I am deciding between going to a small college (about 8 thousand undergraduates) and a large university (about 30 thousand undergraduates). I was accepted to a smaller pretty decent college where i believe i could be towards the top of my class ( my test scores and gpa were at the top 10 percent of students accepted), and be more competitive for opportunities presented at the school. But i was also offered to enroll in the scholars program at Santa Monica Community College where they guarantee you admission to UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, after i complete the transfer requirements. My thinking is that if i go to the smaller college I would be more competitive to receive opportunities for job offers, internships, scholarships etc. rather than going to a large school with much harder competition.
So my question is: Should i go straight to the smaller less prestigious college where i would be towards the top of my class, or should i wait a year and transfer as a junior to UCLA, a more prestigious school, but would be probably middle of my class?
