<p>There is a ridiculous plethora of threads in the Transfer Students section about CC kids who transfer into baller schools. even bother looking?</p>
<p>I was also fairly lazy in high school and didn’t get in to my dream school (USC), while my best friend did. So I was pi$$ed and chose not to go to state school, and instead joined the Army. When I got out, I went to a JC in CA for a semester and then a CC back east for a few more. I have been admitted as a transfer to Dartmouth, Duke, UVA, UCSB (Honors), UC-Boulder, etc. and in the process have been waitlisted at Brown and Stanford (during an earlier sophomore year attempt). Yale awarded me an Eli Whitney interview this summer as well (20 or so pre-screened students got interviewed for 8 spots). </p>
<p>You have a legit shot pretty much anywhere… provided your application is well-executed.</p>