aye, that’s the rub. Your dreams of UCSD have been crushed and you are finding it hard to love the one who loves you.
And I get it: College Park, MD is no San Diego, CA.
But:
- the CS programs are equally ranked, so although you may feel that UCSD is ‘more elite’, for your subject it is not.
- you will be a viable candidate for better internships sooner if you stay put
- going from UMd to a CC is going backwards and could end up extending the time you need to finish your degree
- crucially, at SD CS is an impacted (oversubscribed) major, and you have to be accepted into it - and there is no guarantee that you will be. At CP you are already in.