<p>I was wondering if it is really hard to go to community college and have enough credits in a year to skip one year and apply for a transfer to a UC as a junior?</p>
<p>basically, is it hard or easy to go to community for a year and get a GED, so that i can transfer to a UC and become a junior?</p>
<p>Yeah, it's really hard to get into community college. It's harder than getting into Harvard.</p>
<p>i think u know wut i meant. finishing two years of community in one</p>
<p>Depends on what college you go to and what teachers you take, of course, but don't be an over-confident snob when counting on cc to be like a second high school. </p>
<p>Many of my teachers have or still teach at prestigeous Cali universities and use their cc job as a way to earn more money or get away from the research requirement for a while. And just like in my case, international students come to American cc's as a way to increase their chances of getting into top universities. </p>
<p>This all combined helped make cc classrooms very dynamic, competitive, and challenging for my time here. I take approx. 18 units per quarter, and even though I'm sure I could handle more at times, at others the pace becomes just right. In my experience at least, professors come to expect a lot more from you once they've been able to gauge where you're at.</p>
<p>what do you mean -- get a GED? will you not have a high school diploma?</p>
<p>The problem with trying to get it done in one year (or one year and two summer semesters) is that there might be financial aid issues (especially if you want to attend a summer semester -- most don't have FA for that) and you are applying to transfer in the spring -- before you complete your Spring classes. At best, you would have the summer semester and fall semester on your Community College transcript -- at worst, just your Fall classes. </p>
<p>Most schools have very specific guidelines for guaranteed transfers -- you need to check the website.</p>
<p>you can definitely take a lot of hours each semester -- but you won't be able to work, so you have to have your finances in order. It will also depend on the class -- you don't want to overload on time-consuming classes (like lab sciences) you want to balance out the more time-consuming and less-time consuming classes.</p>
<p>I think the most hours I took in a semester was 24 (this was at a CC), which included a weekend class and an online class plus 2 geography and one math , I think. I am an adult student -- so I was serious and there was not typical college fun -- just class, homework and housework (I am married with 2 boys).</p>
<p>Would you have any AP or other credits to transfer in? you could also see if the CC accepts Clep tests (they are fairly easy and give college credit at many schools)</p>
<p>i am going to get my high school diploma, but i heard that students who go to CC can finish the 2 year transfer program in one year and then go to a UC as a junior</p>
<p>i would go this course to save money, I can probably get into most of the UC's ionno about UCLA and UCB</p>
<p>anyone know of people who did this instead of the usual two year transfer program?</p>
<p>don't you have to pay the same amount at a community college no matter how long you stay because you pay by credits, not by how much time you study there? </p>
<p>it's not like its a residential college, i don't think.</p>
<p>I agree with hsmomstef. You might also pm UCLAri; I believe he transferred from a CC to UCLA after just a year (though I could be wrong).</p>
<p>"i would go this course to save money"</p>
<p>Think about the phrase "penny-wise and pound-foolish".</p>
<p>I know community college is an alternative but why struggle then for pay whe you can struggle now. And for my major it would just add more years. So to me it sounds more like "wasted time". :-/</p>
<p>It can certainly be done -- especially if you have any AP classes to transfer in, but you need to find out how the community college you are looking at handles both the finances (unless your parents will pay all of it) and transfers.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you set up an appointment to meet with the financial and admissions department at the CC. Bring all your records, tell them what your plans are and see what they say. </p>
<p>Many kids get their AA (associate of arts) degree in 2 years at CC and then transfer, but you don't have to. It does help to have a plan and know where you want to transfer and what classes will transfer -- you don't want to waste your time.</p>
<p>The real question is -- why do you want to do this? I can think of many completely valid reasons for taking this path, but you want to make sure that YOUR reason is legitimate. you could certainly save money and enter the last two years of college ready to immerse yourself in the college experience.</p>
<p>i know having a plan is important, but im just curious now since CC is an option for me. I obviously want to go to a UC from the beginning but it would be hard if my financial aid package is crap, since my sister is in college right now and will be a senior when im a freshmen.</p>
<p>if someone can tell me the process on how going to CC and transfering works out exactly, it would be helpful</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Good advice from Young One in post #8. Check the transfer rules at your intended 4-year school VERY CAREFULLY. Obviously, standards vary from school to school. Conceivably you can transfer after the equivalent of one year's worth of credit but you will be saving neither time nor money. In fact, the opposite is true in terms of money. Again, check the rules at your preferred senior college. Some DO NOT PERMIT every core requirement to be completed at a community college. They may accept your A.A. or two years of equivalent credit, but they may also require that you register for all or part of the core curicculum in order to ultimately receive your BA/BS.</p>
<p>but regardless of the amount of credits you would take at a CC, it would still be cheaper than a UC. Two years of credits at CC, is cheaper than two years of credits at a UC.</p>