<p>I have a rather strange situation. I have pretty good numbers (about a 3.8 gpa, igetc, I’ll have all the major prereqs, etc), but virtually no CC extra-curriculars because I’ve gotten all my community college units while in high school. This is because I figured out early that it was easier to get into UCB, UCLA, and UCSD from community college than from high school. That said, due to the fact that I have always been taking 5 high school classes each semester and doing loads of high school Extra-curriculars, since I’ve been a high school student full time. Will it heavily hurt my chances of being accepted that I’ve had no time to do extra-curriculars at my CC because I’ve been a high school student the whole time?</p>
<p>the app allows you to list your high school ECs so you can still list them.</p>
<p>EC’s usually help borderline candidates. Anyways the only UC I know that gives EC’s alot of consideration is UCB</p>
<p>Are you still in high school? For most schools (admittedly I know nothing about the UCs) you are still a freshman for admissions purposes if you took CC classes while still in HS.</p>
<p>actually if he completed 60 units then he would technically be transferred as junior standing.</p>
<p>I think they ignore that if you’re still primarily a high school student.</p>
<p>Still a freshman according to UCLA unless enrolled in a regular class at a CC after graduating high school
from [UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: How to Apply](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/applying.htm]UCLA”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/applying.htm)
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<p>ok i’m a little confused here so i hope you guys can help me out…</p>
<p>i’m currently a junior in high school and plan to go to CC after i graduate. i will be taking CC classes early while still in high school so i can get a bit of a head start. i plan to take classes this summer, in the fall (while still in high school), and in the spring. i’ll have roughly 21 units by the time i graduate high school and will attend CC full-time thereafter. if i have 60 units by the time i send in my apps and get accepted, i will be a junior by the time i transfer right?</p>
<p>Yes - according to the above if you go to CC after you graduate high school then you transfer as a junior if you have 60 hours.</p>
<p>The OP seems to be talking about going straight from HS in which case he is probably not considered a transfer student applicant but a freshman applicant even with a lot of CC credit hours. At my daughter’s school (not a UC so UCs may do this differently) outside credits such as AP and CC classes taken during HS are not credited to the transcript until after the 1st semester of freshman year (when coming straight from HS). So a student in the OPs situation would be a freshman 1st semester then the credits would be added to the transcript and by 2nd semester he would be junior standing.</p>
<p>oh…so this applies only if you take CC classes while in high school and not after you graduate? thanks for clearing that up.</p>
<p>I guess you could withdraw from high school, apply in the fall and take like 1 class each fall and spring semesters before you transfer</p>
<p>To clear things up, I’m going to withdraw from High School next year and will have over 60 units, so I’ll be considered a junior applicant.</p>
<p>“the app allows you to list your high school ECs so you can still list them.”</p>
<p>thanks, that’s good to know.</p>
<p>My second question is, what are my chances of getting into UCB, UCSD, and UCLA for political science with the following numbers:</p>
<ul>
<li>3.78 gpa</li>
<li>all political science lower division classes completed with ‘A’ grades</li>
<li>pi theta kappa</li>
<li>Igetc complete</li>
</ul>
<p>Also, do you think the admissions people will view it as a negative that I’m so young?</p>
<p>magic - you have to have enrolled in a college for a regular session after you leave high school to be considered a transfer application. Credits earned while in high school do not make you a transfer applicant unless you have enrolled in a regular session in a CC after leaving high school. Unless you mean you are planning to withdraw from HS and enroll in CC for a semester then apply as a transfer.</p>
<p>See post #7</p>
<p>Who is a first-time freshman?
You are considered a first-time freshman applicant for admission purposes if:</p>
<ul>
<li>you are still in high school, or</li>
<li>you have graduated from high school but have not enrolled in a regular session at any college or university.</li>
</ul>
<p>Who is a junior-level transfer student?</p>
<ul>
<li>You are a transfer student if you **graduated from high school and enrolled in a regular session at any college or university since your high school graduation.</li>
</ul>
<p>Which is why I’m going to be enrolling in classes in fall and spring as well after withdrawing from high school.</p>
<p>^^ Thank you for clarifying that</p>
<p>One other thing to consider is scholarship possibilities (if money is a concern at all). At many schools the best scholarships are reserved for entering freshmen (again I don’t know specifically about UCs). Transfer scholarships tend to be much less. You may want to go and sit down with an admissions counselor and a financialaid/scholarships officer at the school you are favoring and have a discussion about all these factors before you make a final decision.</p>
<p>Money is not an issue for me, I wouldn’t be able to get into these schools as a freshman applicant anyway. I’m just curious what my chances are of getting into UCB, UCSD, and UCLA with decent stats but weak extra-currics.</p>
<p>You’re at a good standing with those current grades.</p>
<p>when did you start taking classes in CC? during 10th grade?</p>
<p>when you are coming from CC no one really cares about your ECs. </p>
<p>ECs are down down down on the list and will only help for UCB probably. </p>
<p>Having a part time job superceeds having an EC</p>
<p>magicmaclen: Please be advised that you need to graduate from high school, or obtain an equivalent, to be considered a transfer student as well. Withdrawing from high school isn’t enough; you must enroll and complete courses during a regular session (fall, winter, spring) after graduating high school, or the equivalent, to be considered a transfer student.</p>
<p>Since this is a complex and confusing situation please work closely with your high school, college and University advisers/counselors to make sure the process is completed correctly.</p>