[CONSTANCE]

^^ the 4.0 GPA is much stronger imo

however i do know that there are 4.0ers that get rejected from UCLA as well.

What's ur major? b/c if it's not like bizecon,econ then i think the 3.5/3.6 TAP is good enough for other majors.

my major is poli sci but ill be double majoring in history once i get into ucla

[AKIRADOWN]

^ yeah i think with a 3.5/3.6 tapped is good enough~! and a good essay of course. but we never know, we always hear 4.0ers getting rejected, ppl with TAP along with good GPA getting rejected as well...

[victory55]

From Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI.
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.

Dearest One,

Compliment of the day. It is my pleasure to use this opportunity to write you at this time of the day and to bring to your knowledge certain things. Meanwhile, I wouldn't like this piece of writing or information to meet you in a very bad mood or in a state whereby you won give it attention. That is why I would like you to read it with an ecstatic mind so that you will be able to understand it very well.

I am Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI from Bouake, Cote D' ivoire in West Africa. I am 21 years old and the only child of late Mr.Abraham Tia KOFFI, a wealthy and renowned politician and full time contractor in our country.

During the recent political crises in our country in 2004, our family was attached and looted by unknown assassins. As a result of the attack, my parents were assassinated on November 10th, 2004. The assassins told me that they came purposely for my parents and as a result, they did not touch me.

However; the main reason why I am writing you is to let you know that in the same 2004 in the month of February, my late father told me in one of our discussions that he deposited a 4.5 million dollars and 3.2 million dollars in two diffrent account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, the capital city of our country. He went further to tell me that the money is for investment abroad He told me that I am his NEXT OF KIN and I have the reserved right to retrieve the fund from the bank or authorise anybody of my choice to help me retrieve it if I am not financialy capable to do it alone.

But he strongly warned me that I should not let his kinsmen or countrymen know about it as they are always against him. Instead, I should look for preferably a foreign partner who will help me in transfering the money to his country.

Meanwhile, I asked him why he deposited the money in two diffrent account in the same bank and he answered that government of West Africa probe their citizens and contractors most often and that he wouldn't want the money to be seized by the government.

Therefore, I am asking you to help me retrieve the money from the bank and get it transferred to your account in your country.

Secondly, you will help to invest it in a profitable business in your country. Thirdly, you will help me to come over there to continue my education as you can understand that I stopped school abruptly when my parents died and I have nobody to help me now. That is why I had to travel from my state Bouake to Abidjan to run away from the menace of my father kinsmen because since the death of my parents, all hated me.

So, right now, I have nobody to help me except you if you can whole-heartedly accept to help me. I am only pleading with you and not forcing you. Just consider my condition, and make up your mind to help me. If you are interested, ready and willing to help me, please, let me know as you are replying so that I can tell you the procedures we have to follow.

Thanks a lot and remain blessed for your perusal consideration.

Email: viv_ab02@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Miss Victoria Tia KOFFI

[Sweetraindrops]

What are some good pay majors that you guys know? Thx. . And how many years for them majors?

[GO!zilla]

What are some good pay majors that you guys know? Thx. . And how many years for them majors?

economics majors are the highest paid majors.
^might be outdated though. my econ prof told me lol.

[felinius]

What are some good pay majors that you guys know? Thx. . And how many years for them majors?

MEDICAL!!! and law. Both are very high paying, going into 100's of thousands if you know what you're doing.

Medical can take 6 to 8 years ... 4 years for medical school, 2+ years for general education stuff. Law ... not sure. It takes a while though.

I've seen pharmacology go for 100,000$ + just for having 2-5 years experience.

[GO!zilla]

^those arent majors... they are careers. meh.

[Sweetraindrops]

Woops, i meant careers as well. Good advice.

Any other good careers/majors guys? So Pharmacist and Economics so far. Lets hear more plz.

[GO!zilla]

shouldn't pick a major/career due to money...

boy did i learn that from that mistake.

[Sweetraindrops]

shouldn't pick a major/career due to money...

boy did i learn that from that mistake.

I really don't care now about my hobbies and such. I go after what pays good. That's just me.

But what happened? Maybe i could learn from your mistake?

[AKIRADOWN]

^^ yeah what happened?? it'll be interesting to read, as for me, im kinda doing what im kinda intersted but i was thinking of a easy major or a major that i know i can get jobs for sure.

[GO!zilla]

just go with what your passion is or else there will be no joy in what you do.

for me, i just had a lot of major changes and it became hectic and wasted so much time.

[LAlaLA xD]

Is it better to be in the honor's program and have a 4.0 with 1 D and 1 F(which are taken again and receiving A's in both)
or
not be in the honor's program and have a 4.0 with only A's and B's?

[felinius]

Is it better to be in the honor's program and have a 4.0 with 1 D and 1 F(which are taken again and receiving A's in both)
or
not be in the honor's program and have a 4.0 with only A's and B's?

