<p>Are there any former community college students on here who transferred to an elite college?</p>
<p>How does that work.. do elite colleges even accept credit from community colleges?</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I should even respond to that post. </p>
<p>Someone said there were a few people on here who did just that. That's why I asked.</p>
<p>People get into harvard/stanford/yale all the time from cc's, granted it's not easy, but w/ a 4.0 and some good ec's and hs grades it happens...</p>
<p>For windslicer:
<a href="http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/Gallery/JKCF-Dialup.wmv%5B/url%5D">http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/Gallery/JKCF-Dialup.wmv</a></p>
<p>Community colleges enroll 6.5 million students (45% of all undergraduates), including the majority of low- to moderate-income students. </p>
<p>Selective four-year institutions typically focus recruitment and financial aid on high school graduates, including scholarship and tuition remission programs for students from low-income families recently introduced at Harvard, Yale, the University of Virginia, and other institutions. </p>
<p>Only 10% of students at the top 146 highly selective colleges come from the bottom half of the socioeconomic status scale. </p>
<p>Only seven percent of young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds earn college degrees by age 26. </p>
<p>Research commissioned by the Foundation shows that more than one-third of community college transfer students graduated in the top two quartiles of their high school graduating classes. </p>
<p>The more selective the institution, the more likely a student enrolled there is to graduate with a four-year degree, particularly if the student comes from a low socioeconomic background.</p>
<p>yes schools accept transfer credit from community college.</p>
<p>Thought everyone might want to see this.</p>
<p>CCTI Goals:</p>
<p>"Reaching out to populations currently underrepresented in selective colleges. </p>
<p>Enrolling a combined 1,100 additional low- to middle-income community college transfers over the next four years, beginning in fall 2007." </p>
<p>Applies to:</p>
<p>Amherst College, Bucknell University, Cornell University, Mount Holyoke College, the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Southern California.</p>
<p>Northwestern is not super-elite... But that's where I am. I've also met a few other cc students. I don't think there is a big-name school in the US that hasn't accepted cc students... Except maybe Princeton and MIT. But they don't really accept transfers from *anywhere<a href="technically%20MIT%20does,%20but%20Princeton%20doesn't...%20last%20time%20I%20checked">/i</a>.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, Northwestern is really not that hard compared to a CC. Furthermore, the teaching is definitely better, in general, at a CC! Professors here (NU) are often completely incapable of teaching. </p>
<p>My take on the old saying:</p>
<p>Those who can't teach; those who can can't teach.</p>
<p>Of course, there are always exceptions...</p>
<p>whoa johnM that's very interesting to hear!</p>
<p>I am also a CC transfer that will be at a top university soon, and I was worried about the workload, but that's inspiring to hear you don't notice too much of a difference from your CC. ;)</p>
<p>Don't slack off though. Better to overestimate than underestimate. :)</p>
<p>It is more work, though... Just not a heck of a lot much harder in quality. (I'm only taking math/engineering course, so I don't know about everything else) When I was at CC, I also usually did more work than was expected, so my perception might be a bit skewed. I don't want to sound arrogant, but I expected the students to be a bit smarter and hard working than they are. I'm amazed out how many kids go to a 45 thousand dollar school and slack off! I expect that at a $20/unit cc, but here?</p>
<p>Where are you going brand?</p>
<p>That's because most people think they pay for the school name and not for the education...</p>
<p>well, i got into amherst college and im from a CC; i decided to stay at my CC.</p>
<p>johnm - definitely won't. I will definitely give it my best, but it's nice to know that it's not some massive difference.</p>
<p>renix - I dunno yet. If I get into Wesleyan, I'm going there. I've gotten into WashU and UT-McCombs so far.</p>
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<p>Because of money, right? Otherwise, you're insane. :)</p>
<p>no, not money. Fin aid was extremely fair; I thought it was very generous, actually. Just units!</p>
<p>brand, go to wesleyan already dammit! :p</p>
<p>:) I'm trying!</p>
<p>I'm at a cc and I've gotten accepted by one of the colleges I applied to thus far (selective private one, haven't heard from the rest yet). I LOVE community college; I love being around people with the same rugged background as I've had, and the absolute diversity of life experience contained in one single classroom. I've sat in on some classes at other institutions but frankly, since I try and take only classes with extremely well-reputed professors who in addition feel a passion for cc and have no research obligations that hinder them from teaching, I experienced little to no difference as for the quality. I almost wish I could take a full BA at this place, it's been so amazing.</p>
<p>And, if you don't feel challenged enough, I've found that so many professors are extremely willing to help you shape a different course load. Then they actually have time to do so!</p>
<p>Renix, I'm not an idiot.</p>
<p>I'm graduating this year with an AA degree from a community college, and I get the role they play in our society.</p>
<p>My (unanswered) question is, "Do they accept community college credit at the elite universities?" When I went to a session with GW/Harvard/Duke/etc. and asked the question, all schools said they would not accept community college credit.</p>
<p>The question was valid and I do not appreciate the smug response.</p>
<p>There are several transfers from community colleges (last year) that got into Harvard and I'm sure there are many CC transfers that got into GWU. I don't know about Duke; either way, I've never came across a top school that doesn't give credit for CC classes, or else all CC students that transferred to top unis would basically have to start over.</p>
<p>Your general credit courses should typically transfer without a problem. You may run into problems though when trying to transfer courses that will count towards your major or minor. For instance, at Wesleyan the math classes I have taken (Cal I/II/III and Diff Eq.) will all transfer towards the general "core", but the math department will not accept any math classes taken at a CC to count towards a minor/major.</p>