Congratulations!
Just want to share some of our experience for your reference. My son was admitted for Spring 2022. He didn’t go abroad for the fall semester due to the COVID situation last year. He went to our local CC which didn’t have an articulation agreement with USC. It was a little messy in the beginning to figure out what classes were transferrable, but it worked out OK. He took some classes in the summer and fall to cover most GE requirements. It’s indeed stressful when he saw his friends left for colleges in the fall. The semesters at the CC were not very exciting either. When he eventually arrived at USC in January, he fell in love with the school immediately. In the last two months, he has made a few good friends there and been doing really well academically. He is so happy there, we even have hard time to convince him to take a guaranteed transfer to another great school this fall 
By taking this option, he was able to save at least $35k in the first semester, and he has a scholarship of half tuition for the rest of the time at USC. He got admitted to other schools as good as USC for the fall enrollment, but without any aid. He felt it’s worth the wait.
You don’t need to rush for a decision. Take some time to review all the options, list all the Pros and Cons, sleep on it, and come back to it later.
Wish you the best of luck!
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