<p>I am not quite sure which school im suppose to apply for if i wanted to transfer. i have not taken 1yr off from school so im not suppose to apply to GS, but i feel that im too old to apply for CC. i am a 22yr old community college student that is about to graduate this spring. i have been in school since 2002, but have taken 1 or 2 classes each semester between the 02-05yrs, due to the fact that i didnt know if school was for me. Now im takind 18-21credits per term because i want to graduate and want to transfer to a senior college. which school am i suppose to apply for?</p>
<p>You can apply as a TRANSFER student to CC. If you have more than one semester's worth of credits (18 i believe is the cutoff), you are not considered an entering freshman and thus are a transfer applicant.</p>
<p>Other than that, GS may be the place for you. Transfers to CC are even more competitive than regular admissions, because nobody ever leaves the school.</p>
<p>Denzera, I deeply understand that you are trying to help "jmerc," but please do not misinform about Columbia's admission policy, albeit unintended. According to Columbia's office of undergraduate admission, if a transfer applicant had already "spent" more than two academic years in a college/university, no matter how many credits he or she has earned in the meantime, whether he or she had been enrolled full-time or part-time, then he or she is no longer eligible to apply to Columbia College as undergraduate at all. </p>
<p>jmerc, if you were already 22 years old, and had spent a total of 4 academic years at community college, you are disqualified for tranfer admission to Columbia College. Nevertheless, you are strongly encouraged to apply instead to School of General Studies, if you wanted to receive a BA/BS from Columbia.</p>
<p>By academic years, they mean full time years. 1 or 2 credits at a time is not a full year. If he gets an AA degree, he will have two full years of undergrad behind him. </p>
<p>jmerc, I'd call admissions and ask them whether CC or GS makes more sense for you.</p>
<p>Those advising CC are attempting to exploit loopholes that CC admissions will not necessarily honor/respect. I think it's fairly clear this is a GS case.</p>
<p>I'm not advising loopholes; that's why I said to call admissions. The student will have two years of college when he gets his AA, but since he took more like four years to do so, the case falls into a gray area, and that's why a call to clarify is indicated.</p>