<p>I was told yesterday by a parent that it's easier to get into SUNY MIT or New Paltz by transfer from a community college, especially if your grades were not great in HS. Is this true? Major would be in Art (maybe graphic artist)</p>
<p>A lot of the community colleges in NY have agreements with SUNY 4 year colleges and uni’s, so if you do well at CC, then yes.</p>
<p>I think it’s generally easier as a transfer. The colleges are most concerned with the stats of incoming freshman, because those stats are published and affect the reputation of the school, unlike any stats about incoming transfers. But many of those initial freshmen drop out or transfer out, and the college wants a full group of people (and the full amount of tuition revenue) for each graduating class.</p>
<p>The exception would be a school such as SUNY’s FIT, that takes in a freshman class as associates degree candidates only, and then requires them as sophomores, to reapply for seats in the upper level junior and senior year program. FIT publicly states that their own associates’ degree people are on the inside track for those upper level seats, as compared to transfer applicants who have completed freshman and sophomore years elsewhere.</p>
<p>Of course, if you’re a strong applicant in 12th grade, and you do poorly in community college, you might find that your chances have diminished. In fine arts programs, a lot of the application rests on the portfolio. I would be concerned about the rigor and reputation of fine arts programs that admit without portfolio.</p>
<p>It depends on what the student’s high school academic credentials are. A student with a 4.0 HS GPA and 34 ACT / 2250 SAT is likely to have many choices of four year schools to enter as a frosh (including both admissions and merit scholarships). So such a student starting at CC and then transferring may end up with fewer choices, since some schools (mainly private) are less friendly to transfers in both admissions and merit scholarships.</p>
<p>But a student with a 2.3 HS GPA and 21 ACT / 1500 SAT is likely to have relatively few choices of four year schools to enter as a frosh. For such a student, starting at CC and doing well there is likely to increase the choices of four year schools to transfer to compared to the choices s/he has for frosh entry.</p>
<p>In either case, the student can apply to the desired schools for frosh entry; if the results are not satisfying (in either the admissions or financial aid and scholarships front), the student has the option of the CC and transfer route.</p>
<p>thank you everyone. She is not doing well at all right now, in 10th. Did great in 9th. I’m hoping she’ll do better. She has severe dyslexia and dyscalculia and is having problems adjusting to her schedule. My friend was more of the mind “what are you worrying about” just make her go to CC and get a “guarantee” type transfer. </p>
<p>I meant FIT not MIT above.</p>