What are my chances? (UCSD to UCB)

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<p>Haha, how funny… I remember being on this website two years ago. Anyway, I am looking to transfer to UC Berkeley because I will be leaving United States after graduation to go to Korea, (and shamefully) I won’t be able to get a decent job unless I go to either UCLA or UC Berkeley. It’s not about the quality of the schools. It’s just that people who went to Seoul University (equivalent of Harvard in Korea) are having a tough time getting hired as well, and it would be in my best interest to be prepared for the worst.</p>

<p>Also, transferring would help me in the long run as well. I was an architecture major hopeful, but I didn’t realize that UCSD doesn’t have a school of architecture when I was applying. (yeah, I really didn’t know anything back in highschool) Also, I don’t want to study architecture as a practice; I want to analyze it, find trends, delight in the quirks, etc. Eventually, I want to go to grad school for history of architecture, and this major is not offered in UCSD. I mean, I can make one up on my own, but the relevant courses are offered only once or twice a year… and they are repeated.</p>

<p>Long story short (sorry, I was a bit frustrated) Here are my stats…</p>

<p>Current Major: Interdisciplinary computing in the Arts
Prospective Major: History of Art and Architecture or Mass Communication
GPA: 3.67
Applying: Cal
E.C. - Thurgood Marshall Television (Senior Producer/Editor)
- Second Place winnder in Thurgood Marshall Art Competition (fall)
- First Place winner in the same competition (winter)
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Media Communications Team member
- Intern at TOKYO POP in the Marketing/PR department
(Thurgood Marshall College is one of the colleges in UCSD)
Pre-reqs: Haha… o_o I don’t really understand what this is
Work: Tutor in essay writing and (ironically) Gen. Chem and Biology
Current Coursework: Intro to Advertisement (Fullerton College)
Fall Coursework: Intro to Western Music, Calculus 10C, Intro to ICAM, and Visual art studio</p>

<p>I saw that they require SAT scores too?</p>

<p>SAT I: 2110
SAT II: Korean - 800
Math IIC - 780
Biology E - 730
US History - 790
Spanish - 750
(I took a lot because I was insecure hahaha)
Full IB diploma
AP Scholar (… or something like that)
National Merit thing that didn’t give me any money.</p>

<p>It would be super nice if you guys can determine my chances… It would help me to see the situation more clearly =D</p>

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<p>hello? I am also Korean and going for Cal/LA. You have a decent GPA and try to maintain that GPA. Also, try to finish pre-req classes and you should make a decision on major. architecture major is pretty hard to get in so you should try to apply different major. by the way, Cal does not require SAT scores.
you have a decent chance good luck!</p>

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<p>ooh thank you =D</p>

<p>how do i finish pre-reqs if the classes don’t correspond?</p>

<p>(oh it’s not architecture, but architectural history - similar to art history)</p>

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<p>oh… you should be fine then… seems like a non-impacted major…
to check the pre-req classes go to assist.org
Hopefully i will c u at Cal! lol…</p>

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<p>if your school doesn’t have a same course it is okay not to take…</p>

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<p>It might be a bit tough because usually students who transfer between campuses are given second priority below CCC students, but I think if you raise your GPA by the end of your sophomore year and submit strong essays, you have a good fighting chance.</p>

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<p>hmm… priority to CC students… i guess that might hurt a bit…</p>