Should i attend community college or a 4 year university?
You have already completed a year at the university. I see no real advantage to you transferring to a cc at this point. I believe it will put you behind. First, in the attempt to transfer your current credits to the cc, and then, when you attempt to transfer to a four year university. If you'd started at the cc, it would be a different story. But you did not, and I'm afraid it will put you behind. It also doesn't look great to grad schools if you have multiple transfers. If your current university is of good quality, and you like it, I suggest you stay there. Rather than transfer to cc in an attempt to save money, instead, see if you can't take some classes at the cc this summer and transfer them back to your home university. In this way you get a bit ahead of where you are now at the university, and if you do this a couple of summers/winter breaks, perhaps you can graduate a semester or more early, which will save you money in the end. Speak to your academic advisor about this. To lessen your debt, other things you can do include: - Try to become a Resident Assistant (RA) at your university. At most schools, in exhange, they'll give you free room, and often a small stipend. That can really save you some money, and it looks good on a resume - Try to take on a profession-related part-time job at school. For example, with your interest in justice, you could work security, or in the library, or with the English, do tutoring on campus. - Speak to people in financial aid and ask about scholarships that you can apply for. A lot of those are merit based, not need based, and since you probably write well (English degree), you stand a good chance at getting something. - Check any groups that you or your parents belong to, used to belong to, or could belong to due to ethnicity or etc. For example, even if they've never belonged, if you're Irish, check the Ancient Order of Hibernians and, if Catholic, the KOC for scholarships. Even if you cobble together a few, small scholarships, it can really help lessen the burden.
Should I go straight to 4 year university or community college?
Community College and then 4Year college is a great idea and a huge money saver. ONLY given the community college of choice has a contract with your 4 year college of choice. You don't want to go to the 4 year school and find out most if not any of your credits didn't transfer and now you have to start everything all over. Many big schools like UCLA, Drexel University, MIT, they don't have contracts with community colleges. B/C the type of education you get at community is much easier and more geared towards working people and adults. There are some very good community colleges though. If you are bad in math get all that done and your gen-eds at community. Almost always gen-eds transfer. Also talk to your 4 year school of choice and plan long term with that in mind...not community. ALWAYS REMEMBER a college is a business. If you don't pay they don't let you go to school. SO always know that they want you to stay longer.....because the longer you stay in school the more money they make. Community college should be a part of your strategy towards a successful, timely and cost cutting strategy to get a degree. Not just a way to make school last longer while you figure out. This should help you: Myers Briggs Personality Test: https://www.mbticomplete.com/en/index.aspx?gclid=CLOAkb7blacCFaE65QoduRiYbg And you can get the Strongs Personality Test as well. Don't do something or get a job doing something where it feels like a job. Do something where you get up every morning and say "life is good" and play the song ......'My life be like oooh aaah' while you drive to work. NOW go kick some *** kid! You and I are future leaders in training. Check into "Napoleon HIll" and "Dale Carnegie" their books online. Yeah they made more millionaires in history through their philosophy, how to deal with people and their professionalism in history....this is no sales scheme. P.S. LOOP HOLE: If you finish at least one semester in Community by that time you have a GPA. And if you have a good GPA now you can get into any 4 year college with ease and without (As in WITH NO NEED OF) any SAT or ACT exams. And Community colleges do not need SAT or ACT exams.
Did you go to college immediately after high school?
The year was 1986. I went straight to one of the top ranking colleges in the country, to find out that my parents could not pay for it and that I didn’t really know how to study in spite of my good grades. What would have been my second semester, and the following summer, I spent licking my wounds and working at a bank. I started over the next year at a community college, graduated from that and then got my BA in Fine Arts even though my family’s hearts’ were set on Law.I realize this is more information that you asked, but I wanted you to know that everyone has a unique journey and that there is no shame in starting late or starting over.Ms. Andrea, Homeschool Advocate
Why do people go straight to a 4 year university instead of community college and then transfer to a university?
Actually for two reasons:It is almost impossible for someone to attend a community college for two years and then transfer to an elite private universityAnd the elite private university will only charge what the family can afford (EFC = Expected Family Contribution). Therefore, it is actually More cost-Effective to directly start as a freshman at an elite private US universityMany students and families can afford the extra money to attend a four year Public in-state college.And one gets a better feel for the community at the four year college and it is a better maturation process, since the person has to live away from home for four years rather than only for two, since one lives at home for a community collegeA community college to public university in that state is a good choice for:People who not only are poor, but also must Work in order to help support their parents and siblingsStudent had a poor showing in high school and needs to prove her/himself academicallyStudent does not know what path to take for a major or a careerOtherwise, spread your wings and Move Out and attend that four year college.All the best.
Should I take a gap year or go to a community college and transfer?
A2A. I really like James Leland Harp’s answer.If your situation is that you did not get into any 4-year college, your best bet is to go to a community college right now. You can always practice for the ACT while you are doing that anyway.I have hired lots of people who started out in a community college, then transferred. What counts is the degree you get in the end. It is possible that your GE classes may be marginally better in a UC — but it really depends upon who is teaching them. So I would not make this a criterion.So go to a community college right now! You can always reapply next year while going to community college, but now you’ll have two options — direct admission and 2-year transfer, a much better career plan.
Transferring from community college to university...?
Hey there folks, I am in 11th grade, and currently studying to take my SAT in May. I am going through all the study books and SAT prep guides, and I'm noticing that this stuff is really hard. Now, I'm not trying to be a downer or anything, but just realistic, and reality here is that I am probably not going to do very good on the SAT. So I had some questions about Community College. First of all, do they check your SAT scores? Will they decline to accept me if I do bad on the SAT? I definitely want to transfer to a university after community college, so how does that work? Do I stay at community college for 1 year, study a little bit more, take the SAT again and apply for a university? A lot of people say that you will save a lot of money if you go to community college for 2 years, and then transfer after that. Is that true, and if it is, then why is that so? Also, if I do end up staying in a community college for 2 years and then transferring, will I still have to attend university for 4 years? Therefore having to do a total of 6 years of higher education after high school? Or will I be able to get a bachelors in 2 years from the university, because I had already finished 2 years that the community college? Arrrgh! This whole college business is really confusing!