<p>Which cc's in California have on campus housing? I was looking at the mt.sac website..which to my knowledge is the largest CC in the state but I couldn't find anything regarding on campus residency. I am currently a Canadian university student but am considering going to a CCC with hopes of transferring into one of the better california uni's, i.e. usc, ucla..</p>
<p>There aren't any CCC's at all that offer campus housing to my knowledge. However, most schools usually have housing in the surrounding areas populated by students who share an apartment, house, etc. Try craig's list or see if the CC's you are thinking of have any information about this. It wasn't much, but my old CC had a bulletin board of postings to share a place, rent out a room, etc.</p>
<p>I think Santa Monica College has some sort of on campus arrangements--try looking into that. At least, I'm pretty sure they have some kind of university apartments close by. They also have a great transfer rate to UCLA.</p>
<p>If I want to transfer to a good California school, would I have a much better chance by transferring a CCC compared to a Canadian university? albeit a well respected one like u of t..</p>
<p>I say with the utmost confidence that the best way to get into the UC of your choice is via the CCC route.</p>
<p>To put it more plainly...I'm at Cal right now and not a single one of my elementary school, jr high, and probably my high school teachers would believe it. </p>
<p>And that reminds me that I need to email them all from my @berkeley.edu email right now. BRB</p>
<p>^ haha congrats man, that's great that you got into Cal. Thx for the advice...I have the urge to just quit school and enroll in a CCC, just grind out there and eventually get into a UC/USC...problem is I'm a broke kid, my parents are currently paying for my education but if I decide to do this I doubt they'd pay for my studies in California. Umm..I can get dual citizenship quite easily since one of my parents were born in the states...don't know how much that will help out with tuition cost at a CCC..probably not much. Ultimately, my goal is to get into a good UC or USC...I remember checking the international admission for UCLA for the past several years..and one year something like 97 int. students applied, 1 got in, something 106 applied another year and only 2 got admitted, and another year I looked at around 100 applied and 0 got in...
What should I do? Remember, I'm broke...</p>
<p>Are you at University of Toronto now? If so, I say stay. Why go through all the hassle of moving here (and with no money) when you still get a top education in U of T with your parents supporting you?</p>
<p>I am at the university of toronto. You make a very valid point. But 1) I got off to a very poor start here and have had a lot of out of school stress since school started, coupled with anxiety, depression etc. 2) I do not want to be stuck here for four years. You only live once, and my goal school wise is to get into a top UC or USC...and I don't think that's possible coming from the university of toronto. It is very improbable..I remember talking to the international counsellor and USC and having her tell me it wasn't possible to transfer into Marshall due to some Writing requirement course at USC..sounded very foolish and made no sense but that's what basically what she said. And UCLA..well refer to my last post and the numbers I posted about the intn'l transfer apps. I'm willing to bit at least 10 ppl out of the 100 whatever attained 4.0 GPA's yet didn't get in...Being realistic, a 4.0 GPA at the University of Toronto just isn't going to happen..especially with the start I've gotten off to. And even if it did..it's still unlikely I'd get admitted. I don't know man..maybe I'm just trying to convince myself staying at my current school is a bad idea but I'm really unsatisfied with the situation I'm in right now.</p>
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<li>Even poor starts can lead to fantastic endings.</li>
<li>It is only four years. </li>
<li>There is no guarantee that you will have less anxiety or be less depressed at UCLA or USC.</li>
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<p>My advice: make a better effort to improve your grades and situation at Univ of Toronto, then apply to UCLA and USC for your masters. In the meantime, have you looked into the study abroad options at your school? You might be able to spend at least a year in California this way while paying your current tuition instead of int'l student tuition.</p>
<p>Why limit yourself to a UC? There are PLENTY of good universities in the US, Canda and all over the world. If you don't like your current university, why pick the one to transfer to that is least friendly to foreign transfers?</p>
<p>Also: It would be impossible for you to be a poor international student in the US. As a non-citizen student you are not allowed to work in the US and must pay non-citizen fees, which are a lot higher than for residents.</p>
<p>Even if you got your citizenship, you would still be paying non-resident fees for the first year of your schooling. Those fees are quite hight.</p>
<p>Because I want to go to school in California, the most beautiful state in the world..where it's sunny everyday...I hate Toronto. But umm..If I can convince my parents to use the tuition used on U of T towards a CC then I'd be paying essentially the same for a CCC than I am currently at my school..I have until Oct. 13th I believe. For your masters at USC and UCLA do they look at your CGPA or the last two years? Thatgirl there are no study abroad options for any california schools..</p>
