is pretty hard though since they look at your highschool grades too (since you would have only been in college for like 2 months at the time you will be doing your app).
As for transferring from a UC, I don't think it would be too hard to transfer into another UC, except for maybe UCLA and Berekeley. UCLA and UCB's transfer acceptance rate (from both CC and UC's) is not as high as all the other UC's. You might want to check the avg GPA for admitted transfers from last year to see what kind of grades you would have to maintain. For me, as a Political Science major, 3.56 was the average GPA for admitted transfers to UCLA for the Fall 2007 quarter. You can check the list here:
UCLA Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Admitted Transfer Students, Fall 2007
Also, if you complete 2 years at say UCR or UCSC, you can complete all the breath requirement classes and get all of those pre-reqs taken care of before you transfer. My counsler said that she would issue a "UC Reciprocity" letter if I want to transfer as proof that I completed my breath requirements and am not subject to another UC's breath reqs. Also, unless you get a good chunk of $$$ from scholarships and/or financial aid, going to a UC for 2 years is gonna cost quite a lot of bank so you should take that into consideration too.
good luck
