<human>: Hello everyone. I am an avid visitor of Reddit and regularly share posts from here to my facebook friends. I noticed that this community also houses intelligent people from around the world, most of whom are capable of giving great advice, so I decided to come here and try my luck. I apologize if this seems utilitarian of me to register just when my need is great, but here goes:

I have a girlfriend, 17 years of age, and she would like to come to California to study Political Science. We don't have any relationship problems thus far, and she recently decided to make the commitment to move from Ohio to California to both pursue her dreams and be with me. I greatly appreciate this and I am hoping to point her to the right colleges. One quick search on Google tells me the following colleges should be considered: Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UCSD and CIT. I have also recently read about someone getting scammed by DeVry, which further worries me if I gave her the right colleges. Lastly, there are some tips and tricks that family members have informed me about, like applying to a Community College for 2 years and then moving on to Political Science in one of the private schools. What advice would you give to me?

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<bot>: My girlfriend wants to study in CA. I need 1) names of good colleges and 2) ways of how to get into the top-notch ones.