@lindyk8 Whoops! Yes, that’s correct. When I talked to the counselor I wrote down 130, but for some reason when I was allocating units to semesters it became 120. (Looking back at it the 120 probably came from the minimum units to graduate from L&S.)
So for transfers with 70 units and taking the 13 minimum units per semester, that becomes 122 units (13 x 4…Yay, Math!) after their fourth semester making them eligible for one additional semester without petition, but with reduced financial aid. Those transfers essentially have 7 auxiliary units to allocate in their four semesters before they cap themselves out of a non-petitioned fifth semester.
In another scenario, a transfer with 64 transfer units or less could take the minimum 13 units for five semesters and still be eligible for a sixth non-petitioned semester, albeit with reduced financial aid for the fifth and sixth semesters.
Thanks for the correction.
In theory, if needed, you can do 59 more units in four semesters (15,15,15,14). And then the fifth semester, right?
Yes, that is correct. I’m now considering 6 units during transfer edge and then an extra DeCal during spring myself.
@giraffinyoucrazy I met a guest speaker at UCB. He was a transfer student and received Regent when he got in. From his story, yes, everyone needs to go through the interview. One interesting point though, his GPA wasn’t even high. He got regent because the admission is pretty impressed with his background and his essay.
So before you SIR, read this:
http://www.dailycal.org/2015/05/15/grade-deflation/
This is, unfortunately, true. Averages at graduation above 3.5-3.6 are pretty rare in the science departments.
Just from self experience, average exam grades in my last several classes:
Biochem - Exam #1 - 42, Exam #2 - 48, Exam #3 - 47
Physics - Exam #1 - 75 Exam #2 - 65, Exam #3 - 54
and so on. You basically try to fail the least to get a good grade in the class. It doesn’t matter how hard you try in these classes, you won’t get a high grade in the class (but you may end up with an A if you did above average). Average is usually a B- (2.7 GPA).
Does anybody know as a intended stats transfer students, will i be able to enroll in economics 100A or 100B because i want to change my major, but currently those two classes are like super full. Is it be possible for students like me to enroll the class?
@seanzhou Probably not. You’ll need to contact an Economics advisor asap if you’re thinking of switching.
@ocnative but we are admitted as undeclared right? You mean I cannot enroll in the Econ classes or I will not have the same priority as those who intended to choose Econ major (who put economics as their major in their application).
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1776652-looking-for-berkeley-economics-advice-p1.html
I’m trying to do something similar as well. From what it looks like even people accepted as Economics Majors don’t really have priority. So I’m kind of confused how even people admitted as Econ Majors can get into those classes. I haven’t found any information on priority or no priority in registration… sighhh
@81Mamba yea me2… I am so confused about that…and some people told me we are admitted as undeclare
@81Mamba when will you arrive at ucb? we can meet up and talk about that in person i guess, and my SoCal date is June.8, whats yours?
@Moshe1010 – UCB Admission Stat
A Profile of 2010 TRANSFER Applicants:
• Number of total applicants — 15,112
• Number of total admits — 3,923
• Number of total enrolled — 2,626
Types of Prior College:
• California Community College — 2,478
• CA 4-Year College (Excl UC) — 12
• Out-of-state 2 or 4 year college — 50
• Other UC Campus — 80
• Other — 6
College:
• Natural resources — 109
• Chemistry — 70
• Engineering — 201
• Environmental Design — 64
• Letters & Science — 2,079
• Business Administration — 103
@81mamba and others, They save spots for the transfers who are pre-, so to speak. If you look on schedule builder and the notes for the class, you should see words to that effect. Best practice, though, is to try and do your CalSO as early as possible.
@seanzhou I probably can’t do my CalSO stuff until June 22nd sigh because I have finals during the June 8-9 CalSO dates…
@lindyk8 Hm I wish those advisors would have explained something like that to me when I emailed them. All I got was vague the classes are full making it seem like it’s full to everyone…
@81mamba, I can’t speak specifically to economics, but that’s what they do in general, so I can’t imagine it wouldn’t be the same in Econ.
Hi everyone just jumping in!
A quick background of me:
Graduated HS in 2011 - went to Santa Monica College to transfer into UCLA to pursue medicine
Left after 1 summer semester since it wasn’t my passion (rather my moms since she’s a doctor)
Went to beauty school for a year, got my cosmetology license and traveled for 2 years working as a lead hairstylist in Hong Kong, Macao, some parts of mainland China, and Sydney Australia.
Came back 2014 and worked in Beverly Hills for a year (doing salon work, editorial, runway, and film)
I also received my Real Estate license in 2014 but haven’t used it.
I got accepted into Uni of Hawaii Manoa for Travel Industry Management and decided 3 days before spring semester started that living and studying in Hawaii for 4 years wasn’t for me. (The pace of living is too slow)
Now, I’m currently finishing my first semester at Los Angeles Valley College and am pretty adamant on transferring to Haas. Getting A’s has never been a problem for me and I have a list for my “Goal Resume” that I will achieve by the time my time is up at LAVC:
ASU president - will run next year
Speech and Debate team - doing
Woman’s Business Club founder/president - doing
App Club founder/pres - doing
Vegan Co-op - doing
Best Friends Animal Society volunteer - doing
Education First volunteer (a nonprofit dedicated to giving scholarships to underprivileged children) - doing
Overseas volunteer in Africa, India, China - will begin this summer
My issue is: I know in the long run, once you finish uni, that grades don’t necessarily matter. In fact, after 2yrs working in a job, nobody cares where you went to school. Also, only 11% of business leaders — compared to 96% of chief academic officers — believe that graduates have the requisite skills for the workforce. I’ve had a small scaled taste of this working as a stylist - considering that I went to “the Harvard of cosmetology school”.
I love everything that has to do with business. Additionally, I started growing a passion for coding/programming. At LAVC they offer AA’s in Business Management and Computer Science where I don’t have to take relatively useless classes like IGETC/Breadth. Instead, the AA tracks are completely focused on their subject major. Do you think it’s worth pursuing a BA degree at Haas and learn coding on my own (like Im currently doing) or should I opt for get 2 AA’s instead?
@lindyk8 but as far as I know, the class for Econ is almost full the seats available are super limited, so is it possible for ucb to start and open a new class for new students to enroll?
Does anybody know about anything about minor? I also want to take a minor ( maybe CS or Math) is it possible for me to graduate within four semester if I successfully declare Econ major?
@travelmaverick It’s hard to figure out how to answer your question considering you didn’t actually tell us what your ultimate career goal is. (Also LAVC students represent!)
I really can’t say @seanzhou. Sometimes they open new discussion groups which allows for more students. A lot of the time the space limit is set based on the number of discussion groups. I know for media studies, space is reserved for pre- ( they all have to take a req ms course), and it was the same at UCLA. But I can’t speak for economics. Send an email to the Econ student advisor.