<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am thinking of transferring to UCSD, UCLA, Cal, UW, and UPenn. Is it possible to cram two years of community college into one year? Is it recommended? I am asking because my local community college pays for the first year at their community college. Also, I don't want to be at a community college for two years.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>
<p>If you want to go to those schools, you are probably going to need a high GPA. So I guess the question is how hard are you willing to work? You’d pretty much have no life that one year, as you’d be super loaded down with all the credits you are taking. </p>
<p>I personally find it hard to maintain all A’s when I take more than 15 units, for example (plus I also work). I know you need 60 credits to transfer as a junior, so you’d have to load yourself down during summer and winter intercession too. I personally wouldn’t do it, but its up to you. </p>
<p>Hopefully someone else has some advice, maybe someone who’s actually done it.</p>
<p>Did you apply for financial aid? My community college doesn’t pay for anyone’s first year, but I still went there for free for three years. Just filled out the FAFSA.</p>
<p>Yes I applied for financial aid but I didn’t list a CC. I listed Cal State Fullerton and South Carolina. The two I got into. I mean those are great schools but I heard it was pretty hard to transfer from a four year to another four year and they weren’t schools I totally loved.</p>
<p>And my community college pays for your first year if your family makes an AGI of 81.5k or lower.</p>
<p>Can’t you update the information, and add the CC? I did that this year - decided to apply to one more college, and updated it. I think they call it a correction. Depending on your efc you should still get a pell grant and possibly a bog fee waiver (I’m not sure if those things are california specific though, do you live in california too?). I’m thinking you might because you’re applying to all those UC’s.</p>