<p>I've noticed that many people on this message board are currently attending community colleges, mostly in Cali, and aspire to transfer to the Ivy League and other elite schools. I'm from Pittsburgh, and around here, you go to community college if you sucked at high school. No one would go the CC route with the hope of a Harvard acceptance. Is California different? Please enlighten me.</p>
<p>I don't think ppl just go to cc b/c they sucked at high school.</p>
<p>I graduated with a 3.3 GPA and took all honors courses, but I just didn't know what to do at the end of my senior year b/c I was the first in my family that would attend college and I hadn't researched the process at all. At my current CC I have learned quite a bit and I think I will be far better prepared for "real" college once I get there than I would have been straight out of high school. I think Ivy League and other top-notch schools realize that many CC students are the same as myself.</p>
<p>Actually, if you check different schools, many encourage CC transfers like WUSTL, which provides transfer scholarships ONLY to CC students. My friend at my CC was homeschooled and then started college two years ago and was accepted with a full ride from Rice, waitlisted by Harvard, and accepted by Georgetown and McCombs. So I wouldn't necessarily say things are in favor of CC students, but they certainly aren't against them. Many people's aspirations to the highest schools are not merely dreams but can become reality.</p>
<p>full ride from rice? nice.</p>
<p>makes sense, but is it more prevalent in California?</p>
<p>its easier in california cause we haf the transfer agreement with the UC's.</p>
<p>In addition to what AdamantineX said, Calif. community colleges are pretty strong. I hear in the east coast, the cc system is much weaker than it is over here.</p>
<p>Oh ok, thanks guys. My buddy was accepted to UC-Berkeley for spring admission and was told to enroll at a CC for the fall. So, I guess they do view the CCs in Cali as legit. Over here in PA, they aren't so strong.</p>
<p>well UCs prioritize CCC students over other colleges' transfer students and high-school students</p>
<p>There is a pretty strong community college system in VA (VCCS). Just recently, UVa and William and Mary started a transfer agreement with VCCS. I'm so glad that I'm living in VA or Cali.</p>
<p>another reason people go to community college first is because they dont have the money and financial aid sucks in california so ppl even smart ones that get into great schools just do there first two years of university work at city college and then transfer to wherever, also community college students have number one priority to the CSUS and UCs and its not competitive, ive heard of 3.0s getting into berkeley...</p>
<p>i have a friend who went from a cc to yale.</p>
<p>now THAT is impressive...even moreso than someone getting into Harvard.</p>
<p>that is WOWness my friend</p>
<p>ye obviously california is better than Pennsylvannia lol jk (slightly)</p>
<p>my grades weren't bad and i was pretty well rounded and got into a 4 year (not bragging, bc this isn't impressive) but my point is our CCs have a lot of bright students who just chose transferring as their route. its actually brilliant if the student's ego isn't too big to stand attending a cc for 2 years.</p>
<p>our system is beautiful. i wish less people knew about it lol</p>
<p>imagine working hard for 2 years, saving thousands of dollars, and ending up graduating from a better university from the majority of your fellow high school graduating senior class...i'd assume its a great feeling.</p>
<p>I am a student in the CCC system at De Anza College in Cupertino. Personal reasons prevented from accepting admission at the University of Chicago. There are a few students here in similar positions. Credit here is accepted at most Ivies. We have students from Stanford take classes here all the time. If you are UC bound, the CCC system is heaven. However, every other student to want to transfer to UC Berkeley. </p>
<p>As far as transferring to Ivies, it happens here. Like any other institute, there is a lot of personal research involved. </p>
<p>Schools I am applying to:
- UChicago
- John Hopkins
- NYU: College of Arts & Science (French) and Tisch School of Arts (Cinema Studies)
- Columbia
- Stanford
- Harvard (maybe)</p>
<p>can you apply to two schools at the same time within NYU, or is it just b/c you're double majoring?</p>