Decision: CC vs Lower Ranked School

Stairs
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:26:04 +0000

So I’m in kind of a rut. I don’t know what to do. So I was a mediocre high school student, I only got a 3.2. I applied to a bunch of csu’s and uc’s and only got accepted to csu’s. The best school I got accepted into is CSULB. I’m pretty disappointed because I know I can do better.
I hate living at home, my parents and I have our differences due to our different religion and views. The way I get put down for everything I believe in really depresses me, it’s not healthy.
So here are the pros and cons I see: (Btw, I’m studying Computer Science and
Engineering)
CSULB:
Pros: I would have fun and get to move out right now.
Okay school
Get to know professors sooner for future recommendations

Cons: Not really highly ranked
Expensive (for me)
Not well known out of SoCal

Staying at a Community College:
Pros: Save money
Get higher GPA to transfer to a good school, hopefully UCB, UCI, UCLA or U of W

Cons: Would live with parents
Stuck in my tiny boring town
There’s this saying that if you stay here, you’re stuck. Almost nobody transfers from the local CC, they just end up staying home because it’s “easier”.