Will Admissions Be Considerate?

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I am at a CCC taking 19 units to be able to transfer out for Actuarial Math majors (financial actuarial mathematics at UCLA or Actuarial Science at UCSB) I’ll have all my pre-reqs done for both, one class left for IGETC to finish in the spring term. I also applied to Berkeley as an Econ major (4.0 Major GPA: all pre-reqs done already).

My current GPA is 3.88

I am working part time and currently taking: (19 units)

CS (C plus plus)
Calc 3 (Multi-variable)
Linear Algebra
Financial Accounting
English

I expect to get Bs in Calc and Linear, and As in the rest, but it will move me down to a 3.77 GPA.

Will admissions be considerate and a bit more lenient that I am taking a heavier load and working to try to transfer in 2 years?

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For transfer, all of the UCs use the same questions right?

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-questions/transfer/index.html

I’ve heard that UC admission is heavily based in statistics, but there is a space in the transfer questions for you to talk about how you’ve had to work too.

“5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?”