I'm applying to UCLA as a Junior transfer student for Fall 2017. I am currently attending Glendale Community College, which has a pretty high acceptance for transferring to UCLA. Please let me know what you guys think my chances are for getting in :)
GPA: 4.0
Major: Biology
IGETC: Will be complete after Spring semester, which is my last semester (2 classes left)
EC's: Supplemental Instruction leader for Biology and have a few other activities
Work experience: Have been employed since Junior year of high school
And as for as my essays go, I think they are pretty well written.
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Chances of transferring to UCLA?!?
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Please Please Chance Me!!
I'm applying to UCLA as a Junior transfer student for Fall 2017. I am currently attending Glendale Community College, which has a pretty high acceptance for transferring to UCLA. Please let me know what you guys think my chances are for getting in :)
GPA: 4.0
Major: Biology
IGETC: Will be complete after Spring semester, which is my last semester (2 classes left)
EC's: Supplemental Instruction leader for Biology and have a few other activities such as being the IOC rep for pre med club
Work experience: Have been employed since Junior year of high school at a tutoring center and bookstore, now as a receptonist at a salon
And as for as my essays go, I think they are pretty well written.
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Does applying to a single UC increase one's chances at being accepted to that UC?
I only applied to one UC because it's close and it's the only one I am interested in. Just wondering if only applying to one increases my chances? Even in my personal insight questions I addressed the school using its name.
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UCLA Pure Mathematics major
Hi everyone, I applied for UCLA with math major with a gpa of 3.88 and hopefully 3.91 at the end of Fall 2016. I will finish every major requirements by spring 2017.
I would love to hear Any advice from any ucla math major students !
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Need Advice: Already Applied to Transfer, Drop With W or Try for C?
I am a cc student and applied to transfer for Fall 2017 to pretty much all of the UC's. I am taking an organic chemistry course and due to performing poorly on the midterm and quizzes, I have lost 25% of my grade already. The class is curved a bit, so if I try really hard I think I could pull of a C. However, I am also contemplating if I should just drop the course for a W and take it next quarter. But will this ruin my chances at LA and affect my tag? On my TAU I put this class as in progress and the second series of organic chemistry as planned for spring. A C- would drop my GPA significantly, but UC's won't see that grade till after acceptances come out. And I would need to email them about this and change my TAU (which lists this class as in progress). I think if I do take the course next quarter, I could pull of a high B or an A.
Basically, should I power through and try to get a C or just drop with a W?
Some additional info is I TAGged Davis and was accepted. I am a UCLA tap member and have a 3.79 gpa. I am on track to have all my prereqs done by this spring. Even if I take this course next quarter, I will still complete my prereqs.
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Consequences of dropping a major required course (with a W) BEFORE filing a TAG application?
Hello. I am currently in my first year of a CCC, and currently planning to TAG to UC Irvine for Computer Science for Fall 2018. Right now, I am taking Calculus 2—a major required course—and I am struggling a lot with it. I was planning on dropping the course for a W this quarter and retake it the next quarter. However, I am not sure if this would affect any future TAG applications I would apply for next year. I have already scheduled a counselor's appointment next week to discuss this, but I would like to know what to expect ahead of time. I hope all those reading have a straightforward answer to my question. Thank you.
Note: Will be bumping this post regularly
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Fall 2017 UC Irvine Transfer Thread
It's that time of the year. Good luck everyone!
Major:
Overall GPA:
Major GPA:
Pre-Reqs:
IGETC:
ECS:
TAG:
Major: Computer Science
Overall GPA: 3.67, on pace 3.75 end of fall semester (hopefully)
Major GPA: 3.64
Pre-Reqs: Complete by spring 2017
IGETC: Complete by winter 2017
ECS: Not a lot, couple clubs
TAG: Irvine
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Anyone accepted into UCI/UCLA Nursing program?
I just want to know if anyone from this forum has gotten in to UCI/UCLA nursing program as a transfer? If so, how was your journey? I haven't found anyone yet while I'm reading this forum. They're like rare pokemons here.
