Exceptional Admission at UCSD

Applying to College
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<p>I am a transfer student that was admitted as an Undeclared student. I was not particularly thrilled at the obstacles that I would face with this handicap, but I figured that UCSD had more to offer in terms of practical experience than my current four-year university could offer. </p>

<p>After reading the terms of Exceptional Admission, I am not at all hopeful. It seems like a crapshoot to get into biology, and as a transfer, getting out in four years is my top priority. At this point, with the amount of science and biology credit that I have, I cannot afford to switch to another major and graduate in a timely manner, nor would I be interested in such a measure.</p>

<p>My question is this: should I simply drop my offer of admission and continue at my current school, or do I have a reasonable chance of getting my major? I will have to apply during my fourth year at UCSD; there is a residency requirement in place.</p>

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<p>If you can’t afford to and wouldn’t be willing to take a different major, then yeah, you probably should continue at your current school. UCSD won’t provide you any advantages if you don’t graduate.</p>

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<p>UCSD’s bio program is somewhat impacted. Revelle is tough! They do have a ton of on-going research in all areas and they have the NCMIR at the med school. You would probably do well to continue at your current uni and ask for UCSD research opportunities during the summer. They are constantly doing research!</p>

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<p>It’s a shame too. I really wanted to see what I could get over at Scripps. Barring Scripps, anything would have helped to give me an idea of what I really want to focus on. UCSD has such a large budget for its research, while Cal Poly Pomona’s opportunities are slim at best.</p>