<p>wondering how true this is, and how much harder cc classes are compare to high shcool classes?</p>
<p>Different for all CCs, but I think the general consensus on this board is that in CC your social life tends to dwindle, as one's CC tends to become a commuter campus.</p>
<p>As far as the difficulty, I would say it depends on the major and, again, the CC; though from what I experienced, my CC classes were harder than my AP classes, with more emphasis on the exams and less on busy work (as is with most all college classes).</p>
<p>i guarantee CCC's are tougher than many many other states 4 years <em>cough</em> arizona state <em>cough</em></p>
<p>I thought CC was FAR FAR FAR FAR FAR easier than high school.</p>
<p>like seriously 14 units i have like less hours of class during the entire week of college than I would have in 2 consecutive days in high school. (or it's about the same)</p>
<p>I have so much more time to procrastinate in college.</p>
<p>Seriously, some CC teachers want to literally hand you A's.</p>
<p>As I said, it varies based on the CC; also, largely upon the prof.</p>
<p>I'm gonna have to agree with trebor on this one.</p>
<p>CC is a breeze without a doubt.</p>
<p>that being said, you still need at least half a brain to get a 3.5+ in CC.</p>
<p>I still did all my homework, went in teachers office hours (sometimes) and did all that was necessary to get those good grades. </p>
<p>Basically I'd pull semi all nighters if I had an important test for like bio or something and never open the book any other time during the week.</p>
<p>usually in CC you have to know your stuff better than in high school at the end of the day b/c less busy work constitutes your grade. ... at the UC level there is usually NO busy work to constitute your grade. </p>
<p>CC classes are easier in that respect, but a lot of people expect it to be a breeze come that one midterm and final they have and sometimes are quite surprised when they realize it was up to them to learn the material.</p>
<p>I don't know what CC you guys are coming from, but I have had some pretty challenging classes. Many of my past professors have taught at other UC campuses so maybe that is why, but I wouldn't say it is a breeze. It is still possible to get A's, but I didn't earn them for just showing up to class, that's for sure!</p>
<p>It was easier because there's fewer things that distract you than in high school.
I mean in high school you have 6~7 classes everyday, and your friends never let you just study. You know... high school dramas, hormones, puberty, and etc.</p>
<p>Some teachers are harder than others, but nothing is impossible. I previewed, reviewed, and studied everyday, and I got straight As through the entire CC life.</p>
<p>thanks for all the resopnses, i now feel much more mentally prepared for CC.</p>
<p>Man, for me, CC was EASY! I had 2.83 GPA when I graduated from high school. I only got into one UC, and that was Riverside. I got in there and I didn't even apply! I got 1500 SAT (out of 2400). My essay was JUNK.</p>
<p>Then, BOOM! Went to community college and ended up with a near 3.9 GPA. This doesn't mean you can slack off though. You have to work...HARD. For me, I was always pretty smart, just lazy. If you're not that smart though, you'll have to work extra hard. Honestly, you'll do well in any class if you have good writing skills and can organize your ideas. Your social life will probably die though, but that helps you study and get good grades.</p>
<p>I did freshman year at UCSC, then went to my CC. I found my CC classes to be harder than my courses at UCSC, and I started off on the pre-med track, then went engineering at my CC, and finally decided I wanted to pursue a career in finance/consulting.</p>
<p>you know, that is pretty much the same story as my friend who attended UCSC her freshman year. She used to tell me how easy I have it at CC, then she realized she hated UCSC and came back home.</p>
<p>She now tells me that CC is harder than UCSC, haha.</p>
<p>Man, I got rejected from riverside with MUCH better stats than that! hm... maybe it was fate! haha.</p>
<p>I have no experience attended a CC (until this monday :( ) But my teacher says, community college is just high school with smoking. He teaches at the community college I will attend. He often says he grades a little easier over there than to us (i think he said that or maybe I am crazy). I also have another math teacher who teaches at FJC and I am sure his AP Calculus BC class is as hard as his calculus at community college ever gets.</p>
<p>What's with these stupid generalizations that CCs are easier/too easy. I'm an engineering major and it upsets me.</p>
<p>UCSC is a hippie school, seriously.</p>
<p>Along with Riverside, Merced, and etc, they cannot be compared to other schools.... at all!</p>
<p>@GoMiamiDolphins
AP Calculus and Calculus course at community college should be at the same level. It is supposed to be same because they are the freaking same course!</p>
<p>Take a higher math course, and tell me it's easier.</p>
<p>My few visits at UCSC left me with the vision of a bunch of Sophomores standing in the woods, smoking certain things and telling me about how the human race is going to be wiped out because we're ruining the environment.</p>
<p>GoMiamaiDolphins -- I have a friend that attends UCSD and I edit her essays for her. I also got her into a medical internship program by helping her write her essays. Essay grade went from a C average to a B+/A-.</p>
<p>So really, it's not that it's always easier. Go and find the hardest teachers. You'll find CC professors that demand perfection and excellence, I've had my fair share of them.</p>
<p>TheIcon -- I know an ME prof at UCLA and he told me that on average, ME transfer students do better than the ME students that have attended UCLA since the beginning. He thinks its because transfer students have more to prove. So clearly, transfer students have the tools, it's just a matter of using them properly.</p>
<p>xleper:
Oh really? That's an eye opener for me. Thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>I also agree there's that "~two more years and I'm done" vibe about transfer students that makes them push harder.</p>
<p>I'm a little incredulous about CC being graded easier than high school. In high school, if you throw some effort at it, you can get an A. Grade inflation in high school is absurd because people's parents start whining and complaining if their little genius doesn't get an A. In CC it's all on you and there are few to no homework points to buffer your grade. If you keep that in mind, you'll be fine.</p>