Not going to orientation...how bad is that?

mikemac
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:04:36 +0000

I saw your post and am sorry to hear about your family problems. It’s actually not uncommon for parents to divorce when a child heads off to college, but its got to be tough to go thru; you have enough changes as it is!

I hope things work out for you and you can attend UCSB. However if worst comes to worst, there are lower-priced alternatives that give you much of the same 4-year UCSB experience and you end up with a UCSB diploma. Essentially you start off at Santa Barbara City College and take part in the guaranteed transfer program. SBCC is pretty inexpensive, your main costs will be books and housing.

I wrote about it in this forum; see the post http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-get-into-ucsb.html There are lax deadlines to apply to a CC, so if it comes down to this it is still possible. And in Isla Vista you’ll always be able to find a room to rent in the fall.