<p>Well, you’re right haha!</p>
<p>@aerold
I totally agree with iDizzle. I say you go for it. After all, you’re gonna have to take huge loads of classes when you transfer, so you might as well get used to it now.
What is your major, btw?</p>
<p>@lachesis my major is biochem…</p>
<p>@ aerold: lachesis is right. You should get used to the heavy load now before you transfer. Not sure where you are trying to go but at UCLA, the south campus majors(sciences etc) are taking crazy class loads to graduate on time. I must admit that my first quarter at UCLA did not go well. I managed to pass everything but got 2 B’s and a D. I went from getting 5 A’s my last semester at Mt. SAC to a 2.38 GPA at UCLA. LOL. Mt. SAC grades are highly overrated and grossly under prepares you for UC. lol</p>
<p>Hi I had a question regarding the track and field team. I enrolled for the class for the following semester and dont know exactly how that works out. On my schedule/receipt it shows a specific time but does not show any days i need to go. o_0 So i was wondering how being in track works. What days i go. Do i have to go at the time it shows on schedule? etc… any answers would be helpful thx.</p>
<p>Hi everyone, I’m a senior at Rowland High School, and I’m planning to go to Mt. Sac for a couple of year before transferring…to where, I have no idea.</p>
<p>I also have no idea what my major will be. I’m putting it as undecided for now, but I’m afraid to press submit on the application. Can I change my major later on? Will this affect my classes? Should I go for Fall or Summer? Are there programs or counselors that can help me decide on a major? (I’m planning for a career in the IT department but I don’t know where to even start)</p>
<p>I’m confused and lost, and so far, no one’s been much help, not even the counselors of my high school. All I’ve gathered is to submit the application, schedule a time slot for the “entrance exam,” and that’s it. But that’s NOT it, and I’m afraid of making a mistake. Someone please help me. Thank you.</p>
<p>@noonsoon: Being undecided as a freshmen can be expected. You can declare your major whenever you want before you transfer. No it will not affect your classes. You can take anything you want really. You will mostly be doing IGETC(GEs) when you first start your classes and students of all majors will be taking those. That is why classes are so hard to get. Do your IGETC stuff first and start taking major prereqs as you decide what major you want to apply to universities as. Yes you can certainly speak to a counselor about deciding on a major. I suggest you start school asap since classes are hard to get and you definitely want to transfer in 3 years or less. </p>
<p>Take your placement exams to see what English and math you land in and start from there. Some great advice would be to start your math and English ASAP! Don’t put off math and English for the end, that is a huge mistake. Good luck!</p>
<p>@iDizzle: Thank you so much for the advice. I feel better and more informed now.</p>
<p>I know this question isn’t really related to transferring out of Mt. Sac… but I was wondering if anyone knew what the school means by residential units.</p>
<p>I’m planning on graduating this summer and I was looking over the requirements earlier today for my AA and something caught my eye. It says that during my last semester at the school, I should he taking 12 residential units. What does that mean? I’ve tried to find out what that means, but I can’t find anything. I’ve talked to some people that I know who graduated from Mt. Sac, but they don’t know what I’m talking about! 
It’s super frustrating. </p>
<p>Iwas planning on going to the school tomorrow to talk to a counselor about that, but I figured I could ask here too.</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated!</p>
<p>iDizzle, if I may ask, what’s your major? You probably had mentioned it already, but I don’t want to scour all 1880+ posts to find it. Lol</p>
<p>Your post really scares me, for I feel like a big fish in a small pond at MT.SAC. Although my GPA, a 3.8-something, is pretty good, I know that the courses, especially the non-honors ones, here pale in comparison to those of a top-tier UC school. The school to which I’m hoping to transfer is UC Berkeley. I’m guessing that a 3.8 MT.SAC GPA translates to a 2.8 at UCB.</p>
<p>Edit: Everything I had written above is in response to post #1884.</p>
<p>@nikko1719: I could be wrong, but I believe “residential units” just means units taken at Mt. Sac. </p>
<p>@ Matt4SC: I’m an anthropology major. </p>
<p>Yes, it is a tough transition your first quarter. However, you have to consider the fact that you’re going from a semester of 15 or 16 weeks to a 10 week quarter, along with a heavier work load. I mean if you are a 3.8 student now I wouldn’t say that it means you would be a 2.8 student at Cal, it just depends on how well you adjust. Most of the transfers that I’ve met here all did mediocre to bad their first quarter. It just goes by so fast. Hell, I can’t believe that my 2nd quarter here is almost done, my registration date(1st-pass) for Spring classes is tomorrow at 11:30AM. It literally feels like I JUST transferred here. LOL.</p>
<p>During orientation, one of the speakers actually gave us a sarcastic/comical sense of the semester to quarter transition. He said something along the lines of “…In a semester, up to week 3 you are pretty much hanging out, maybe decide to buy the book, week 4 maybe decide to open the book and start reading, week 5 maybe have a quiz, etc etc”. Than he says “But on the quarter system…week 1, you come to school and you are already behind”. LOL.</p>
<p>Another thing that makes it a bit harder is the fact that the lectures are NOTHING like Mt. Sac. Even though Mt. Sac is getting crowded, I miss the 40+ students to one professor ratio. It’s still a lot more interactive, personal and you can ask questions. It’s so much easier to learn at Mt. Sac. Here at LA, the lectures contain anywhere from 70-300 students, your professor will most likely never know you unless you frequent office hours. So basically everything here is read read read and study on your own. The professors don’t take roll and could care less if you come to class so its all on you whether you want to go to lecture or not. Two of my classes this quarter have 6 textbooks each and are supplemented with PDF readings from the course website. You are pretty much reading non-stop. </p>
<p>Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you but I hope you kind of get the idea. Just keep on course and you will be fine. I do admit that I did not try as hard at UCLA my first quarter as I had been at Mt. Sac. I guess I was kind of relieved that I had transferred and felt like I could take a load off. I grossly underestimated the work.</p>
<p><em>Edit</em> Sorry I know this post is already very long.
