Should I go to UCI or Cal State?

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Okay so I am a community college student curious if I have a chance to get into UCI

In Oct of 2015 I applied to only Cal States (Long Beach accepted, Fullerton waiting, CPP accepted, Northridge waiting, SDSU waiting, and San Bernardino accepted) and I regret not applying to UC’s. Just yesterday I was thinking about what if I can go to UCI and stay another year at my community college to try to get into UCI. I only need Calc 1, Calc 2, and a language. By the end of Spring 2016 it will be four years at community college, is it worth it if I stay another year a total of five years at community college to see if I get accepted to UCI? also I would definitely have to take out a loan. I would get financial aid but only about $6K i believe, so is spending more money/getting loans worth going to UCI? or since I already got accepted to a few Cal States should I just sick to that and attend a Cal State this Fall 2016 ?

These are my stats:
GPA: 3.3678 (if i take the three classes more it will go up to 3.5 or so)
TAG: I would apply it if my application gets approved
Major: Business Marketing
done with general ed and pre-reqs
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Lives: SoCal near riverside
no extracurricular activities but could start volunteering starting this month

please remember I am a transfer student so I am already in college
There are different expectations for HS and transfer students from what I see HS students need higher GPA’s than transfer students

Thanx !

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I would get my Bachelor’s degree at one of the Cal states and if you want to still attend UCI, consider Grad school. 4 years at a CC just to get into a UC does not make much sense, especially if you are relying on FA. As a parent, I would not recommend spending any more time or money in getting that degree. You have some good choices with Cal states, get that degree and run…