It can also be done by direct route below 1500' the same way. You will be told to fly direct to Mormon Temple at or below 2500' and make entry from there. This not a clearance. As a student you are not allowed to enter but you should get your instructor to take you into it just to see how the procedure is the same as for Class C entry except that you will be given a clearance. Suggest you go over the boundaries of Class C and see how the footprint merges with Class B Assertive Safety What we do with the aircraft must be done as aggressively as possible to eliminate safety problems.
Situational awareness is a primary requisite for safety.
The pilot must be sensitive to everything than is slightly out of the ordinary. Any attempt to expedite or find an easier way with ATC is likely to contain some unexpected and perhaps less safe factors.