<p>I just want to add a couple things since I attended both a community college and UCR. The first thing I disliked about the community college I attended was many classes were dumbed down, didn’t teach much, and there is a very noticeable difference in the amount you learn at a four year school compared to a jc. A personal example I had was taking an accounting class that was practically the same at both schools, yet I learned so much more in a quarter at UCR then I did in a 16 week semester at the junior college. This led me to feeling I was unprepared for some of the tougher upper division classes that I entered into when I transferred, and that I was behind in many ways due to a lack of challenging material at community colleges.</p>
<p>Now I don’t want to say that you shouldn’t attend a community college first, or that your experience will be like mine, but personally I wished I avoided the community college route altogether. Going for the prestige of UCLA, UCB, etc. is great and all, but it’s going to be a tough challenge entering those schools as a junior after attending a community college for a couple years. (It’s all up to you though! Don’t ever base your choice on one person’s opinion).</p>