How can I get into a top tier/ivy school

[nick_scheu]

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I’m going to transfer to a 4 year, SDSU or SJSU, would it be possible to do extremely well for a year or two and then transfer to a top tier school? (NYU, Penn, North Western, MIT, etc).

No. </p>

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Or have I pretty much screwed myself

Yep.</p>

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am I going to have to go for a Masters from one of these schools since I’ll be so close to obtaining my bachelors?

Yep (if you can get in at all, coming from a CC and CSU with a 3.5 GPA [max]).</p>

<p>I also second Lemaitre1’s point. It’s unlikely you have been/will be accepted to both SJSU and SDSU with a 3.0.</p>

<p>My advice? Apply to Davis, Irvine and SB. You’ll likely have a better chance there (even though you can’t TAG) than at those CSUs because of the local service area preference.</p>