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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>I’d wanted to ask you a little bit, what do you think about my situation, getting accepted in a CC in California. Im an International Student from Austria, and I’d like to apply to some good CC in the CA area like SMC, SB, De Anza or Mt. San Antonio as a transfer degree student. </p>

<p>There are only a few problems: </p>

<p>My so-called Matura grades are not very good, they are like average, because I did a lot of volunteer work and extra-curricular activities and wasted a little bit of my time.
Now I discovered a new opportunity of getting my dream come true: applying at CC to study in the US. My longer-term plan would be to transfer to a well-known USC or even better UC university (like UCLA). After that I want to go to law school or make my master degree at a Ivy league university (or top 20/30 uni).
I know I have to work hard - even harder than ever before - to get good grades, but it is my will.</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular activities/volunteering:</p>

<ul>
<li>school representative, 1year</li>
<li>representative of vienna’s students (area representative), 1year</li>
<li>made the vienna’s students newspaper</li>
<li>founder & head of the school’s own school newspaper, 1year</li>
<li>active in a students right group, 3 years</li>
<li>journalist at the students corner of a nation-wide newspaper (DerStandard - they also have a coop. with NYT in the US)</li>
<li>completed a 6 months training as a leadership & communication consultant </li>
<li>i held several seminars for students in communications, leadership, motivation skills, team-building etc. </li>
</ul>

<p>other activities:</p>

<ul>
<li>completed the FCE exam</li>
<li>two weeks volunteering programm in a asylum for the blind</li>
<li>two weeks spent in France, Antibes, completed the programm with A2+, highest grade you can get</li>
<li>played two years in a basketball team</li>
<li>i play a little bit of piano & guitar</li>
<li>i speak german, turkish (first language); english (fluently); french (good basic skills); italian (basic skills)</li>
</ul>

<p>Now I’m arranging my portfolio including:</p>

<ul>
<li>TOEFL, grades from high school (Matura/abitur)</li>
<li>essay</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ul>

<p>What do you think? Is it worth applying at CC? Would they take me with the right TOEFL degree? </p>

<p>I would be grateful for any information!
Thanks a lot!!!</p>

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<p>I don’t think you need to apply to a community college, just register. Good luck</p>

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<p>You mean, I could just sign in and that the schools don’t select?</p>

<p>What do you think about my chances at a 4-year school?</p>

<p>Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>Just call a CC in the location of your choice and ask them how an international student would register. You don’t have to apply. </p>

<p>Some California CCs I would recommend:</p>

<p>Butte College-Chico, CA.
It’s sort of a party school if you care. It’s not a beach school or anything. It’s by CSU Chico way up near the top of Cali</p>

<p>Cuesta–SLO, CA.
beach, right by a top rated CSU, Cal Poly SLO)</p>

<p>Santa Barbara City-- Santa Barbara, CA.
beach, right by UCSB.</p>

<p>These three all have residential dorms for the CC students, all are in college towns, and all will give you a “college experience.” </p>

<p>You could transfer fairly easily from any of these schools to UCLA or UCB if you get a really good GPA and have ECs, which of course is somewhat difficult to do, depending on your study habits. </p>

<p>I can’t chance you for a 4 year university because I don’t know your grades or how your education system works, but I’m sure you could get into some good ones based on your ECs.</p>

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<p>Actually Im looking for a cc where the academic standards are very high and where the people know the time, when the time is to study and when the time is to chill out. I am a type of student, who needs discussion and student participation in class, to get motivated. </p>

<p>Im still not sure if I should enroll in SBCC or SMC.</p>

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<p>You DO need to apply to CCC’s, but it only takes minutes. I believe the application process is a little different for international students.</p>

<p>CCCApply
<a href=“http://secure.cccapply.org/[/url]”>http://secure.cccapply.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>International students on a visa
<a href=“http://secure.cccapply.org/Apply/international.asp[/url]”>http://secure.cccapply.org/Apply/international.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;