<p>Hey! So I'm going to be a senior this year...I have a 5.0 GPA. Honors, APs blah blah but a very bad act score :( my family is advising me to go to normal universities but I want to go community college because I still don't know what to do about my major!!! So is it possible to go to CC and then transfer to an Ivy League? Or do I have to get wait listed?</p>
<p>Personally I would get an ACT study book and get that score up. Your GPA is obviously good enough, but a low ACT score likely shows that you did all the work but didn’t retain it. You should have plenty of time to prepare (assuming you don’t need to touch up on too much ACT stuff) and take the test again.</p>
<p>Going to a CC is definitely an option, at the very least to get an idea of what you want to major in, but remember, its just a 2-year school and you won’t really get deep into any one subject. In your case I would contact a few 4-year schools in your area with your stats and see what they say. The downside to going to a CC is usually after 30 credits they don’t care about your high school record or test scores (I’m sure Ivies are different, but I don’t know) and just look at your CC GPA.</p>
<p>You never know though, maybe you’ll go to a State school and enjoy yourself enough not to transfer out after a year or two. I would think, though, that an Ivy would view a State school higher than a local CC, especially in terms of the rigorousness of the curriculum.</p>
<p>Hope this helps a bit.</p>
<p>Thank you so much</p>
<p>It’s up to you but honestly going to a CC is a great option because you will save a lot of money and you seem to be a great student so you will probably do very well and be able to transfer into an ivy or another great university. If you want to get into an ivy now just retake the ACT, it’s just one score ivys look at your essays and recommendations and gpa too, not just the act. and you can transfer to another program while you’re in the university. it’s really up to you :)</p>
<p>Two comments.</p>
<p>A lot of students entering college do not know what they will major in … and among those who do “know” a very large percentage will change their mind … finally, many schools do not require applicants to state a preference. Punch line … knowing what you want to major in should not, IMO, in any way limit a students choice of attending a 2 or 4 year school. </p>
<p>Second, many of the ivies do not accept any transfers or literally only a handful a year … for lots of the ivies the best route is to apply directly as a freshman.</p>
<p>Don’t go to CC unless you really need the $$</p>