CSU to UC

mikemac
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:56:36 +0000

That wouldn’t count for the 60 units that are a minimum? So then i would be a junior but still have two years regardless as my standing as a junior?

How likely is it that they’ll only be accepting cc transfers? I am really unhappy at my college and really want a UC far away. If i get rejected then i can just stay at my csu right?

Do you suggest doing the whole transfer thing at all?

I’m not a UC counselor, so take my opinion with a grain of salt …

I don’t think its that likely that they accept only CC transfers. On the other hand, they did accept 3,000 fewer frosh this year systemwide and every indication is that they plan on accepting even fewer in the future. So what that means is that admissions, both xfer and frosh, is going to get more difficult. And my expectation is that they’ll tilt the xfer admissions to give more favor to CC xfers who can’t go any farther in their current school, as opposed to 4-year college xfers who can. So while there may not be a rule against accepting xfers from 4 year colleges, people trying to do so who would have been easily accepted in 2008 may be turned down.

My choice, if I was in your shoes, would be to do 1 of 2 things. Either leave the CSU campus and spend 2 years at a CC and then apply as a xfer student, or see the 4 years thru at a CSU campus (not necessarily the one you’re at if you don’t like it). I would avoid if I could a 3-year college career, which is what you’ll get if you achieve junior standing a year from now and xfer to a UC school.

As for how it works to xfer, on your app to the UC you list the courses you plan on completing by the time you enroll in the Fall of 2010. They will offer you a provisional acceptance; complete the courses with a specified GPA and you start at the UC in the fall, don’t and they will revoke your admission.