Rich people are everywhere. They just don't tell you that. Start writing letters to people in your church, mosque, temple, ashram, etc. Tell them what you are going to do for them for their help. Just write and write and write..... no emails or texts allowed. NONE. I am talking a handwritten letter.... no typing. I don't care if your handwriting is ugly. Make sure you give a synopsis of yourself and then what you will do for them when you graduate or while you are going to school. Work for them on the weekends or nights or days while you go to school at night. Tutor their kids. Got to give it to get it. That is the way of the world. You write enough honest letters and you will get someone to help you. Get a list of doctors from the internet near you and write them letters in your hand writing. No form letters. None. No typed letters. Make them look as honest as possible without sounding wimpy. Be sure to be honest, honest, honest.Go to an attorney and ask for a free consultation, labor lawyer, and tell them what you want to do and ask him to draw up a legal contract for you to give to the person that agrees to help you so that things are spelled out clearly of what you will do and what they will do. Women are more willing to help then men but send letters to both. Save everything. Get a folder and organize so you can keep track of who said what and don't annoy them with another letter for at least 6 to 9 months. Call them and ask them to call you back with a yes or no. There are tons of free legal clinics in the USA that will be happy to help you with your contract. They have lawyers that contract with them and give their services for free. Yours is an easy case to do.Peggy, you have your work cut out for you. There are no free rides. Promise to help someone once you get your education and mean it. You can do this if you really want the help. There are people that want to help but you have to ask and you have to be willing to do something in return that is legal, ethical and moral. Why do I say that? Because there are people that will help you but the price you have to pay is too heavy. When you do it my way, you have what you want and you are clear. Oh and it pays to be cute.
Yes, there is most definitely a possibility- one of the main reasons people go to community college is because they weren't able to get into a four-year college as freshmen. At the UCs, it's actually easier to get in as a transfer student than as a freshman.Now, to give an example, I shall summarize my life story starting in 10th grade (anyone following me may notice that I love telling my life story). I actually didn't finish 10th grade and went to continuation school the next year after not completing the second semester. After a short while there, I left with a diploma equivalent (I took the CHSPE which is comparable to the GED) and started attending community college where I initially placed into trigonometry. After two years, I was able to transfer to UCLA and after two years at UCLA I graduated with a B.S. in chemistry. Additionally, I was accepted to two schools yesterday to pursue a Ph.D in physics specializing in quantum computing and am awaiting responses for seven more. Community college is the second chance for everyone who for whatever reason failed miserably (or even moderately) in high school.You mentioned not wanting to take pointless general education classes. Unfortunately, you will have to follow a general education plan (physical science, life science, social science, humanities, foreign language, math, English), but this should all be over with after community college. While at UCLA, I did not take a single class that was not in the math, chemistry, or physics department. We were required to take elective courses, but they can be in whatever you want and so, naturally, I chose math and physics courses.
Can I transfer from a community college without my Associate's?
Even though I received a 4.2 GPA in HS, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life so I thought it'll be more safe to do some general classes in community college first and 'test out the fields', so to speak. I soon realized I want to do a pre-medical degree, and currently, I need to do 2 more science classes to complete my Liberal Art's Associate's. I'm wondering if I can just take the credits I have now (40s) and transfer to a 4 year school to start my pre-medical sciences? The sciences I would take here and put effort in will not count toward the pre-medical classes, so I figured I might as well transfer. Is this allowed? Thank you!
Should I go to my community college graduation?
Are you kidding me? GO!! It is an accomplishment and an AA degree automatically makes you a junior at ANY four year school in the country. I would not only go, but afterwards I'll start letting the family know to be prepared to attend graduation #2 in two years. An associates degree is an accomplishment. It shows that you took the time and dedication to complete most of your bachelors degree, and the only reason why I said most instead of some is because once you get to a university it'll be a breeze, there's more freshmen courses than anything so you've completed MOST of your degree already assuming you have over 60 credits. Don't let people tear you down and say that its not a big deal or an accomplishment because it is..
Yes, it is possible. But, as is the case whenever someone transfers between educational institutions, a student is wise to do some advanced planning. Find out in advance which credits will transfer to the new institution. If possible, do this before you take any community college classes so that you can limit your courses to those that will transfer.Be aware that the US and UK higher education systems are very different. Be prepared to learn that that many early US courses would not transfer to UK schools. This fact compounds the importance of communicating with a target school in the UK to find out what courses will transfer.It's worth mentioning that getting this information might be rather difficult. The UK school might not have easy answers to the questions, and to answer them might require a description of each course you're asking about along with a course syllabus from the instructor. That information might then go to a faculty member at that school for evaluation. And it could take a while for the UK folks to come to a decision.So advanced planning is key if someone wants to make the most out of taking community college courses in the US and transferring them to a UK University.
Is community college after high school ok?
It's okay to go to community college after high school. I know some of my friends with the best test scores and GPA's had to go to community college because they couldn't afford their dream school (they did get accepted). Me on the other hand, I didn't get accepted anywhere and my average was a 3.0 in high school which is okay but not great. Yeah, I did take AP/Honors classes. Sometimes I wish I didn't but, I'm glad I did. It's okay if you to a CC right after high school because it's easier to get into the university you plan to attend if you raise your GPA up higher and also, meet all the course requirements that's at that university. You will need to talk to an academic adviser. Also, DO NOT DECLARE A MAJOR IN ANYTHING! DON'T DO IT! NO! That was my mistake. I declared my backup major when I first went to CC for computer science. Jesus, I hated it. I was miserable being it. Although, I finished a year of it and had 22 credits and my GPA was average. I had to change it. I was behind a year in transferring. But, I still transfer on time I think hopefully. DON'T DECLARE A MAJOR! Just major in general studies that's your core academic classes. You'll need about 30 credits to transfer over to the university. Also, I know that most California universities have a bridge program or a agreement with other California community colleges you can check with an admissions counselor at Calstate to see if you can get a degree plan. So, you can be sure that you're taking the right classes for the first two years. You don't even have to finish the first two years of community college. But since, you want your A.A. degree you do then you'll have like 60 credits build up. But it usually takes about 30-45 credits to transfer to a university. You'll save ALOT MORE money than the students going straight to a university now. Because I remember my friend telling me that if she would've gone to her dream school at first she would've had so much debt to pay off and she would've needed to take out student loans to pay for it. Because the school was like $48,000+. You don't want that. So, yeah. It's best that you're going to a community college now. Because that will also, save you time to figure out what you really want to do.
Your parent is supposed to be your guide and your supporter.Start by getting a job. Work towards getting your license, use public transportation in the meantime.Go to college. You are 18, you can go. Apply for scholarships, financial aid, student loans (in that order).You will not regret getting an education and bettering yourself, you will regret getting stuck in a toxic situation.Encourage your mom to get help, do your best to be her support system but do not let her drag you down with her. You can recommend AA. This could not only help her stay sober but she can make friends who can be a good influence and help her feel less lonely in you absence.If you stay, you have rewarded her bad behavior with your compliance.Do not let anyone wield power over you. You are in charge of your life, your success and your happiness.Getting an education and becoming successful is the best thing you can do for yourself and your mom.