<p>So I got accepted into Elmhurst College with a scholarship, and its a pretty good average school, quite pricy though (30k for just tuition). i've been advised to go to a community college for a year or two to save money and possibly get into a better school. but i guess my question is, shuld i take the scholarship offer? or go to cc? ive heard that ppl who only spend 2 years at a school arent taken as seriously as kids who started at a university, whivh is why im skeptical abt cc.</p>
<p>There will definitely will be a minority of students who think “less of you” since you went to CC first, but the advantages far outweigh this setback. If your confident you can perform well in CC I’d recommend it over a lower tier private school any day.</p>
<p>I don’t know how large the scholarship offer, but if your paying 30k+ your probably better suited to go to CC for 2 years, and attend a more competitive private/public school.</p>
<p>30k<em>4 Years = 120k
55k</em>2 Years + 5k*2 Years = 120k</p>
<p>If you’ll have a much better education and name on the diploma with the latter, I don’t see why you wouldn’t go for it.</p>
<p>Starting at a four year school may be advantageous if you are advanced and take upper division courses as a freshman or sophomore. It may also be advantageous if your community college does not offer the lower division prerequisites for your major. But community college followed by transfer as a junior to a four year school is often a good inexpensive option if neither of these situations applies to you.</p>
<p>Once you get a 4-year degree, nobody will care that the first two years were at a CC.</p>