Hi everyone, I’m currently a second years student at a university and due to my school not guaranteeing me housing (and me just being denied on-campus housing as well as not being able to afford off-campus rent in the city of SF) I have come to conclusion that I would need to transfer to a CC.
Due to these circumstances, I would be moving back home to Los Angeles. I am thinking of attending a community college for a year and trying to transfer again to a better university (such as UCLA or USC). It would undoubtably be cheaper because I would not be paying for housing. Do you believe that my situation of transferring from a university to a CC would hurt my chances of getting into a better school? Is there anyone that went through a similar situation? Any advice whatsoever is helpful!
In your other thread it was pointed out that after 2 years at a 4-year school it may not be in your best interest to go to a cc. Are there any affordable 4-year schools near your home? Are your stats competitive for them? If so, take a gap year and apply in the fall.
I’m more wondering if it’d be better to attend a CC in hopes of getting into a better school such as UCLA. In my mind, if I don’t have a choice but to move back to LA than I might as well aim higher than I was
Why attend a cc first? Why not apply directly to the college you want to attend? I don’t think having more lower division credits will help you get admitted to a 4-year school.
Mainly because it would help increase my GPA as well as fill in some credits that would be required to transfer.
If you haven’t met all IGETC reqs, then it would be cost effective to get them at a good cc in the LA area. Make sure you can commute relatively easily. Try to pay out of pocket so that you don’t use up financial aid funds and work the rest of the time. As long as your grades at the csu are good, they’ll know it wasn’t academically related and it won’t impact you negatively. People transfer or move back home for all sorts of reasons. Just keep your grades up and take the missing courses so that you can transfer.