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I consider myself a pretty good student. 

I'm going to graduate in June with ~3.5 GPA and a 2110/2400 on the SAT (1450/1600). I've taken 8 AP classes (4 this year) and I've passed every AP test I've taken so far. My extracurricular activities aren't outstanding, but they're at least something.

I applied to every UC school except Merced and Riverside, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and the University of Oregon. So far, I've only gotten into UO, and based on the rejections so far (UCSD, UCD, SLO, UCSC) I don't expect to get into any other schools. My grades senior year have been better than they ever have been, so I'm probably going to appeal a few decisions. 

My question is this: Do I go to UO for 4 years, go to UO for 2 years and then transfer, or go to a community college and then transfer? I've read that CC's get preference in transfer admittance. My dream school is Berkeley, so I would try to transfer there.
<bot>: Do I go to a mid-tier university, or go to a community college and try to transfer to a better school?