<p>I’m a community college student attending Lane Community College in Oregon. A California resident, I went to an Oregon JC as a means of getting away from home, experiencing life in a college town (Eugene), living a “college lifestyle,” etc. From the outset of my stint in my community college, I had planned on transferring to a liberal arts school. Because of this, I didn’t concern myself too much with the fact that choosing an Oregon JC over a California one would severely impact my chances of gaining admittance to a UC. Well, I’ve since become interested in UCs Berkeley and LA. My GPA and SAT scores are high, even relative to those schools’ standards, but the chances of being admitted as a transfer to those UCs, coming from an out-of-state JC, are still very slim (on the order of 8%, compared to about 21%, coming from an in-state JC). </p>
<p>So, here’s my question: </p>
<p>Would returning to a California JC for my sophomore year of community college qualify me as a “California community college student,” and thus afford me access to the bump in admittance rate when it comes time to submit apps to the UCs? If it would, would transferring from one JC to another compromise the quality of my application for non-UC schools? I don’t want to come across as uncommitted, fickle, etc. by switching JCs. </p>
<p>First post! Hope to hear from y’all!</p>