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Originally Posted by Moses
The University of Oregon is on my sons short list for colleges.
Another option for him is to spend two years at the local community college then transfer in to UC Santa Barbara or UCLA for his last two years. That would be OK, but he'll miss out on those first two years of "dorm life".
Well, Pelicans. What can you tell me about the University of Oregon or the city of Eugene, OR?
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I have no working knowledge of the University but I do like Eugene.
I would not, however, discount the community college notion. A lot of my high school buddies went that route because they wanted to get into a particular UC school but didn't quite have the grades.
Most of them moved out of their parents house and shared apartments, replicating "dorm life", learning a lot about themselves, working hard and getting 4.0 grades. All but one made it into the UC college of their choice.
I wish Maryland had the same robust JC system that California has. Frankly, why pay insane amounts of money for Eng 101/102, Spanish 101/102 at a large university when it all counts the same at the JC for a fraction of the price?
Good luck. My Daughter is a junior in HS this year...
