<p>So my dream school is UC Berkeley, and I found that out after it was too late and I ended highschool and got into a college I hate (San jose state). So i want to drop out and go to community college for next semester and onwards, and then go to berkeley after 2 years, but my friend says that community college is so open to people that classes fill up so fast that you dont get enough units to transfer in your junior year, and its way risky. So is it more risky to go to a CCC and try to take all the GE classes, or stay at SJSU for 2 years and try to transfer to a UC from a CSU?!</p>
<p>SJSU is preety nice....</p>
<p>Stay at SJSU.</p>
<p>If you would like to graduate from SJSU, stay at SJSU. If you would like to transfer to a UC campus, go to a California Community College. The California public colleges operate differently from most other states - UCs ALWAYS give priority to California Community College transfers. Post-ers from other states will not be aware of that fact.</p>
<p>Okay, here's the thing:</p>
<p>To get into UC Berkeley from a California community college takes about a 3.7 to 3.75 GPA at the community college</p>
<p>To get into UCLA from a California community college takes about a 3.62 to 3.70 GPA at the community college</p>
<p>To get into UC Davis, UC Irvine, or UCSB from a California community college takes about a 3.45 to 3.62 GPA at the community college.</p>
<p>If you think you can get those GPAs at the local community college, then go there. If not, then keep taking courses at SJSU so that if you don't get the GPA you need in order to transfer, you can at least still graduate from college eventually.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision.</p>