Can't decide between Community College or first year at Uni to transfer to UC

@needofadvice No, the UC’s only allow 2nd year transfers (or 60 units which equal 2 years). You will have to transfer into a UC as a junior.

There have been students who have completed 60 units in a year (usually also having AP credits), but it isn’t possible for many others. You would also have to get approval from your community college to take that many units. I wouldn’t recommend it - you want to transfer to a UC with the highest grades possible.

I would suggest attending a community college and taking a normal load of classes (15 units) and doing your very best. Attend workshops at your community college on UC transfer’s, work with an adviser to develop an academic plan, and seek academic help asap to keep your gpa up. College Confidential (this website) has a forum for UC Transfers that is very informativehttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/