How difficult is it to transfer from UCSC to UCB? I’m a second semester senior and UCSC is the only UC I was accepted to but I have my heart set on Berkley. My high school grades aren’t that bad (I have a 3.8 unweighted GPA, 3.9 weighted, 1930 -690 critical reading, 660 writing, 580 math - on the SAT) but my school situation has been weird. I’ve dealt with depression and anorexia since middle school but did not get treatment until my junior year. My eating disorder probably affected my grades a bit (I was often dizzy/not able to focus + the depression did not help) and I’ve moved a lot during high school. I pretty much did not go to school for junior year and was in inpatient treatment for the year. This made it impossible for me to take AP classes until my senior year. When I started senior year, I had just gotten out of treatment and was still mentally fragile, so I only took 2 AP classes and 4 classes total. I was also going to a new school for this year and only taking 4 classes meant I didnt have to stay for lunch, which was appealing since I didn’t know anyone and my social anxiety was at its worst then. I also took the SAT without any prep because I had just gotten out of treatment. I have gotten much better this year and have become extremely motivated to do well in school. When I applied to college, I had no I idea to expect since my situation is pretty odd. Right now I’m planning on taking the SAT again incase I decide to transfer and I’m planning on trying my hardest to get a really good GPA for my freshman year. Do you think I will have a shot at transferring to UCB from UCSC after freshmen year?
UCB takes Junior level transfers with a minimum 60 semester units and they will not look at your HS GPA or test scores for transfer admissions, so do not take the SAT again unless you plan to transfer to another 4 year that requires the SAT.
I would post on the UC transfer forum and ask your questions since there are many knowledgeable posters that can help you navigate the UC to UC transfer process.
Thanks!