Hello
I need advice for the decisions I am soon to make regarding staying in USC or going to UCLA. I am a transfer student from a community college and I was recently accepted in USC as a computer science/computer engineering undergraduate student. However, due to multiple reasons such as burnout, deterioration from sleep deprivation, health damaged from stress, etc. I ended up in a situation of possibly failing 2 classes this semester at USC. I’ve only been here for 2 semesters (2nd semester in progress) but due to this horrible mistake I am thinking of leaving USC and applying to UCLA for a second chance. I am not sure of the consequences as I’ve never failed a course before and have always been an A student, so the likely outcome of failure is devastating to me. Since I got into USC I am thinking I should be able to get into UCLA and never mention attending USC. I thought of just saying that I’ve been working for 2 semesters instead of attending USC. I know I should talk to a counselor about some of this but they are not available at the moment so…
Should I stay in USC and face the consequences or apply to UCLA while still attending USC (and leave if I get accepted)?