Chance Me: Transfer Student From CCC Aiming for UCB

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics
US permanent resident
State/Location of residency: CA
Type of school: California Community Colleges
Other special factors: Withdrew from UMich because of financial situation, wrote this in my essay. Also I am transferring in one year. Started on Fall 2023.

Intended Major(s)
Applied Math

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.98
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 4.55
  • College GPA (for transfers): 4.0
  • Class Rank: None
  • ACT/SAT Scores: None

Coursework
By the end of spring, I will complete over 60 semester credits and IGETC by 12 AP Exams I took in High School(all scores of 4 or 5). For major preparation courses, I will complete MATH 1A, 1B, 53, 55. I will also complete CS 61B and PHYSICS 7A . I will miss MATH 54.

Awards and Extracurriculars
National Honor Society(HS), 1 research and 1 pub, 2 software copyrights, tutor in math, science and computer science during HS and CC, 2 Kaggle Competitions(Beginners), Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) of UC(HS), AP Scholar with Distinction twice, and UCLA CS Summer Institute(A+ in both CS30 and CS97).

Essays/LORs/Other
One on major, specially on courses offered at UCB, one on UCLA CS Summer Institute(taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity), one on withdrawal from UMich(challenge) and one on my tutoring(school and community).

Cost Constraints / Budget
None

Schools
Only applied to UC Berkley

From the information I got from a Rep of UCB, Applied Math is not a highly demanded major, and it is in the College of Letter & Science. In this case, Applied Math does not consider completion of major preparation courses as a factor of admission. All that matters will be GPA, ECs and PIQ. So I guess I am fine in this case? And I will not be at a disadvantage for transferring in one year by just having one Fall semester grade reported in January 2024.

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I expect you have already looked here: Transfers by major | University of California

From 2022:

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You can look at other years too… that’s the latest year that seemed to be available (for transfers by major on this page)

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The 60 credits are based on the number of credits that UC gives for AP scores? Also, UC only gives credit that is unduplicated by college courses.

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Yes, the 60 credits include AP Exams. I did not take any classes that is duplicated with my AP since I used all my APs for IGETC or to skip pre-reqs for my major preps.

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But you did count the credit based on UC valuation, correct?

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/ap-exam-credits/ap-credits/

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Yes I counted the credit based on UC valuation.

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Wouldn’t you have taken more than one course in fall 2023, or were all of the other ones passed / not-passed?

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What I meant is that I can only report grades of Fall 2023 in the TAU. One here implies that I don’t have any previous fall term at CC.

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Does this mean that you enrolled at University of Michigan in fall 2023 and took only one graded course there?

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No, I withdrew from UMich and enrolled at a CC in Fall 2023. Fall 2023 is my first semester attending a college. I took 3 graded courses at my CC for Fall 2023.

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But how did you end up with only “one Fall semester grade”?

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It just a wording issue. “One Fall Semester grade” meant I only have grades of one fall semester.

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