CC vs 4 year college

Transfer Students
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<p>Heres basically my predicament:
I have a pretty medicore high school record. I basically slacked off my first 3 years, but made a 180 degree turn my senior year. In doing I managed to raise my GPA from a 2.9 to a 3.2 - which is nevertheless still pretty mediocre. I am now very motivated to transfer in 2 years to a prestigious university like Rice, Georgetown or Northwestern.
My choices are:
A. go to Rutgers ( I am instate so I go accepted despite my lousy HScareer) for 2 years, do well, and then transfer
B. go to the local community college mantain a stellar GPA and transfer from there</p>

<p>By going to community college I would save a ton of money, which in my situation, would be great. Also, my local community college(RVCC) is apparently very well respected by colleges. Last year they claim they sent 4 kids to Columbia. But I've read on countless thread that community college diminish your chances of transferring, especially with a poor HS record. What should I do?
Thanks</p>

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<p>Go to Rutgers since a CC won’t help you for transferring out of state, only in-state. And if you can’t get a good GPA at Rutgers don’t expect to get a good one at Rice, Georgetown, or Northwestern.</p>

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<p>There are CC students from all over the country who have transferred to Amherst College, the number one liberal arts school in the country. It’s difficult. You’ll have to be one of the best students in your school, but it can happen.</p>

<p>Other prestigious colleges/universities who welcome non-traditional transfers including CC students are Columbia University School of General Studies, Brown RUE program, UPenn School of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and others (do some research).</p>

<p>However, if you have the option of going to Rutgers without breaking your bank, I’d take it, simply because you’ll probably receive an education of higher quality and yes, it will be easier to transfer to a better school and give you more options.</p>