<p>Should I stay one more year at CC to help make myself more competitive for competition? I've completed all of the course load that I would need to finish my general education credits at most of the universities that I'm applying to, but mathematics. I'm still in remedial math because it's never been my strong suit, and I've been a bit of a late bloomer academically. My GPA by the end of this semester could be anywhere between a 3.0-3.5 by the end of this semester. I've taken well over 60 credits in combination with my retaking classes in the past, and in order to meet admissions requirements to schools that I'm looking into. I have my extracurriculars and leadership into place, but I still have room to grow academically.</p>
<p>By Fall next year, I'll be able to finish Pre-Calculus. Some schools such as UCLA and Berkeley require admissions take place a year in advance (I'm debating on preparing this season for their admissions now), and their websites heavily stress that mathematics credits ought to be squared away. How do these schools approach untraditional college students with regards to math credits? </p>
<p>If I spent the extra year in CC, I would take exploratory coursework that would help prepare me toward a major of study. Because I have vast interests that I'm confident I could excel in, I have issues settling down on one choice. I'd take course work in business, computer science, and design and would be prepared for a major of study in any of those fields by the end of next year, ready to make a decision in one. However, I'm 24, many of the schools I'm looking into start in the fall, and I'd be 26 by the time I potentially started at any of them; I'd like to graduate sooner than later.</p>
<p>Should I stay and extra year, or apply to these schools this year anyway? </p>