<p>I am currently a computer science student going to a four year university in California with a religious affiliation. As an atheist I do not like it here and I do not want to graduate from this university. I have applied to several UC and CSU schools as a transfer but Im not sure that I will get in to them considering the California schools give priority to the community colleges. I was wondering if I dont get into another college if I could drop out and go to a community college for a year and try transferring again. Is this a good idea? Has anyone else tried this? Will my courses transfer? If anyone knows about this or has been in a similar situation I would love to know how it went.
Thanks.</p>
<p>My situation: OOS CC -> California CC -> UC Berkeley (EECS)</p>
<p>Yes, you can do it, and I’m pretty sure you get CCC priority if you do a year there. Be careful with units… UC wants Junior transfers, so most students apply at the start of their sophomore year. There might be a unit ceiling for four year school credits, though I don’t have personal experience with that.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that priority doesn’t mean admissions are easy, especially for CS. It’s impacted at a lot of schools. That’s not to say it isn’t do-able, just that leaving your current school for a CCC doesn’t guarantee you admission anywhere.</p>
<p>Coursework: If your school isn’t on assist.org, you basically have to guess the articulations for everything. Chances are your classes will transfer, but you won’t know officially until much later. At some schools, certain pre-reqs are hard to find. For example, if you end up at Berkeley, expect to have to retake all your lower division CS classes there. Maths and physics will generally transfer without a problem, as will humanities, I think. At least that was my experience with an OOS CC. It’ll be done case by case though. You’ll need a syllabus for each course you want evaluated.</p>
<p>As for good/bad idea: I don’t know. CCC isn’t much fun, honestly. And depending on your target UC, admissions can still be tough, you might end up at your second choice. Is that better or worse than where you are now? That’s up to you to decide.</p>