<p>I graduated High School this June and I'm enrolled in East bay State University for fall. I was a good student when I was in HS. My GPA was (3.5). But some unfortunate things happened and I end up not applying to any UCs. The thing is, I really hate East bay. My dream is to graduate from UC. I know its super hard to transfer from CSU to UC. So I am planning drop out after a semester out of the CSU and then transfer to UC. </p>
<p>Will classes I take in the CSU transfer to the CC?</p>
<p>If your dream is graduate from a UC I would recommend dropping East Bay all together and only attending a CC. This way you can use assist.org to ensure the classes you will take will transfer, you can save money, receive priority in the transfer process and also you no worrying about a unit cap. Just my thoughts on the subject.</p>
<p>Hey man.</p>
<p>Same situation here.</p>
<p>I finished my first year at CSU, and I’m now enrolled in my local CC.</p>
<p>I’m gonna spend 2 years here at CC and transfer over to UCSB, UCLA, UCI, or UCSD.</p>
<p>CSUs just aren’t worth it in my honest opinion.</p>
<p>Tuition just gets increased, and I feel like I’m in high school again at a CSU lol.</p>
<p>Go for it.</p>
<p>Some CSU classes you took might transfer, some might not. It depends you have to take an unofficial transcript of your grades/classes to your couselor at your CC.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>TonyStark93, when you say “go for it”. Which option are talking about? Did you regret going to CSU? Were their times you wished you should have gone to CC instead of CSU? and did the classes you took in CSU transfer?</p>
<p>^ If you think a CSU is like being in high school just wait until you get to a CCC and can relive the 8th grade. I am not joking, CCCs offer has Math courses that contain pre-Algebra and a lot of the students test into these courses!</p>
<p>They have basic algebra even at Cal Poly SLO.</p>
<p>calculus has pre-algebra in it</p>
<p>caldud, hopingtoxfer and lamaitre1, can you guys please give me some suggestions. Should I go just to CC? or CSU and then transfer to UC? and Caldud, I am planning to transfer to UC Berkeley, I am in Berkeley TAP (Transfer Alliance Project). And if I go to CSU, I might not be eligible to be in TAP. PLease Pleaseeeee guys, I need some advice</p>
<p>^ If your ultimate goal is to go to a UC, go to a CCC. Going to a CSU first is pointless and expensive with many downsides when trying to transfer, and no upside. Just understand that a CC is obviously different than a CSU and that it can be difficult to get classes sometimes.</p>
<p>Go to a CC! </p>
<p>I am trying to do a CSU transfer with senior standing and I cannot tell you how difficult that is going to be. I know UCI, UCD, and UCR are probably the only schools that give chances for students to do these. Also, the chances are relatively low (been finding more information lately tho by contacting admissions/people but it IS possible). I was originally a CC student that at the time had huge financial problems but they were fortunately cleared by this summer when it was all too late. </p>
<p>Never go to a CSU intending to transfer as a freshman. I could understand if you wanted to go to a CSU but later wanted to go to a UC.</p>
<p>Go to a CC.</p>
<p>I regret going to CSU wasting time, wasting money, and getting a low GPA.</p>
<p>^But after a few years at a CCC than what? I can easily see a situation where a student really struggles at a CSU, transfers to a CCC and gets good grades since the courses are less demanding. Unless you are satisfied with an AA at some point you are going to have to transfer and go back to a four year and face the rigor of a four year university. The work at a UC is certainly going to be no easier and could well be harder than at a CSU. It is hard to see how someone could have a low GPA at a CSU and expect to get a much higher one by transfering to a UC. The only way I could see that happening is if student was a Physics major at the CSU and transfered to a UC and majored in Communications.</p>
<p>Before running off to spend three years at a CCC in hopes of transferring to a UC, students who are doing poorly at a CSU really should engage is some serious and honest soul searching as to why they get poor grades at a CSU and be certain that it is not simply an inability to do the level of work required at a four year university.</p>
<p>4 year courses are not necessarily easier than community college courses. My UC GPA is FAR higher than my CCC GPA.</p>
<p>^Very true. Lemaitre1 post was not helpful to the OP at all and divulged irrelevant and misleading information.</p>