The City College Transfer Center invited students to meet with over 40 university representatives for the Fall Transfer Fair, Oct. 17.
Recruitment tables lined the A-building terrace as music played, food was provided and raffles were held. A steady flow of students filled and circulated throughout the entire three-hour event.
City Times Media took the initiative to gather essential insights from 15 school representatives for students who were unable to engage with the visiting universities.
Each of those university admissions representatives provided a brief overview of their respective programs.
School name: Cal Baptist
Admissions contact: Cal Baptist Admissions
Email: [email protected]
Website: calbaptist.edu
What students should know, according to Rachel Lightenberg, Assistant Director of Transfer Recruiting at Cal Baptist:
“We are a private Christian university located in Riverside … We have about 80 different majors that we offer, ranging from nursing to engineering, to aviation, interior design and everything in between.”
School name: University of Oregon
Admissions contact: Sebastian Brown, Regional Admissions Counselor
Email: [email protected]
Website: admissions.uroegon.edu
What students should know, according to Sebastian Brown:
“A lot of folks are surprised that we have some really easy requirements. So we are looking for English composition, college-level math, one year of a foreign language and a 2.5 GPA to transfer to Oregon. Anything outside of that is a conversation about the credits you are bringing in and what you want to major in. But if you’re hitting those four requirements you’re considered an admissible transfer student.
“I like to call us a big, small school. We’re about 19,000 undergraduate students. So football game day, clubs and organizations, we bring that big school energy. We also brought in over 800 transfer students this year, so we’re very transfer-friendly. But in the classroom, you’re going to get that smaller school feel. Student-faculty ratio, about 19 to one. We also (have) 278 academic programs that we offer to students, so there’s a lot of ways that they can mix and match and really personalize their education.”
School name: NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Admissions contact: Juan Saldana, Associate Director of Enrollment, (619) 235-4140
Email: [email protected]
Website: newschoolarch.edu
What students should know, according to Juan Saldana:
Not many students know where the school is located, so I explain to the students where we are located and let them know what NewSchool has to offer for anyone who wants to pursue architecture or design.
School name: San Francisco State University
Admissions contact: Dayne Wahl
Email: [email protected]
Website: recruitment.sfsu.edu
What students should know, according to according to Dereice Dawson:
“One of my favorite things is actually the diversity, not just within the student population, but within the faculty and staff – a lot of black and brown faculty and staff members. So as an admissions recruiter, I like to let people know that they have an opportunity to learn from somebody that looks like themselves. It’s just one of the things that I pride myself on as far as emphasis at State goes.
“Right now our current popular programs definitely would be nursing and social work, which (are) our two most impacted programs. But we also have popular programs like kinesiology, psychology, all sorts of things. So honestly, we have a little bit of everything for everybody.”
School name: National University
Admissions contact: Monir Masoud, Manager of Community College Pathways
Email: [email protected]
Website: nu.edu
What students should know, according to Monir Masoud:
“The good thing about National University is how classes are one month long and class starts every single month. That means we have an open enrollment policy. Students don’t have to wait till next semester to start a class with us. They can start as soon as they receive their associate degree for transfer from San Diego City College. They can transfer to National University next month to start their classes.”
School name: Cal Maritime
Admissions contact: Admissions office
Email: [email protected]
Website: csum.edu/admissions
What students should know, according to Dr. Dinesh Pinisetty, the Dean of the School of Engineering:
“We only have seven programs but the impact is very high. The job placement rate in all our programs is about 90% … and the current salaries being offered in the industry to merchant mariners are insane. Very, very high.”
School name: Southern Utah University
Admissions contact: Shayla Piccini
Email: [email protected]
Website: suu.edu/admissions/transfer/
What students should know, according to Shayla Piccini:
We’re talking about all the online programs that we have to offer (at the Fall Transfer Fair). We have a list of bachelor’s degrees and master’s programs that can be done fully online. We do also have in-person courses as well.
School name: UC Davis
Admissions contact: Vanessa Rojas, Assistant Director Southern California Recruitment
Email: [email protected]
Website: ucdavis.edu/admissions
What students should know, according to Vanessa Rojas:
“I know we’re a little bit different when it comes to the different systems from private to CSU to UCs, but starting (to identify possible schools) a little bit earlier just so they know that when they’re selecting their classes at a community college they are mapping it so that they’re fulfilling the requirements at the different UC schools.
“We do also look into other aspects of the students (when applying). So not only the courses and academics, but also their life outside those courses. So your personal insight, questions, involvement, as well as any additional comments that students want to share with us so that we’re not left with any question marks or gaps in the application when we’re reviewing it.”
School name: University of San Diego
Admissions contact: Scott Yahner
Email: [email protected]
Website: sandiego.edu
What students should know, according to Tulculce Garcia:
“The most important thing about USD is that we are a changemaker university. So you really care about making social impact and social change in the world, that our students are going to make positive contributions while they are at USD, and after (that) their entire lives. So really, students are getting that well-rounded experience at the university to be able to make those changes in their civic run.”
School name: Columbia University, School of General Studies
Admissions contact: Emmett Ingram
Email: [email protected]
Website: undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu
What students should know, according to Emmett Ingram:
“The program I work with is for non-traditional students. So we’re looking for applicants who have had at least a one-year break in education. So we tend to work with students who are a little bit older, but they’re still coming in and doing the same undergraduate bachelor’s degree as the rest of Columbia’s undergrad programs. (General Studies) has existed since 1947. Originally, it was a way for World War II veterans to come back and receive a college degree. We still work with a lot of veterans, that’s a big population for us, but it’s not the majority. We serve any students who have had time away for whatever reason.”
Editor’s note: Columbia University School of General Studies is hosting an information session at the Homewood Suites on 2201 Hotel Circle South on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 1-2:30 p.m.
School name: San Diego State University
Admissions contact: (619) 594-5047 or (619) 594-8222
Email: [email protected]
Website: sdsu.edu/admissions
What students should know, according to Lorena Malo, EOP Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions:
Students should work with their academic counselor at City College twice a semester. Our website shows step-by-step instructions for students on how to transfer.
School name: Azusa Pacific University
Admissions contact: Bonnie Nakashimada
Email: [email protected]
Website: apu.edu
What students should know, according to Hayden Ivey:
“We love people, we love God and we are looking for students of all types to come and learn and grow.”
School name: UCLA
Admissions contact: Nathan Fish, Admission Representative
Email: [email protected]
Website: admission.ucla.edu
What students should know, according to Nathan Fish:
“The most important thing is going to be major preparation. As students prepare, maybe they don’t know what they want to study yet, but I recommend as they’re fulfilling general education requirements, they take the courses that fulfill their major.”
School name: UC Riverside
Admissions contact: Fryda Zaldivar Mier
Email: [email protected]
Website: admissions.ucr.edu
What students should know, according to Fryda Zaldivar Mier:
UCR is the most diverse UC and is part of the AAU (only two other UCs are part of the organization). The campus is focused heavily on research and offers four different kinds of computer science programs.
School name: Point Loma Nazarene University
Admissions contact: Ryon White
Email: [email protected]
Website: pointloma.edu
What students should know, according to Sarah Orozco:
“Students can transfer in at any point in time. They don’t have to have all the lower divisions, unlike the CSU and UC where you have to have all 60. On a weekday visit or personalized visit on our campus or during a preview day event, you get to attend chapel on our campus, you get to attend classes on our campus and we want to make sure students know what our community is about.”
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