<p>Like many of the people on here, I'm a community college student who hopes to transfer to either UCLA or Berkeley. I am not at all ashamed of attending a community college, but it seems that tranfer students are viewed as lesser than students who attended the college as freshmen, because it can be easier to get in as a transfer.</p>
<p>For students who have already transferred to a UC, do you feel that your peers look down on you because you were a transfer?</p>
<p>F(_)CK'em if they do. Their loss, not mine. I got my first two years of college practically free, and they paid around $50k. And, they say I am the idiot. Its just unjustified arrogance.</p>
<p>seriously, plus it doesnt make them any smarter either... i took calc3 last summer at a cc and out of a class of 60 we had about 7 ucla students. all the ucla students were failing the class or barely making a D and were always complaining that the class is the most difficult and they ended up dropping while most of the cc students were passing.</p>
<p>Although it may be a view held by some who entered as freshman, Im sure that plenty people look at us as intelligent people. Its not as easy to transfer to the UCs anymore, generally u need atleast a 3.3+ to be competitive in any major and JC students who transfer to the UC generally tend to do as well as non-transfers.</p>
<p>CC transfers usually tend to do better as they have already gotten their partying out of the way and what not and are starting to take college seriously. Really if there is stigma where you transferred too, just ignore them. There are great transfer student communities at the UC's and you will have no problem finding your niche if you just go and put yourself out there.</p>
<p>I would be pretty ****ed if I made it to a UC as a freshman. You spend 4 years of high school getting nothing but A's and B's, then paying thousands of dollars for the first two years of college, and taking more difficult classes. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, some kid who slacked off in high school, got almost free CC education, and took relatively easy classes is in the same position as you are.</p>
<p>Define same.</p>
<p>It's totally justified for four-year students to be mad at CC students. But like srjcstud mentioned - "it's their loss, not mine."</p>
<p>How is it justified?</p>
<p>Be honest, the CC route is definitely alot easier compared to a four-year institution route. the four-year institution route is more competitive by nature. </p>
<p>As a result, my GPA might be a 2.9 at a four-year institution by junior-year when the same effort could have given me a 4.0 if I had went to a community college. </p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, if this were a debate, I am totally on the "community-college" side. But i can see why four-year students would be upset...and in all fairness, their reason is justified. However, it doesnt mean it is right. It's their fault they went the route they went when in reality, all they had to do was get over the ego factor and go the CC route.</p>
<p>In my experience, there CAN be stigma. However, I don't lead off with the fact that I am a transfer student and for all intents and purposes I am just like them. We get the same kind of grades, we both answer questions in class and we get along just fine. When they realize I am a transfer student, if it comes up, sometimes they are surprised. I have had several students admit to me that most transfer students they meet are "not that smart." I haven't met any that would treat you POORLY, but one girl did admit that she would not have asked to be in my group project if she knew I was a transfer student.</p>
<p>Just, do your best and don't let your origins deter you from being the best in class. Hold yourself in the same standard and you'll do great.</p>
<p>And yes, they explain to me why they are sometimes bitter and I can understand. They are often left with begrudging respect when they know you're a transfer student but you're doing better than them in class.</p>
<p>I would say it can be more of a social stigma not a classroom stigma. Honestly SO many of the UCLA students i was in class with were sort of unprepared or slacked a lot in discussion, especially when it came to group work. I dont know if it was maybe because i had a course that had a variety of sophmores and a few freshman in it, but i just felt like they were not as serious as most of the CC students.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the answers! I'm wondering, when you apply to graduate schools, does the fact that you once attended community college impact your chances of being accepted?</p>
<p>No, it doesnt. As long as you get a 3.7-4.0 and kick a$$ at whatever UC, you'll be fine. </p>
<p>There are some people who go from CC - UC - ivy for grad. crazy stuff, but it's possible.</p>
<p>"There are some people who go from CC - UC - ivy for grad. crazy stuff, but it's possible."</p>
<p>There's a professor of Anthropology at Princeton who went to my JC. Cool beans.</p>
<p>I transferred to Berkeley from a CC met people, joined a fraternity, and all that jazz. Seriously I have not met a person who gives a flying hell that I went to a CC it really is no problem. I am not saying there is not a stigma but I have not met anybody that has treated me any differently for transferring.</p>
<p>I haven't met many undergrads at Berkeley who outwardly show any sort of problem with me as a transfer student. In fact, there are so many transfer students here that it just seems normal to be one. Now, me being a transfer student over 30 is sort of a different thing. Some grad students that I've met have given me strange looks or noticeably treated me differently after saying that no, I'm not a PhD candidate or professor or some kind of visiting scholar. But who cares? This is my life, I'll do what I want, when I want. </p>
<p>And echoing what many have said, transfer students here, at least those in my circle, seem to be doing very well. Obviously, those "easy, cake-walk" CCC classes did <em>something</em> to prepare us for Cal!</p>
<p>"easy, cake-walk" CCC classes</p>
<p>With the exception of online classes, every class I've taken at a CC is harder than a high school class, even an AP one.</p>