Currently appealing to ucd but need to start my back up plan

I got rejected from Davis, my first choice. I am currently appealing but need to figured out what I will do if I’m not successful.
I got into Sac State and am debating of going there for two years and trying to transfer out to UCD. However I could also TAG through a community college. But part of me is too prideful to go to community because I worked very hard to get into a 4 year.
If I go through community, it is gauranteed. But sac state isn’t far from UCD and I would hope theres plenty of people going there trying to transfer. Does anyone have an stats on Sac state to Ucd transfers ?

The CCC TAG program for UCD is a better and guaranteed path if you meet the requirements. CSU to UC transfer is fine, but it is more difficult due to the articulation of the CSU courses vs the UC courses. I would take a look at www.assist.org to see how transfers courses line up for both means of transfer: CCC to UC and CSU to UC. Any way you could contact a transfer advisor at Sac State before enrolling to get some opinions on your chances?

My understanding is that’s it’s pretty hard to transfer from a CSU to a UC. The available transfer spots are allocated predominantly to CC transfers and transfers from other UCs.

I’m also looking for help with appeals if any one can share some insight on that.

I see. I’ll definitely try to contact an advisor to see if this is the best choice for me. Also ask about transfer rates for their school.
I’d really like to experience college though which is why I’m so torn. But I’m in love with UCD and really hope my appeal is accepted. I’m currently reaching out to my teacher to write me a recommendation who’s an alumni. Hopefully that will help me.

Use http://www.assist.org to check transferability of courses from the CCs nearby to UCD and other UCs and CSUs. Note that the transfer pathways are mostly intended for starting at CCs, rather than four year schools.

From Ms Sun’s UC Blog:

Guidelines on Writing Your Appeal

Remember, telling the admissions office they made a huge mistake is not going to help you. For your appeal to be considered, you must prove that you are a much stronger candidate than what was presented in your application. Specifically, you must present new and compelling information that was not previously available to the admissions office. So if you failed to include information regarding extraordinary hardship or exceptional talent/extracurriculars on your application, you can discuss these things on your appeal as reasons for the UCs to reconsider you. Make sure you describe exactly how the exceptional talent/extracurriculars qualify you for UC admissions or how the hardship prevented you from achieving academically.

The focus of your appeal should be why you are an excellent candidate for the UCs, not why your hardship is horrible or why you have to get into the UCs. Your objective is to explain why the UCs should be interested in you, not how much you love the UCs. State your case concisely (one page appeal is ideal and two pages are acceptable) and don’t exaggerate or try to be dramatic. Keep in mind that the acceptance rate on appeal is less than 3% at Berkeley and UCLA, and under 10% at most other UC campuses.