Important info for Fall 2007 transfer applicants

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<p><a href=“http://www.thechannelsonline.com/media/paper669/news/2005/05/11/Opinion/Ucsb-Transfer.Still.SafeFor.Now-949897.shtml[/url]”>http://www.thechannelsonline.com/media/paper669/news/2005/05/11/Opinion/Ucsb-Transfer.Still.SafeFor.Now-949897.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I know this is still a ways off, but for those of you starting community college this year and planning to transfer to UCSB, please be aware of this info:</p>

<p>**…students transferring in Fall 2006 will need a 2.8 UC transfer GPA, and beginning Fall 2007 they will need a 3.00 UC transfer GPA to qualify for the guarantee. **</p>

<p>I haven’t seen this info posted anywhere else besides this article (maybe officially UCSB doesn’t want to post this info yet), but keep in mind that you’ll have to earn a slightly higher GPA to qualify for UCSB’s transfer agreement. I guess UCSB is just getting too popular and requirements have to be raised.</p>

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<p>Actually, I believe that is a UC-wide increase; it’s just UCSB is probably the best school that would be affected by such a change. Berkeley and UCLA don’t admit ANYONE in that range, while UCSB admits a few.</p>

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<p>I believe the minimum GPA for transfer students is a little different than freshman. For example, UCSB says that [a 2.4](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/SelectionProcess.asp?selectiontype=prospective_transfer”>http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/SelectionProcess.asp?selectiontype=prospective_transfer&lt;/a&gt;) is the absolute minimum to apply as a transfer student (and a 2.8 will allow you to be part of the guaranteed transfer option). The 2.8->3.0 change deals with just the guaranteed transfer GPA, so I think students with lower GPAs will still be able to apply, but they won’t have a guarantee anymore.</p>