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TRANSFERRING TWICE
IM SO SORRY FOR IT BEING TOO LONG Tried to be as specific as possible to see my chances.
I’m currently attending Blinn College for my third year and by the end of this semester I will have a total of 48 credits. I messed up terribly my first year and ended it with a GPA of 0.82 by then I had already tried taking a total of 31 credit hours and had only passed 9 credits out of all of it. I honestly, do not know how. I would go to class and sit through it and have no idea what was being covered. I have a hard time concentrating and I think I have ADHD but my doctors say I don’t. The following Fall I started it with 12 credits meaning 4 classes all of them weighing 3 credits. I eventually dropped 2 of them because I knew that if I kept them I would fail them, and ended my semester with an A & B. The B was a class that had taken the previous semester and got an F so replacing the class brought my GPA up to a 1.39. By this time my financial aid appeal was not approved and in the Spring I only took 6 credits because that’s all I could afford out of pocket. I ended the semester with a C & B and those were also classes that I retook which brought my GPA up to a 1.82. I appealed my financial aid again and got it approved meaning that I took 12 credits this past semester and got 2 B’s and 2 C’s and by the end of the semester I had a GPA of 2.02. I decided this winter to take a course since I was already so behind and got an A on it and right now I have a 2.32. Well, one of the classes I passed with a B was an intermediate course so technically my GPA is a 2.27 because the class didn’t count. This semester I’m taking 18 credits, I know it’s a lot, but I am surprisingly up to date with everything and I am actually ahead with my online courses and believe that my lowest grade will be at least a C on one of them and the rest B’s or A’s. After a long effort to get back into a good GPA I applied to different universities because I have to get out of this school already! This was a long shot but I applied at Texas A&M University. I have always wanted to go there but I knew I had screwed over big time. As of now, I have a 2.3 but since I retook classes and A&M averages the grades I had a 1.9 GPA and of course got denied. I applied to Texas A&M-Commerce and got accepted. This is where I’m going to take courses online for next Fall and I’m trying to transfer again to Texas A&M in College Station. My question is, do I have a chance? If I keep bringing my grades up? If I transfer again in the Spring, will Texas A&M look at the GPA I will have at TAMU Commerce or will they look at both Blinn and TAMU Commerce?
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Likelihood of Major Change at UCB
Hi all,
I am a prospective transfer student from De Anza College (Bay Area in California) and I've applied to UC Berkeley for Political Economy. However, I've recently been considering switching majors to Economics once I am at Berkeley (this assumes I've been accepted). I've completed the prerequisites listed on assist.org for Economics due to the prep coursework for the two majors overlapping and the prerequisites for Econ being general enough that I took them because I would have to at some point anyway.
As both Political Economy and Economics are in the College of Letters and Sciences, how easy would it be for me to transfer to the Economics major?
Some general info:
GPA: 3.74
Major GPA for Political Economy: 4.00
Major GPA for Economics: 3.61
(I got an A in both Macro and Micro econ honors and a B+ in Calc A and Calc B)
CCC I am transferring from: De Anza College
I figure that's all the relevant information; please let me know if I can provide any more info that would be helpful to you guys.
Thank you!
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CCSF Transfer to UC Berkeley
Sciences
PHYC 4A Classical Mechanics for 3 units UC-S (If I get 5 on AP Phys C exam -> finished)
Scientists and
Engineers
PHYC 4B Electromagnetism for 3 units UC-S
Scientists and
Engineers
PHYC 4C Waves and 3 units UC-S
Thermodynamics for
Scientists and
Engineers
Mathematics
*took Calc I already at CCSF
MATH 110B Calculus II 5 units UC-M (If I get 4 or 5 on AP Calc BC exam -> finished)
MATH 110C Calculus III 5 units UC-M
MATH 130 Linear Algebra and 5 units UC-M
Differential Equations
MATH 115 Discrete Mathematics 3 units UC-M
Computer Science
CS 111A Introduction to 4 units
Programming: Java
CS 111B Programming 4 units
Fundamentals: Java
CS 111C Data Structures and 4 units
Algorithms: Java
English
ENGL 1A University-Parallel 3 units UC-E
Reading and Composition
ENGL 1B Reading, Writing and 3 units UC-E
Critical Thinking about
Literature
ENGL 1C Advanced Composition 3 units UC-E
These are some of the classes I plan to take when I enroll to partially satisfy UCB's EECS major requirements. I am unsure what other classes to take fulfill them, and I couldn't find a class similar to any of those in the ethics requirements of EECS. Also, are the CS classes UC transferrable without the "UC-" mark? Any suggestions for my future schedule would greatly be appreciated.
