I want to transfer from to a UC as an out of state transfer

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<p>I am currently a first year student at MCPHS as a PharmD major,and I am planning to apply to the UC’s (especially UC San Diego) for the major in applied math during my sophmore year, spring semester. I was originally from california and graduated from highschool there, but I came to MCPHS, which is situated in Boston, MA. I originally applied for pharmacy for my interest in chemistry, but I discovered I have a greater passion for math.</p>

<p>My stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.93
tplanning to take calc 3 and linear algebra sophmore year</p>

<p>taken AP chem, AP Physics C E&M, AP World History, AP Calc BC, AP Psychology, AP japanese</p>

<p>By the end of sophmore year I would have had a total of 68 credits</p>

<p>I have the following questions:</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in?
Do out of state transfer credits transfer to UC?
Am I still viable to pay for in state tuition, even though I attended a university outside of california?</p>

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<p>1) Credits from any college <em>can</em> transfer. The catch is they won’t tell you in advance of enrolling what classes they will give you credit for. See <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors;

<p>2) Residency is a tricky issue, I wouldn’t rely on what an anonymous poster tells you. Read thru the info at <a href=“About Residence for Tuition Purposes”>https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/residence/about.html&lt;/a&gt;, then perhaps contact UCSD directly</p>

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<p>Thanks for answering, but I was also looking to see how likely I am to get into UCSD, or the other UC’s</p>

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<p>As an out of state transfer, I’d say you are extremely competitive! I’m not sure of the exact stats for out of state transfers getting into UCs, but it is certainly possible. I think I saw one or two people on the UCSD transfer thread last year that were in a similar situation as you (from CA, applying from OOS) that got in with lower GPAs. Don’t quote me on this but yeah I’d say you have a fine chance :slight_smile: Make sure you’re taking as many prereqs for your major as possible to further solidify your chances. </p>

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<p>As long as you 1) maintain that GPA and 2) finish all major prerequisites, you’re golden, regardless if you’re out of state. Just make sure to keep that GPA up if you can.</p>

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<p>the problem is that I can’ t finish computer programming nor differential equations, which is required prerequisites for the applied math major ,because it is not offered to me at my college, can I still apply?</p>

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<p>@Xaeyvr Well, there might be some courses there that will be similar in the classes you need to take, so those classes could transfer. Just make sure the school 100% doesn’t offer the courses you need to take. And by that, I mean asking a CC counselor or your school counselor. Don’t just assume. It would suck if you applied, the UC’s found out there are equivalent courses you could have taken that you needed but didn’t take, and get denied because of that.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you just move back to CA and attend a local community college? It would be a lot cheaper, and I am pretty sure they will offer differential equations and that programming course.</p>

<p>You can still apply without completing all the prerequisites, but it lowers your chances for admittance.</p>