[GGREENPii]

does anyone know if psychology is a hard major to get into for UC's? (referring to UCSC and UCDavis mostly)
and also.. for pre-reqs, i know it is important to finish them in CCs before transferring, but is it okay to finish up the pre-reqs in the last semester (the one that the schools dont even look at)

i was planning to take 2 more psych classes in the last semester, but would that be a bad idea since the grade wouldnt be a part of what the UCs look at before deciding to accept the student or not?

[felinius]

does anyone know if psychology is a hard major to get into for UC's? (referring to UCSC and UCDavis mostly)
and also.. for pre-reqs, i know it is important to finish them in CCs before transferring, but is it okay to finish up the pre-reqs in the last semester (the one that the schools dont even look at)

i was planning to take 2 more psych classes in the last semester, but would that be a bad idea since the grade wouldnt be a part of what the UCs look at before deciding to accept the student or not?

Psychology overall is competitive.

Regardless, if the psych college has those pre-reqs to get in and you haven't filled them ... I would be led to believe that the school would reject you from getting into the major. So just finish them. From experience, when you apply you DO put in what classes you're currently taking that last semester.

i'm becoming a college freshman this fall and today i met with a counselor and told her that i wanna major in psychology and she doesn't know anything!
I'm very confused about igetc and assist.org. what is the difference between these two? I have heard that assist is for those who have chosen a major and igetc is for those who are still unsure of a major. is this correct?

I wanna major in psychology and transfer to either ucla or ucb. so is assist.org recommended?

also does the order of which classes you take when matter? like i'm taking psych, eng, bio, and math.

thanks!

Assist.org is for transferring classes, seeing if one class transfers to a UC/CSU or not. IGETC is classes you can take at the community colleges to fulfill breadth requirements at CSU/UC.

Best way to ask about majors is actually go to a major advisor. General advisors can only really help with your general breadth reqs ...

[Sweetraindrops]

are grades important at CC.. other then help me transfer to UNI..?

[felinius]

are grades important at CC.. other then help me transfer to UNI..?

How wouldn't grades be important?? You have to have all classes to graduate with bachelors with C or above ... they determine GPA, blah blah blah and that kind of stuff.

[Sweetraindrops]

so getting all C's will help me graduate... but what about A's and such.. are they even important when i graduate...

do jobs look at grades?

[GO!zilla]

so getting all C's will help me graduate... but what about A's and such.. are they even important when i graduate...

do jobs look at grades?

graduate CC as in getting a AA degree?

if you're aiming for the bare minimum... i suggest you just don't go to school at all.
it would be a waste of time and money and unfair for kids who can't go to school
because of their own personal situations. might i add, that's a very spoiled mindset
to have and it's quite offending.

and if you didn't mean it like that...
GPA resets when you transfer. GPA in CC will get you into a Uni, GPA in Uni will
help you if you're going to go onto Grad School.

[Sweetraindrops]

graduate CC as in getting a AA degree?

if you're aiming for the bare minimum... i suggest you just don't go to school at all.
it would be a waste of time and money and unfair for kids who can't go to school
because of their own personal situations. might i add, that's a very spoiled mindset
to have and it's quite offending.

and if you didn't mean it like that...
GPA resets when you transfer. GPA in CC will get you into a Uni, GPA in Uni will
help you if you're going to go onto Grad School.

^ i mean that...

what do you mean reset...

so GPA help me move on right..?

[GO!zilla]

when you transfer from a CC to UNI, the GPA starts over.
Your CC gpa doesn't continue to UNI.

so if you got like a 3.0 at CC, it wont matter after you transfer.
You'll start all over.

[felinius]

when you transfer from a CC to UNI, the GPA starts over.
Your CC gpa doesn't continue to UNI.

so if you got like a 3.0 at CC, it wont matter after you transfer.
You'll start all over.

WHAAAA!

Your CC GPA >does< matter! When you transfer credit and your grades, you're basically starting off from where you left off at your CC with a wider availability of classes. I transferred this past year to my school with a 3.0. All your credit, CC and Uni, will be put together into a cumulative GPA.

[GO!zilla]

WHAT!

Yes, IT DOES MATTER! When you transfer credit and your grades, you're basically starting off from where you left off at your CC with a wider availability of classes. I transferred this past year to my school with a 3.0. All your credit, CC and Uni, will be put together into a cumulative GPA.

no it wont. idunno which place u went and transferred to
but every transfer (and graduates including my own sis [SMC -> UCLA transfer graduate])
i have talked to says your GPA resets when you transfer. So you couldve had
a crappy CC gpa but graduate a UNI as an honors student.

yes ur credits transfers but not your GPA.

your gpa starts off fresh 0.00 when after you transfer.

this is one of the biggest advantages of being a CC transfer student.

[felinius]

no it wont. idunno which place u went and transferred to
but every transfer (and graduates including my own sis) i have talked to says
your GPA resets when you transfer. So you couldve had
a crappy CC gpa but graduate a UNI as an honors student.

yes ur credits transfers but not your GPA.

your gpa starts off fresh 0.00 when after you transfer.

