What are my chances? (& some input please)

PhantomVirgo
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:58:14 +0000

1. So long as your GPA is high enough for TAG, you'll be fine. With the stats you've posted, without TAG you should still be competitive. TAG is always your best bet if you're set on transferring to Davis though, if you qualify.

2. I'm a double major myself (CS and linguistics) and haven't had any serious problems come up. It will depend on what the exact majors are, but it's definitely doable.

3. Depends on what you're interested in and what you want to do with your degree. Keep in mind that just because you're interested in something doesn't mean you have to major in it.

4. You'll be on the older side, but not to the point where people will think anything of it. There was a veteran in one of my classes this past quarter who was also a transfer student, so he was around 25 as well. Nobody thought anything of it.

5. It depends on what fields you want to go into. For some fields it might matter, but for many/most, it really doesn't. I can't think of a reason why Berkeley would give you such a significant edge over Davis that you shouldn't consider Davis, not for most circumstances anyway. Personally I would go with whichever is the better fit both as far as atmosphere and for which program most closely matches your interests.