USC or Cal Poly Pomona?

Hi, I am a junior in high school and am considering applying to the colleges above. I am assuming I will get accepted by both. =) I am unsure as to which college to attend. USC is my dream school but it is very expensive and I would have to live in a dorm freshman year.(not exactly my cup of tea) As for financial costs, USC is a private college, therefore in control of their own money and bank(USC Credit Union), which allows them to provide a lot of financial aid and lower cost loans. This simmers down the cost issue.
Another option rather than going straight to USC is to attend Cal Poly Pomona for 2 years (GED) and then transfer to USC for my bachelor's and ultimately my master's. (business) This is a cheaper route, allowing me to save on college costs and mainly overall. However, if I deny USC the first time, will it come back to bite me in the "you know what" when I try to transfer and them possibly not accepting me!? This is a difficult situation. Any advice will help.

PS: This is mainly for me to decide whether to take the SAT Subject Tests and plan my schedule for my senior year. (Just foreshadowing the future) ;)

You won't go to Cal Poly for your GED. A GED is a General Equivalency Degree, meaning you are equivalent to a high school graduate. You will go Cal Poly Pomona for your General Education Requirements and then transfer. Personally, I would see what you can do in terms of scholarships and such as well as just getting in. Don't have your mind set because you don't even know if you will get in. My advice... worry about this later. Right now, just study hard, do well on the SAT's, and apply for scholarships, then when it comes time to make a decision, line up everything in a list/chart and see what wins.

good luck

If you get accepted the first time around don't reject it. USC is a very good school and the GenEDs that you do there is equal to what you would do at Cal Poly Pomona. Plus schools take less transfer applicants than undergraduate applicants.

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