Moving to go to Santa Barbara city college .. HELP!?

Interesting. A person claiming to be 31 years old who will become a high school senior this year. Amazing.

You were probably reading about private dorms off campus that are in SB, it won't really be the college experience, but more so than living in a regular apartment. But it's like living any place there are lots of college students. Living on campus at UCSB is much different than living off campus.

Take a tour, you'll see what I mean. While there are lots of student type apartments around SB, and the prices are "reasonable" -- that's by SB standards, which is one of the most expensive places to live in the US! (The private dorms tend to be on the high side for rentals, and not as nice in person as in photos.) How would you be able to pay for the expenses?

It's different taking out loans for the UC's, than CC's. Even if you have all intentions to transfer from a CC, sometimes things don't work out. Look at the UC's for guaranteed transfer with completion of a TAG program.

That isn't available for UCLA or USC, however, you can complete the Honors/Scholars program and get priority consideration for UCLA transfer. There isn't much difference in transfer rates to UCLA from all the CC's, it averages about 30% of applicants -- so about 70% of applicants are turned down. USC is $60,000+ for 9 months for tuition, fees, room & board, double the UC CA resident cost which is about $30,000.

These are the amounts for a very tight budget, living like a starving student, and usually without a car. You don't mention your grades, but you should apply to UCSB if you've taken the a - g requirements and have the minimum GPA requirements for a UC. They admit about 45% of applicants, but it is still quite competitive (3.98 avg admit GPA, 1900 avg SAT), but you never know.

Write a killer essay, get advice, it makes a difference. And if you really want to get away from home, and you meet the requirements, then apply to the less desirable UC's like Riverside and Merced, with admission rates of about 78% and 90%, and average admitted freshmen GPAs of about 3.6 and SAT scores of about 1650. (Much lower than UCLA, where it's over 4.0 and over 2000.) You can check the Freshmen Profiles here: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ad... Click on the UC, and then Freshmen admission profile.

Be sure you understand how to calculate your GPA for UC purposes, it's done on specific years and classes. Your high school counselor can help you. Make sure you're on track for the a - g's, and your GPA is high enough (3.0, no grades lower than a C in the a - g's).

You can find all the info on the UC website. You have to consider if you attend a CC then you may have to spend longer than 2 years there, because it's so difficult to get the classes you need. Budget cuts and a bad economy means canceled classes, and more people attending CC's to learn a new skill to get employed.

You must be very flexible with scheduling and that's tough if you need to work. Finding a job will be tough enough. If you can live at home, going to a local CC and then transferring to a UC after 2 years (better chance with no/low at home rent, as you can be more flexible with your schedule, thereby getting more of the classes you need) is one way to do it, and not end up deep in debt.

Good luck!

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