<p>if a CC student transfers to a top engineering school as a sophomore and spends the last three years at decent 4 year Univ. Do you think when its time for the job, the employers will look at the fact that the student attended a cc?? would they even care about the cc as long as the student graduated from the 4 year univ with a pretty good GPA.</p>
<p>Well I certainly hope a transfer student would have the same job opportunities upon graduation as someone who had been at the school all four years, would that not defeat the purpose of transferring into a reputable school in the first place?? If anyone has any information regarding this topic I would love to hear it....</p>
<p>I believe when you transfer, your previous school grades and all are wipped clean. the job offers would be the same but you have 1/2 or 4/8 amount of time to average out your grade. (in your case 3/4 the amount of time) meaning...</p>
<p>student at school X for all 4 years got a 3.5 in the first year, they have 3 years to bring the average up to a 3.85 tops
student transfers to school X for the last 2 years gets a 3.5 the first year of transfer, they are looking at a 3.75 tops </p>
<p>I'm using averages. I believe this is the key thing, transfers have to work a little harder because they don't have as much padding. if there are more outside factors, I am unaware.</p>
<p>From what I hear in my field (comp sci & engineering), most employers just want to know that you have that piece of paper. To most employers, GPA is meaningless because of rampant grade inflation as of late. The name of a really top school may perk up the ears of other alumni and keep your resume out of the trash bin, but I'm told that either way, most recently graduated new hires learn 90% of the job <em>on the job</em>. The degree just shows that you're able to learn and persevere.</p>
<p>Sounds kinda cynical, I know, but that's what I've been told.</p>
<p>But the GPA does serve some ability as far as showing intellectual/mental fortitude, ability to absorb and retain information and work ethic.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the degree (from specific top institution) indicates pure ability and talent.</p>
<p>.....and luck</p>
<p>I think another thing to mention, depending on the major, is that a transfer student will have to work harder to make a reputation for themselves. Students at a smaller top college will start making connections within the first two years, and this will help them when it comes down to internships, job placement, grad placement, etc. A transfer will have to work that much harder in order to compete for the same consideration because they lack a personal relationship with the professors, students, etc. This can be worked around, but it will be much harder as transfer then it would be for non-transfer students.</p>
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<p>Yeah but that doesn't mean they won't see it (That's IF they require some kind of transcript).</p>
<p>@ m<em>lp</em>ql_m </p>
<p>I couldn't agree with you more.</p>
<p>very true. But lets be real i think GPA does matter very much. Especially in engineering fields. Also If you transfer from a cc to a Univ, does it affect the co-op program in the future.</p>
<p>Ballin - where are you trying to transfer to? If you're transferring into a top engineering school, and do well at the CC, you'd be on par with everyone else in your university with the same GPA as you. Since your first year is spent doing basic courses, it really doesn't matter where you take them. It will matter more where you're at/GPA after your first year, and especially your last two years.</p>
<p>i dont want to go very far away from home so either Texas A&M, UTD or Ut Austin. Even though i will apply to out of state universities, I'll only consider going out of state if a college offers me a lot of scholarship money.</p>