<p>This is actually quite depressing, but I have to say no to UCSD because I cant afford it. </p>
<p>Financial aid makes me sooo incredibly mad. The rich people can afford the UC schools, the poor people get free rides with all of their aid, and the middle class gets stuck with a price too high for them to afford. </p>
<p>and there is absolutely nothing i can do. you may suggest loans, not gonna happen, im not going to go in debt before i even hit medical school.</p>
<p>i can go to a cc, then transfer to ucla, and thus live at home and pay less than 5 grand over four years. or i can go to ucsd pay 10 grand a year, and loan out 40 grand at the end of 4 years. </p>
<p>who would have thought that money limits students that can get into ucsd, looking back from when i was entering high school, i would have never thought that spending all the time and effort on being number one in my class, getting a good sat score, wasting money on prep classes, all those sat prep books, going to a private school since 6th grade, and not cc. </p>
<p>While it may be maddening now, look at it another way: if you're good enough to get into UCSD from high school, you'll certainly do it again. Who knows, you might even do better! Think of it as a forced opportunity.</p>
<p>i know, its just going to be so hard going to a cc. i would love being a part of an actual school, id be so motivated to know that im learning with people who are as smart and 50 times smarter than me. im afraid once i go to cc, i wont be motivated enough to do well, ill feel like i go to a school with a bunch of idiots who cant get in anywhere else (i know this isnt true for everyone, but for a biggg bunch) and ill just be sitting there ****ed off and depressed about being there.</p>
<p>going to a private school, being number one, and being the only one in your graduating class to go to a cc, is so embarassing.
its like, where do you go? a cc.
there isnt a, "but i got accepted into ucsd in there"</p>
<p>mil_ana keep in mind that med schools for the most part do NOT accept cc courses as fulfillment of their prerequisite requirements. This means that you'd have to English, Math and other courses over at UCLA assuming that you're not going to take any upper division classes for those subjects. In essence, you might prolong your undergrad career by another year or so by taking the route you have described above. Also, you'll be missing out on all the ECs that you could have done at a UC as a Freshman and sophomore. In addition, your MCAT scores might be on the lower side if the CC you go to is less than mediocre. I thought I would just throw that out there. I definitely think that you should go to UCSD even though you say it is "impossible".</p>
<p>okay, a lot of people who went to cc then went to a good school, told me that graduate schools do not care where you took your first two years. and im not going to be taking my prerequisite requirements at a cc, im only going to do my general ed there. and ive never heard of anyone prolonging their graduate education because they went to cc. </p>
<p>repeating courses? do they seriously care about your general requirements, the major stuff is only the second two years, why would they care. </p>
<p>and jason lee, unless you got 10 grand a year to dish out for me, id say its pretty damn impossible, but youd know better, right.</p>
<p>Ok, but keep in mind that an A at a CC is not comparable to an A at UCSD. Since med school is so hard to get in, you're going to need to impress the adcoms as much as you can. And courses from a CC just might not cut it.
To tell you the truth, lots of people have to dish out at least 10 grand a year for their college education. I know that I have to in order to go to SD. So I really don't understand why you're so unhappy with your college finances. Just think about the USC kids who are paying 30,000 plus every year. And no, not all USC kids come from ultra rich families. Personally, I would never accept going to a CC since that would mean the past four years of getting good grades and working hard were nothing. In the end, money is not the big issue.</p>
<p>What are you basing your arguments on? I have yet to meet a qualified transfer to a UC who had that hard of a time getting into med school. What's to say that my poorly sampled anecdotal data is less meaningful?</p>
<p>I know what you're talking about. If these guys don't want to listen, just forget about it. </p>
<p>As for UCLAri and mil_ana, sounds like you guys are quite bitter. He was actually trying to help you out, so if you need to vent like that, there's other places to do it.</p>
<p>I'm not accusing jasonlee of false info. Nor am I "bitter." Actually, that was so out of left field I laughed! How can I be bitter when I didn't even apply to medical school and my fianc</p>
<p>yeah....being middle class sucks... i wont get fin. aid bc i have money..but its not even enough money to pay four four years of college
gah
the system sucks</p>
<p>On the average I found that it takes at least 3 years for transfered students to complete the BA/BS program at a strong UC campus because you have to repeat some classes and take some lower division classes required for your major. And your preparation for upper division classes is weaker, especially in science and engineering subjects. So, you may not save much by going to CC.
Furthermore, your high GPA at CC may not be applied to overall GPA at UC. They may give you credit only.</p>
<p>we should change this crappy financial aid system. It's ridiculous how even our own public university system is so freaking expensive. How are kids supposed to get an education? This is clearly one of the many unfortunate problems in America today.</p>
<p>This is just California. Other states have different, and arguably better systems. It's hard to believe as a Californian, but there are actually FORTY-NINE other states in this Union. I agree most are not Californee, but they do exist. And some have good public schools.</p>
<p>I think we pay too much for the "chance" to go to maybe two or three exceptional UCs.</p>
<p>Is there any way you can ask for some work study instead of all in 10K loan per year? And you can work during the summer to cover some cost. I borrowed about 2K each year but that was more than 25 years ago.</p>
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Maybe because we voted for the Terminator. 40% of teachers in my kid's school could be terminated next school year.</p>