CC or CSU---->UC...?

<p>So, currently i am attending a CSU and am intent on double majoring in communications and psychology. I am also trying to transfer to a UC by next year. There are so many reasons as to why i want to transfer (better school, more opportunities, away from home, independence, etc.). I just can't seem to decide which path to choose on how to get there though. I was really bent on leaving my current school and attend a CC for the next year. Only my parents and sister don't agree that that may be the best decision. They say that if i choose that, then i will be putting all my eggs in one basket by attending the CC and assuming that i don't get into a UC (since they don't accept everyone that applies). They proposed that i should stay at the CSU and attend both CC and the CSU simultaneously; so if i do get rejected, i will still be able to fall back on the 4 year school. I understand the risks either one has and therefore am at a loss on what to do. CC students are given more priority and CSU students come later, but what about a student who is attending both? Would i still be reviewed as a CSU transfer applicant? Will my chances of being accepted be high? I don't feel as if i may be rejected but it's still a possibility that i cannot just cross off. I don't want to stay at a CC if i am but i really dislike the school i am attending. I just don't know what to do to make sure i get into a UC. I want to be able to do everything i possibly can to be able to know that i indeed will be accepted and transfer by next fall. I will be applying to UCSB, UCD and UCSD this fall. My first choice is UCD and 2nd choice UCSB. Help!</p>

<p>So I’ve been in the same predicament as you and here’s what I figured out and what I’m going to do.</p>

<p>To be counted as a CC student you have to have completed 30/60 units at the CC. You have to be enrolled at the CC when applying.</p>

<p>If you are attending both schools at once, you’ll be counted as a CSU student ( since you are still enrolled at the CSU). However I was talking to a student who did the same thing and what they did was take a Leave of Absence at the CSU. It let them take off a year at the CSU, and come back after. During that year they went to a CC.</p>

<p>Also if you’re planning to go to UCSB, I’m pretty sure you can TAG with them. Only some UCs let you tag with previous 4 year coursework.</p>

<p>CSU transfer don’t really have great chances to xfer ):.</p>