UCSD to UCLA transfer

deewhy3
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:09:50 +0000

It would help if you’re taking summer school right now to bump up your GPA. Also, I think UCLA actually takes into consideration your fall grades - you have to submit them after the fall quarter ends. However, I’m not sure. When explaining your low GPA, I would explain why you did poorly in your programming course because many people have trouble adjusting. If you REALLY want to transfer, I think you should talk to a UCSD counselor about how likely it would be to transfer for Fall '10 or Fall '11. I think you should try applying anyway.

If there are any non-academic reasons you have for transferring that are of importance to you, you should actually take care to explain them in one of your personal statements. My Marshall counselor at UCSD told me that my personal essays did not explain why I was transferring from a perfectly awesome UC to UCLA, and I think my edits to my essay were what allowed me entrance to UCLA this fall.

Anyway, good luck - I wouldn’t despair since you’re showing an upward trend in your GPA.