I suggest do a community college program to save money and then transfer. Transfer students have a better chance of getting in and the requirements tend to be more chill than for freshman. Look into financial aid. Look at it this way, many community colleges have nursing programs that are 2 years. You could graduate as an RN and then transfer to uci For your last 2 years after saving tens of thousands in tuition. I could understand freshman entry to a school with a huge social life, but that’s not uci, just more of a serious mature vibe from what I can tell.