I was just admitted into UCLA and Berkeley, however I dropped a class and am worried that I may no longer be considered. When applying I ended my application with 55 units plus 4 AP courses with a majority of the scores being 4s. I dropped one of my spring courses without a “W”, ending the spring with 51 units plus the 4 AP courses. Each of the AP courses give me enough units to put me above 60. APUSH giving me 8, Calc AB giving me 4, AP Lit giving me 8, and AP Language giving me 8.
I know this blatantly tells me that I will be fine, but I want an official answer from someone telling me that I will definitely still be considered and accepted even with that dropped class. I’m very worried and I REALLY want to be at Berkeley in the fall of 2015…
Ask the schools whether the drop will result in rescission. That would be more likely if it were a key prerequisite for your major or some other important requirement.
You’re probably OK, but find out for sure by asking at the source – call the school.
If you’re reluctant to call Berkeley, speak with a transfer counselor at your current school. If they don’t know the answer, have the counselor phone Berkeley and ask anonymously on your behalf.
Do it on Monday. Don’t make yourself crazy.
Yeah, I realized that I may not be considered because of the quarter unit system. I am supposed to have 90, but AP scores only give me about 13.3, and with 51 semester units becoming 76.5, my total comes out to be 89.8 quarter units… I guess UCLA is my fate!
If you have fewer than 90 quarter / 60 semester units, then you would likely not be able to transfer to UCLA either.
However, if you have 76.5 quarter / 51 semester units of college courses and 20 quarter / 13.3 semester units of unduplicated* AP credit, then you would have 96.5 quarter units or 64.3 semester units total.
*AP English literature and English language are duplicates, so you do not get to count both, and if you took English composition in college, it may duplicate part or all of this credit. If you took calculus 1 in college, it may duplicate AP calculus AB; if you took a US history course in college, it may duplicate part or all of AP US history.
@ucbalumnus yes, I understand that. I actually have 13.3 quarter units, which makes my total 89.8, while I have 20 semester units. That would admit me into UCLA since semester units are worth more alongside AP scores, while they are worth less in quarter units.
I did not take Calculus I, English Comp, or History so thankfully it will not overlap.
I have just sent an email to both schools, hopefully things work out for the better…
Ummm, 20 quarter units = 13.3 semester units, not the other way around. 1 quarter unit = 2/3 semester unit, or 1.5 quarter units = 1 semester unit. AP English gives you 8 quarter units, AP calculus AB gives you 4 quarter units, and AP US history gives you 8 quarter units; total is 20 quarter units or 13.3 semester units.
If you are really short of 90 quarter or 60 semester units, then you are ineligible for transfer as a junior, and it is unlikely that any of the UCs admit lower division transfers.
@ucbalumnus ahh… I see… Well there is no need to get irritated over the subject sir! An advisor just got back to me and told me I am still in! Good news thankfully! Now to decide between LA and Berkeley…