<p>Miriabilis,</p>
<p>If the truth is that BU would be a hideous struggle, and would wipe out your family’s savings, then you are smart to start out at a more affordable place. Just stay in touch with the transfer counselors at your community college so that you can be set up to transfer into a good four-year college or university.</p>
<p>If you are headed into nutrition or food science, BU probably would not be a good choice anyway. The better programs in those fields are in the large public universities such as Washington State U, Oregon State U, or UC Davis.</p>