<p>Prologue (optional)
[I’ve been a complete idiot and had no clue about the college process when I immigrated to the US. Now I’ve been accepted to UIUC (UIllinois) and just started my online registration, I’m hard pressed to find any classes that aren’t already full. So due to my stupidity I got useless housing and crappy courses.]</p>
<p>Since my admission to UIUC there has been discussion whether I really should attend due to costs etc. My question to all that is would it be viable to enroll in a CC and finish the general education requirements and apply after a year or two. My father’s reasoning for this is that I still get the U of I degree even if I attend CC. So is it feasible to withdraw acceptance and enroll in CC.</p>
<p>I tried to keep this short, sorry.
Thanks</p>
<p>Many people do this. Don’t worry about it. Oftentimes graduate school is the only thing that makes a major difference. So long as you get your undergraduate degree somewhere, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Yes, you can do that.</p>
<p>The experience of attending a CC is different than that of attending a university, but you can get a good basic education in both places. You’ll save money. And if you attend a CC and then move to a public college or university you should be protected by agreements that you can transfer credits. (That’s something you’re going to want to talk about with your CC advisor. Not everybody at the 2-year schools intends to transfer to a 4-year school, so they won’t just expect that you need classes UIUC is willing to give you credit for.) </p>
<p>If, on the other hand, you really want to go to UIUC this fall, you might want to educate yourself about how the add/drop period works there and try to get a sense of whether it would be possible for you to get into classes you like better at the start of the semester.</p>