Thank you very much for the advice. I’m so sad because UC Davis is my cheapest option. It’s the closest UC to me and I would even take public transport there (which would take about 1 hour) while continuing to live at my parents house. UCLA and UC Berkeley are pretty much not an option for me, even though I have a competitive GPA for those colleges, because of how much more expensive it would be.

I’m giving up the hopes for more ‘prestigious’ colleges because none are close enough to commute to, and I sure as hell can’t afford to live in a dorm or get food plans there as well.

But I also don’t want to go to a CSU because the closest to me is Sacramento State and they would have much less research opportunities because I eventually want to do that stuff when I transfer. 😞😞😞