<p>I am moving to the US and will be trying to get into a UC, preferably UCSD. My problem is this: My university average is quite low and it is going to be my third year.</p>
<p>As such, I wonder what I can do. Can I go to a community college and then transfer to UCSD? Or what other options do I have?</p>
<p>CC-> UC is the best option out there and probably the only option.</p>
<p>It’d be better to call them directly and see if any of your coursework would transfer over. I doubt it, though. Going to a CC first and UC is the most common way to do it but you can also go from a CSU or OOS. You have less of a chance, but it isn’t as uncommon as you might think.</p>
<p>So when I go to the Community College, will I get to keep my GPA, or will I have to start from a clean slate?
I actually much rather for the latter to happen. My marks aren’t that good.</p>
<p>As far as I’m aware you do get a clean slate. As for whether you have to show your previous work to places you’ll eventually transfer to, I think you’ll have to send in your foreign transcripts to them as well. They’ll look at both and judge accordingly.</p>
<p>Pretty sure they look at people who went to CSU’s first and compare their performances to the CC level.</p>
<p>You will have to list all coursework on your UC application and if the class is UC transferable, it will be calculated into your UC GPA.</p>