<p>I am a first year at UCSB...and I really don't think I like it here. I live in the dorms and my home town is only 45 mins away. I really want to be living back home. I was thinking of transferring to a cal state, but I would need more units to be able to transfer, so my options are either staying at UCSB one more year (which I would have no way of paying for if I still lived in the dorms) or going to community college for a year until I get the credits needed. I've been miserable at SB, but it seems to be so frowned upon going from a UC to community college...Opinions or Suggestions?</p>
<p>I’m really sad you feel this way about SB but it happens. Last year, a good friend was here but dropped out winter quarter <em>as you are thinking</em> of doing because she was miserable as well. She’s happily attending community college back home without a problem. This is one case, I don’t have to much advice, other then go with your gut feeling (don’t do something that will make you even more miserable and spend way to much money on <em>staying here another year</em>) but then again if you do stay, you might begin enjoying SB and wish to stay. ITs a tough decision dear, but its really up to your comforts and how you feel and what you really want. Thankfully you are still only in your winter quarter and you wont be behind if you do decide to go to a CC. But make the decision soon so you don’t get behind with your education. <3 good luck!</p>
<p>my roommate (my freshman year) also didn’t like it here. she stayed until she finished her first year before going to community college…</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I’ve decided that I like UCSB as a school, the classes are great and I love the professors, I just don’t like living here. I’m gonna try to finish out the year, and because my hometown is just a little under an hour away, I’ll just commute for next year. Easy fix :)</p>
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I’m sorry to hear that you’re disappointed living at UCSB, but it happens. I don’t know who is doing the frowning you mention, but I don’t think it should prevent you from switching to a CC and in fact it might be in your best interest to do so. </p>
<p>I suggest you speak with an admission counselor at the CSU you are considering to discuss your options. As you probably know, the state is in a budget crunch and they’re really tightening down on higher-ed funding. As a UC student you will of course be well-qualified academically to go to a CSU school, but they may not have room for you. One article says that in the last 2 years the system turned away 40,000 students <a href=“http://www.braintrack.com/college-and-work-news/articles/california-colleges-and-universities-face-severe-cuts-11011101[/url]”>http://www.braintrack.com/college-and-work-news/articles/california-colleges-and-universities-face-severe-cuts-11011101</a></p>
<p>As part of the state master plan, priority in admission to UC and CSU campuses is given to CC transfer students which is only fair; you <em>could</em> continue at UCSB for 4 years and graduate but someone that’s topped out at a CC has no way to get their BA/BS from a CA public so they get preference. In fact, depending on the CSU campus CC students may even qualify for a <em>guarantee</em> of admission. </p>
<p>Not only that, many CSU schools have the notion of a “service area” and so they give first priority to students from CC’s in their area. Here is the list: <a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf</a> Although SDSU isn’t 45 minutes away from UCSB so its not where you live, this link tells about their admission policies which give an example of the CSU process. You can look up the pages for the CSU campus you are considering. [SDSU</a> Upper-Division Transfer Fall 2011](<a href=“http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/apply/114/trns.html]SDSU”>http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/apply/114/trns.html)</p>
<p>Best of luck in finding the right fit and best path!</p>