Thanks for the info. I've been hearing good things about the community college route, which I will look into. I'm still gonna apply for my schools, and depending on which ones I get accepted into, I will go on from there. A couple of my friends have decided they will most likely go that route as well (that and maybe because they slacked off too much in HS), so I think it'll be pretty cool to stay home and still be able to hang out with a lot of people. The negative side is, I wanna get out and live by myself. My parents nag me way too much. Also, if you spend your first two years at a community college, where do you live when you transfer? I'm pretty sure the dorms are only for 1st and 2nd year students, or am I completely off? I'd like to experience dorm life, I hear it's pretty cool once you get used to it.
lol Maybe I'm wrong but I think that's the minimum requirements. Like there's a minimum requirement for you GPA that's the same for all UC's, UCR and UCLA have the same requirement, but that doesn't mean you can get into either colleges (UCLA obviously is much harder). But I dunno, if it was that easy I think more people would go that route, wouldn't they?
Not true especially if you're trying to get into Cal. You practically need a 4.0 to get into Cal or scored high on your SAT or ACT exams. Cal and San Jose state are a complete contrast what made you pick those two? I never wanted to live in a dorm, because people I knew living in them hated it. You don't have the same freedom you would living off campus renting a condo or house. If you have problems meeting people or won't know anyone when you first get to college I guess it's beneficial to be in a dorm, but the living conditions are a joke. The best thing you can do for yourself is actually visiting the campus, checking out the dorms and talking to students there. When I applied for college I visited over 10 campuses.
