Best way to transfer?

FarmerJoe · 04-02-2010, 02:37 PM

Hey guys, i just got accepted to UCSD. Obviously i want to go to Cal, as does the rest of the student body there I'm pretty sure. I want to transfer but I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it. Though I'm in a strange situation here, I'm graduating this semester out of a middle college program. I'll already have around 60 UC transferable courses on graduation. Unfortunately my College GPA isn't too hot cause of a calc class. It's 3.449.

So my question is would it be better to stay at CC for about a semester and then take my chances with transferring or go to UCSD for about a quarter(?), I really can't decide here.

Also I'll be transferring into the cog sci dept. I'm imagining the major isn't too competitive in itself but it is in the College of letters and science and I hear that's pretty competitive.

edbraga · 04-02-2010, 05:52 PM

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Obviously i want to go to Cal, as does the rest of the student body there I'm pretty sure.

um "obviously," that comment is a huge slap in the face to ucsd students.

theregoesevan · 04-02-2010, 06:05 PM

FarmerJoe just got owned.

Politricks · 04-02-2010, 06:10 PM

Is it me, or are a lot of people who go/ want to go to Cal completely full of themselves? :/

EmpathyInAnarchy · 04-02-2010, 06:15 PM

You can't transfer to Cal during spring, so you would have to wait 2 semesters. As you probably know, transfers from CC are more likely to gain admission compared to any other kind of applicant. All other aspects of this decision are subjective, but the subject -- you -- seems to hold UCSD in low esteem (undeservedly), so you'd probably suffocate in your own smug at CC.

emilsinclair9 · 04-02-2010, 06:26 PM

@ OP: Empathy is right; you would have to wait another year at your CCC. In addition, if you go to UCSD you won't be able to re-transfer from there to UCB. I don't think I've ever heard of that....and I'm pretty sure it's nearly impossible, if not impossible.

I would recommend staying another year to get into Berkeley or going to UCSD this year instead. Cheapest/quickest/best option = go to UCSD if you don't get into UCB. Cognitive Science at UCSD is a fantastic option.

Btw, on a side note, I went to Middle College for a year! Represent! lol.

xelink · 04-02-2010, 09:21 PM

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Is it me, or are a lot of people who go/ want to go to Cal completely full of themselves? :/

at least such conceited pricks are fun to troll. The best way is to come off as being as cocky as they are and then to make them justify themselves to you. These people are rather frail and believe that their entire self worth is determined by whether a piece of paper they get has one or two letters different over another equivalent paper.

I also went to a middle college for a year. Easiest **** ever, also a huge mistake on my end. Depression = GPA dropping by .75

and yes, if you want into cal or LA, you'll need to do some GPA inflation. Take the easiest courses you can over the summer and next semester and try to rack up a valuable EC or two, maybe an internship or volunteering in a field pertaining to your major. You SHOULD be able to take the spring semester of 2011 off still, but don't quote me on that.

things which will make you more competitive. DO ALL OF YOUR PREREQS. IGETC.
that is all.

iambeowulf710 · 04-02-2010, 09:42 PM

even if you stayed another year at ccc, your gpa isn't gonna be above average for cal.

0rganicGreenTea · 04-02-2010, 10:05 PM

Look no offense to ucsd or the students that go there, but farmerjoe is pretty much correct in his assumption. I live in sd, have talked to a lot of people who go there and many of the students are not ashamed to admit that ucsd was not their first choice. This ucsd stereotype just so happens to have a factual basis.

ajdavidson07 · 04-02-2010, 10:10 PM

^ if he does igetc and all of his prereqs than his gpa needs only to be a 3.0.

dont go to ucsd and complain, just stay at your cc for another year and stay out of my future school.

theregoesevan · 04-02-2010, 10:11 PM

Thank You, AJ Davidson.

edbraga · 04-02-2010, 10:15 PM

@ Organicgreentea, anecdotal evidence is not factual basis.

0rganicGreenTea · 04-02-2010, 10:36 PM

And just because its not a published case study in an academic journal doesn't change the fact that its true. As you attend the school you will learn that there is a certain psychological mold that many of the students do possess.

Again, I am NOT badmouthing the institution, ucsd is an incredible school.

jamesinho · 04-02-2010, 10:40 PM

Big deal. You have people at Cal who will readily admit that their first choice was Stanford. Lots of people wish they were someplace else.

theregoesevan · 04-02-2010, 10:41 PM

People have other reasons for wanting to go to a certain school. Comparing cities, as an example... Berkeley vs. La Jolla? No Contest.