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How many W's are acceptable?
Hi friends! How r u all doing? I'm here to just get over with this confusion I am having. I plan to apply for the pharmacy school later on but right now on my transcript I have three W's. I plan to keep this much and not beyond. Just wanted to know whether three W's will hurt my chances of getting accepted or not. Thank you so much for ur time! I appreciate it a lot!!! I go to UCSD by the way
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Why you should major in Economics
So Im on a massive ****ing caffeine rush after an all nighter, and have decided to put it towards something constructive. Anyways
Im a 3rd year Econ major, my brother is an Econ major, my best friend is an Econ major, and I will probably end up dying while drawing a graph of some sort. Ive been in love with Econ since high school and have never regretted it since. It has been fun, interesting, and challenging. It has recently landed me my dream internship and I have no doubts that it will serve me will upon graduation.
Every once in awhile Ill hear the usual, Isnt business better than econ? Isnt econ too theoretical? What can you do with econ?
There are frankly just too many assumptions, misconceptions, and ignorance because none of this is backed by any actual facts or statistics. So let me give you the actual cited truths about majoring in Economics. Hopefully I will convince just one person out there to see the benefits of the major over the years. Ill probably end up raising this thread from the grave as the next generation of transfers come to this board and point my misguided friends here.
There are no opinions in here. I could say a million good things about the Economics major, but why trust my own words right. Here I have merely collected facts, quotes, and data from various sources, all cited. So for you people bashing on the Econ major, feel free to throw down with me, but BACK YOUR **** UP.
I. Humor
II. Job Prospects
III. Respect
IV. Graduate School
V. Versatility
VI. Social Benefit
VII. Personal Benefit
I. Humor
This is a joke heard a lot in Econ, but I think it gives a pretty good idea of the versatility of economics:
A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.
The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks "What do two plus two equal?" The mathematician replies "Four." The interviewer asks "Four, exactly?" The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says "Yes, four, exactly."
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question "What do two plus two equal?" The accountant says "On average, four - give or take ten percent, but on average, four."
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question "What do two plus two equal?" The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer and says, "What do you want it to equal"?
II. Job Prospects
Meanwhile, the economics, finance and math majors are pursing jobs with salaries that often double once they've gotten some decent experience under their belts.
The kinds of majors where you learn to integrate mathematics and science with the everyday world have a tremendous benefit in terms of earnings potential," says PayScale.com's Lee. These include economics, engineering, finance and mathematics.
- Forbes
*College Degrees in Most Demand: 2009 - Slideshows - CNBC.com
Best entry-level salaries for new grads:
Economics - $52,926
Career options for economics majors vary from private consulting for businesses to working for government agencies.
[High than every major except engineering]
- CNN
*Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary
* Top 10 Paying College Majors -- Education-Portal.com
The most lucrative college major is economics, which has an earnings premium of 0.33 log points and a premium of 0.19 including occupation controls.
- Goldin and Katz analysis of Harvard graduates
* The Economics Major
Major Yearly Salary Ranges
Business $36,000 - $55,000
Economics $40,000 - $60,000
- Hollins
* Roosevelt University - Why major in Economics?
Pooja Jotwani, a recent graduate of Georgetown University in Washington D.C., says she is certain her economics degree helped her land a job in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s sales and trading division, where she will earn $55,000, not including bonus. She says the major strengthened her business skills and provided her with something very simple: "financial security."
