Doing CC for a year

Transfer Students
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<p>So, basically, I'm at Purdue University right now. I was in Aviation Technology, but I decided I didn't like that and now I'm in political science. Bottom line is, I've decided I want to pursue a business degree. As of now I'm a second semester Freshman with a 3.83 GPA. </p>

<p>The reason I'm not considering doing business here is because I'm out of state, which is a huge reason why I'm not staying, and the program here isn't that great. Not worth $30k+ a year anyways. I'd like to try to get into UIUC's business program as that's in my home state, and I'm looking at doing a junior transfer.</p>

<p>My question is, would it be wise/unwise to go back home after this year and do all of the general education requirements at my local college, get involved, get my job back, etc, and then apply as a Junior transfer to a top 25/50 undergraduate business program? I guess what I'm asking is, is that realistic? Is it viable? I have no understanding of how universities (especially the more prestigious programs) view community college transfers, even though I'd have a year at a university and I didn't do bad at all in High School (30 ACT, 3.7 GPA, a couple extra-currics). I'm not going to stay here with the intention of transferring, because frankly it would be gigantic waste of money in my opinion. It's a decent state school, but paying out of state tuition to take general eds so you can transfer makes no sense to me.</p>

<p>If I could transfer into a business program somewhere right now I would, but most schools I've looked at have minimum credit hour requirements and also all the pre-reqs must be met, which I don't have yet. It seems most transfer apps I've looked at are geared towards Junior transfers. This is why I seriously think CC would be the way to go. I'd get all the requirements done, have the minimum credit hours, and it wouldn't cost me a dime (well comparatively to where I'm at now, of course).</p>

<p>Finally, are there any stories of people who have done this and succeeded? I know people have gone from CC to very great schools, but there's a general feeling around where I live that if you go to community college you'll never leave and I'll end up stuck. I know I won't, I'm an excellent student, and I don't consider CC beneath me, but I have a lot of worries. </p>

<p>Thanks sincerely in advance for any responses.</p>

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<p>Go to your local CC, it is must wiser/cheaper. Don’t spend another year at a school where you can be getting the same education (general ed) for $20 a unit instead of 30k+ a year.</p>

<p>Most colleges want CC students instead of 4 year students anyways when you transfer. Also with the whole “you will get stuck there blah blah”, it is all up to the student, you are in charge of your own life. The whole point of a CC is to transfer, it is not as the school will want you to stay and fail.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response! </p>

<p>Any reason why they would prefer CC transfers over 4 year transfers? What runs through my mind is that a competitive undergrad business program looking at external transfers is going to give precedence to someone who is doing well at a 4 year vice a community college. </p>

<p>I have no doubt I can keep an extremely high GPA when properly motivated, which I am, but I need to have some kind of guarantee that if I do that I’ll be able to get in somewhere decent after next year as a Junior transfer.</p>

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<p>The biggest thing I would worry about is if you leave and go to CC, and don’t get a great B school, your kinda screwed. Where as if you stay at college, attempt to transfer as a junior and can’t, you’ll still get your B dagree.</p>

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<p>because people at 4 year schools can graduate with a bachelors degree, at a CC you can’t. especially with public universities, there main goal (well at least in California, but I assume all the states are the same or very similar) is to help their residents go to an affordable university.<br>
but if you are scared you can’t get into a decent school then stay at yours. I truly don’t think that will be a problem but I would say contact UIUC and see what they suggest, since that is your top choice</p>

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<p>Well staying at mine isn’t an option. I’m not staying out of state to get a degree I could get somewhere in state. At this point I might get into UIUC for poly sci, which I applied for, but I really want to do business somewhere and I feel my GPA right now is strong enough where if I maintained a high GPA in CC for a year I should be a good candidate.</p>

<p>All speculation though, I’ll have to talk to their admissions and see what they say.</p>

<p>As always, appreciate the responses.</p>