I need to take a look at this again.

[Sweetraindrops]

WHAAAA!

Your CC GPA >does< matter! When you transfer credit and your grades, you're basically starting off from where you left off at your CC with a wider availability of classes. I transferred this past year to my school with a 3.0. All your credit, CC and Uni, will be put together into a cumulative GPA.

no it wont. idunno which place u went and transferred to
but every transfer (and graduates including my own sis [SMC -> UCLA transfer graduate])
i have talked to says your GPA resets when you transfer. So you couldve had
a crappy CC gpa but graduate a UNI as an honors student.

yes ur credits transfers but not your GPA.

your gpa starts off fresh 0.00 when after you transfer.

this is one of the biggest advantages of being a CC transfer student.

I need to take a look at this again.

the first person to find 100% proof for this.. i'll take that person OUT FOR ICE CREAM!!!

GO GO GO GO!!!

[GO!zilla]

CC classes do not count in your GPA- but what that means is that when you attend your UC the gpa starts over......... whenever you change institutions GPA does not follow you around from institution to institution.

From high school to community college for example- it is not as if your high school GPA counts in community college and you just keep adding on your new grades to your current gpa- no you do not, you start from 0 and build your gpa in that new school.

The only reason the OPs gpa will follow him around is because he plans on going from one UC to another, they share the gpa because they are in the same system. It is easy for them to accept a gpa of another UC and your new courses will build on your gpa.

However, when you APPLY, we are talking about just come application time, ALL OF YOUR UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFERABLE COURSEWORK will be considered in your GPA, regardless of where it comes from ,CC, UC, CSU< whatever is undergraduate work that transfers to the UC will be the GPA come time of application. Once you enter the UC your gpa will be the gpa of your previous UC courses and any future UC courses. But once again, when you apply your GPA will be your gpa in all undergraduate work. And when you apply to graduate schools your gpa will be your gpa for all undergraduate work.


And No, you can not just transfer over only a portion of a transcript, everything that is transferable transfers. (unless you get an F in it, in which case it lowers your overall GPA but does not transfer b/c you need a C- or higher for a course to actually transfer with credit)

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-tra...transfer-2.html
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[felinius]

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-tra...transfer-2.html
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Actually, if you looked a little further into the subject ... it actually depends on the school.

My GPA is separated into two different GPA: college and college+CC. One is CSUS and other is cumulative.

Same thing goes for USC. It makes more sense than just allowing someone on a clean plate, but whatever.

[Y-AOI 33]

what GPA would be recommended to transfer into UC's for psychology major?

[GO!zilla]

Actually, if you looked a little further into the subject ... it actually depends on the school.

My GPA is separated into two different GPA: college and college+CC. One is CSUS and other is cumulative.

Same thing goes for USC. It makes more sense than just allowing someone on a clean plate, but whatever.

i believe the cumulative is only looked at if applying for grad school.
sucks for CSUS students i guess. USC is a private school so i can care less about the spoiled children.

[Sweetraindrops]

COCOPUFF.. b ready to get some ice cream... HAHAH

someone told me this but i dont get it so...

Um, I'm not sure where you live or where you're going to school, but for California under the CSU system, there are two different GPAs for CC/JC transfers: Overall College GPA and Overall "X College" GPA.

Usually, you want to write down whichever is higher on your resume, unless they ask otherwise Also, don't forget to calculate your Major GPA and use that if it's higher than the other 2.

NOW.. what i dont get is...

there are two different GPAs for CC/JC transfers: Overall College GPA and Overall "X College" GPA. don't forget to calculate your Major GPA and use that if it's higher than the other 2.

^ i dont get that.. what that mean...

[felinius]

i believe the cumulative is only looked at if applying for grad school.
sucks for CSUS students i guess. USC is a private school so i can care less about the spoiled children.

I don't think it's only these schools, but like I found out earlier. ... depends on school.

NOW.. what i dont get is...

there are two different GPAs for CC/JC transfers: Overall College GPA and Overall "X College" GPA. don't forget to calculate your Major GPA and use that if it's higher than the other 2.

^ i dont get that.. what that mean...

Overall College GPA is >ALL< your credit's grades put together.

Overall X College GPA is >ALL< your coursework at that certain college put together, not including your transfer GPA.

Both are important because if one drops below a 2, you get put on AP. Even if your overall college GPA is just fine.

[Kyohei]

^ Fun, informative information. ♥ this thread.
Really obvious, but I am glad that AP and IB credit grades in high school do not transfer over to colleges. I know... obvious, but still nice, right?

[Sweetraindrops]

I don't think it's only these schools, but like I found out earlier. ... depends on school.



Overall College GPA is >ALL< your credit's grades put together.

Overall X College GPA is >ALL< your coursework at that certain college put together, not including your transfer GPA.

Both are important because if one drops below a 2, you get put on AP. Even if your overall college GPA is just fine.

so pretty much from CC to UNI to USCU GPA all important right? since overall college GPA put together.. ^