Going from UC Davis to community college, back to a UC

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<p>Hi, I'm new on college confidential and I've been searching all over google and can't seem to find a good answer. And I'm hoping someone, anyone here will be able to help me figure out plans for my future.
So as of now, I'm a freshman, in my first year as an undergraduate at UC Davis in the College of Engineering, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. Due to personal reasons, I'm considering going back to community college for a few years, get my GE's out of the way, and hoping to transfer back into a UC, hopefully UC Berkeley.
I was wondering if that is realistically possible in any way shape or form or would I be better off staying at Davis.
I am, or will be, in good academic standing after this quarter (Fall 2013) so it isn't like I'm leaving UC Davis because my grades are bad. Some questions I have is:
Will I still be eligible for TAG?
Is going from UC to CC back to UC possible?
Is readmission to UC Davis difficult if I leave on good academic standing?
Will it be harder for me to apply and get into another UC like Berkeley through this process compared to students who went straight to a CC and are apply for transfer to Berkeley?
Should I stay at Davis?</p>

<p>The whole purpose of this is so I have a better shot at getting into UC Berkeley. I've concluded that Davis may have not been the best choice for me and wish to go to Berkeley. Is it too late for me to do so?
And if I do have a shot at Berkeley, what would be the best way for me to achieve this.</p>

<p>Any and all responses would be helpful.</p>

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<p>I have no idea about your question, but you might have some luck asking in the UC transfer section of the forum:
[UC</a> Transfers - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/]UC”>UC Transfers - College Confidential Forums)</p>

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<p>I am in the exact same position. I am a freshman who attended for 1 quarter and now I applied to a CCC to get undergrad out of the way. I did alot of research and alot of appt with counselors and they told me that it is possible and not at all unlikely that people do this. </p>

<p>-it is cheaper</p>

<p>so I would tell you to do it if you feel it is right. You might regret not doing it, so go for it. If you had an inkling of the feeling of dropping out it might just be what you should do for yourself. it is not as if your dropping your education completely. you have plans to continue so I wouldnt say you could ever regret dropping out.</p>

<p>Readmission is pretty simple. Chances for you to go back to a UC is easy too if you left with 2.0 or higher and even more if it shows you did very well at your CCC. </p>

<p>As for transferring from UC to UC I am not sure.</p>