<p>Honors Gen Biology I - A
Honors English Composition I - A
Honors World Civilization I - A
Fitness/Conditioning Training - A (Duh ;-P)
Honors Forum I - A
Honors College Algebra - B :(</p>
<p>Honors Gen Bio II(LEC/LAB) - A
Honors Eng Comp II -A
Honors World Civilization II - A
Honors Forum II - A
General Psychology - A
Intro to Sociology - A</p>
<p>Courses in Progress:</p>
<p>Honors Intro International Business
Honors Principles of Economics
Leadership/Communicat Skills I (EC class that I'm forced to take)
World Literature I
Honors Forum III
Honors French I
Honors American Government</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Phi Theta Kappa - Vice President of Service
RotorAct - President
Reflections (Student Ambassadorship)
Honors Program
Student Council - Vice President</p>
<p>All the while with a 40 hour work week at Ocean Springs Hospital.</p>
<p>I also won the Presidents Volunteer Service Award and Coca-Cola Two Year Scholarship (over 125 hours volunteered my freshman year)...amongst other awards. President's Volunteer Service Award allowed me to meet George Bush which was a very, very, humbling experience (even though I don't agree with his politic.) As mentioned before I participated in a lot of activities in my community and college.</p>
<p>I also recently went back to Germany for the World Cup...which brings me to my major:</p>
<p>I want to double (maybe even attempt a double major/minor) in International Studies/Relations, German and Mandarin.</p>
<p>If you guys need more information I'll gladly post...I'm just trying to get a broad perspective on what type of schools I'll actually draw interest from. I've searched for a place on the internet where intelligent CC students were, and it appears that I have found it.</p>
<p>Ja...I really like Brown, but I'm really afraid I stand no chance because of the CC stigma associated with Ivy League schools. I also like Georgetown University and George Washington because they have very good programs for my major.</p>
<p>SAT or ACT scores would help complete the picture --but I suggest you look into GWU and American University for a start.Think about geographic preferences, whether you will need considerable financial aid, urban suburban or more rural setting? Do you want a large diverse campus or a smaller place with more personal attention? Very important to know yourself--what do you hope to get from your college experience? What sort of social life do you envision? How would you spend your leisure time? What types of people attract you as friends?</p>
<p>Oh...forgot about the test scores. I've never taken the SAT...ACT 28.</p>
<p>I will need a lot of financial aid...I work 40 hours per week to help take care of my family. My mom was in a dire financial situation and I could not go off to college at that point in time. I'm the location of the university is of no matter to me. I'm the type person that usually keeps to himself unless I meet interesting, hopefully intellectual, people that I can relate with. I've never been much of a party person. I would spend my leisure time studying my ass off actually lol...once I transfer I seriously want to buckle down even more with my scholarship.</p>
<p>Meh...I wasn't really trying to get opinions on what school I should go to really though (however thanks for giving them...found out about schools I didn't know about) what I was trying to find out is am I wasting time and money by attempting to transfer to a tier I or tier II school. I believe that I could possibly plead my case for going to a Brown or Yale in my essays and whatnot, however, if they see on my transcript that I attended a CC and consequently throw my application away my time would have been for naught.</p>
<p>Basically I guess I'm just throwing out what I have done at my CC and community and see if it's absolutely ridiculous to attempt to get into a very good school.</p>
<p>Well in the Ivy League these days the buzz is about encouraging more working class students and more first-in-family to go to college--if that applies to you CC could be an advantage for one who "worked his way through."</p>
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Well in the Ivy League these days the buzz is about encouraging more working class students and more first-in-family to go to college--if that applies to you CC could be an advantage for one who "worked his way through."
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<p>Yes... and that buzz implies that maybe one, maximum two, CC students make in Harvard's transferring class.</p>
<p>I think you can definitely consider Tier II and Tier I schools. Knowing your hs stats would help, and if they are strong they will just add to your strong profile. If they are weak, then you will obviously paint yourself as a rising/always improving work in progress. </p>
<p>What I don't know enough about is financial aid for transfers, in order to really advise you well on some possibles. But I think you can consider both levels. Go for your reaches - you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. But keep your realistic perspective and choose some Tier II and lower Tier I schools you will really like so that you will have safety in your list. Examine each school's website and/or speak to admissions/finaid people so that you have an idea of how much need-based aid is available for transfers and whether you can expect them to meet 100% of demonstrated need or some lesser %.</p>
<p>Consider schools which might offer merit award to transfers. I think you have a chance for one at Tulane, which happens to be one school I know and love. My S was there pre- and post-Katrina and loved it. He had to transfer due to elimination of his Engineering major, but the school could work well for you.</p>
<p>3.6 GPA un-weighted (our AP and accelerated classes went through a severe change in value my freshman year.)
