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How the transfer works, how I did it, and your biggest question.
The high school call or the community college call, chapter by chapter, built around your campuses, major and schools.
One page, numbered like the call, with your next steps.
Free
It’s about your situation and your biggest question. You’ll leave knowing how the transfer works, how I did it, and whether a full session makes sense.
Always free. Parents welcome.
$100
The high school call or the community college call, built around your campuses, your major and your schools, with UC’s own numbers on screen. Booked after your intro call.
$100. Paid when you book, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay (Venmo or PayPal on request). Cancel 24 or more hours ahead for a full refund. Missed it, or need to cancel later? Email me and we’ll reschedule. Follow-up questions by email are free. Full terms.
The full session, chapter by chapter
Not a script. If you want to jump to another campus or major mid-call, I’ll pull it up live.
High school call · 1 of 8
The whole path on one line, before any numbers: two years at community college, one application, a UC.
How transferring works: two years at community college, one application, a UC.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 1 OF 8
How transferring works: two years at community college, one application, a UC.
The whole path on one line, before any numbers.
Economics at Maya’s three campuses: 15% at Berkeley, 64% at Santa Barbara, 67% at Davis.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 2 OF 8
Economics at Maya’s three campuses: 15% at Berkeley, 64% at Santa Barbara, 67% at Davis.
Fall 2025, everyone who applied to transfer into Economics at each campus.
At all three of Maya’s campuses, DVC transfers were admitted at 2.2 to 2.8 times Monte Vista’s rate straight from high school.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 3 OF 8
At all three of Maya’s campuses, DVC transfers were admitted at 2.2 to 2.8 times Monte Vista’s rate straight from high school.
Fall 2025. Same campuses, two routes in, all majors.
Private to the call: what each school actually costs, worked out for your family.
What it costs: DVC for two years next to the schools Maya is weighing.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 4 OF 8
What it costs: DVC for two years next to the schools Maya is weighing.
The first two years and the whole degree, tuition and fees or the full cost.
Private to the call: my GPA, activities and plan, next to yours.
My stats and my plan, next to Maya’s.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 6 OF 8
My stats and my plan, next to Maya’s.
What I had when I applied, and the plan I followed.
Private to the call: my four essays, read together. Never posted online.
What a strong PIQ 4 is built from, on a sample written for this page.
Sample essay written for this page. My real four are read together on the call.
1The first time I held a real human femur was on a Saturday, in a basement lab most students didn’t know existed. 2My college offered anatomy only on weekday mornings, when I worked the front desk at my aunt’s dental office, and the waitlist had forty names on it. 3So I signed up for the Saturday open lab. For eight weekends I labeled models, quizzed myself with the lab technician and made flashcards that I later shared with the morning class’s study group. When a seat opened in spring, I walked into the course already knowing every structure on the practical. 4I earned an A, but the bigger change was that I stopped waiting for a schedule to fit me and started asking for what I needed. This year, I run the Saturday flashcard table.
HIGH SCHOOL CALL · 7 OF 8
What a strong PIQ 4 is built from, on a sample written for this page.
My real four are read together on the call.
Sample essay written for this page. My real four are read together on the call.
1The first time I held a real human femur was on a Saturday, in a basement lab most students didn’t know existed. 2My college offered anatomy only on weekday mornings, when I worked the front desk at my aunt’s dental office, and the waitlist had forty names on it. 3So I signed up for the Saturday open lab. For eight weekends I labeled models, quizzed myself with the lab technician and made flashcards that I later shared with the morning class’s study group. When a seat opened in spring, I walked into the course already knowing every structure on the practical. 4I earned an A, but the bigger change was that I stopped waiting for a schedule to fit me and started asking for what I needed. This year, I run the Saturday flashcard table.
Jordan’s 3.80 sits inside the range at Irvine, and below the range at UCLA and Berkeley.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALL · 1 OF 8
Jordan’s 3.80 sits inside the range at Irvine, and below the range at UCLA and Berkeley.
Fall 2025 admits for each major.
TAG filing closed September 30. The UC application is open until November 30.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALL · 2 OF 8
TAG filing closed September 30. The UC application is open until November 30.
From the current TAG matrix and UC’s transfer deadlines. Checked September 29, 2026.
Two terms left: four prep classes and three general education classes.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALL · 3 OF 8
Two terms left: four prep classes and three general education classes.
From DVC’s agreements on ASSIST. Confirm with a counselor.
Private to the call: my GPA, activities and classes, next to yours.
What I had when I applied, next to Jordan.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALL · 4 OF 8
What I had when I applied, next to Jordan.
My GPA, my activities and my classes.
Private to the call: my four essays, read together. Never posted online.
What a strong PIQ 4 is built from, on a sample written for this page.
Sample essay written for this page. My real four are read together on the call.
1The first time I held a real human femur was on a Saturday, in a basement lab most students didn’t know existed. 2My college offered anatomy only on weekday mornings, when I worked the front desk at my aunt’s dental office, and the waitlist had forty names on it. 3So I signed up for the Saturday open lab. For eight weekends I labeled models, quizzed myself with the lab technician and made flashcards that I later shared with the morning class’s study group. When a seat opened in spring, I walked into the course already knowing every structure on the practical. 4I earned an A, but the bigger change was that I stopped waiting for a schedule to fit me and started asking for what I needed. This year, I run the Saturday flashcard table.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALL · 6 OF 8
What a strong PIQ 4 is built from, on a sample written for this page.
My real four are read together on the call.
Sample essay written for this page. My real four are read together on the call.
