<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>I passed the CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam) which means I have the equivalent of a diploma. </p>
<p>I was a sophomore in high school before leaving and taking the CHSPE.</p>
<p>My question is, should I go to community college and get my high school credits and apply to schools as a freshman, try to get into a University as a freshman without high school credits (get in by exception I guess) or attend community college, get my Associates and transfer?</p>
<p>I personally feel that I should to go with the third option, because I don't want to have to spend two years at community college getting high school credits. I think the second option would probably not work out. Does anyone think it could, though? Getting in without credits?</p>
<p>My worry with transferring is that I will miss out on a lot, not getting to spend a full four years at a University. But I like the idea of getting my Associates when my peers are only graduating from high school!</p>
<p>I don’t think you need to get high school credits at community college-- that sounds like a waste of time to me. I never went to high school and I went to community college, got my Associates and transferred, and it worked out fine-- they don’t care that you don’t have high school records when you have community college ones. I have no idea about your second option though.</p>
<p>I’m not familiar with CHSPE, so correct me if I’m missing something, but if it’s equivalent to a HS diploma (like a GED), then you would neither need or want to go to a CC for HS credit. You would either attend CC for college credits towards an AA/transfer OR to go straight to a 4 yr college.</p>
<p>Thank you! Kat121 - I also felt that getting high school credit would be a waste when I could be spending that time getting my Associates. I think that’s the route I’ll take.</p>
<p>For UCs and CSUs, taking college courses after the summer immediately after high school graduation disqualifies you from frosh admission (i.e. you would have to complete frosh/soph level courses and then apply as a transfer). Whether CHSPE counts as “high school graduation” for this purpose is something you have to ask them.</p>
<p>However, high school records are basically irrelevant for UC and CSU transfer admission at the junior level, other than if you choose to use high school work for certain low level level requirements (e.g. an American history requirement can be satisfied by a high school US history course or a college US history course). Of course, some frosh/soph level college courses require high school level prerequisites (e.g. calculus requires algebra, geometry, and trigonometry); community colleges offer these as remedial courses.</p>