college help please

Applying to College
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<p>I am at a crossroad in my life.
My dilema is as follows. Im at my first year at community college. I got 2 A's 3 B's which is lousy and i got my work cut out. I dont have much of a social life
at CC and am thinking about starting as a freshman at San Fransisco State. If i do this i will forfit my chances at
Berkeley. Which is sort of a stretch to begin with...</p>

<p>A. Work full time and save money for 1 semester. Go to SFSU and dorm as a first time freshman. Meeting
new people. SFSU is a commuter school so it could possibly be like CC. </p>

<p>B. Stay at Community college. Do my best take honors classes and try to get into Berkeley. Starting as a Junior. </p>

<p>I feel I am smart enough to be at Berkeley and sucseed. I did poorly this semester b/c of someting personal.
Do i risk going for something that may not be worth it. Do i start over and try to have a new life at SFSU.
I picture college as the whole dorm expereince. Not living at home with my parents breathing down my neck.</p>

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<p>Check on the policy for CC transfer. Isn't it something like a 3.5 or greater gives a guarenteed transfer? But what I dont know if its transfer of your choice. For example, most of the kids that end up taking advantage of the CC where I live transfer option go to the UC in the same city.</p>

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<p>Recently changed from guaranteed specific UC after CC, ONLY guaranteed UC somewhere. I heard that it's harder to transfer after two years at a Cal. State than it is after two years at a CC. Stick with your current plan and just work harder on the grades. If it means you need to take one less class to do better, go for it, even if it means taking summer classes or an extra year. Good luck!</p>