I got wait listed in Csulb, should I go to community college

Colleges and Universities A-Z California State University - Long Beach
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<p>What is the average rate wait list people get accepted in Csulb ?</p>

<p>How hard is it to get classes in community college ? </p>

<p>So can I transfer to ucla after 2 yr of community college ?</p>

<p>Is it true that its really hard to classes ? How hard ? And should I go to cal state Fullerton or community college and transfer ?
Which community college in Orange County CA is easier to transfer and can get all the classes needed ?</p>

<p>And I heard some goes to Two different community college to get classes, is it true ?</p>

<p>Also if u go to two community college does the fadsa or the cal grant pay for both of them ?</p>

<p>I still haven't heard anything from cal poly Pomona so I'm planning to go to community college and transfer but if I can't transfer in 2 years I rather want to go to cal state Fullerton or wait for long beach </p>

<p>And is the classes hard in community college ?</p>

<p>Also if I attend Fullerton community college how hard is it to transfer to ucla ?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I hear if you get waitlisted, its usually filled to the brim. You might have a chance, might not.</p>

<p>It depends on your major requirements and the school. If your major is Comm, prepare for easy classes. If its Bio, some schools need Organic chem which is…hard.</p>

<p>Yes. UCLA has a TAP program with a lot of the community colleges (some dont) which gives them priority for admission (slight advantage)</p>

<p>Community college classes aren’t hard per say, but you can get overridden with work if you’re not careful. Also some of the classes have a tendency for some (certainly myself included) to bore the student. This meant that I was sucked into a 3rd year of a community college (as long as you focus, you should be fine). </p>

<p>CSU-> CSU is possible, but community colleges has the #1 priority on transferring.</p>

<p>In Orange county, OCC has a decent reputation on transfering. Some of the friends that went there got accepted to UCLA. </p>

<p>Yes you can attend multiple cc’s (community colleges). The fafsa wise, I think you can, but it might be slightly tricky. Most of the classes that you need to fill for transfer is usually offered in just one school.</p>

<p>You can transfer in 2 years. I screwed around for almost a year (only took 3-6 units a semester). If I focused, I would have gotten into a university already. I have a 3.4-3.5 GPA, and I got into CSULB and Pomona as a Comm major. Its not terribly hard as long as you keep track of what youre doing.</p>

<p>From my experience, no, classes are not that hard. However, procrastination can really hurt you.</p>

<p>I have no experience with FCC, but you might want to check if they have a TAP program with UCLA</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I met with someone in admissions a few weeks ago. She was very clear, if you are on the Waitlist, you should plan to attend elsewhere.</p>

<p>Community college courses can be tough to get but that varies campus to campus and major to major. I will say, it is easy to get side tracked at all community colleges.</p>

<p>If you have a viable 4 year (CSU Fullerton?) option, I’d encourage you to attend there with the intent to graduate. Fullerton is a good school and will grant you a respectable degree in a reasonable amount of time.</p>

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<p>[2013</a> Student Success Scorecard](<a href=“http://scorecard.cccco.edu/scorecard.aspx]2013”>2019 Student Success Scorecard)
I ran across this link today</p>

<p>Select a CA community college from the drop down box and it will show their profile and success. As you’ll see, performance is all over the map. Hopefully, you’ll find it useful evaluating your options.</p>

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<p>I went to LBCC and was accepted by CSULB and UCI, I opted for CSU over UC simple due to commute, 30 minutes vs. less than 5 minutes. Also, at least for my major, with CSULB you’re not forced to finish the degree in 2 years. Some schools have the courses planned out to where you’re forced to take specific courses each semester, and those courses are only offered every other semester. Meaning if you miss a course it will take you longer to finish. At CSULB from looking at past schedules and the way the program is set up I should be able to finish, as a transfer student, in three semesters instead of four! I also plan on going to graduate school so the move from CSU > UC looks more respectable that UC > CSU. </p>

<p>As far as my experience with LBCC, my experience was quite positive unlike some students I never had an issue with getting the classes I needed. The first semester is somewhat rough due to late enrollment dates, but I’d venture to guess this is the case with any CC. After the first semester I believe enrollment dates are issued in accordance to GPA (higher GPA = earlier enrollment date) veterans and disabled students are also given priority. I made a list each semester and 95% of the time got every class I wanted! My bother attended Cerritos College so thats the only CC I can compare LBCC too, but IMHO Long Beach is a much larger campus and there are a lot more classes to pick from. Overall I’m happy with my CC experience, I made some good friends, and also gained some solid academic references. Another thing with CC’s is the honors program, most of those classes are always empty - for LB all you needed was a 3.0 and two letters of recommendation.</p>

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<p>alright, Fullerton college students here, gonna be transferring to CSUF in fall, rejected by CSULB. i would answer your question as much as i can. </p>

<p>other people had answered you on other stuff, im just gonna give you a brief answer on fullerton college.</p>

<p>the easiest that a fullerton college student could transfer to is cal state fullerton. since it is the priority tranfer school. almost 9/10 transfer student from FJC is tranferring to csuf. i have been at the school 3 yr, i lost count how many kid going to csuf, but there is less than 10 kids who are tranferring to somwhere else. </p>

<p>class are not easy to get at fjc, but situation has improved alot after the passing prop 30 last Nov, the current semester is the first time in the past three yrs that there are good amount of seats left after the main registration period is over. </p>

<p>you can transfer to pretty much all the 4 yr school from FJC, it is all depends on your grade, to be specific, the grade you reported on you application. </p>

<p>if you got into csuf, just stay there, both school are pretty much the same, csuf tho is famous for their teacher and business program. csuf also has a new business building. i visited both, i preferred csuf over csulb. </p>

<p>fyi, csuf is having their new student day THIS saturday.</p>

<p>PS. fullerton college’s financial aid office sucks. give my thanks to them if you are going there.</p>

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<p>@ Lucccky
You should definitely make plans to attend another college just in case the wait list falls through. </p>

<p>Getting classes at a community college is not difficult, but this can vary depending on where you attend the CC and what you major in. Some places have a high number of students that major in the same thing. So obviously it would be harder to get classes in that particular major/subject. </p>

<p>You can definitely transfer to UCLA from a CC. However this takes a lot of hard work.</p>

<p>Fullerton is not a bad school, my friend goes there for international business and loves it. Of course they do have their fare share of problems in the office. As for riverside, personally I did not like it there. They are not very choosey when it comes to applicants either. In fact when I was a senior in HS they asked me to come to their school even though I did not apply. </p>

<p>Transferring from a CSU to a UC is not easy. I have known people who have done it before, but these were beyond exceptional people. Generally I don’t think 4 year universities like to take transfers from other 4 year unis. The classes don’t necessarily articulate and you might end up having to attend a CC along with whatever 4 year uni you go to. For UCLA, there is a program called TAP that gives you a slightly higher chance of getting in as a transfer FROM a CC. However, this means you have to take a few select honors courses, which are more difficult than there regular course counterparts. Check Assist.org for more info on transferring between CC to UC or CSU. </p>

<p>My advice to you is to not choose to go to a university simply based on the fact that they accepted you. This may be a mistake later on in you life when you realize that you don’t want to be there and then have very little options to leave. If you didn’t get into your first choice, but got into your second or third. Take the time to check out those places in person. Take a tour, visit the department you may want to major in and talk to people who go to the school. Basically make an informed decision. And if you end up going to a community college then that’s fine too. You would be able to transfer between 2-3 years and many CC’s in California have guarantee transfer programs. </p>

<p>I hope this helped.</p>