Is community a good choice?

Islands95
Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:28:46 +0000

I applied to UC San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley. I only applied to the last 3 because of parental pressure, they really don’t offer any programs that I am interested in pursuing. I applied to UCSD, hoping I would get in, but knew that my chances were pretty low. I figured that if I didn’t get in, I could always do community, work my butt off, and hopefully transfer there or to some other schools that I’ve found some interest in (I didn’t apply to those places because they are out of state and far away from my hometown, I’m not ready to be so far away yet). I got into Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, but not UCSD. I really don’t want to go to those schools, I’d much rather do community then transfer somewhere I really like. But now my parents are really pressuring me to attend either of those schools and if I end up not finding something I like there after two years I could always transfer out.
So long story short, is it a good idea to attend a UC I’m not interested in for two years and just transfer out, or should I get my first two years done at community college? My parents are moving overseas, so community college would include living in an apartment on my own or with a friend (which actually ends up being cheaper than a dorm). My dad insists that attending a UC is a better choice, I’ve just always thought it wouldn’t be. Thanks! And sorry this is so long.