<p>I agree with @amsstory , sign up for as many CC’s as possible. Maybe out of area where there is a high amount of CC’s and lots of resources (Bay Area for example). I did this and was able to submit my transcript via mail, get pre-reqs cleared right away using my unofficial transcript all via email and took classes online. There is no application fee!!! So apply away! There are however, credit fees of course. 
I’m currently enrolled at 4 CC’s haha.</p>
<p>CCCs will all be limiting how many are admitted next fall. First come, first served? There are no ‘decision policies’ as far as I know…</p>
<p>CCCs don’t charge anything to apply…yet.</p>
<p>You must check each school for application deadlines and registration schedules. Our local CCC stopped taking applications for fall 2011 in March. Another one an hour away only started taking fall applications on April 4. </p>
<p>Be sure you take the English and math placement exams–some schools won’t let you register until you have taken these. No cost for these.</p>
<p>Be sure to file a FAFSA to get any potential financial aid.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>If you sign up for multiple CCs, use common sense and make sure you allow sufficient time to drive between them for each class. Also, you’ll need to become an expert at assist.org to find out which classes are equivalent transfer classes to your target 4-year school.</p>
<p>@Lemaitre1
luckily you don’t run the world .
Students drop classes for a wide variety of reasons .
For me , just about every W I got was due to me going back to work . Sure I’d love to just be a happy student, but living on your own has its price .
Tell me, at the end of the day , who looks smarter</p>
<p>Student A who has 3 w’s since his bio and programing classes were driving him insane .
OR
Student B who has 2 F’s and a D since he was trying to stick it out in classes he was struggling in . </p>
<p>One will have a significantly higher GPA . I’m not saying W’s are the way to go, heck its best to go to class for a week, and if its hard consider dropping it while others can still get in .
But at the same time don’t tell a new student that him getting a W will destroy the educational system .</p>
<p>In the past, CCs did not reject anyone, but…</p>
<p>[Ms</a>. Sun’s UC Admissions Blog - Backup Plan - Community Colleges](<a href=“Error”>Error)</p>
<p>@ thisislife</p>
<p>"Tell me, at the end of the day , who looks smarter</p>
<p>Student A who has 3 w’s since his bio and programing classes were driving him insane .
OR
Student B who has 2 F’s and a D since he was trying to stick it out in classes he was struggling in ."</p>
<p>The answer to this question might not be as obvious as it seems. I know there is a prevailing view on this site that since Ws do not affect your GPA you can get as many of them as you want without it harming your chances of admission to a UC. However, I am very skeptical about that.</p>
<p>If I was an admissions officer at a UC and saw 3 Ws I certainly would not assume the student dropped the classes because he was getting As in them and did not want his GPA to be so high it would embarrass other applicants. The logical assumption is that the student was failing the courses and took the Ws to avoid Ds or Fs that would hurt his or her GPA. Furthermore, I would probably think that instead of having the mental toughness to try to finish the courses with passing grades the student just gave up and took the easy way out. I would not be surprised if admissions officers at the UCs would view a large number of Ws on an applicant’s transcripts as red flags regarding both their academic ability and character.</p>