<p>[Profile</a> of Transfers from other UCs - 10 Fall - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof10_UC.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof10_UC.htm)
should give you some interesting statistics regarding inter-uc transfers. i figure cal is more difficult. the admit rates are fairly high for ucla, although the sample size is also fairly small and probably significantly different from the general pool of applicants. </p>
<p>the biggest issue is why you want to transfer, or more precisely, why UCLA should give you a spot when you already have a good position at uci and they would be denying that position to someone else (likely from a JC). and with all the budget cuts, i figure it will make it worse (as transfers are more expensive to the school than freshmen). </p>
<p>from an academic standpoint, the UCs are much more homogeneous then most people realize. this is probably only an issue if you want to transfer to private schools that require professors to write you letters (most professors consider uci to be a top-tier school; whether or not it is is another factor…) as you’ll have to convince them to stand behind you. Although you will have to say why you want to transfer to ucla or cal and you probably don’t want to trash uci in your letter.</p>