Decision: CC vs Lower Ranked School

moonchild
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:53:17 +0000

I don’t know your financial situation, but you may be able to go to a different CC if you could find a living situation that is commutable. Do you have a friend or relative who lives in an area that has a different, but good CC? If you could work out a suitable living situation away from home, you might be able to have the live-away experience and still prepare for a UC transfer in two years. The only thing keeping you at your current CC is your residence.

(A friend of my son’s wanted to go to SMCC instead of our local, so he and a couple of friends found a cheap place to rent together in that district. He transferred to UCLA after two years, and graduated with honors.)