<p>Ok this might be a little lengthy but please help me!</p>
<p>Ok so I graduated hs with a 4.2 gpa and 1800 sat. I want to do supply chain management. My parents said I couldn't go away for school so I only had the choice of going to Cal Poly Pomona or UCR. I really wanted to to go to UCR because it's a UC, more selective and has a better student body. But I was talked into thinking cal poly was better for me and chose cal poly pomona. I am regretting it every day and it's depressing me because I feel every thing I did in hs was a waste . I really don't like the school and am feel that I'm not the same as the students that go there. So the question is do I go there and just swallow my pride for 4 years, go for one year and try to transfer out or what. My ultimate goal is a masters also if that affects anything.</p>
<p>Then why not just go to a CC and transfer to UC and save your money for the graduate work? You sound pretty smart and focused so you may wind up at a better UC campus than Riverside when you transfer, and for the money you’ll save it will pay off well in the long run. Nothing you’ve done is a waste - just keep your eye on the goal. </p>
<p>Good luck! </p>
<p>@Mondut I am not allowed to do cc </p>
<p>Have you talked it over with your parents? The UCs are more expensive than the Cal States, will they still give you the Ok? Have you contacted UCR to see if your admissions offer still stands?</p>
<p>First off, where you get your BS/BA has a small percentage to do with what graduate school you end up going to. You need a good overall GPA and Major GPA, work experience, recommendations, GRE, GMAT, etc. So let’s not worry that far ahead. I have family that went to a CC, then CalPoly, worked for 3 years then went off to get her masters at Carnegie Mellon and now makes a six figure income…I still make more being a UCR graduate with a 4 year degree. I also have family that went to Johns Hopkins and has been mostly unemployed in the past 10 years. It really has to do with the major/field , your abilities/personality and luck when it comes to income and job security after you leave whatever school you end up graduating from.</p>
<p>The college EXPERIENCE is what you make of it, so what are you really not enjoying at CalPoly? Is it something you can change within? I cannot say that I had the greatest time during my years at UCR, at the end of the day it was still school which was more of a chore I knew I had to do, and do well. So I didn’t party, I didn’t do much except for study and go to class and occasionally have a low-key hangout with a few friends.</p>
<p>Now my suggestion is, if you don’t like CalPoly so much and want to possibly transfer out, why aim for UCR and not another “better” UC? Does UCR still have the better business programs and that’s what you are going for? If it’s the parents not “letting” you. Can you research and explain to them the importance of attending something other than UCR? Is this something you can maybe negotiate with them next year when they may think you are more mature? Going CalPoly is going to save you/parents a large chunk of money.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, don’t let your parents talk you out of a major you are truly interested in. I was talked out of a full scholarship to USC, because it was a sports scholarship and my parents didn’t want me to “play for four years” and concentrate on my studies. I was accepted to UCSD and UCSB, but wasn’t allowed to go because it was for Marine Biology not Computer Science. Parents for the most part loves you and wants the best for you, but sometimes your dreams are not the same as theirs and you have to make them realize that. I wasn’t mature enough at 17 to persuade them that a job/career is more than just money. You have to love what you do or it’s just going to be hard. I love the money, somewhat hate my job. Don’t be me.</p>
<p>Hope this shed some light,
-Mike (34yo UCR graduate)</p>