2012 UC-to-UC Transfer Thread

[oceanpartier]

^Congrats! Your hard work paid off and you deserve it! Though it must kinda suck to some extent having so many options lol (assuming you actually like it at UCR).....I have hard time making the decision to ditch UCI myself...

[strive101]

Thanks Oceanpartier! Where are you attending in the fall?
Yeah, I actually have come to like UCR a bit more in the past months as I get more involved in orgs. But I'm choosing between UCB and UCLA, leaning more toward UCB at this moment.

[oceanpartier]

I'm either staying at UCI or going to UCLA (only applied here).

It's like the school I've grown from hating to loving in 2 years vs. what was once my dream school in H.S. LOL I'm like 50:50 at this point. Gonna try to make a choice soon though. Good luck at Cal or UCLA!

[radians]

Hello everyone here, congrats on your acceptances. I'm a first time freshman and I was accepted into UCI. I have a few questions, can one transfer after only 1 year? And do you have any tips for someone looking to UC->UC transfer in the future? Thanks!

[Walabasha]

Hey guys I have a question. Since we're UC to UC transfers are the transcript requirements for us any different? For that I mean do we still have to submit a high school transcript, ap scores, and transcript for cc classes we took in high school? Since we're at a UC already I would think that it would be officially recorded with our current school and once we submit our college transcripts the other UCs it would be included in their already.

Thanks.

[blahblah777]

I am transferring from Cal to UCLA in the fall - not going to write out the whole thing, but it can be done!

[SaxonMouseGuard]

Hello!

I am currently a UCR freshman. Throughout the year, I have been wishy washy. I try out some Business courses here at UCR to see if I enjoy the Business program here and so far am not having fun with it. Perhaps it is because I am only taking an accounting and economics course but I don't enjoy them. Taking Psychology courses here were fun but I want to be able to graduate from a college with a Psychology program that is more recognized. So that is why I have thought of transferring. I understand I am late in the game but I am looking to transfer to UCSD. This is my current profile.

GPA: 3.875
Major: Psychology Law/Society
UC Reciprocity: I still have the language requirement to fill and English 1C, rest of lower div's fill the rest of it.
Lower Div Requirements filled: only 2 of 8 so far, Still need to get Bio, Chem, Physics, Calc, and two Philosophy courses
Units from UCR (including ones I'm working on right now): 50 units
AP scores: Psychology 5, Government 5
Extra Curricular as freshmen: Membership in Taekwondo club and Christian club throughout the year

I am looking into Psychology research for next year but I am worried about my schedule next year as I try to finish all these courses in time before the end of Spring 2012. Don't know how much more difficult it will be or if I am trying to bite more than I can chew. I planned the courses over sophomore year and it looks like I can finish it in time by the end of Spring 2012 but I am worried that UCSD will only see that I have completed very little lower div's courses needed for Psychology when it comes to sending in admissions for November. I have only mostly filled out my GE's so far and since I have just decided now, some of my science courses will simply make my other easier science courses pointless as they were just there to fill the requirement at UCR and not in preparation for transfer.

After saying all of that, what are my chances? With the profile listed here, is it likely that I'll be able to be accepted into UCSD as a UC to UC transfer student?

[Walabasha]

Hey Saxon with that gpa you have a great chance of getting into UCSD. What you need to do is finish all of your lower division GE's while you are still at uc riverside so that you can receive UC Reciprocity when you transfer. This allows you not to take the GE's all over again once you transfer to UCSD.
I'd say based on my friends who transferred from UC-to-UC and my own stats. You will almost certainly get into UCSD with a 3.5 GPA or above.

Just keep your grades up. Complete your lower division GE's for UC reciprocity. It doesn't matter if you take upper division classes for you major or not. The point of transfer students is that they haven't taken most of their upper division major requirements until junior year at the school that they have transferred to. Good luck

[Walabasha]

Also I don't think it matters too much that you didn't complete a lot of major required classes for you major. I only took about 3 econ classes and I got in as an econ major from ucsd to davis.

Diff UC's also require diff lower division major requirements. But try to take as many classes that are psychology major classes that fulfill the requirements at UC Riverside, and it wouldn't hurt if the class was equivalent to the major requirements at UCSD

[belELAY12]

for those of you transferring to UCLA this fall, do you know who we send the letter of uc reciprocity to? im assuming it would be the office of undergraduate admissions, but i just want to make sure.. thanks!

[oceanpartier]

It's the same address you send the transcripts to. I emailed them.

[cinnabon1234]

Is it absolutely necessary to get UC Reciprocity in order to be admitted? I'm applying as a Physics major to UC Davis (definitely not impacted... AT ALL), and all my prereqs will be done. I just won't have any of my GEs completed (although a lot of my math/science/AP scores will transfer over to GEs). Will this adversely affect my admissions chances to UC Davis (I'm a one year UC-UC, junior level transfer)? Thanks!

[CheddarGoldfish]

@cinnabon - I don't think it's absolutely necessary to get UC Reciprocity, but it definitely helps. For upper tier UCs like UCLA and Berkeley it is absolutely necessary, but it really depends on the school. I don't think it is required for UC Davis though, but you should check with their admissions. The good thing about UC Reciprocity is that you won't have to take or retake GE classes. I know different UCs have different GE courses and paths and so if you don't finish at your current UC you might have to take more GEs at the new UC you transfer to.

Also, if anyone needs any transfer advice feel free to send me a message I am not always on cc anymore but I am willing to help you guys with your questions!

[mermeid]

@CheddarGoldfish

what i heard is that we do not need to complete all the ge's? Is this right? Do we have a higher chance of acceptance if we have the uc reciprocity? i am worried now.

[jkess001]

Last year I transferred from UCR to UCLA, if anybody has any questions please feel free to message me. I know i wouldve killed to have someone to ask questions to who actually had successfully transferred uc to uc.