- Wall Street Journal Online
* Interesting Facts
Conclusion:
So
do you need me to keep going? Because I can keep quoting facts and statistics all day. Keep in mind that almost all of these are for just a Bachelors degree too. So Business is a more practical major than Economics? Then explain to me why almost every major source ranks Economics consistently higher than every other Business major (bus admin, marketing, etc), and even higher than every major except Engineering? Disprove all my sources or shut the **** up. Econ pays and it pays well.
III. Respect
A few years ago BusinessWeek magazine asked the chief executive officers (CEOs) of major companies what they thought was the best undergraduate degree. Their first choice was engineering. Their second choice was economics. Economics scored higher than business administration.
- CSUSM
* WSJ.com - The Hot Major For Undergrads Is Economics
When adjusting for size of the pool of graduates, those with undergraduate degrees in Economics are shown to have had a greater likelihood of becoming an S&P 500 CEO than any other major.
- Bently Uni
* Interesting Facts
Economics training provides you with virtually all of the top ten most important job skills
- Job Choices Magazine, by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
*What Can I Do With an Econ Major?
Famous CEOs with an Econ Major:
Ted Turner, CEO CNN, Atlanta Braves/Hawks (Brown)
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft (Harvard)
Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems (Harvard)
Meg Whitman, CEO, Ebay Technologies (Princeton)
William Harrison, Jr., CEO, JP Morgan Chase (UNC-Chapel Hill)
John Sweeny, President, AFL-CIO (Iona College)
Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron (University of Houston, PhD)
Donald Trump, Real Estate/TV Mogul (University of Pennsylvania- Wharton)
Warren Buffet, Financier (Columbia School of Business, Master's in Economics)
Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart, (University of Missouri)
*Do Economics Majors Make Better Lawyers? | Whittemore School of Business & Economics
Economics majors are ranked with physics and theology majors as the highest achievers on the LSAT, the Law School entrance exams. Employers are impressed when they see potential employees have an economics major or minor.
- Roosevelt
*Why be an Economics Major? - Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut
I am now in Law School at Harvard. Nowadays, an Economics degree is one of the most helpful degrees to have for an entering law student. In my experience, it is the only academic non-legal subject that every substantive introductory law class teaches; every class thereafter assumes one has an understanding of economics.
Currently, I am a Ph.D. student in physical chemistry at Princeton University. My research area is the theory of the optimal control of molecular quantum phenomena. At Berkeley, I was a double major in economics and mathematics. Originally, I had planned on doing financial economics in grad school, but I was lured into the physical sciences after working for a year after graduation as a research assistant at the UCB College of Chemistry. Many of the things I learned as an economics major are still valuable
After my economics graduation, I continued my graduate studies and earned a Masters degree in Information Management Systems from UC Berkeley School of Information Management and Systems. With both Economics and Technical skills, I was able to gain many job interviews with Silicon Valley companies.
- Berkeley Alums
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UC Intercampus Transfer (UC to UC) 2017 Applicants Info
This is a thread for transfer applicants transferring from one UC to another. Not many threads exist on this topic so I thought I should make one. Ask any questions you have about the process and feel free to post your stats. I hope this thread will be a good resource to current and future UC to UC applicants.
Current UC: UCSB
Applied to UC(s): UC Berkeley, UCLA
Major: Political Science
Major GPA: 4.0
GPA: 4.0
Major Pre Reqs Completed: All
UC Reciprocity: Done by Spring 2017
Essays: In Progress
ECs: Law Internship, Campaign Internship, A.S. Committee, Pre-law Org.
STATS TEMPLATE:
Current UC:
Applied to UC(s):
Major:
Major GPA:
GPA:
Major Pre Reqs Completed:
UC Reciprocity:
Essays:
ECs:
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UCSB Fall 2017 Transfer Thread
Yeah, apps aren't due for another three months but getting discussion started early can't hurt. Post your stats/ECs/major, what your situation is, ask for or give advice/chances, etc.. Hopefully we can all support each other through another stressful round of college applications.
