<p>fight_on1, even though i said that its probably easier to transfer from a 4 yr if you still have the same gpa, finding classes that transfer can be a pain in the ass. on top of that, i had to do a lot of my own research on what to take while also being forced to complete the GE’s at my current university. It’s a lot easier to find help and transfer classes from a CC. Plus, if you ever want to transfer to a UC, its MUCH MUCH easier at a CC. ohyeah and about the whole “college experience” what happend to me was i ended up really hating being at my university cause all i could think about was transferring and getting the best grades possible. the benefits from 4 yrs is, say,you went to UCI and got a 3.6, that 3.6 is a lot more impressive than a 3.6 at a CC. there’s benefits and downsides to both.</p>
<p>Justdrop, I no what you mean by wanting the dorm and college experience feel, I went to cc in san diego for the first semester and lived in an apartment with a friend of mine by sdsu, it was fun but kinda crazy if you want to concentrate on school, so we came back home because my friend couldnt afford it and thats another option if you want that college feel. Another reason why I would prefer going to a cc is because my parents dont have the money because they got too many things to pay for and I am paying for my college for now so I went the best way for myself, but if you have the money, you should go to one of those schools.</p>
<p>Justdrop, I was also wondering what were your stats when your transferred to sc?</p>
<p>IIIII, I agree with everything you said but I would have to disagree when you said getting 3.6 at a 4 year school like UCI a is a lot more impressive than 3.6 at cc. It shows that you got in to a good school straight out of high school and that your probably a good student but general education is practically the same everywhere. On grades alone though if there were two students who took the same classes and had the same GPA and one went to UCI and one went to a CC, I would probably choose the UCI student. I just think that the UCI student would only have a slight chance above the CC in getting admitted, but I was also thinking in fairness, that if the two students had the same stats, one went to a 4 yr and one went to a CC, that the 4yr is already going to 4 year school while the purpose of the CC system is to help students transfer to a 4yr, in this way of thinking USC would give the CC the admission over the 4yr in fairness because CC students need somewhere to go, this is just what I think.</p>
<p>“the purpose of the CC system is to help students transfer to a 4yr, in this way of thinking USC would give the CC the admission over the 4yr in fairness because CC students need somewhere to go”
Which is exactly why the UC system gives massive priority to CC students. UC and CC are also funded by the state. USC is private, so they can do whatever they want. As to what they really do, we’ll never know unless we know someone working in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Does anyone know for transfer admissions, if the files get reviewed by the both the admission office and the academic department, or just the admission office?</p>
<p>if you applied for a major that requires extra things (such as music or film), you still must be accepted into the university before the school can accept you. (unless youre outstanding and the school REALLY wants you)</p>
<p>IIIII, My stats were CC sophomore transfer for Marshall with 3.7 gpa. HS un-weighted 3.7 gpa and 1300/1600 SAT. They requested spring grades, but before I could send them in, they accepted me in late May. I probably was in one of the first groups to get notified. I know some of kids that got accepted in late july or even early August.</p>
<p>Hey all. Thank you so much for the replies and input. I’ve weighed all the options and I think I’m leaning towards community college. Financially I’ll be saving a lot of money, and if I was accepted into USC for the fall of '08 than that money saved will definitely help. I talked to my counselor today and we mapped out the courses I would take in 1 year. My question is that we touched all the prereq. for Marshall, and got 2 semesters of english. The other 2 GE’s that we selected were theatrical arts, which goes into category V (arts and letters). I would be taking 2 semesters (6 credits total) of this (different course but it falls under the same category). I couldn’t find how many semesters/credits they needed of category V, does anyone happen to know? My other question is does it hurt me because I’m not taking a GE from a harder category such as 3 (science classes basically). When I look at the articulation agreement it states "You may fulfill each requirement (I, II, III, and V) by completing one of the courses (or a combination of courses, if indicated by “with” listed under that requirement. (Does this mean by doing one course I satisfy that whole category?) I hope this wasn’t very confusing, and thank you so much for the help. It has been a confusing process so far for me because the community college usually works with kids who want to take part in the UC agreements and not many attempt to transfer to privates like USC. I basically feel that I’m on my own when I research all this on USC’s website and college confidential.</p>
<p>justdrop those are some good stats and it gives me hope that I will still get in :D.