Didn't really take any AP tests save US History (4) and AP German (5)
Was in Beta, German Club (Vice-President and President) FBLA (President and Reporter), and played football up to my senior year. Was also a mentor with Boys and Girls Club...gah I hate listing all this community service stuff, makes me feel as if I did it all just to have it on a transcript :(.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I'm not under the mantra "Ivy League or Bust." Right now I'm trying to take looks at all schools that have decent programs and majors in the field I hope to go into. For instance a school in my state, has a VERY strong institute dedicated towards my International Studies major, and also a flagship Mandarin program supported by the government. I could have left my CC and gone there the end of last year, but was committed to doing more with my CC. (I love my CC to death, and am so glad that the circumstances I encountered allowed me to go there) I didn't even think CC students even garnered attention from tier II schools, let alone the snooby Ivys. I have been infatuated with Brown since HS, and Brown would also probably be the only Ivy school I applied to. The thought that I even have a remote chance of gaining acceptance to Brown is very tantalizing, and serves as an example of just how long CC education has come...however I'm going off on a tangent :P.</p>
<p>The attention I have garnered from you guys is astounding. I've seriously learned more the last couple of days than at any seminar or lecture pertaining to the subject of CC transfers. I can not thank you guys enough for all of your help.</p>
<p>What CC do you go to? I mean, it looks like you managed to get a good load of courses, work, and be involved with ecs. I don't know but that just looks too good to be true. An 18 unit semester is going to take time and I doubt anyone gets perfectly arranged courses from 8-12pm everyday. then barrels off to work from 1-9pm. then studies at night. then does ecs on the weekends. just too good to be true. for some reason, I smell ****take on the whole work part and mother in need.</p>
<p>Ahaha...well, I can't really vouch for myself other than say you can come to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and see for yourself the glamorous (or lack thereof) life I live nearly everyday. You can believe what you wish. Those course loads equate to 15 and 17 hour semesters each. It was honestly a lot worse my senior year of HS when I would get out of school at 3:00 PM and work until midnight. This semester I have 17 on tap again.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to add in a sob/pity me edge to my resume (I actually regret adding in the supporting my family bit because I'm casting the wrong sort of connotations), but I seriously do not have any reason to lie about any information provided. I definetely don't look towards the internet to gain a sense of fulfillment lol.</p>
<p>PS: You can actually google my name, Deeneaus Polk, to find out more about me. I think I'm the only Deeneaus Polk in the world lol...however, there's also some Penial growth site that has me listed in their database. Pretty weird lol.</p>
<p>It just that it seems like the world is revolving around you. I'm sure about the time part. Of course, anyone with the will to succeed will succeed but there are barriers. Such as, course start times. Who gets a perfect course load each and every semester with the perfect start times? Then there's work, companies don't just hire someone and say, "Fill in the blanks with forty hours of work per week."</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I've dreamed of having the perfect schedule so I can work 40 hours a week but I just can't. Companies hire people from 8-4 or 9-5. And my course schedule is... all out of whack, morning start times, afternoon start times, evening start times. 5 days a week. So tell me, what does your course layout look like? 8pm-12pm then off to work? or work then school 6pm to 10pm.</p>
<p>'eh...if it helps any the work I do basically equates me to what one would call a janitor. I have known my boss for a very long time as well. He allows me to come in at 1:00 PM and leave at 9:30...however the shift I work on actually starts at 3:30 PM and goes until midnight. As different meetings and what not come up I am allowed to leave and then come back at my own discretion; for instance: </p>
<p>I have PTK meetings every Tuesday at 12:30 until maybe 1:00-1:30 and get to work at 2:00 or so, that means I would work until 10:30 (we have 30 minute breaks added onto our times) I usually make up the time lost though, or PTO takes care of it, or I end up short a few hours. As I said in earlier posts, I've been at my place of employment since high school...whatever good that does. Trust me, with the crap I have to endure on that job, the perk of having a flexible time schedule is the only thing keeping me there. </p>
<p>The only reason I was able to get these "perfect" class times is because I'm in my CC's Honors Program...the program allows students to choose which classes they want before anyone other student. There have been a lot of classes that I have had to "settle" with, however, because my work schedule simply does not work with it.</p>
<p>All that said, I would never recommend the path I have taken to anyone else. I have developed ulcers from stressing myself out severely last year. All nighters were commonplace...there generally was no fun. Katrina especially was not nice. I won't say it sucked because I experienced so many things that allowed me to grow spiritually and intellectually. </p>
<p>PS:
Monday-Wednesday-Friday:
9:00 - Honors French
10:00 - Honors Intro International Business
11:00 - Honors Economics
12:00-1:00 - FREE (Except for Monday where I have a stupid office hour I have to fill for my EC class) Maybe go in an hour earlier? I usually study though.
Wednesday - Reflections meeting at 2:30</p>
<p>Tuesday-Thursday
8:00 - World Literature I
9:30-10:50 - Honors American Government
From then on Free as well, except for Tuesday where I have to fulfill another office hour with Reflections.
Tuesday - 12:00 - RotorAct (just starting up our chapter)
1:30 - PTK meeting</p>
<p>From that conglomeration I get two other credits, one for my honor forum and the other for my leadership course. So yeah, that's basically it. If I decide to not make up my time (which at the most I would miss 4-5 hours) then I let PTO take care of it (we're allowed to substitute PTO time). I seriously don't know why I just typed all of that out lol. I hope you can see from this that it is indeed possible, it also depends on your school size as well though. Also, are you in your CC's/Uni's Honors Program? My AIM is also NisiBonum if you have any other questions. I don't think anyone else wants to know my life story :-P.</p>
<p>I am in my ccc's honors program and I also get priority registration but... we don't get class times structured such as yours. Also, our foreign language is 5 semester units, our transferable math is 5 units, our english is 4 units. I'm already at a 15 unit load with a fast track course(double speed course, 8 weeks instead of 16) All of our honors courses require indepth 2500 word essays ontop of regular course work. I don't know, now thinking back, I sometimes think I should have taken the extra 30 minute drive down to orange county to go to OCC. My school has gone through a lot of changes, from not being able to get people to graduate with an AA to what it is now. The honors program only has about 300 students out of probably 5000 students. So I'm limited when it comes to honors courses besides english.</p>