University of California Transfer Students Fall 2007 OFFICIAL THREAD!!!

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I think the hollistic approach was desigend because 10k out of 40k freshman were 4.0-4.8 students. They had to come up with something else. </p>

<p>From the data I have seen, for cal below 3.5 for any major becomes a long shot</p>

<p>And 3.3 is fine for UCLA English if you have TAP otherwise, I think it’s low. </p>

<p>Bottom line, that is just my opinion and you never know what will happen with UCLA admissions. They don’t have the same richness of data posted as Berk where you can look at the numbers.</p>

5902

<p>Does anyone know how big a role Hollistic review is in the process. </p>

<p>I made it CLEAR in the essays i was afr. amer., and ready to contribute to the campus lol.</p>

5903

<p>A couple of UCI and UCSD alumni I spoke to said their experience at a CC was actually harder than their experience at a Uni. By harder I mean, perceived difficulty relative to stress level. Yet i’ve also heard the exact opposite from other alumni. Unique demands between different majors and professors probably makes contrasting CC vs Uni nearly impossible…</p>

5904

<p>how many 4.0 transfers apply to cal each year?</p>

5905

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I think that might help… there was an article a while ago talking about people criticizing ucla for not admitting enough blacks</p>

5906

<p>Oh yeah, they are under HUGE amounts of pressure to increase their AA populuation.</p>

<p>LOST - The ONLY data that CAL does not post is transfer student “GPA” by applications. You can get the registered transfer student GPA. If you look at that the mean was (I am quoting from memory) 3.8 which tells me allot were 4.0.</p>

<p>I know many 4.0’s that were not accpeted to cal last year. I am a 3.82 English Honors TAP EC’s blah blah and figure I have a 50/50 chance of getting into cal.</p>

5907

<p>Holistic review may not necessarily save you. The question is, how many other applicants will show the same contribution level as you with a better GPA?</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure URM’s won’t receive any extra attention in the decisions process. They usually try to increase minority enrollment through CC level and high school level outreach programs. </p>

<p>From reading numerous essay’s, it seems that URM’s have more opportunities to write unique essays about issues inherent to minority experience. It’s not often that a student can write about being a first generation student, overcoming some kind of adversity related to international migration, racism, and so on.</p>

5908

<p>I heard that they are trying their new holistic approach on Freshman applicants.</p>

5909

<p>If on your UCLA FINAID thing it says “ON-CAMPUS” but you know you want to live in Off-Campus Univ. apartments…what do u do if you get in…</p>

5910

<p>“I heard that they are trying their new holistic approach on Freshman applicants.”</p>

<p>Oh sorry!!!
I meant…and not transfer applicants.</p>

5911

<p>These are the longest days are my life…</p>

5912

<p>Hey who here is going to the STOMP conference this coming Friday? We should have a CC meetup! :p</p>

5913

<p>hmm I think my major is the least competitive one in cal l&s… I hope I get in ahhhhhhhhhhhh</p>

5914

<p>hey yams which schools have you been accepted to? o yea about the bio 103, i dropped it the first weeek cuz ucla wouldn’t give credit if i take it at gcc. I had to take the whole bio sequence at pcc.</p>

<p>I just looked at the ursa, and i can’t see the finaid either. I, however, did apply for finaid.</p>

5915

<p>the holistic approach applies to anyone who applied to UCLA, they are trying it this year. This has been done by UC berk and Umich for years…</p>

5916

<p>verdet:</p>

<p>do you know any l&s 4.0’s who were rejected?</p>

5917

<p>dude, i doubt they will reject people with a 3.8 +</p>

<p>Most 3.8+ from a CC are competitive for any school in the country, even harvard.</p>

5918

<p>haha I’d doubt harvard, not with their decrease in transfers. But yes, nobody above a 3.8 will get rejected to both berk + ucla</p>

5919

<p>So have we concluded anything about the being able to see the fin. aid thing on URSA or can everyone see it?</p>

5920

<p>I can’t see Fin Aid as well. GPA 3.7 Science major.</p>