CC to 4 year, general questions

Transfer Students
1

So I’m currently attending a small community college in New Jersey. I am almost finished with my 2nd semester. I took 4 classes in fall 2014, and taking 5 classes in Spring 2015. I will also be taking 2 classes this Summer. I am pretty sure that I’ll have a 4.0 GPA by the end of all 3 semesters and plan to start applying to 4 year Universities during Summer.

I’m also in the honors program at the school and hopefully will be elected for an executive position in the Student Government Organization.

I am wondering…

  1. Why do people apply after their first year when they are going to spend another year at the community college?
  2. Do 4 year universities know that this is your intention or do you have to inform them.
  3. Don't 4 year universities want to see how well you do throughout all 2 years of CC?
  4. If I get accepted into a 4 year universities based on just 3 semesters, and my GPA drops (not significantly) in the following 2 semesters at CC, does that change my admission at all?
  5. I do not like any of the 4 year universities in New Jersey, what are my chances to get into an Ivy League school or high end UC schools like USC, UCLA, and Berkeley?

My major is accounting, and I know most Ivy leagues do not have a B.S. in accounting/business. I am looking at UPenn and Cornell as reaches (given that I can maintain a 4.0 GPA by this summer). I am also nervous that my GPA will drop to 3.8’ish next year due to more difficult accounting courses.

2

Which student government exec position are you going for? I’m running for Exec VP right now :slight_smile:

  1. Apply when you are ready to transfer. Maybe those people only plan on staying 1 year.
  2. I don’t understand the question? You apply when you are ready to transfer, not before.
  3. Yes? Again I don’t understand the question.
  4. No, as long as you get Bs or above in them. They aren’t going to take away your acceptance if you don’t have a 4.0
  5. For Ivys they will rely heavily on your high school transcripts since you only have 1 year under your belt.
3

Most students that are graduating with me, which is spring 2016 are planning to apply for universities after this semester (spring 2015). So idk who is right… My professor also said it’s the right time to apply (a year before). Of course if I get accepted I can choose to leave CC but I intend on finishing my associates first due to financial reasons.

Also my high school records are basically useless because I had to attend a public high school in korea while not even knowing the korean alphabet due to personal reasons. So I guess Ivies are out of the question. My professor still advised me to apply to Cornell and Upenn just to see what happens.

Also I am running for treasurer because I felt it is most relevant to my major, I am completely aware that President and VP are the positions that carry the most weight, however this is a choice that I’ve made after considering the fact.

So assuming that Ivies are out of the question, at least for this year… I will be applying to NYU and couple SUNY’s. I know NYU is very much on the same tier as the Ivy Leagues so I will most likely opt for one of the SUNY schools. In which case I have a question regarding transferable credits.

Is the amount of credits a school will accept influenced by geographic locations? Meaning are SUNY schools more likely to accept more credits than UC schools? Or are they completely dependent on individual schools (i.e one UC school may accept more credits than a certain SUNY school, etc).

Also what are my chances of getting accepted in one of the more selective SUNY schools such as Binghamton, Buffalo, Albany, Stony Brook?

4

Just like when you were in high school, and most students were working on their college applications starting in the fall of their senior year, many college students start working on their transfer applications in the fall for admissions the next fall.

This means that if you expect to receive your associates degree in May of 2016, and hope to start at the 4-year place in fall of 2016, you will begin to put together your transfer applications in the fall of 2015. Many transfer applications aren’t due until February or March, but some are due sooner than that.

Of course, if you prefer, you can wait to apply to transfer after you actually have completed your associates degree, but many universities won’t be accepting applications in June for students who want to start that fall.

5

About credits:

Each place decides for itself which credits will transfer. Meet with the Transfer Advisor at your CC, and find out which places have formal articulation agreements with your CC for your major. Those probably will take all of your credits. The Transfer Advisor will also be able to help you find out other good places to apply to.

6

My CC doesn’t have a transfer adviser… It doesn’t have a lot of things, actually lol. We are seeing a lot of student protests about various issues about this college. Anyway that’s no problem, I’ll just have to call each university I want to go to and see what they will take. thank you :slight_smile: