@sdjournot no worries! This year it is different!
Hi everyone, I have just received my winter grades, but they are just some general ed courses. Should I still be doing my TAU for it or just leave it be?
Could do with some help! Thanks!
@MugBoy It doesn’t hurt to update it (especially if the courses boosted your gpa), although the grades may not be taken into consideration since the priority deadline has passed. I reported my winter grades too, just to keep it current.
@MugBoy Yes, report them. They might not see it but it doesn’t hurt to give them more information (in fact that’s preferable).
Is anyone else anticipating next month anymore than April? Yes, Berkeley is the dream, but it would at least be nice to know that we got accepted to any of our dream UC picks. Even if I could have tagged, UCSD is my third dream school so I still wouldn’t be able to sleep easy.
If I get into UCSD, then April will be a breeze. If I don’t, then I won’t get a single night of sleep until I hear from UCB or UCLA.
Is Berkeley the only UC that releases transfer decisions in April? I thought all the UC’s are releasing decisions on April 29th. Are any doing them in March? I got my TAG to UC Davis and i’ve fulfilled all the requirements of my TAG contract. I do really love Davis, but UCLA is my number 1. Not a good enough GPA though, but I think I wrote a kick ass PS so who the f knows.
Traditionally, UCSD and UCSB tend to send out their transfer decisions as early as the freshman decisions (Mid-March). UCSC seems to draw out their decisions the most by releasing batches throughout the beginning of April. UCLA tends to release about a week or two before UCB, who has always dragged things out until the end of April. I’ve never looked into the other UCs. This, of course, may or may not be the case this year since they did push back the application deadline for transfers. However, the later deadline should not have strongly impacted their workload because they don’t even touch the transfer applications until February at the earliest.
UCSD and UCSB have already shared that their application evaluation process is very formulaic and almost strictly data-based, so I would still bet that they will release their decisions at roughly the same time. While universities such as UCB, UCLA, UCSC, etc, who at least claim to take relatively holistic approaches could be delayed by the increase in applications this seasons.
Alright might as well post the stats, chances?
Cumulative GPA 3.94
Major GPA 4.0
Major Environmental Engineering
Completed required core classes
Did research at UC Berkeley during the Summer and Fall 2015
Worked 15-20 hours while going to cc
Tutored Math for my community college
IGETC: Yes
Extra Curricular:
- Officer of Veterans Student Council
- TAP (Transfer Alliance Program)
- UCB Starting Point Mentorship
High school dropout who completed high school diploma as an adult
@TheVisionary @boxandwhiskers The UC transfer admissions dates are:
UCR - March 1st and rolling (information from portal)
UCM - March 4th and rolling (information from admitguide.com)
UCI - April 15th and rolling (admitguide.com)
UCSC - March 17th and rolling (portal)
UCD - April 22nd (admitguide.com)
UCSB - March 22nd and rolling (portal)
UCSD - April 22nd (admitguide.com)
UCLA - April 22nd (admitguide.com)
UCB - April 29th (portal)
Last year, UCLA, UCD, and UCSD all released their decisions in the same week (if I recall correctly) of the 24th of April. However, admitguide.com says that Berkeley’s transfer decisions start March 17th and rolling. I think they might have gotten it confused with UCSC, though.
@aepaige For UCSD, on my application site it says "Decisions for transfer applicants will be posted beginning in mid-March and continuing through the end of April. " So the decision will be available mid march then continue on rolling basis based on this statement
@resonanx Okay. Maybe they’re doing something different this time. I remember last time on Instagram, they posted a photo on April 21st or something that said “Transfer decisions are out today. Share if you’re an admitted Triton!” or something like that, lol.
@TheVisionary I think I’ll be completely calm until mid-April - then I’ll be a neurotic mess. I TAGed, though, so I have a certain sense of security.
@aepaige I believe that UCSD splits their decisions. A good portion are released Mid-march and the rest are pushed off until Mid-April. I have no idea how they decide which decision go into which batch. Though it did seem as though the people in last years decision thread who were accepted in the first batch had a slightly higher average GPA than those in the second batch.
Not gonna lie, it’s hard to concentrate on the current semester while waiting for decisions to come out. Ugh.
@boxandwhiskers You’re not alone! I only needed 8 units, but decided to take 18 this semester in order to max-out my transfer units at 70. I suppose that sheer load has at least commanded a good amount of my attention, but I’m not as locked-in as I would like.
I’m hoping that more difficult courses at university will keep me more interested. I’ve been able to sleep-walk through the vast majority of my classes at CC. The only two times I didn’t get an A (got Bs) were instances that if I had put in more effort or practiced the concepts more, an A would have been easily attainable. I need to break my habit of laziness by the end of this semester. I certainly do not want to carry it with me to university.
Well, perhaps I got a little off-track there.
@TheVisionary It’s possible that what they’re doing is letting the people with higher GPAs in in March then giving the people who are right on the border a second look and releasing that batch in April.
@Cheolf I hear you. I’m taking 16 units this semester and it’s pretty much wake up at 530 am, do work, go to class, come home and do school work non-stop till 8 or 9 at night (with a break at 7 for Jeopardy! 
). Every class i’m taking requires essays, 8-page notes, online tests, forum discussions every single day so I have to learn to balance everything. BUT it’s a good habit to get into, to learn how to balance a big load of work because I imagine UC schools and even Grad school is will keep you busy. And also, remember, when you transfer you won’t be dealing with general education shit anymore, you’ll be focusing on your major so your interest will be high, no matter what the work load is.
I really just want to lay down and watch Netflix and Hulu until I no longer feel anything, but I just can’t let that happen.
I’m also excited to move away from San Francisco and into a new area, new college. I cannot friggin wait.
17 units here - technically. One 5-unit class is on the quarter system, so after March 25th I’ll only have 12 units. March is going to be rough (midterms/essays every week).
I really dislike taking too many classes (5) - I don’t get to absorb the material. 4 classes is better. I’ll probably only take 3 for my first semester/quarter at a UC, to acclimate.
@goldencub I hear you in regard to 5+ classes. Unfortunately I’m taking 6 right now. Symbolic Logic, Environmental Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of the East, Intro Philosophy (how does the fulfill a UCLA requirement?!), and History of Cinema (taking this for the free A).
I’ve put Intro Philosophy and History of Cinema on the back-burner, because let’s face it, those are easy classes. But they do take some time away from my other classes. I suppose I’m fortunate that none of the classes I’m currently taking are particularly challenging. If they were, I’d need a different major!
@Cheolf I miss symbolic logic so much. I’m really looking forward to upper-division logic.
My Intro to Phil class was probably the most demanding course I’ve ever taken. 5,000 words in writing, due every two weeks, and I had a 20,000 word final. It was insane, but it was a great class overall. @boxandwhiskers (if memory serves me correctly?) can attest to that.
Environmental Ethics sounds fun. UCLA seems to have more Ethics offerings - along with logic, theory of language, etc. - all of which are things I will miss if I choose Berkeley (if I get admitted into both). Berkeley is Berkeley, though, and their offerings look excellent as well.
I’m taking three philosophy courses currently. CC philosophy courses seem fairly easy to pile on. There’s more mental work than actual, physical work, at least in comparison to reading-heavy subjects like English.