<p>Ohlone and De Anza are my closest CC’s. If I do happen to go to one, I’ll most likely be deciding between these two. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, I think CSU’s have last priority over transferring. It goes like CC>UC>CSU.
TAG guarantess you acceptance to a UC if you have at least a 3.0 or 3.3, one of those two, with the exception of CAL and UCLA.</p>
<p>I want to get into USC after one year because they only need 30 units. But I heard acceptance is harder for incoming sophomores because they focus on your HS grades grades and ACT/SAT score in addition to your freshmen GPA. </p>
<p>Funny story I heard the other day:I have a friend who’s brother had near straight A’s and extracurriculars throughout HS but barely pulled off a 2.0 during his second semester senior year and ended up at SDSU instead of the higher UC’s. After one year of attending SDSU he transferred to USC and is currently majoring in business there. But of course, like I said he had A’s for the most part and they probably took that into account when they evaluated him for sophomore admittance.</p>
<p>^ Really only 30 units? USC would be a dream school for me. So they look at your HS grades (10/11? or everything) and freshmen college grades? Would going to a CSU or CC first be better to transfer to USC? So senior year grades in HS would count then?</p>
<p>Less important than finding a school right now is finding some perspective, as others have said. Step back. Take a gap year, get a job. Enjoy being a high school graduate, an accomplishment in and of itself. Then decide whether you want to settle for a less prestigious four-year institution right off the bat or go to CC for a year or two. There is no shame in community college. In fact, as prices for four year institutions rise, blowing through your general ed credits at a CC may very well be the savvy choice.</p>
<p>What you can’t do is allow your parents to run your life. I understand that they are important to you, and that they still wield a lot of power in your life (<em>sigh</em> being a teenager). But when you allow your own self worth to be determined by others perceptions, you’re setting yourself up for failure. It’s actually a psychological fact–when you stop becoming instrically motivated by a task and allow extrensic factors (like your parents’ approval) to take precedence, your personal joy for the task decreases. So make your own educational decisions. The worst thing mom and dad have to deal with is the stigma of a community college or “lesser” institution. </p>
<p>Whatever. </p>
<p>The important thing is to find a school that matches your interests and allows you the opportunity to pursue your strengths. The more accomplished alumni base of a UC may be an incentive to really work hard in CC. But you do need to dig deep and rediscover that instrinsic motivation, or you won’t succeed–not at a four year college, not at a CC.</p>
<p>I applied to the same exact colleges as you and got denied to UC Riverside and CSU Long Beach… And I really doubt Ill get accepted to any other of the UCs. As far as Calstates im still waiting for CalPoly Pomona if they deny me. Im going to be crushed.</p>
<p>CC isn’t a bad idea to be honest, an extra degree to your name and a chance to redeem yourself to go to the college of your choice (if you do the work).</p>