Undergraduate @ SJSU vs. Transfer to UCLA

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I’m currently a senior in high school and I’ve been accepted to San Jose State University as Undeclared.

There’s only one problem, though. I’m not 100% sure if going to SJSU is right for me. I’ve visited the school twice and I do think that the atmosphere, the community, as well as the educational side of the school is great, but the only thing keeping me from choosing San Jose is if I would be better off attending a nearby community college and transferring to UCLA or some other UC that might offer me better/more opportunities than SJSU could.

Some points that might be helpful:

  • I am a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area so I’m more familiar with SJSU than with the LA basin
  • I have not been given any type of financial aid at all aside from choosing loans
  • Leaning toward Political Science and/or International Relations as my designated majors

For any help that I can get right now, decision day is in two weeks and I have in this time frame to decide. I am hoping for any of you to know which path would be better for me in the long-run.

Thank you all in advance.

TL;DR - What’s a better choice for me: Attending SJSU or going to a community college and hoping to transfer to UCLA or a UC in general?

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I was in a similar situation as you and decided to take the community college route. It’s cheaper, I’ll be able to explore my options, and I’m going to end up at the school I actually want to go to. Idk if this helps at all, just thought I would let you know what I decided when I was in your shoes.