Will CCC hurt my education??

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<p>I’m currently a senior in HS.</p>

<p>I have a 3.9 GPA, 2020 SAT (latest score), will receive last one next week.</p>

<p>I really want to go to UC Berkeley, but since my stats are too low, I’m thinking about going to a CCC for 2 years and then transfer instead of going to a CSU or another UC.</p>

<p>But I’m worried that going to a CCC will dramatically hinder my chances at going to a great graduate school like CalTech or MIT.</p>

<p>And I’m worried that I might be stuck in a CCC for more than 2 years because I heard a lot of people can’t get the classes required due to space or they can’t transfer their credits.</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me what their experience is like in a CCC and transferring to a UC?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Going to a community college will in no way hinder you from going to a top graduate school. No admissions committee cares where you did the first two years of your college program.</p>

<p>My father went from high school dropout to Cal paleontology Ph.D by way of L.A. Valley College.</p>

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<p>Very cool story, thank you very much for sharing.</p>

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<p>@polar - thats good to know haha…since ive been at USC, all ive been hearing from everyone is that CC hurts your chances of going to a good grad school because they dont care for what you did there. but if your father did well…maybe theyre wrong. i sure hope so</p>