<p>Something else to think about… a ton of my friends graduated from schools like University, Troy, etc and even with competitive applications, a lot weren’t accepted really anywhere let alone schools like Cal and UCLA. Freshman admissions is MUCH more competitive than Transfer admissions as a whole, especially if you’re graduating from a school that is saturated with high-performing students. My roommate had an UW 3.8X W 4.2X (among other qualifications) from University High and didn’t get into Cal and was waitlisted at UCI (not counting Riverside’s automatic acceptance). Instead of choosing one of those and despite her performance in HS, she decided to go to CC and try again for Cal. She maintained a 4.0 as a bio major at our CC and applied to MCB. We’re both starting there this Fall.</p>