<p>i'm moving to california after this year. i'm going to hopefully raise my gpa to a 2.9[i know, i'm below avg.] and take my third new SATs this October,November or December. My ECs are: helping out in a sat prep school, attending a sat prep school for 1 1/2 years, running track and XCountry my freshman year of highschool, being a part of my orchestra program since 6th grade[Gwinnett county is known for its orchestra program in the nation], Winning 2 marathons, teaching VBS[vacation bible school] at my church, being a part of my church basketball team for 3+ years. i'm also going to join some clubs at school and volunteer at the library. i'm really interested in majoring in accounting or just business in general. my dream school is UCLA or UC Berkeley. i was wondering if it would be smart for me to enroll in a community college much like, Glendale CC, or Santa Monica College, ect.. and transfer to a UC after 2 years. How hard would it be? If not, does anyone know of any good colleges in California known for business and/or engineering? thanks.. i don't know if this should be in the "what are my chances" thread, so i'm sorry if this is suppose to.</p>
<p>Were you talking about CCs, CSUs, and/or UCs for business/engineering? If you're still debating between UCLA or Cal, however--choose Cal for engineering.</p>
<p>You certainly could go to a city college in CA and transfer. The city colleges have very structured programs for someone like you. I was quite impressed with the system as compared to our state's community college system. Lots of info on the web sites for the city colleges. Look for the transfer program or transfer office. Santa Monica, Pasadena, Santa Barbara can get you started, there are many more. There are several threads on this board comparing transfer rates into the UCs and talking about the city colleges in terms of "prestige", highest transfer rates and information that you would want to know if you are serious. Some of the CCs have very intelligent, focused students that are there with the sole intention of getting good grades and transfering the the big UCs. There are honors programs, although generally you need a higher GPA than you do to get in off the bat. But if you're just starting your senior year you've got a whole year. Students are in the city colleges for many varied reasons. Other city colleges are very focused on local 2-year type associate degrees. So do your research. The rates are higher if you are not a Calf. resident, but seriously lower than going directly into a CSU or UC if getting to California is your primary motivation.</p>
<p>your best bet is to go to a community college and transfer because right now your chances aren't looking so hot.</p>
<p>epic22:</p>
<p>UCB/UCLA: Super Reach</p>