<p>i am thinking of taking community college courses during the summer about 2-3 courses... but my question is if i take them will colleges think i took a short cut and took easy courses? </p>
<p>i am looking at georgetown, duke or usc.</p>
<p>summer classes are harder since you are doing same amount of work and reading same amount of material in less time. which is easier, a test on 4 chapters of bio over a span of 1.5 months or 1.5 weeks? just my opinion though</p>
<p>Why would they? Numerous students take courses during the summer to allow them to take more courses in the Fall and Spring semesters. You could also take a few courses throughout the winter intersession if your school allows it. </p>
<p>But as far as the difficulty of the classes go, schools understand that you’re first year will riddle with mostly intro or general education classes. There is no way around this. However they will notice if you take pad your GPA and take fillers to boost it. Don’t take "spin or basket weaving as many would advise. My suggestion is always try to continue with the classes. For example Math:</p>
<p>If you take Pre-Calc in the summer take Calc I in the fall. Then proceed to take Calc II and so on. Same can be said with other classes. If you take Western Civ I, follow that up with Western Civ II. This will show you tried taking a demanding course load rather than breeze through.</p>
<p>EDIT: I do agree with @mimied. I’m taking Western Civ I right now and the pace of the class is very rapid. The whole course will take around 5 weeks to complete rather than the whole semester. Tuesday is the mid-term already and we’ve only attended the class for about 6 days.</p>
<p>^Summer courses are condensed, but you also carry significantly fewer units than during the regular school year. Summer vs. the rest of the school year is pretty equivalent IMO. What is less equivalent is grading at a CC vs. a more competitive 4 yr college.</p>
<p>i am not worried about summer classes i am just worried about taking it at a community college</p>
<p>Where else could you take it? </p>
<p>Those universities accept transfer students from community colleges every single year. A community college course is not a “fake” course, and you cannot automatically assume that it is easier than the equivalent course at fill-in-name-of-college/university-here. Too much depends on the instructor and the individual students in the class.</p>
<p>Georgetown and USC don’t care at all, not sure about Duke though. I took a bunch of CC courses over the summer and was just admitted as a transfer to usc for business.</p>
<p>My advice to you is to take as many courses as possible. I am taking 8 cc courses this summer and I still have time to play xbox.</p>
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<p>a 4 yr college.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that CC courses are “fake”, but the standards for attending a CC are different from a 4 yr college and so grading can sometimes be easier. I’m not telling the OP NOT to take a summer CC course, but rather to be aware that it might be perceived as easier than taking it at their own college during the school year.</p>