A little overwhelmed

gettinthatfosho
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:50:56 +0000

So I just had a registration workshop at my CC. I am in this program called the Freshman Year Experience, which gives me priority registration So at this FYE workshop a couple counselors talked about how to register and stuff, and we got our placement test scores back. We were required to sign up for four classes today. Because of my test scores, I qualified for english 101, which is transferable. I also signed up for one math class that I am required to take before enrolling in a transferable math course. I guess my test scores weren’t too hot, but maybe I could send in my SAT scores start right away in a transferable course. Or is one prep math course no big deal? We can only do one math class per semester by the way. I also signed up for a personal growth class (required for FYE students) and a philosophy class which is transferable according UCLA’s transfer requirements for psych majors on assist.org. And yes, I think I am going to go with the psych requirements for UCLA, most of which are actually included in the IGETC curriculum.

I am worried, however, because on a handout outlining the IGETC, it says that the IGETC is NOT recommended for the following UC campuses, and then it lists all the UC schools besides Santa Cruz, Merced, and riverside. But I really really want to go to UCLA. Or maybe San Diego, maybe even Berkeley. Is the IGETC still the way to go?

Also, I was getting a weird vibe from the counselors. They were saying a lot of things like “Oh, don’t worry if you’re here for three years, it’s better to take your time anyway.” But I am determined to do exactly two years, no more, no less. I don’t want to get stuck. Should I just be more agressive than they are? And how bad does it look when transfering if you have been at a CC for more than 2 years? I know I’m going to work my butt off to go straight to a UC after my 2 years.