How are you getting a D and an F and still getting a 4.0? That doesn't seem mathematically possible?

Anyways, honors program with D and F would be best. You can re-take D and F grades, unless you're spending a lot of money ... then I'd just say 4.0 with only A's and B's.

[LAlaLA xD]

How are you getting a D and an F and still getting a 4.0? That doesn't seem mathematically possible?

Anyways, honors program with D and F would be best. You can re-take D and F grades, unless you're spending a lot of money ... then I'd just say 4.0 with only A's and B's.

the 4.0 i was talking about was the D and F courses taken over and receiving A's in both the second time.
is it really bad to have a D and a F on your transcript even though it's taken over such as for ucla?

[GO!zilla]

the 4.0 i was talking about was the D and F courses taken over and receiving A's in both the second time.
is it really bad to have a D and a F on your transcript even though it's taken over such as for ucla?

repeat rule is always bad. it does show up on the transcript.
but i mean you still have a 4.0 and they can't really shun you for that.
if you have a C in the class though and you'd rather take a D to take advantage of the repeat rule...
id suggest you don't. it's a waste of money and time.

lets say you get a C in calc 1 and you know you could've done so much better.
get a A in calc 2. That'll leave a more lasting impression than using the repeat rule.
It tells them, although you weren't good at it initially, you tried harder the next time.

[08SMOUA]

Thanks! I'll be starting college this coming fall
and hoping to transfere afterwards.
This will be really useful for me. ;]

[LAlaLA xD]

repeat rule is always bad. it does show up on the transcript.
but i mean you still have a 4.0 and they can't really shun you for that.
if you have a C in the class though and you'd rather take a D to take advantage of the repeat rule...
id suggest you don't. it's a waste of money and time.

lets say you get a C in calc 1 and you know you could've done so much better.
get a A in calc 2. That'll leave a more lasting impression than using the repeat rule.
It tells them, although you weren't good at it initially, you tried harder the next time.

thanks!

[f_r_E_a_K]

Does anybody know any community colleges in California offering any of the following languages as a major -- Chinese, Japanese or Arabic?

I currently live in Illinois, but I might be going to community college. Bad thing is that NO school (at least to my knowledge), community or not, offers Chinese, Japanese and Arabic as majors.

I think the desparate (and only ) thing to do would be to move out to California and room w/someone in a community college for 2-ish years and then transfer to a California university that offers these majors (I know that UCLA has all three )....

But for language majors, is it possible to not major in it during community college (e.g. the community college near my house) and then declare your major there in university when you transfer? Don't you need a certain amount of credit hours in that specified language for transfer anyway? ......... I hate Illinois. No special language majors except the usual.



ALSO -- what is the likelihood of being accepted for transfer to a U of C school from an out-of-state community college? I know for in-state community colleges, w/an associate degree in whatever major, it's somewhere like 98% chance you'll be accepted. But what about for out-of-state community college transfers?

[Kyohei]

Does anybody know any community colleges in California offering any of the following languages as a major -- Chinese, Japanese or Arabic?

I currently live in Illinois, but I might be going to community college. Bad thing is that NO school (at least to my knowledge), community or not, offers Chinese, Japanese and Arabic as majors.

I think the desparate (and only ) thing to do would be to move out to California and room w/someone in a community college for 2-ish years and then transfer to a California university that offers these majors (I know that UCLA has all three )....

But for language majors, is it possible to not major in it during community college (e.g. the community college near my house) and then declare your major there in university when you transfer? Don't you need a certain amount of credit hours in that specified language for transfer anyway? ......... I hate Illinois. No special language majors except the usual.



ALSO -- what is the likelihood of being accepted for transfer to a U of C school from an out-of-state community college? I know for in-state community colleges, w/an associate degree in whatever major, it's somewhere like 98% chance you'll be accepted. But what about for out-of-state community college transfers?

Wow, I share the same interest as you! Only I live in Virginia. I so really want to go to a UC (specifically San Diego)! But first off I have to go live in California. I am debating whether or not to transfer into UCSD or take a year off and go into UCSD as a freshman (which would be the best situation ).

ANYWAY... I am also looking toward a Chinese AND Japanese major (I like both languages and want to be fluent in both). There are two California Community Colleges that I know of that offer both of these languages and are GOOD colleges to go to. Maybe if you find more or find more information, we can add them to our list, you know helping each other out .

Foothill College located really near San Fransisco.
Santa Monica College located really near Los Angeles.
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As for out-of-state community college, I DOUBT you would want to do this. First of all, out-of-state tuition would be an extra $20,000 a year! It would be cheaper to move to California and take a community college there (even though there is community college out-of-state tuition rates, it is not bad as $20,000 a year). Also, California community colleges have specialized programs that are geared toward getting into a California 4-year university. You want this for the best chance.
Although I was not direct in answering whether or not the UC's accept out-of-state community colleges, it should be clear that the best thing to do is go to a California community college.