<p>Okay, I cannot stop freaking out about wether or not I will be admitted to these schools.
Profile:
GPA: 3.6, but a steady incline, I got a 3.85 this semester
MAJOR: English
GE: UCS–done SDSU–will be done by spring
MAJOR PRE-REQS: I will be missing 2 by spring
CREDITS: 60 by spring. (I just read you need 70 to transfer to a UC, is this true?)
ECS: Kentucky Kernel (school news paper), Delta Gamma, National Honors Society<– although they do not know that, just got nominated this semester. Might write them a later, although I hear they don’t look at them. And about 70ish hours of community service.</p>
<p>Also, I am OOS and currently attend University of Kentucky.</p>
<p>UCSB even though you are OOS I think you’ll get in if you have the Golden 3 done, same for UCSC. And no 70 is the Max transferable you don’t need 70 to transfer. But you have to pay OOS tuition which is a lot more…</p>
<p>Not sure for SDSU but have the Golden 4 done.</p>
<p>Whoops, neglected to proofread. Yes, I have the Golden 3 done. Would you recommend sending them a letter notifying them I am now in National Honor Society?</p>
<p>@ Nikkixx I think you have a shot at those schools you applied too, but that depends on the applicant pool this year. SDSU might be a long shot, since that is one of the most applied to schools in the country. Being OOS is an advantage, because you pay more. So that might help you out. I think you should research the stats for OOS students who are admitted to a UC.This will give you an idea of your chances for admission. What’s wrong with UK?</p>
<p>Matt is correct. You can get admitted with up no 90 units for transfer. You need at least 60 to be eligible. You also can’t be in senior standing.</p>
<p>I have researched it more than I probably should, ha. My cumulative is high than UCSB, UCSC and SDSU average transfer gpa. I was reading a thread and someone commented on it and said UCs won’t consider you unless you have 70 credits. So naturally I started to freakout. </p>
<p>I am from NY, I went to UK because they gave me a ton of money. Lexington is not diverse enough for me, and I feel it’s close-minded.</p>
<p>Nikkixx, if you’ll have exactly 60 semester units completed at the University of Kentucky by the end of spring, there’s a very high probability you’ll end up ineligible for admission because not all of your units will be transferable. Remember you need 60 UC transferable units to be eligible for admission, not simply 60 units at your previous university. For OOS students, during the review process the admission officer will review the description of every single course you list to determine if it has a curriculum equivalent to a similar course at their UC. Most courses usually transfer but it’s very common and highly likely that a few of them won’t, which is why it’s always best to have a few more units over 60. 70 isn’t required but probably a safe total for an OOS applicant. </p>
<p>Also, being an OOS student isn’t an advantage in the admission process whatsoever, at least not for transfer students. The UC’s are mandated by state legislation to give admission priority to community college transfers and the admit rate for OOS is often much lower than for in state applicants. For example, although UCLA isn’t on your list they’re the only UC that releases full admission stats for transfers, for UCLA admissions California community college transfers have an admit rate of 30% vs just 10% for OOS transfers. Because of programs like TAG, TAP, Universitylink (UCSD), etc the advantage is even greater for in state CC students vs OOS at UC’s like UCSC, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, etc. Because of the budget deficit freshmen admit rates for OOS and international applicants has increased in recent years, but not for transfer students. </p>
<p>All that being said,** if** all of your units transfer and you do meet all the eligibility requirements your stats and extracurriculars look very good for the schools you listed. English isn’t an impacted major at UCSB or UCSC and 3.6 is a strong GPA for those schools. If it’s possible I’d highly recommend you to take at least one extra course in winter or spring because you’re in jeopardy of not having 60 transferable units.</p>
<p>Also I’m not 100% sure but I did read somewhere that you need to have 60 units completed by the end of Spring and no more than 17 of them used to fulfill the 60 unit requirement for the UC’s.</p>
<p>dilapidatedmind: thank you so much for the help.Yes, I have heard OOS is less of an advantage for the same reasons you listed. I just went through and matched my courses with UCSB’s. Surprisingly they offer more credits for some courses than UK does. I matched all of my courses except for three. I ended up with 57 credits, although I feel one of the three will transfer. I am taking a creative writing workshop:fiction, they offer the same but nonfiction. I am going to try to change mine to nonfiction to be certain it will transfer. </p>
<p>Do you know if UCSB has a business school? From what I took from their course catalogue they only have a graduate school. (I have a Business Law I class I can’t match.)</p>
<p>Also, like I said prior I am taking 19 credits next semester, I might take 22, but I feel they might want to make sure I do well before accepting me. Do you feel the same?</p>