fight_on1 I think you made the right choice and the question about taking the harder GE, I’m not quite sure but I think your fine since your completing that certain requirment. I think all that matters is that your completing that certain category and getting a good grade in it. I’m pretty sure if you take just one class from a specific category that you are satisfying the whole category.</p>
<p>fight_on - i realize that i’m late, but for what it’s worth, i’d recommend going to a uc. there are no guarantees in the college admissions process, so planning on getting into usc might not be the best way to go. if you were trying to transfer into a uc school, a cc would be great for you… but usc isn’t nearly as accomodating for cc students that have completed the prereqs as the uc schools are. you can have a 3.9 will all prereqs completed and still be considered “borderline.” still… if attending a cc is the best choice for YOU, good luck.</p>
<p>as far as your questions go -
- don’t know about the category v credit requirement.
- they don’t discriminate based on the difficulty of the GE course if you do well.
- you only have to complete one course per category unless otherwise noted… in some cases, you’ll have to complete a course sequence (part one & two) in order for the classes to fulfill the requirement, but it will usually be just one course.</p>
<p>socal, i definatly feel you on the borderline gpa situation because thats how i feel, i feel like im below borderline :(</p>
<p>jesus i got in and applied last second…i think they think i’m a freshman though.</p>
<p>tyson480, thats good to here, what were your stats? and are you a sophmore or junior transfer?</p>
<p>hey guys i was just wondering what other schools did you apply to because it is not always a happy ending so i want some other schools i could consider applying to also. I’m looking into strong business programs if that is any help. thanks a lot.</p>
<p>well since ive only been going to a cc for a year, I only had enough credits to transfer to USC and Colorado University Boulder. Im pretty sure Ill get into Colorado because my friend got in there with a 3.1 but I really want to go to sc because its my #1. But if I dont get in, I plan on sticking around at my CC for another year and Ill apply to USC again, Berkeley which has a really strong Business Program, UPenn has probably the best business program in the nation for undergrad studies I think but I for sure could not get in there, maybe university of Chicago, UCLA, UCSB, Boston University, Boston College and Colorado University Boulder.</p>
<p>chicago, ucla, and i believe even boston college do not offer undergrad business degrees. ucsb, bu, cu-b, don’t know much about those schools but theyre definitely not on the same level as nyu/penn.</p>
<p>fight_on1, it’s funny because I did the EXACT same thing you did. I was about to go to Irvine but I didn’t like the school so I decided to go to a cc. But to answer your question some other strong schools for business are NYU, Northwestern, UPenn, Berkeley, and a lot of others. What I know about NYU and Northwestern are that you can apply as a sophomore transfer, even though it is still very competitive. Berkeley, Haas specifically, you can only apply as a junior transfer and it is VERY hard to get into their business program. Although I cannot judge the bias in all the rankings, the schools I mentioned are listed higher for business than Marshall is. One of the things that I really like about my CC is that it is on a quarter system so instead of spending 1 semester on a class to fulfill a USC general requirement I only have to spend 1 quarter. This does have its downside at times, for instance I have to take 2 quarters of math to fulfill what 1 semester covers, but I have completed nearly all of USC’s gen. ed. From what I hear from friends at UCI they have a fairly new business school? If you really want to do business for your undergrad I personally wouldn’t go to a school with a new business program and would rather go to a school that has already established a good name for itself.</p>
<p>does anyone know the transfer acceptence rate for marshall??</p>
<p>well the transfer rate in general is around 25% and marshall is competitive so that means its even lower.</p>
<p>plz correct me if im wrong, I heard the transfer rate for this year is under 20 % now :(</p>