Answered by dawncs
Financial aid is adjusted from year to year and from college to college, and two years is a large amount of time to judge what financial aid would do. Also, the more competitive the college makes it harder to get financial aid due to the applicant pool sometimes. If you really want to go to the great private college, either you will be lucky enough to be selected for some private scholarships, the financial aid form works more in your favor in two years, or you will wind up getting getting student loans. However, I do not recommend going for the student loan option more than you have to because it can be pretty burdensome once you graduate and have to repay them. An idea would be to work an outside part-time job or have a work study job, but if you go for the part-time job, it could hurt your financial aid package. However, the community college will help reduce the amount of student loans you will graduate with in the long term which will be great! I recommend aiming for the good student financial aid based on grades. There are some colleges and universities out there who reward transfer students with great grades with good financial aid packages, but the only way to find out is to discuss it with the financial aid office. Good luck!