I don't have a GPA yet because I'm transferring after one year with AP creds covering the other year, so this fall will be everything for me. Applying as an econ major.
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Help UCI VS UCD VS UCSB
Hello,
I'm transferring out from a CCC in Fall 2017 and I need help deciding which is the right school for me. I am planning on majoring in economics. I understand that the decision will ultimately be up to me. But I just need some quick guidance. So I've actually done my HW, and I did look at each schools websites and I know what classes I need to take, what the school has to offer, and etcetera. Of course, I'll admit I can't really get my information with certainty, and I know I'll have to visit my schools once more and make a decision.Nevertheless, I probably can't decide with certainty. Anyways, I'll get to the point :P .
UC Davis
Pros
-People say this school is in the middle of no where but I kind of have to disagree with them. It's a few miles away from Sacramento and it's a farm town. With that being said, I feel as if I could be set up with more opportunities to be involved with firms and get experience with hands on learning and such. Also, I feel as if I would have a better chance to network and connect with firms from Sacramento. (Although I do want my first job in the silicon valley) (Major)
- It's 2 hrs away from home which is really good distance and I could come home more often (minor)
- The people down there are supper friendly and down to earth (minor)
- There's a good balance between academics and social life, which is what i'm looking for (minor)
- They have a football team and the school spirits good. Also very bike and environmental friendly (Major)
- I really like the Managerial Economics major. It's a great way to peruse an MBA and it's what I really want to study
Cons
- There's not much to do on campus and I heard Davis kind of gets boring at times(Major)
-They're aren't too many school clubs that are business and economics oriented (Major)
-Compared to other schools, there are less intramural sports and housing does not provide the best services(minor)
- The campus is pretty big (minor)
UCSB
Pros:
- I absolutely loved the campus and I loved the environment! The campus was beautiful. (Major)
- Right next to the beach/Ocean (Medium)
- Housing is great! In addition, as a transfer student I would be guaranteed housing for 2 years! (Major)
- Not too far from home (4 hrs) (minor)
-Very attractive girls (medium)
-It's a small school (medium)
- More people stay on campus (medium)
Cons:
- As an economics major, I have to get a B or better in a class to declare my major (econ 10A). And to be honest, that's very risky (Major)
- UCSB is an isolated beach town. With that being said, there are like no firms in that area. (Major)
- It has a party school rep. Although I can easily look past this since It's a UC and I'm planning to go to grad school (Minor)
-I know a lot of people are very nice at UCSB but I feel like there a few of people who are kind of judgemental ( at least more proportionally) (minor)
- There can be a lot of distractions. However, I handle distractions well (minor)
- I know they have a solid accounting program, but I don't really want to do accounting. (major)
- Next to SBCC (crime rates may be higher around that area)
- Everyone seems to be happy there while no one regrets going there (major)
UC Irvine
Pros:
-There are a TON of research opportunities (major)
-The campus looks really nice (major)
- There are a lot of firms and big business around that area (major)
- Ton of clubs, and and overall great academic programs and the career center is amazing there (major)
- The beach is pretty near (major)
- Near big cities like LA and San Diego(Major)
Cons:
- It's a commuter school (Major)
- Big campus (minor)
- "Socially Dead" (medium)
-Far from home (minor)
To basically summarize my stand point, I honestly really want to go to UCSB and I feel like I would be most happy there. However, I understand that UC Davis or UC Irvine are better options for me from an academic standpoint. I've had a horrible time at my high school and at my CC too. I don't want to party or anything cause I won't really have time for that but I just want to have fun in college and make connections.I feel like I can do this best at UCSB. But in terms of the studying and learning part, I think UCD or UCI is better. Nevertheless, UCSB also has good academics and I can also have a great time UCI and UCD.
