I'm depressed about going to community college

I’m in the process of contacting Chapman about aid and if it doesn’t work out Ill commit to UCR, and if I change my mind later I can always back out and lose the deposit. I think CC is the smarter option but I don’t know if I can go through the transfer process all over again especially when it’s going to be this competitive. I’m still considering it though. Also, UCR is a bit tight but doable in terms of affordability for me.