<p>^^That is hard to believe. I've met several Canadian exchange or study abroad students this year and I'm pretty sure at least one of them is from Toronto. If there isn't a study abroad option at your school, would you be able to jump aboard the UBC study abroad option? I know that is one of the schools listed on the UC EAP website for us to choose from. I don't know how it works in Canada, but a lot of US universities and colleges allow their students to go abroad with a different school or program and use the credit for it at the "home" institution.</p>
<p>I'll ask an academic advisor tomorrow at school to get clarification.</p>
<p>I agree with usdenick- if you are broke paying for two years at a UC is going to be close to impossible because you won't qualify for in-state tuition. You're looking at ~$35,000 in expenses per year. </p>
<p>If you do decide to move here Columbia, Kings River, Lassen, Redwoods, Santa Rosa, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyous, Taft, West Hills, and Yuba all have housing but, most (maybe all) are in really rural areas of the state. Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Colleges</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>^ no no, I'd just have to be paying for my CC tuition. If I get in to a good UC or USC my parents would be paying for it. That's what I'm saying. I'll have a greater chance of transferring into a good UC or USC or any other good Calif. uni. from a CCC right? I mean I could stay at the univ. I'm at right now but it's not an enjoyable university experience at all, and it's been my dream to go to school in California since I was young... My parents are currently paying for my tuition and would comfortably be able to pay the tuition at any California university but I just doubt they would pay the tuition for a community college. But once again, if I stop my studies before October 13th I get 75% of my money back..so that could go to a CCC tuition..</p>
<p>Ok, I understand that you want to leave your university, but don't rush into anything. In California, you would be paying international residence fees pretty much the two years you are at a Community College. This will probably be in the range of 6k per year. That is in addition to the fact that you will need to pay for housing, health insurance (mandatory for int'l students, I believe), car (unless you live in the Bay Area, you will need a car to enjoy a nice standard of living in most parts of Cali) and living costs. That will easily be close to 20K per year or more. And, as an international student, you are NOT allowed to work and MUST stay in school. If you drop beneath a certain enrollment level, you are deported.</p>
<p>Even IF you are eligeable for your citizenship (it's not that easy unless one of your parents has the US citizenship), getting your citizenship WILL take a while and you will still need to pay for AT LEAST one year after you receive it, so you can count on paying out-of-state/international fees for the entire two years you are at a community college and more than likely while you are at a UC (since your parents are not living in California, they will make it very hard for you to get in-state tuition at a UC). International Fees at a UC are very high, as some have said. I believe they are higher than the 30k/year figure that someone cited.</p>
<p>I get that you need to do what will make you happy, but you do need to look on the practical side of things. There are plenty of sunny places that you can do a semester (or year) abroad at and you can also try to transfer to a university in Italy, Spain or Australia, which I believe are MUCH cheaper than what you will be paying in the US.</p>
<p>man this sucks...I've been sick for the past 2 weeks to top everything off and things are really going downhill...i don't know what to do.</p>
<p>Just because you can not go a community college in california does NOT mean that you don't have many wonderful options. I would finish the semester at your current university and try to talk to a Study Abroad Coordinator at your school to see if you can't do a semester or more abroad at a university somewhere sunny. </p>
<p>Also, look at some universities elsewhere in the US that are transfer-friendly. There are plenty of private unversities and colleges and they are probably more than happy to have your parent's money. California is not the only sunny place in the world (or the US). There are even private universities in California that are probably more than happy to welcome international transfers. No matter what, keep your grades up, otherwise it will be hard to transfer.</p>
<p>And, you can always still apply to a UC school from Canada. It may be a long shot but that does not mean that you don't have a chance, especially if you keep your grades up! Most universities will probably want to see about a year of good grades to accept you as a transfer.</p>
<p>International student fees are skewed in favor of the student. UCs such as UCLA/CAL will provide full aid. Meaning after any/all applicable loan/scholarship packages, you will get a generous university grant package. Provided, your parents cannot contribute to your education. </p>
<p>Of all the schools, i'd rank UCs as a 9 on financial aid packages. If I had a shot to do it over again, I would have applied to need-blind ivies as well as those that provide full aid for independent students.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about aid for international students at UCs. My international friends always gave me the impression that there was not aid for international students at UCs. Maybe I'm wrong. In any regard, there is certainly not much aid for international students at most community colleges. Perhaps you can get some money from schlarships, but nothing like the institutional aid that you can get as an in-state resident. You're still paying a lot more unless you get REALLY lucky with scholarships.</p>