I wouldn’t say the material is harder, but its just the style of teaching and the work load. At Mt. Sac, the exams were always like “What is this?” and you answer the question. At UCLA it’s more like “What is this?..Now what do you think about it?”. So it’s very much about critical thinking and what not. It’s not about memorization and more of thinking for yourself. Also when studying for exams, there is just so much more material to go through; multiple books, PDFs, lecture notes etc. I found it very difficult simultaneously studying for multiple exams with all the material that needs to be covered. At Mt. Sac I would cram the night before and ace the exam. Here you have to start at least a couple days in advance. The libraries are open 24 hours during finals week so that’s kind of nice. lol</p>
<p>@ Matt4SC:</p>
<p>Rather than worrying about how Mt. SAC might not be preparing you for your life at a university, you should focus on doing things that do prepare you.
I actually felt a lot like you a while back, which is why I started doing a lot of things outside of the classroom setting to make sure I learned more about my field on my own. As an aerospace engineering major, I made sure I joined the Society of Physics Students at school and took part in a few projects. I’m now co-leading my own project in which I get to go to Tucson in April for a world-wide competition. Granted, these projects aren’t going to guarantee that I do better in my classes when I transfer, but at least I managed to find a way to apply what I’ve learned so far to make sure that I fully understand it. After all, a solid foundation of knowledge of our lower-division material can only help us when we get to the upper-division material when we transfer.</p>
<p>Though I don’t know what your major is, I’m sure there are tons of opportunities out there like the ones I just listed for whatever you’re interested in doing.</p>
<p>im glad this thread is still quite lively. 
hope this continues to help people. I do read everything and only drop in if i need too haha</p>
<p>Yo, I’m sure this question, or one similar, gets asked around all the time. But I’m curious of how difficult Phys 4A is. I just took Math 180 in the winter and got a B, didn’t really find it that hard. I’m taking 181 in the spring and registered for a 4A class but the professor isn’t even listed. So another question is does having a good or bad professor have a major impact on how a student ultimately performs in 4A? I’ll also be taking chem 40. Any help would be great, for I have like four days to have this figures out!</p>
<p>@domart
Physics 4a could be a pretty challenging class for some people, and a lot have said that the teacher you take has a big impact on that difficulty. I took the class with Dr. Rickard and thought it was the most challenging class I had taken up to that point. My class started with about thirty people, ended with about 15 people, and only 7 of those 15 actually passed. Even if that sounds crazy, you’ll realize that the entire Physics 4 series is going to be pretty tough, so just go with the teacher you have and give it all you’ve got.</p>
<p>@lachesis4687
Yeah, that’s pretty much what I expect out of the physics series at mt sac. Just like you said, my best bet is to just stick it out. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi guys, </p>
<p>I got the authorization code to add a waitlist class. I clicked on the pull down for web register then submitted but I don’t see where I could enter the code. I don’t know why I don’t see this option. Anyone one could help me with this problem please?</p>
<p>what’s the maximum units you can take to transfer to a UC?
I heard if you exceed 90 units, they won’t accept you? :(</p>
<p>Hi Guys. If i’m currently getting financial aid and am currently enrolled in 13.5 units and decide t drop 1 class which is 3.5 units. Will my financial aid status get affected for not being enrolled in at least 12 units?</p>
<p>@ aerold: 90 semester units? You are allowed to transfer with more than 60 units. 60 semester units=90 quarter units. I transferred with about 82 semester units and they capped me off at 105 quarter units(So you’re not in danger of exceeding the unit cap too quickly). However, I think its because if you exceed 90 semester units than you will not be considered a junior and won’t be able to transfer. I’m not sure though. I believe Cal may not allow you to transfer with more than 80 semester units.</p>
<p>@thatoneotherguy: You may have to refund money.</p>