Now between UC Davis and UC Irvine, UC Irvine has way better academic programs (etc. clubs, career services) and a much better campus. But the thing about Davis, is the Man. econ major and the fact that it's closer to Sacramento make a big difference.
Now that I provided information, I would really like opinions and feedback
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Transferring after 6 years at community college.
Hey all I'm 23 years old and have been attending my local community college since I graduated high school at the age of 18. After my graduation I began helping my father with his company because we are an extremely low income family and I had no choice but to help as much as I could often working full time. Throughout this time I went to my community college with no idea what I wanted to do. After years of taking classes that covered my general education requirements the (IGETC) and catching up on my math and science courses because I was behind after graduating from high school I found my love for computer science. The past 5 years I've been working part-time/full-time hours helping my family, taken over 8 semesters of math courses, and have finally reached Calculus 3 with a 3.4 GPA. After this upcoming semester I will have completed Linear Algebra, 3 semesters of physics and every possible class thats transferable to UCSC as a Computer Science Major from my CC. My only concern is that getting to this point has taken me 5 years and by the time I apply to transfer next semester it will be almost 6 years at my CC! I was recently told by a friend that colleges will look down on this and I wasn't sure if it was true? My goal was to complete all my possible transferable courses before transferring because I will be relying 100% on loans/fafsa to get me through a UC. Will this be impacting me negatively when trying to transfer? My primary school of choice is UC Santa Cruz which I believe has a 2.8 GPA requirement for transfer students. Is this something I should be worried about? If so is there anything I can do and does the same apply towards the CAL STATES? Thanks for your time!
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Transfer from out of State?
Hi guys, I go to a 2 year private college in Illinois that's in the process of becoming a four year school but I've always wanted to go to a UC or maybe a private university in califnornia. I currently have a 4.0 GPA and should be able to maintain it for the most part. The schools I'm really interested in are UC Davis, UCSB, UCLA, and USC. Now I know the UC's are hard to transfer into from out of State, really hard. With my high GPA, what could my chances be? Would I have a higher chance of just trying to transfer to USC, or POSSIBLY even Stanford? UCLA would be my top choice as it has the best Political Science program. Any feedback would be great. I talked to a UC Davis admission counselor and she said as long as I had above a 3.7 I'd be a pretty good chance of being accepted, but I see other people on here saying it's super hard. Any ideas? I guess I should also add I run track and cross country at the CC I'm at now so that takes up A LOT of time.
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3.0 GPA UC transfer
Hey guys so im currently at a California CC for my 3rd and just spoke to my counselor today about applying this fall. I have a 2.4 unweighted, and completing a couple classes now and in summer which (if i get straight As in) can potentially bring me to a 3.0 (weighted) and what I'm striving for. She said i have a chance but my odds might be low. The idea that I won't be accepted to my desired 4 yr with my low GPA has been killing me. My top choice is Davis, then SB, then Humbolt state. My major is animal bio aka zoology. Can anyone tell me if I have a chance or not?? And if your were accepted w a 2.9-3.0 GPA at a UC as a science major what you did to get yourself there. Thanks so much.
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3 W's in one semester, am i still able to transfer to UC
Hello, I am attending CC in California, My major is computer science and i would like to do a minor in math. (Also English is my second language).
This semester, i made a mistake and i didn't register for my major class. I took Political science, Econ 1, Conceptual physic ( late add so i can have more than 12 units), english 93. This semester is not a good semester for me. I went to depression and lost a job too. Since English is not my first language, it is hard to play the catch up. So i needed to withdraw my class.
I ended up with 3 W's this semester ( which sounds ugh more me). I just started and i need at least 4 more semester to transfer out ( i need to take more English courses than native speakers). This is my 3 semester
My GPA now is 3.88
it will be 3.66 after this semester with an B in English 93
I know it happened and all i can do is try my best in the future. I try to think positive but it is a big scar and it is haunted
I am wondering that what are the chances for me to transfer to UC with a computer science major?
My priority school is UCSC, my second choice is SJ state ( which is quite competitive for the major)
Thanks all
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