Ditching CSUF for OCC to transfer to UCI

hamstervester
Fri, 11 May 2018 20:48:46 +0000

I’m currently a Senior HS student and my main goal was to attend UCI. Unfortunately, I was rejected but was admitted to CSUF - which was my backup plan. However, I really wanted to attend a UC school especially UCI to study Biology as it is one of the prestigious UCs.

I’m planning to ditch CSUF to attend OCC instead and participate in the TAG program to guarantee my admission to UCI (hopefully, if that’s true). However, I’ve been told that being a transfer student can also be competitive? I understand that there are certain requirements that need to be met such as maintaining a 3.4 GPA and receiving 60 credits in two years. But is it true that I will still have competition when planning to transfer to a four-year institution even though I will be in the TAG program?

Am I making the right decision to ditch CSUF for an OCC in order to reach my goal to attend UCI?

Or is attending CSUF is a safer option than putting myself at risk and putting more dedicated work?