<p>i'm kind of nervous :) it starts this monday -- do CC'ers have any experience/advice for a first-time student (im in high school btw)? what should i bring (besides for my textbook and a notebook)?</p>
<p>AND - does Harvard and other ivies accept CC college credit?</p>
<p>I never brought anything more than a notebook and a pen. The one thing that I realized while taking CC courses is that the professor doesn't care what you bring, or even if you show up. They're not going to "take away participation points" like some high school teachers do in an attempt to get you to pay attention. So just bring your book and notebook for the first day, then add/subtract materials as you see fit.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about college credit, but I doubt that many CC classes will be accepted. Most CC courses aren't very high-level, and if you're taking them in high school, I assume that you're already learning equivalent/more difficult subjects at school. Basically what I'm saying is, don't count on being able to transfer credits. If there's a specific school you're looking at, I'm sure they have this information on their website somewhere.</p>
<p>Most colleges DO accept the transfer credit under some specific circumstances (most importantly, it has to be a college level class and you cannot receive high school credit for it).</p>
<p>thanks barlum and violetmist, do you know anything specific to harvard?</p>
<p>Mmm, why do you want to know? If you are already accepted, just call and ask.</p>
<p>If you aren't, you should be asking about other schools too.</p>
<p>"Most colleges DO accept the transfer credit under some specific circumstances (most importantly, it has to be a college level class and you cannot receive high school credit for it)."</p>
<p>Actually, at my school, community college classes can be counted for both high school and college credit, as long as it's part of the high school curriculum and accepted by the school. </p>
<p>Most seniors take eng 101 at CC, so they don't have to senior english or english in college.</p>
<p>Christalena, transferring dual enrollment community college credit to public universities usually works out fine, but many top private colleges only accept transfer credit for classes that are taken in addition to and not instead of high school classes. As the OP was asking about Ivies I assumed the latter case.</p>
<p>Here's an excerpt from UPenn's policy:
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Pre-College Credit (...) Additionally, courses which are being used to fulfill high school graduation requirements may not also count for college credit.
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<p>I am sorry but I know nothing specific about Harvard's policies.</p>
<p>Oh i see...sorry.</p>
<p>I've found Community College courses to be insanely easy. Dont worry about it, there's usually little to no homework and in some of the classes notes were even allowed for the tests.</p>
<p>Yea...in my school, even though AP classes 'should' be the equivalent of college courses, the teachers think that students who take CC courses are taking the easy way out of AP classes.</p>
<p>well, sciences at my school are only mandatory for 2 years. i wanted to take a biology course at my CC instead of taking AP bio at school (where the teacher is insanely hard!) ... what do you guys think?</p>
<p>I wouldn't do that. I think that's basically playing the system. Colleges probably already know about the whole AP-dodging scene.</p>
<p>so, would you recommend me take AP bio in school and get maybe A- ~ B's when i can get an A in CC biology?</p>
<p>yes...you should.</p>
<p>yea, it looks kind of shady when you pay to take a course at a community college when you could've taken the equivalent course for free in your high school. really, I think attending community college and high school at the same time is only smiled upon when you are taking a community college course that is not available at your high school because you've completed the highest course the high school has to offer in that subject.</p>
<p>like if a kid took AP Calculus BC in 11th grade and there were no higher level math courses for him to take next year, it would be a good idea to take multi variable calculus at the local community college.</p>
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thanks barlum and violetmist, do you know anything specific to harvard?
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Nope, sorry.</p>
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Yea...in my school, even though AP classes 'should' be the equivalent of college courses, the teachers think that students who take CC courses are taking the easy way out of AP classes.
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Same here. The AP class at school is much harder than the same class at CC, even though the material is taught over the course of a year rather than a semester.</p>
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well, sciences at my school are only mandatory for 2 years. i wanted to take a biology course at my CC instead of taking AP bio at school (where the teacher is insanely hard!) ... what do you guys think?
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<p>My personal opinion: Take the course at your high school unless you are seriously considering attending a public university if Ivies don't work out. Adcoms tend to realize when students are taking the easy way out and it won't help your chances at Harvard...
Just looking at policies: I am sure your high school requires a minimum of credits for graduation. Thus getting high school credit for the cc bio course can easily be interpreted as fulfilling a graduation requirement.</p>