my estimated cost of attendance this year as a LOCAL who LIVES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY is approx 30k after grant, probably more. I will be living on campus and my commute is about 40 mins from my home. paying this much as a cali resident feels kind of absurd but i'm not sure if that's normal. is there any way i can petition for more aid?
I know UC's always prioritize CC transfers and like 90% of them are CC, but what about UC to UC? I wanted to know more about it, my friend Is going to ucr for undeclared physical science and he really wants to go to UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UC Davis for visual arts or cognitive science, he says he has a plan where on his orientation you will ask the academic advisors there and the transfer centers about specific courses to take regarding transfer options for his field of study what specific courses at Riverside that fulfilled transfer requirements and he intends to work hard to aim for a 3.9 GPA, do at least 1 research position related to visual arts, and some deep involvement in 2 clubs related to his interests and submit another portfolio with projects he will make. He will make sure to prioritize his gpa and his courses to take each quarter including some at a nearby CC during the summer to help fulfil any missing pre reqs, he will keep in touch with the transfer centers, his ucr advisors, UCSD visual arts and cog sci departments on which specific courses and ge's work, he might do a UC letter of reciproc whatever it's called. I'm saying he could do community college but his parents really do not approve of that idea. What do y'all think?
Hi everyone,
I’m an incoming transfer who didn’t get into PCW 😠and now have to choose between Rita, pepper canyon east, and Pangea. I have no idea which is best, I’ve heard too many bad things about each of the options.
The things I care abt most, I guess, is not dealing w things breaking down a bunch (which I heard happens in PCE and Pangea). And also I’m a pretty light sleeper. While I’m going to request a single, in case I do get put in a double, I’m worried about the bunk beds in Rita, I feel like if my roommate tosses and turns a lot (like me) that being in that bunk beds structure means the whole thing will shake and I’ll have an even harder time sleeping.
Any advice guys? I’m kinda freaking out, I thought about living off campus, but my therapist is encouraging me to live on campus so I can better build community, but I’m worried about the adjustment.
Should I assume that the waitlist offers are pretty much done?
I need to plan a lot of other things and I’ve been putting them on hold bec of this. I want to move forward with them instead of waiting until it’s too late.
I got off for the Math-CS major on Wednesday. For those wondering, my stats were a 3.37 overall GPA and ECs were a full-time sushi chef job and a tutoring job on campus during the semester. I was pleasantly surprised as I got rejected from a lot of my schools other than this and my local university (Sac State).
I ended up committing and am super happy with my result! Wishing the rest of you waitlist warriors good luck in these last couple weeks!
Im gonna go to UC Riverside for Undeclared Physical Science, but I made to promise to my family so i intend on keeping it by trying to transfer to UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCB, and UCLA by hopefully succesfully transferring from UC Riverside. Don't get me wrong Riverside is defintionyl a good school with nice people serious about the future and chill. But family comes first. Does anyone have any advice here or any experience from transferring? especially UC to UC transfer? I can't really do CCC because I'm already deeply involved in Riverside stuff, I hope to spend my first two years at Riverside and go to my dream school UCSD for visual arts or cognitive science. I know CCC is like easier and UC to UC transfer is hard, but I wanna try Riverside. Ill go to my orientation and talk to the transfer center and academic advisor to see the best courses for my first full year and the quarters, and ill keep in touch with other departments. But mainly does anyone have any advice here or any experience from transferring? especially UC to UC transfer?
So I'm going into my first year of CC and I look at DegreeWorks which is a site to see your classes and grades and it shows my Economics of Business class grade which I took senior year and I received a B cuz as any normal senior I didn't compeltely try. Will this go onto my whole CC gpa when I apply to transfer this fall? (1 year transfer) I wanted to maintain a 4.0 and this ruins that.
Hi everyone!
I just got off the waitlist from my dream school - USC, and deciding which choice is better for my situation.
UC Berkeley - full ride or USC - around 30k per year.
USC has always been a dream. I am a Journalism major so living in LA, especially during 2028 Olympics makes me excited. Their Journalism program is also one of the best in the country and taking a minor at the cinematic arts school will open more opportunities.
On the other side, Berkeley is close to home and I was lucky to get a full ride. They also have a great Media Studies program, but it is more theoretical and I feel worried about it. I’m looking for more of a hands-on experience.
If anyone was in similar situation - please, share your thoughts. I’m really feeling conflicted and would appreciate any input!
For those still on the waitlist, what major are you waitlisted for? If you’re someone who got off the waitlist, what major did you happen to get off for? I’m waitlisted for Sociology at the moment and wondering how many of us are still waiting for certain majors/how many of us have gotten off for certain majors!
Everyone who received SGR reply w your results! I was desperately looking for this post when I received the request so I want to put it out there!!
I got in for Annenberg 3 days ago, so on 6/30 !
To start off I am debating between pharmacy school and med school. I could possibly even go into pharmaceutical sales.
