And if you try to backup, the CCs block you. I got sick of dealing with my local CC, so I tried applying to one a bit further away. The made me take a placement test and refused to let me take a class because I apparently tested out of it. I do not respect placement tests.

I recently tried the local CC again after being assured that I could retake any class at the 4-year that I took at the CC. This time, they required that I declare a major as a freshmen. I did my own research and know which classes I would need for various majors. I was going to select ones that were requirements for a broad selection of majors so I wouldn't feel like I was putting myself on a rail so early, but they weren't going to let me do anything without declaring something. It's such a stupid requirement when you can just switch later anyway, but it feels like it's designed to cause a sunk-cost fallacy. There's at least one much better school that refuses to let their incoming students declare a major until after their first semester because they want their students to try various things before deciding on a path.

They need to stop trying to be my life coach and just sell me the classes I want to buy.