<p>i’m halfway to transferring and let me share my experience:</p>
<p>i’m asian and i come from a poor immigrant family.
growing up with my parents working 12+ hours a day / 7 days a week there was very little time for them to take care of me (this was physical labor … janitorial/painting service)</p>
<p>My sisters were pretty much my caretakers as I was growing up. As an adolescent, i did not have a clear understanding why i even went to school / what it was for till it was too late (graduation of senior year)</p>
<p>I had a false sense of reality that I too was destined to magically “change” in high school and suddenly pull in the 4.0’s like my sisters had.</p>
<p>This was partly due to the fact that my parents were not there early in my childhood (or should i say it was my own fault for not thinking about life) where i had to develop my own understanding of the world around me in my own way. </p>
<p>(i was lead astray by my sisters high achievements and as a kid, no one would really see the efforts made by my sisters)</p>
<p>so all in all, im here in my 2nd year / 3rd semester of CC and i’m trying to do the best i can achieve… and admittedly, there have been bumps along the way.</p>
<p>I’ll be applying next fall after I finish all of my pre-reqs in addition to pickign up an Associates Degree and picking up a full-time job to help fund my college expense.</p>
<p>(i’ll be applying for Fall 2011)</p>
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<p>(for future transfer students)</p>
<p>-cc is no cakewalk… you still have to work for what you want.
-GPA is important, keep it strong the first year (since you’ll be applying most likely your second year of CC)
-fufill your pre-reqs asap… or work your way up till you complete them.</p>
<p>-dont over burden yourself by taking demanding classes simply because “you didnt do so hot in high school”
-these two years aren’t gonna be a breeze… and this isn’t a sprint, its a marathon!
-seek help when you need it. swallow your pride and admit that you need help when you need it.</p>
<p>-your cc should also have resources to help you w/ the transfer process (use them, they are there for a reason)
-extracirriculars are nice, but not absolutely necessary. (I would put a job over extracirricular though)</p>
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<p>after all my experiences i realized that CC was no easy ticket into a top university and im still gonna have a life long struggle to get to where I want to be. (nobody in life has it easy / laid out for them!)</p>
<p>however, my cc experience so far has taught me alot of things that I probably would have not learned had i gone to a 4-year college. Life is without struggle, but had I a chance to do better in high school or even earlier… I would have told myself that indeed hard work pays off in the end and to aim for a 4-year.</p>
<p>I also feel that alot of transfer students in the begining have a misconception that CC is a breeze and they’ll pull in 4.0’s like nothing. take my word with a grain of salt, but realize that no matter where you stand… your grades are reflective of your effort (blood,sweat, and tears)</p>
<p>Also, dont be so discouraged when you see other people talking of their 4.0’s and such… realize that there will be people above you, and people below you. Work hard, and you’ll make it!</p>
<p>I hope this post has been helpful and I wish everyone the best.
I know i’m trying hard this semester!</p>