Also, the reason why I was told that is because it was AFTER I accomplished many things at my CC as well as UCLA opening more spots in my major, and so they apparently already felt I could make it in easily. The people who told me was an honors counselor of 15 years, department chair that trained students for the CalTech entrance exams every year, and a professor who transferred to UCLA then MIT to get her PhD. So if they feel with the accomplishments I have achieved that I can make it, then I believe them.