<p>My school doesn't offer very many AP classes. To compensate for this, I have taken several courses at the local community college. I am applying to some very selective colleges and I want to show them that I have taken these classes outside of my regular school curriculum. I'm not necessarily concerned about getting credit for them; I just want to show them the rigor of my curriculum, so how do I go about doing that? Should I ask the community college to fax my transcript to those schools? Or should I ask the community college to fax the transcript to my school who can then in turn send it to colleges I'm applying to?
Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys!</p>
<p>I would think they go directly from the community college to the four-year college, but I don’t recommend you ask the cc to fax them, but to send them (without telling them how to do their job). A better choice is to call each four-year and ask them. My son homeschooled, so we got copies of the CC transcript and submitted them as an “other transcript” via the Common App.</p>
<p>You need to be vary careful with this. Taking CC classes COULD make you a transfer student since they were not classes fulfilling a HS requirement. I would talk to your HS GC about it.</p>
<p>Erin’s dad, most colleges only make you a transfer student if you have taken courses after highschool graduation. I myself actually checked if I could game the system(by applying as a transfer student with 30 or so credits before i graduated highschool) last year since my high school grades are crap, but most colleges define you as still a freshman unless you have taken classes (12 credits minimum commonly) after highschool graduation. </p>
<p>“I have been attending college during my senior year in high school. Can I apply as a transfer?
No. If you are still in high school, you are considered a freshman applicant regardless of how many units of study you may have taken at the university level.” <a href=“http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/about.html#q1[/url]”>http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/about.html#q1</a></p>
<p>OT, go into your cc’s admissions office and ask how to send transcripts, my community college uses their “webadvisor” to send scores. But the admissions office or the counselling department of your college has to have experience as many people are in community college to transfer to a 4 year uni.</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad has a good point, and you should definitely talk to the HS counselor and the four-year schools you’re interested in. I asked this question to several top colleges for my son, and 100% of them said “classes you take before graduation” don’t make you a transfer student. **BUT **I’ve talked to other people who had different answers from colleges they talked to. You **DEFINITELY **want to be a freshman if you don’t care about getting transfer credit, because freshman admission is easier in most places and there are more scholarships available for freshmen.</p>
<p>“I have taken several courses at the local community college”</p>
<p>You will need to have official copies of the community college transcript sent each college/university that you apply to. Contact the registrar’s office at the community college and ask how to arrange this. There may be a service charge.</p>
<p>You need to ask each of the colleges/universities that you are applying to how they will handle these courses. Each institution sets its own policy. The only way to know is to ask. </p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>Okay, I’ll check with both the community college and the institutions themselves.
Thanks so much everyone!</p>