<p>hey addwit- are you a high school student? </p>
<p>have you ever been on an adcom for a grad program? have you ever applied to grad school? because if not, you have no clue what you are talking about.</p>
<p>Addwit,</p>
<p>I apologize, but in the future, I think it's usually wise to at least say who you're talking to or do a quote tags box. Otherwise, it's hard to tell.</p>
<p>Apology accepted and advice taken. </p>
<p>Pathetically, I am new and don't yet know how to make those fancy text boxes. Care to enlighten me?</p>
<p>I agree with Adwit's statement that the rigor of courses seems to be "dumbed down" for some students...however, I have not seen that happen in science/math courses. In my Cal I/II/III courses, generally only 3-4 people of 20 got an A, and many dropped. I am currently in Cal III and EVERYONE except me is from UT-Austin or A&M and they say the course is similar in difficulty. So I don't think all classes are necessarily easier, but that has certainly been the case in my English/Humanities/Social Science courses.</p>
<p>Huskem:
No, no, and no. Therefore, I can only make statements such as, "If I were involved in graduate school admissions...", which I did. However, my post relating the difficulty of MIT and community college courses I'm sure would be backed up by anyone [else]. Course difficulty is often scaled to the average student caliber of the particular institution.</p>
<p>Addwit,</p>
<p>Quote boxes are actually quite simply and woefully underused.</p>
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<p>When you close the brackets, it looks like this:</p>
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<p>Hmmm...let me have a crack at it. </p>
<p>"1+3=4/"</p>
<p>Addwit -
GPA from a community college doesn't transfer to one's new university, so people aren't taking the "easy way out" when they go to a CC.</p>
<p>You start with a clean slate, and if you get into a great university you have to work your *** off to keep the few grades that you will get very high. Someone that starts off at a university has around 32-38 classes...getting a few bad grades won't destroy their GPA as they can average it out with good grades. But someone that starts their junior year at a univesity takes half as many classes, so one B or C can destroy their GPA and their chances for getting into a great graduate school.</p>
<p>If anything, by the numbers it would seem that it's an uphill battle for CC students.</p>
<p>Uhhh...what did I do wrong.. Are there actually brackets ([ and ]) used? Now I feel stupid.</p>
<p>Yes...and no.</p>
<p>Transfers, as sakky has pointed out on many many many many an occasion, can skip the very difficult weeders that make life hell for standard-route undergrads.</p>
<p>I don't see how it's any better for transfer students. They are going to try and transfer into a difficult program without the same experience that the university students have received, and so they have to play catch up. The weeder courses may be meant to get rid of the freshman/sophomores that can't handle it, but transfers will face the task of keeping up with their very intelligent new classmates. Addwit is right in saying that CCs don't usually go indepth on material. It'll all catch up with a CC student that transfers to say, Cornell. </p>
<p>But I do see your point. There are pros and cons.</p>
<p>Brand:
You have a point there, but I believe a stronger competing factor is the trend of GPA's to increase as you progress in school. Freshman year is for many people their poorest performance since they're trying to adjust to college academics. I would think it an advantage (though a bit risky due to your point) coming in your junior year knowing very well what to expect.</p>
<p>what about the matter of the program choice?</p>
<p>Celeste are you saying that my gre or gmat score would out weigh the fact that i completed the degree at a cc.</p>
<p>Wont they fact that I am working in the IT field with a few certifications count, I would have over four years experience.</p>
<p>techlady: No, I was writing back to Shazilla. I'm not familiar with more technical fields like computer science, especially since you're an international student; sorry. </p>
<p>What country are you from? If your country's system of community colleges and universities doesn't correspond to that in the US, the advice you're getting here might not apply. The US community colleges I've seen don't offer the four-year MIS degree you describe, so you might be operating under a different set of rules. </p>
<p>E-mailing your question to one of the grad programs you're considering would probably yield the best information.</p>