<p>I got accepted to several UCs. I chose to go to UCI. I went to the orienation and I loved it; great people, campus, everything!</p>
<p>Here is the problem. My ultimate goal for years has been the infamous USC film school.</p>
<p>My plan was to go to UCI for the general education, then transfer to USC.</p>
<p>I looked at USC's transfer site, and they stated that only 10% of their transfer students came from CSU/UC schools, and 64% came from community colleges.</p>
<p>In your opinions; is it wise to drop UCI and pursue a community college, in order to have a great chance of getting into USC later?</p>
<p>My dilemna is that I feel like I wasted all that hard work in high school trying to get into good colleges; I feel, that by dropping UCI and going to a CC, I am going backwards. I feel like crap. So many people work hard in high school and CC to get into schools like UCI, now im decideing to go backwards..</p>
<p>But my ultimate goal has and always will be USC film. So I guess its a sacrafice I have to take.</p>
<p>Look at the acceptance rates for people coming from both sources. Is there less applicants coming from UC/CSU campuses because it is more difficult to transfer from them to USC, or simply because many less people are trying to get into USC from a UC/CSU campus than from a CC? Logic would dictate the latter.</p>
<p>USC's film school is probably the top school of its kind and it is very, very hard to get into. The chances of transferring in are small for anyone -- regardless of whether you come from a UC/CSU, a community college, or even a private college. I'm not saying that you can't do it, but you need to be realistic and understand that you may not get into the film school. </p>
<p>So you need an alternate plan, just in case. And certainly you will get a much better education at UCI than at a community college. So dropping out of UCI now for a community college just because of those particular transfer statistics (which as amciw pointed out may be more dependent on sheer numbers than anything else) seems very ill-advised. </p>
<p>I understand that USC's film school is very difficult to get into. I have been preparing a resume for myself for many years now. I have taken video production classes, film analysis, president of american student film society, won 6 awards for my short films, and even conducted an internship as a production assistant on a commericial. I am NOT one of those aspiring film students who lacks knowledge and a resume that has high hopes into getting into USC film. I have been working around film for several years now. Whether a huge background will help or not, I will definently contact USC and ask them about the transfer rates.</p>