How difficult is SBCC?

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<p>Hi everyone, </p>

<p>I'm currently a senior. Throughout high school, my GPA has fluctuated from a 1.5 to a 4.0.
Upon graduating high school, I would have taken 7 AP courses and 10 AP exams; with a pass rate of 90% (darn you, Chemistry!!). </p>

<p>School has never been difficult for me, just a little crazy with distractions. This is my senior year schedule, by the way...</p>

<p>-(AP) Physics 1
-(AP) Statistics
-(AP) United States Government/ (AP) Macroeconomics
-(P) Children's Literature/ (P) Madness and Identity
-(P) Office Applications/ (P) Life Skills</p>

<p>-(CC) United States Government*
-(CC) Music Appreciation*
-(CC) American Sign Language II</p>

<p>*online CC course.</p>

<p>I go to a decidedly funded public school ranked within the top 20 in California. I could get into UCSB if I wanted to (people get into UCSB with 3.5s here easy), because my UC GPA is a 3.75, but I need to start at a CC for financial reasons (and because I want to transfer to Berkeley Poli Sci).</p>

<p>Anyway, what are your experiences at SBCC like? Should I be worried? I think my current CC courses are the same, difficulty wise, as my school's college prep courses. I plan on graduating CC in one year (I'll have 33.1 UC credits upon graduating high school). Should I apply to honors? This is my course load for next year (hopefully).</p>

<p>Freshman Year (15.8, 15)
3-Comparative Politics
3-Political Thinking* (took CC American Govt, and AP US Govt)
4-Statistics, Honors* (taking AP Statistics. Most of my teacher's past students have gotten 5s)
4-Marine Biology (would LOVE to take this with Scuba)
1.8-Skin and Scuba Diving (have always wanted to scuba dive)</p>

<p>3-Modern Europe (I enjoy history)
3-Argumentation and Debate (captain of my school's debate team)
3-International Politics* (after Comparative, shouldn't be too difficult?)
3-American Literature* (took AP English Lang)
3-Conceptual Physics* (taking AP Physics 1)</p>

<p>Should I be preparing for a difficult year? How are the professors at SBCC? I typically enjoy learning. </p>

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<p>Oh, and are there any scholarships for students who did well in high school? My family has a low income for 5 children, and I’m the oldest (1 will be in college while I’m in), so I can really only attend college if I can get in practically free.</p>

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<p>If you are from a low income family, you may want to try the net price calculators at UCs and CSUs, since in-state financial aid is generally good for students from low income families (but you will be expected to take federal direct loans and contribute some work earnings).</p>

<p>Are you local to SBCC and UCSB?</p>

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<p>I’m semi-local! Fourty five minute drive to SBCC, an hour to UCSB.</p>

<p>Honestly, I’d rather go to SBCC just so I could possibly ace out of it and land at Berkeley after a year. </p>

<p>Can I find a net price calculator for CCs?</p>

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<p>Here are some net price calculators:
<a href=“https://webprod.cccco.edu/npc/651/npcalc.htm”>https://webprod.cccco.edu/npc/651/npcalc.htm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Net Price Calculator - UCSB Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships”>http://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/AidEstimator.aspx&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://saservices.berkeley.edu/calculator/”>https://saservices.berkeley.edu/calculator/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;

<p>However, be careful in that they may have different amounts estimated for room and board costs living at home, which probably vary little for you in particular.</p>

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<p>What in the hell. According to the Berkeley calculator, it would cost less for me to attend UCB than it would be for SBCC. Wow. I really messed up. I could have paid less for my education, had I not given up last year (thinking I was doomed to attend a “cheap” CC).</p>

<p>That’s crazy for me. According to the websites listed, Berkeley would cost my parents and me 10 grand, and SBCC 11 (without major scholarships).</p>