Inquiry on community college plans
I'm graduating high school early in January and going straight into MiraCosta, and my goal is to transfer into UCSD for Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, or Chemistry in about a year and a half. I'm starting with an easier spring semester to ease in, then ramping up through the summer and into a heavier fall and spring with chemistry, biology, calculus, and stats, finishing up the following summer with organic chemistry II and my last electives — 60 units total, right at UCSD's minimum. It's a tight schedule, but I think it's doable if I stay on top of my grades, and I still need to confirm the exact courses and units with a MiraCosta counselor before I lock anything in. A few questions:
1.Is it realistic to go from Gen Chem straight through Organic Chem II in this timeframe, or am I setting myself up to burn out?
2. Has anyone actually done a 1-1.5 year CC-to-UC transfer instead of the typical 2 years? What went wrong (or right)?
3. Any red flags with front-loading GE/easy classes in the first semester and pushing math/science later?
I know I still need to confirm exact courses and prereqs with a counselor, but wanted to get real feedback from people who've actually done this before I commit. Thanks in advance!