<p>So I am a junior in high school and my grades haven't been so great. I slacked off big time in 9th grade, made around a 3.4 unweighted in 10th grade, and now this year my grades are abysmal. With that, I have almost given up hope of going to a 4-year college, so I might go to community college (I took mostly AP and honors cources throughout high school if that means anything).</p>
<p>Now, my question is, if I go to community college and make stellar grades, what will be my chances of getting into a top 50-75 University? Also, does anyone know which colleges are more likely to accept comm. col. transfers?</p>
<p>Do you live in California? If so, your chances are pretty good to get into a Top 30 university [Berkeley, UCLA, other UCs, USC take a lot of transfer students].</p>
<p>I live in Virginia, but I was reading about that. I was thinking about applying to USC or the UCs if that was the case</p>
<p>USC will likely be more generous with financial aid since you’re out-of-state. However, I don’t know how generous they are with transfer students. </p>
<p>Focus and work your butt off…then ask again in a couple years. Good luck!</p>
<p>Make sure you atleast attempt to apply to your instate 4 year schools and a bunch of them, because the rigor of your courses and in-state status and perhaps other factors can still get you into such colleges.</p>
<p>Also, all teachers have told us that community college classes aren’t going to be any easier than your HS classes. Thus, you should not just expect to get “stellar grades” without trying. I would not bank on stellar grades later, and instead buckle down and raise your grades substantially for the final part of your junior year. You can then write an essay on how you have changed and a positive upswing from bad to good/mediocre is better than gradual decrease from good to mediocre. it shows that you are improving.</p>
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<p>Just wanted to add. Virginia has some great in-state schools so you should definitely look into them</p>
<p>The VA community colleges have formal articulation agreements with the in-state public universities. You can start at your local community college, and end up graduating from UVA or VA Tech if you are organized and work hard. Make an appointment with the admissions office at your closest community college and ask how it works.</p>
<p>Even if you go to a CC in California you would pay OOS rates for your undergrad. Unless your family is willing to pay $50K/year for that, stay in state.</p>