Would you give up $30, 000 to go to a Community College?

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<p>After seeing your reply, honestly University of Redlands can't compare, in my opinion, with the reputation and the power of the UC's in California.</p>

<p>Go to the Community College, I think the only private schools worth going to in california that are on the level or better than the uc's, are Pomona, Claremont, Stanford, Cal Tech, USC, and Oxy. If you are in the honors program at a community college and achieve a strong gpa, you are bound to get into other uc's if not ucla, and perhaps some privates. </p>

<p>Redlands reputation wise or name wise isn't as known to the general public than say UCLA or UCSB or UCI, or UCSD. Aim for UCLA.</p>

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<p>Dude you are so right. I think thats exactly what I needed to hear. I did need to hear from other people's perspective, and after reading your comment, I feel much better. I've been freaking about this all day, but your advice is just right. Thank you!</p>

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<p>try the place where u have a fullride. worst comes to worst, drop out n start CC and then >>>>>transfer to ucla FROM CC</p>

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<p>Dude you're crazy take the full ride. Community College is not for straight A students. Plus you will have to spend like two more years in school. Free Ride man dude go to Redlands or whatever</p>

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<p>what's wrong with Mt. Sac?</p>

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<p>Why can't you transfer from the other university? Does that school allow you to create your own major? I've heard of that at a lot of other schools.</p>

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<p>i would say go to the community college first. that way you will never regret not going to ucla</p>

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<p>You are obviously a good student, with all A's. Why didn't you get into UCLA or other UCs as a freshman? Sorry- I don't know much about the Cal system. It just seems like a ridiculous dilemma for someone to have- great grades but having to go to a CC. Not sure I like how California does things. Do you like Redlands?</p>

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<p>go to U of Redlands, or if your heart is set on UCLA, take a year off and apply again later.</p>

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<p>i honestly think a lot of the cc'ers who say go to community college are letting their academic pride get in their way of thinking clearly, because if they were from california they'd realize university of redlands honestly is no where near the level ucla is at, nor in the level of any other uc's.</p>

<p>go to community college. i imagine you'd have to pay for living costs over at u of redlands. just those cost can easily be the tuition you could pay at ucla for a year or whatever.</p>

<p>at least with cali community colleges they're always local, so it'll just be a commuting thing, and you save your self money.</p>

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<p>All right, let me first say that I want to thank everyone who has answered this forum. I seriously have considered all your replies, and all of the replies have weighed in. To answer these questions one by one, I'll start with Hobo's : I remember putting a thread up before about what community college I could possibly go to, and I overwhelmingly got replies to Mt. Sac, even though I insisted that Mt. Sac would be a long way from where I live and I couldn't really consider it as an option. Otherwise, I would love to go there! Still, most of the replies continued to recommend Mt. Sac, so I figured oh well. I didn't want that all over again, so that's why I put that note there. No offense to anyone.
As for Chrissy's question, no I can't really transfer there because UCLA would consider a transfer from Redlands as a last priority, and by then, my major would’ve been most likely filled up. Alas, no hope, and that is why. Yes, I can create my own major at the Johnston Center, a college-within a college-kind of deal at Redlands, I recently, found out. So yea, I do have that option now, which is pretty cool huh?
As for Onemom: yea, that question boggles my mind too...I still can't believe it. Yup, that's how it is in California sometimes.. I love California, I've lived here my whole life, and I guess in my case, It was the luck of the draw or something, and unfortunately this is the hand I was dealt.
Now here's the big finish, and the answer to the last part of Onemom's question. Now, before writing this thread, I must admit that I had not even visited either school. I had never really been to Redlands or UCLA before, and I guess my ambitions of going to UCLA were mostly based upon the name and prestige of the school, because duh, its UCLA! My major I intended to study, molecular genetics, is something I've been taken with for awhile after being introduced to the topic in my AP Biology class last year, and I thought it would be a great start to becoming a researcher in the field (because DNA and cells are so cool..lol..sorry I'm a nerd)..but then IT happened. I finally went to go visit Redlands and this place is so awesome. I can't believe that I would get paid to go here. Has anyone very visited this place??? OMG. It is freakin’ beautiful. The weather is fantastic, the people there are incredibly friendly and helpful, the new fitness center there is so new, there aren’t even scratches on the weights, and it’s a private university, so I’ll get all the personal attention I want, which will especially come in handy if I choose to apply to medical school. I was like whoa! And then I heard about the option of the Johnston Center too , so I can design my own major there anyway. This is when I started thinking about if my intended major is really what I wanted to do…I had only been exposed to a taste of it, and if I take the curriculum of general biology in college, I will become more aware about other potential fields besides what I only learned in high school. Here, I will have the chance to find something I am way passionate about, and I will be financially secure. As commonly heard, usually students end up changing their major anyway, so here’s this chance to go general at first, and then go more specific with postgraduate degree, rather that starting off specific from the start. Now with UCLA, I wouldn’t get all this personal attention (biggest school in the state remember), the same kind of financial aid (trust me , money is a serious issue), I would still be at home for two more years to go to a CC (grr..and I’m ready to fly the coop!) and changing my major if I choose to later on wouldn’t be easy, which would be limiting myself. Looking at it this way, I think that I would end up attending UCLA for the wrong reasons. It would only be to satify a dream that I am not even sure about anymore, adn everywhere I look, Redlands just seems to give me the most options. In addition, my cousin went here, and ended up going to Stanford, so that totally gives me motivation.Obviously, I’ve thought a lot about this, and I’m here to say that I think I’ve decided. I think I will go to University of Redlands. I can always get a post graduate degree from UCLA , and if I excel at Redlands as much as I expect to, I may even earn my way into Stanford too or some Ivy School, which can turn out pretty cool, And like Ilove California said, If anything goes wrong, I can always drop out and go to a CC. And while UCLA may give me a somewhat better chance at attending another prestigious university, I have prayed about this, and I just get the feeling I will be happy at Redlands, and I definetely want that in my college experience. I imagine I will still visit UCLA, but I think I will still stand where I am today. So there it is and there you have it. Thanks for weighing in, and checking with this thread! It lasted more than I expected and gave me pretty valuable insights. Any more comments?</p>

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<p>Congratulations, HappyCrayon. You have put a lot of thought and analysis into this. It definitely sounds like the right decision to me. You are going to succeed and be happy.</p>