I currently am a freshman attending the College of Engineering at Cornell University, but I feel that it’s not the right fit for me. I want to transfer to UC Berkeley. It’s cheaper for me and the program for CS is nearly identical to the one at Cornell. I got accepted last year with Chancellors and Regents, so should I have any trouble transferring in for next year?
It’s possible, however, UC Berkeley “gives the highest priority for [transfer] admission to California community”’students and only accepts junior level transfers with 60 semester units.
The following circumstances render an applicant as ineligible:
*Failure to complete 100 percent of all the required core courses as outlined on ASSIST, including the reading and composition requirements
*Excessive transferable semester units (89 or more from a four-year institution or those who complete coursework from a community college and then transfer to a four-year institution)
*Completion of a bachelor’s degree
A transferable GPA that is lower than 3.5 (If your overall GPA is less than 3.5 but your major GPA is 3.5 or higher please send an email to ESS transfer admissions)
*Fewer than 60 transferable semester units
@chriddifer You should check with UCB’s admission… Your case is unique because you were accepted as a freshman with SAT/ACT scores. Generally, the 2 year transfers are the students who did not get into UCB as freshmen and currently attending a cc or another 4 year college. Post this question in the UC Berkeley forum. There are some knowledgeable people there like @Gumbymom
UCB still requires a Junior level standing (60 semester/90 quarter units) to transfer so you can inquire with UCB directly if you can transfer earlier but I would expect that you would need to do all on the list posted by @svlab112 to have a solid chance for transfer. Also as stated above, priority is given to California CC transfers so I would consider completing a year at Cornell, attend a CA CC to finish up your transfer requirements and then apply for Fall 2020.
Here is a link (2017 data since 2018 is not available) of UC Transfer GPA admit ranges by major and campus: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
@Gumbymom Is there an email for the office of admissions where I could reach out to them and let them know my case?
You should call the admissions office and talk to an admission officer to explain your situation. I know in the “old” days, students in your situation were able to transfer in their sophomore year rather than wait 2 years into junior year to transfer.