I got into ucsb as a molecular and cellular bio major with pharmacology emphasis but rejected it for biochem and molecular bio at ucd. Ucd really drew me in because of its reputation, i felt like i would gain more opportunities and the cost of living would be lower. Of course prestige also played a part so ucsb being known as a party school really didnt help much. A small part of me cant help but question did i make the right choice rejecting a major where i had a pharmacology emphasis or does it not really matter ? Its not something that bothers me much but i would like to see other peoples perspective on the topic.
Economics and accounting.
3.83 gpa
1 year.
I’m currently on the Georgia Tech Fall 2026 transfer waitlist and getting pretty anxious after the July 1 deposit deadline.
For anyone who was on the transfer waitlist in previous years: did GT still admit people after July 1? Around when did the waitlist usually close?
what was ur gpa? i had a 3.6 for polisci and got waitlisted :< so im might redo cc again but i wonder what gpa will get me in this time??
I just graduated high school and am devastated from my college decision results. I applied to UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCR, UCSC, SDSU, SJSU, CSULB, CSUSM for bioengineering/microbio and was rejected to all except UCSC to biotech, waitlisted UCR bioengineering and csusm for bio. I didn't commit to any of those and I chose to do the cc route.
My original plan was to do 1 year at cc and try to transfer for applied maths since as of now I already have 40 credits from APs and I really only have 4 more classes of required prereqs in which I am now taking C++ during the summer (a prerequisite) and im planning on taking multivariable calc and linear algebra this fall and differential equations in the spring. That would complete the required press. Additionally I am a math tutor and plan to join related clubs once school starts.
Although, after some talking and advice, I realized I don't really know what I can do with applied maths. Well I mean there are some clear paths like finance and stuff but I am not that kinda of person. I am really drawn to STEM, like the hands on type stuff like I want to be in a lab working on stuff, and bioengineering to me was like love at first sight. So as a conclusion, I want to try to transfer for either microbiology or bioengineering and I am planning on only applying to UCLA, UCSD, UCI, SDSU and maybe Columbia which is kinda a far reach.
Anyways, this is going very sideways. the main point is am I cooked for it? How competitive is it to transfer for micro or bioengineering or any type of engineering? Did I make a mistake by not accepting any of those admissions?
Another unfun fact about me is I have the worst fomo. All summer I have been thinking about how the rest of my life might be ruined because I didn't get into college the first time. I mean im missing out on freshmen activities, the freedom, the social life??? Back home I don't get that. I mean my mom is pretty strict on. me and I hate that she still treats me like a baby. I always saw that leaving for college would be my escape and then I received those rejections and it all went away.
Also, if I get off the waitlist for UCR, do I take it? and possibly transfer to another school from ucr? at least that way im not feeling alone. I was thinking about it but then I saw cc has better chances of transferring but then what if I want to transfer to like Columbia or Georgetown or somewhere else? do they prefer cc students over 4 year student like the ucs do? Listen I think UCR is a great school and I would totally go there... if only I didn't live literally 10 minutes from the campus. I know a lot of people from my school are going there but I was telling myself I can't see myself going there, but if I get accepted for bioengineering? at least Im doing he major that I want and I feel like with engineering I have a secure future which is the most important factor for me. This is also why I now I fully regret not taking ucsc because it was for biotech, the exact thing I want to study and I love everything about it, the only reason I didn't take it was because 1. I am not a normal person ( I know that seems stupid but trust me it's a big thing for me) and 2. for some stupid reason I thought I could do better and grinding it out at cc will be worth it if I get accepted into somewhere better? idk I feel like I just made a huge mistake...
sorry this seems like more of a rant than asking for advice but any advice or comments would be very much appreciated ;-;
Recently got off gtwon waitlist; was fine with transfering to berkeley but now I don't know what to do. My techy friends (Stanford/MIT/CMU) say the difference in opportunities is marginal and that I should go to gtown. I'm intersted in tech but at the same time I'm out of state and berkeley is hella club-focused + has hella transfer stigma + bay high school nepotism. What do I do?
Hello I am currently attending Mt. Sac and looking to transfer after one year to a UC. I got most of process understood but I’m unsure of how my AP credit applies for my general eds. I’m aware for major requirements there are different AP acceptances. Does it apply to all the UCs generally or does each individual school have their own way they accept AP credit for my seven course pattern requirements? Thank you
I alr seen ppl were rejected, chat is this a sign or was it just for first years?
rejected 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Is it ggs? ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ For context I just got rejected from my dream school ucsd as a first year on the waitlist. I got rejected from my other waitlist options as well, and I was planning to go to cc if this actually happened. I currently have 37 credits form APs and im wondering if cc in on year is doable? Everyone is telling me that its impossible but I feel like 3-4 classes every quarter isn't too bad. But if they did manage to prove me wrong and I got rejected from all my tops schools again then what do I do 🥲 could I retake the classes for a better grade? Also could anyone share their ecs cuz idk how my ecs should look like as a transfer or just any advice in general 🥺