<p>I've been at my CC for three semesters, have 44credits and a 3.3GPA. I've also failed one class (Pre-Calc II) and withdrawn from 4. I don't think I've lived up to my potential at all. I never planned on going to college after high school and only enrolled at CC so I could have some mental stimulation other than my fulltime minimum wage job. So my first reason for considering a transfer is my poor showing where I am now.
Now however, I've grown up alot. I want to work as a journalist concentrating on human rights issues as well as poverty and inequity in latin america. This leads to my second reason for wanting to go to a different CC. My current school s*cks in terms of course selection. Every course related to what I want to study is either so broad in scope that its completely useless...or if it does have some depth, it is cancelled becuase no one enrolls. Also, there are no languages. Everything is at the elementary level. I need to be fluent in at least spanish if i want to work in latin america by the time i graduate, and not starting at the intermediate level until i transfer to a four year as a junior probably wont cut it.I just don't feel like I'm getting the proper preparation for a four year school where I am.
So, I did some research and there is another CC in my area that offers a stronger liberal arts degree w/concentrations in Spanish and global politics. I was thinking I could relinquish the majority of my credits and get something of a fresh start. I know the first transcript from where I am now would be viewed, but if the majority of my transfer credits come from the second CC and I can offer a rational explanation for the switch....
Is this a good idea and how would it be viewed??</p>
<p>Wait so.. what's your plan?</p>
<p>Do you plan on transferring to a 4 year university after the CC?
or do you plan on getting an Associate Degree and get a better job?</p>
<p>I got confused when you said "if my majority of my transfer credits come from the second CC" cuz that makes it sound like you plan to transfer to a 4 year institute, but your title says you just want to transfer the CC.</p>
<p>yea, reading that post over i could have been more concise. i do plan on transfering to a four year. when i started at CC i wasn't planning on that and like i said, didn't do particularly well at first. i was thinking of giving up alot of the credits i have now, going to a better CC in my area, getting my grades up and then applying to a four year.</p>
<p>I think that is a great idea, the 4-years you apply to well recognize your dedication when they see that you switched schools for your major. I jumped into the closest CCC after high school without realizing that they barely had any of the classes I needed (and if they did, they were not 'articulated') and the students/teachers there were not motivated AT ALL. I transferred out to another CC (40 min. away but well worth it) and I realized what I had been missing out on. Most students at my current school actually have a goal, the teachers are very encouraging, and they offer waaaayyy more classes. I say, go for it!</p>
<p>haha oceanview totally just described my situation..except i was on the other side of the debate (debating whether i should go to the cc closer thats not as good as the far one)</p>
<p>hey...</p>
<p>this is a carry-over from the thread where you asked about marlboro. </p>
<p>if you're serious about marlboro, and can really show the committee you want to come here, i'm pretty positive they'll let you in. marlboro has a TON of non-traditional students, and in a lot of ways it's really nice... you don't have to deal with as many 17-year-old freshmen for one ;). </p>
<p>just make sure that admissions knows you're serious. i know some folks who work on the committee and they're all really understanding :).</p>
<p>um. </p>
<p>they dont care what cc you're from. the good students know this and manipulate the system. ive said too much. </p>
<p>peace.</p>
<p>I think you should do it, just be advised that it may take longer to be transfer ready; you may want to spend some of that time and $$ studying at the University leval. You could always do a study abroad program at uni, or a peace corps type program after; you don't have to be completly fluent coming into your junior yr of college/university</p>