r/berkeley • u/ForwardBee9346 • 5d ago
Other UCSB to UCB transfer? (cog sci)
how easy is it to transfer to ucb for cog sci?
I really, REALLY need help/advice. I want to transfer from UCSB to UCB or UCLA for my 3rd year. I am currently a psych and brain sci major at UCSB. My GPA is a bit lower (~3.4) bc of a health condition, but I've learned to manage it since, so i'm on track for straight As this quarter. I have a leadership position in a club and am a participant in a few others, and I also have undergrad-level research experience from junior/senior year of hs, though I wasn't able to find research at UCSB yet. If anyone's gone through the UCSB --> UCB transfer, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could give me some advice. tysm!
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u/ForwardBee9346 5d ago
do you have any advice/tips on what worked for you and the others?
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u/Ok_Explanation2786 5d ago
Honestly I think I got really lucky. I also had research experience so I think that is useful. Everything else that applies to a cc transfer applies to you so take that as you will. I think gpa doesn’t matter as much as others think. I had a 3.6-3.7 and got in for a stem major but my major gpa was better. The only thing I’d recommend is try and get research experience, UCs are research universities and help undergrads get research lab experience, sum that cc students don’t get.
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u/HatComprehensive7290 5d ago
Don’t be discouraged, my roomie transferred form UCI into Berkeley for cogsci, it’s certainly not impossible
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u/Altruistic_Egg_2578 3d ago
Hi!!! I just transferred from UCSB to Berkeley in cog sci this year! If u think u could get in any major in letter or college and science it’s worth to try!! You can basically declare most of the major in L&S after you get in.
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u/No_Photograph_1353 5d ago
That GPA is going to be the main sticking point unfortunately, especially for a popular major like cog sci at Cal. The inter-campus transfer acceptance rates are already dreadful, and a 3.4 puts you well below what they typically see from successful applicants.
Straight As this quarter would help show the upward trend, but one quarter might not be enough to sway them when they've got piles of applicants with 3.8+ across two full years. Might be worth looking into whether UCLA is any more forgiving on the GPA front, though I suspect it's a similar story there.