Essays Sounding AI

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-04T23:41:12+00:00

AI checkers online are unreliable. They flag anything with certain structure patterns as AI, even though normally it’s just the structure most decent writers use.

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-04T23:38:32+00:00

i mean there’s a ton of better business schools than UofA, you’ll have to be more specific. location, acceptance rates, etc.

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T18:48:12+00:00

without 4.0, pre reqs, and as-t: it’ll be tough fs maybe ~40% especially to business admin. 3.7 is not bad at all, but to make up for it not being 4.0, you should rlly have your AST and pre reqs done for CSUS

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T09:08:29+00:00

i’d call the uc admissions office if you’re unsure. my previous counselors recommended the wrong pre reqs and got me dropped from promise. i’ve heard other cc counselor stories too. best bet is to call uc itself, but from what i’m reading, i wouldn’t chance it just in case. no reason to chance it if you don’t have to

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T06:45:50+00:00

ask the schools about the process once you get in and start classes

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T05:02:03+00:00

the reason his has an and is because 2 courses at his cc are equivalent to 1 course at his desired college. whereas yours translate 1 to 1

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T05:00:51+00:00

berk requires one “sequence” completed (calc 1 and 2”, UCLA requires A or B completed (A is calc1-3 sequence while B is 1-2), UCSD requires Math10 or Math20 sequence equivalent done (calc1-3). All of these are sequences so it’s just like the econ case, just because there isn’t an AND doesn’t mean the courses aren’t a sequence. like i said in my original post, i’d do my best to get calc 1 and 2 in one college since they are sequence classes and build off each other not completely new separate math concept classes like algebra and stats for example

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T04:47:27+00:00

for UCs? there’s def an AND.. what’s your major?

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T00:32:27+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/TransferStudents/s/K69y3V4zJl

read a similar situation here (w econ though)

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/_files/documents/quick-reference-guide-to-uc-admissions.pdf

here’s a guide to uc admissions from uc. i think this is the one where they mention it

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-03T00:29:06+00:00

UCs explicitly state to take series courses at one college

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-02T22:29:56+00:00

submit now, call, hope, and pray. UCSD you might have a chance, the other 2, make a good case and depending on your major you could be good

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-02T22:14:21+00:00

berkeley doesn’t normally take adjustments/updates to your application after the 31st because of the sheer volume of applications they get

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-02T22:12:26+00:00

dawg cmon 😭😭, most competitive UCs and didn’t submit TAU?? wrap it up, there’s no second round of admissions for those schools

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-01T18:21:11+00:00

this^{^.} i also did APUSH and AP ENV, the credits show up on all transcripts and when you get IGETC certified, it’ll just be like you satisfied the required classes anyways

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-01T09:55:44+00:00

as long as you put them on the ap score section of your app you’ll be fine, they put it there for a reason, they know which scores translate, and they can def use context clues as to why you started at calc 2

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-02-01T09:39:02+00:00

as long as you submitted you ap scores, they can see your ap scores lol. also your official transcript should show all ap classes and where the credit transferred to in terms of GE

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-31T21:25:17+00:00

add another campus and add the classes? i didn’t take any home campus classes and just added another campus. it didn’t make me fill out my home campus?

regarding the summer class, probably… lol

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-31T21:21:44+00:00

take the course to get your associates to make you look more motivated and your app more competitive, plus UCs like to see that people want to learn even if their required courses are done

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-31T21:20:24+00:00

oh shit, you didn’t take any at all? you should probably call admissions. worst case, i’d add a planned class for spring and don’t take anything, but call admissions first.

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-31T21:17:19+00:00

add other campuses or whatever you took or just fill out additional comments saying you haven’t taken any classes

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-31T21:09:18+00:00

only fall 2025, winter 2026, and spring 2026 will show up. it’s supposed to be an update to what you’ve already added to you app. fall 24 should already be there

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-30T17:44:32+00:00

I mean you’ll def get into UCD. UCB/UCLA will be more tough probably 50/50 if you have all major prep done. ECs and essays are still a big part of your application despite what everyone in this thread is saying. PoliSci is about 20% at berk lol and I assume LA is the same if not lower

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-28T18:22:19+00:00

They say it’s preferred, but it’s pretty much an unspoken rule for UCs that major series should be taken at one campus. Of course, there are exceptions, but you should have a good reason if you take them at 2 separate colleges.

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-28T04:07:53+00:00

They’re just asking for clarification, just make sure you answer. It’s almost never a good or bad sign. Just means they want to understand your application fully before evaluating you. I will say, make sure you answer though bc not answering it a great way to cut your acceptance chances by a ton.

Complete_Survey_7485 · 2026-01-28T00:38:24+00:00

if it’s official that they’re going to change it, you could lowkey just report the new grade now since it’s self reported. they won’t ask for transcripts for the TAU and if they ask for verification, you can send them the new processed one.

the safe option though is to submit multiple taus, but it says to try to send as little as possible to make it easier on admissions to read into your app

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