1The first time I held a real human femur was on a Saturday, in a basement lab most students didn’t know existed. 2My college offered anatomy only on weekday mornings, when I worked the front desk at my aunt’s dental office, and the waitlist had forty names on it. 3So I signed up for the Saturday open lab. For eight weekends I labeled models, quizzed myself with the lab technician and made flashcards that I later shared with the morning class’s study group. When a seat opened in spring, I walked into the course already knowing every structure on the practical. 4I earned an A, but the bigger change was that I stopped waiting for a schedule to fit me and started asking for what I needed. This year, I run the Saturday flashcard table.
Written by me after the call and numbered like it. The high school call’s transfer plan: the two ways in, your campuses, your two years and the dates that matter. The community college check-up: where you stand, the guarantee and what’s left. Both finish with your essays, my read, your next steps and the questions to bring to a counselor.
Transfer plan · Sample student
Maya’s transfer plan
Prepared October 2026
1Two ways in
At all three of Maya’s campuses, DVC transfers were admitted at 2.2 to 2.8 times the rate of freshman applicants from Monte Vista.
2Where you want to go
Economics at Maya’s three campuses: from about 1 in 7 to 2 in 3 transfer applicants admitted in fall 2025.
3Your two years at DVC
Five prep classes first, from the Economics agreements on ASSIST. 20 major prep + 31 Cal-GETC + 9 your choice = 60 units, UC’s minimum.
Major prep in blue; one way it fits, confirmed with a counselor and ASSIST.3
4What it costs
DVC for two years next to the schools Maya named. The figures are worked out together on the call.
5Dates that matter
Dates past the published cycle are projected from it; UC confirms each year.
6Your essays
The required question and three of the seven.
7My read
Sample read. Davis and Santa Barbara admit Economics transfers at about two in three, and Davis offers TAG at a 3.2 GPA minimum. Berkeley admits 15%: apply, and plan as if it’s one of three. Every campus checks both principles courses and Calculus I and II, so finish them in your first year.
8Next steps
9Questions to bring to a counselor
Check-up · Sample student
Jordan’s check-up
Prepared October 1, 2026
1Where you stand
Jordan’s 3.80 sits inside the range at Irvine, and below it at UCLA and Berkeley.
2The guarantee and the deadlines
UC Irvine, Business Economics: TAG at a 3.4 GPA minimum; filing for fall 2027 closed September 30.4
UC Berkeley checks first that every prerequisite is finished by spring.4
UCLA and UC Berkeley don’t offer TAG.4
3Your remaining terms
Done: 45 of 60 units, 8 of 11 Cal-GETC classes. 45 done + 23 planned = 68 units; UC asks for 60.
Major prep in blue; one way it fits, confirmed with a counselor and ASSIST.3
4Your essays
The required question and three of the seven.
5My read
Sample read. At Irvine your 3.80 sits inside the admitted range, above its 3.4 TAG minimum. UCLA and Berkeley admit Business transfers at 10% and 5%: apply to both, and give the activities section real detail, since twenty hours a week at work counts. Berkeley checks that every prerequisite is finished, so keep Managerial Accounting in spring.
6Next steps
7Questions to bring to a counselor
Something else? Email me at aidan@transferanswers.com.
No. Plenty of families start with no campuses and no major in mind. We start from zero and build it together. If you already have some idea, even better.
Yes. For transfer admission, UC looks at the grades you earn at community college, not your high school GPA. On the full session, I show you what’s been admitted at your campuses and the plan to get there.
No, I’m not a licensed counselor. I’m someone who went through the transfer recently and knows the process from the inside. I’ll give you my honest, real perspective and the data behind it.
A planning website shows the rules. It can’t show you what actually worked. I bring UC’s real numbers for your campuses and major, the four essays I submitted, and the things nobody writes down: what mattered and what I’d skip.
Then the call starts with which major: the common transfer majors at your campuses, and nothing compared until you pick one.
That’s a great time to book. You’ll start with a clear picture of how the path and the requirements work, so nothing catches you off guard later.
That’s normal, and it’s a good reason to book. Your call starts with all nine campuses side by side, and we narrow it down from there.
No. Calls are on Google Meet, and I work with students and families across California.
The high school call is for students still deciding, or weighing community college as the route to a UC: how it works, your campuses, two ways in, what it costs next to the schools you’re weighing, and your college and your two years. The community college call is for students already enrolled: where you stand, the guarantee and the deadlines, your remaining terms, what I had when I applied, your application, and the essays. If you’re already at community college, I’ll also share how I got involved there and what was worth my time. Both end with your one-page report.
Yes. Parents are welcome on both calls, and some of the best sessions have the student and a parent together.
Google Meet. Nothing to install, and parents are welcome to join.
No. Your college counselor signs off on your actual schedule. I show you what’s required so you walk into that meeting prepared.
No. I don’t write or edit essays. I’ll show you how I structured mine and what worked for me, and you take what’s useful with your own judgment.
Only if everyone on the call says yes, and a parent decides for anyone under 18. A recording lets me write a more detailed report. Totally fine if you’d rather not. Recordings are deleted once your report is sent.
Full sessions are paid when you book, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Prefer Venmo or PayPal? Email me and we’ll sort it out. Intro calls are always free.
Life happens. Cancel 24 or more hours ahead for a full refund. If you miss it or need to cancel later than that, email me and we’ll find a new time.
Yes. I use it only to prepare for your call and write your report. See the privacy policy.
Every number here comes from UC’s own published data for fall 2025. News stories and other sites often count all applicants, including out-of-state and international, or use a different year or dashboard, so their numbers can differ. UC also revises its data over time. If something looks off, email me and I’ll check it against the source.
Plan or no plan. Tell me where you are and ask your biggest question.
