So, I got accepted to CSULB and other several schools, but not my dream school(SDSU). Now, I’m having trouble deciding on going to CSULB or Community College & then transfer to SDSU or even CSULB. Financial reasons are the one keeping me unsure about what to choose. Long Beach offers me about $15k in financial aid/workstudy, without accepting any student loan. What should I do?
CSULB is a great school and since they are offering you FA, you should take it and run. Why would turn down CSULB, go to a CCC and then try to transfer to CSULB again? The best FA will be as a Freshman.
Are you local for SDSU? As a transfer, getting into SDSU will be even harder since admissions favor local applicants. The best way to transfer into SDSU is to take the majority of your CCC units at a local SD CCC.