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Undergraduate Transfer Admission
Each year 25 percent of the new students on the UC San Diego campus are transfer students. You bring focus, determination, and real-world perspective to our diverse student body. Whether you live on campus or off, we offer programs and clubs to help you succeed academically and just for fun to meet other students.
Find the information you need if you're ready to apply. Or find ways to explore transfer preparation programs if you're planning ahead: TAG, IGETC, UniversityLink. Either way, we look forward to introducing you to UC San Diego.
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On the eastern edge of the Pacific Rim, UC San Diego attracts scholars and students from around the world. Your classmates and teachers bring their own cultures and perspectives to our diverse campus community. No matter where you're from, you can take the opportunity to study, volunteer, or do research abroad.
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Alumni Profile
Susumu Tonegawa, Ph.D.
- A molecular biologist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Medicine
- The 8th student to receive a doctorate in biology at UC San Diego
- First UC San Diego alumnus and first person with Japanese citizenship to receive a Nobel Prize
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