<p>I was wondering if transferring from a cc to a private college is better than transferring from csu to private? Unfortunately my parents cant afford anything so i can not attend some private schools that have accepted me. Yet, i was wondering if i can attend a top private/liberal arts college like Amherst, Wesleyan, wake forest, Brown or something if my gpa is above a 3.7 or 3.8, on the honors list, good ecs, good letter of recs and essays if i go to a cc or state? I also want to attend medical school so i was wondering if my credits can be transferred if i get accepted to those colleges or if they would make me retake the courses at their college because the rigor or grading system is different? I also wonder since i want to become a doctor, if they would not allow me to take the pre reqs necessary to go to med school because i have not been "weeded out" ? I really want to graduate in four years, with a good gpa, mcat score, and internships. Yet i dont know if someone from cc can transfer into private, or from state to private even with good grades and graduate in only four years. Last question is if it would be smart to transfer at the end of freshmen than sophomore year because if they do end up not accepting my credits wouldnt it be better to attend sophomore year since that is when inorganic or organic chem is given since those are the most important once?</p>
<p>First, you should look at the transfer policy of the schools you’re thinking about transferring to. That will give you the most accurate information regarding how any of those credits would transfer. You’d also get a realistic picture of your chances for admission as a transfer student. Some schools have even lower admit rates for transfers than first time freshmen. See if the cc has an articulation agreement with a school you might consider attending. Some private schools have them though it tends to be with publics. That woukd guarantee junior class standing and transfer of your credits.</p>
<p>In general, I’d say there isn’t much of a difference in whether you transfer from a cc or 4 year school. Some will say the 4 year school will prove you can handle the rigor of college. My thought is that a person already in a 4 year school doesn’t have to transfer to complete their degree where a person in cc does. Also, some schools have put initiatives in place to accept more cc graduates just for that reason. That might be something to look into when doing your research.</p>
<p>Those schools are very hard to transfer into from anywhere. If you could have gotten in as a freshmen, then try after freshmen year. Will the money situation be different in a year?</p>
<p>If you need a lot if financial aid, some people would advise the CC to Private route. There is some evidence to suggest that some places are more generous to students who earn a full associates degree before transferring.</p>
<p>It depends on the private school. Stanford and USC are said to be relatively accepting of CC transfer students (but Stanford accepts very few transfers from any source), but not all private schools are that way.</p>
<p>Since you appear to be in California, note that UCs generally prefer CC transfers over transfers from four year schools.</p>
<p>It’s extremely important that you look at the individual schools to see what their transfer policies are. It’s very likely that selective schools will not accept any CC credits. In Pennsylvania, our CC’s have individual articulation agreements (transfer arrangements) with specific colleges and each CC has different set-ups.</p>
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Then why would you want to try to go to a private college unless they give you great financial aid? If you were going to get great financial aid you likely would have a much better shot of receiving it by entering as a freshman rather than as a transfer from anywhere.</p>
<p>Why not just complete your 4 years at the CSU or UC, do very well, and then go on to med school? Med school will be very costly so you need to keep finances in mind if that’s your plan. Also keep in mind that there’s a good chance you’ll change your mind about med school anyway and go in a different direction so make sure wherever you go has enough other programs you’d find interesting.</p>
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How is that situation going to be different next year or the year after that? Agree with GGD on going to the csu and then going to med school.</p>
<p>“It’s very likely that selective schools will not accept any CC credits.”</p>
<p>Wow kathiep! I have never heard that before! Our local CC sends students to colleges and universities all over the country every single year - some into very selective institutions. They routinely take all of their credits with them.</p>
<p>hiwot1 - If you really want to attend one of the private institutions, contact them and ask about how they handle transfer credits from a CCC. But truly, if money is a factor, you probably are best off graduating from the CSU.</p>
<p>the reason why i want to graduate from a private school is because in case i do not end up going to med school i still have a degree from a great institution. I cannot attend UC’s because they also have not given me the finical aid i need while some private school that i did get accepted to were more generous than UC’s so if i spend 2 years at cc, i will saving that money to attend a private college. So instead of paying that 4 year tuition i can pay for only 2 years.</p>
<p>i am really taking a leap of faith in them giving me a better finical aid later on. Most schools i am applying to are need blind and i am also going to be working so that money can go towards my edul.</p>
<p>I understand that the transfer rate is really low but i am willing to try it because even if i go to those institutions now i know i will not be successful because i went to a really bad high school. Those from my school that went to good private schools like Stanford, Amherst, Rice and more (like my brother who got a full ride to bates) all ended up coming back and going to a cc because none were prepared. They all keep on telling me that i should go to a cc and then transfer because cc’s will prepare you better. By the way i did apply to some of those institutions like Amherst, Wesleyan, and Wakeforest but i got waitlisted or rejected. i am hoping to transfer into them later on by working harder now.</p>
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<p>Most schools won’t be any more generous with need-based aid to transfer students than freshmen students. Of course, if your CC record is better than your high school record, you may get a merit scholarship that you would not have gotten as a freshman, but many universities (especially private ones) have fewer merit scholarships for transfers than freshmen.</p>
<p>Most CC students in California target UCs and CSUs; the course articulation is well documented at <a href=“http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.assist.org</a> .</p>