<p>Okay, so what you didnt get into your moch 1 route to success school. More than likely you would have ran ouy of gas on that stressful voyage. Even if you still have your spirit set on that school, why not go to community college get a 4.0 and reapply? There are probably more advantages to that than disadvantages. Save money, get a higher GPA, and most colleges wont care about what you did in high school.... So why dont more people do that? That's what I dont understand.</p>
<p>Aside from the spelling comments, it’s mostly because we’ve all worked SO INCREDIBLY HARD during high school, and it would just suck to think that all of that work went for nothing. </p>
<p>A lot of us don’t sleep at night, gave up our social lives, and we spend so much money on AP tests and SATs/ACTs so that we can get into these schools.</p>
<p>So I guess it’s just this thing to justify that all of the work was worth it in the end. </p>
<p>But I guess you’re right, we need to know ourselves that we’re going to end up where we were supposed to, and that we’re going to be okay and it’s more important to enjoy our lives. I guess it’s just hard to see that sometimes.</p>
<p>I just know that the alternative route can work wonders too! For example, I’m planning on going to a community college so I can get into UC Berkeley! It isn’t as if I’m not prepared to put in the hours that would take!</p>
<p>Okay, I reread my introductory post and realized that it made absolutely NO SENSE! So, essentially what I was saying was; -We all work far too hard to stress( including me; (2200SAT and 4.7 GPA for this year)-Yes, prestigious colleges can make life easier, but you can still get to where you want to go if you don’t go to one -If you do get denied as a freshman, you can ALWAYS apply as a transfer &- there are many advantages of going to a community college including price, teachers dedicated solely to teaching undergraduates, and a clean plate for applying to prestigious public schools -But my main message I was trying to get across is; RELAX! We have worked too hard to worry about not getting into the aschool of our dreams!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, trust me I understand that! In many cases though they are given less weight, and let’s be frank here, if someone is capable of getting their grades in any sort of a college (inlcuding community) to a point where they are applying to prestigious schools, such as the ones where high school grades are integral to acceptance, chances are they did well enough in high school.</p>
<p>Many prestigious colleges will not be impressed by a 4.0 from a community college. Perhaps that can work in California, where there are a multitude of state schools that coordinate with the community colleges, but that’s not the case everywhere. Even in Cali, I doubt a 4.0 at a community college is a guaranteed admit to Berkeley (best of luck though, in both getting that 4.0 and transfering). In some places, the local community college is nothing to write home about, and it would be a waste of time for a high achieving high school grad to attend. In addition, acceptance rates at those prestigious colleges tend to be a lot lower for transfer students than for freshmen. So, that’s what people are worrying about.</p>
<p>Actually if you read up on the statistics, Berkeley has a 30% transfer acceptance rate and mean gpas of 3.92~something I cant remember. Which is actually higher acceptance rate than freshman apps, and community colleges in San Francisco (namely bcc) sends about 200 out of 2,500 students each year there. If you took the time to think about it, that invludes people with no motivation to transfer, people who are unprepared for college, and adult learners who dont have the time. I can see how community colleges normally have quite low transfer rates, but keep in mind the type of students that normally go therr because of it. I admit it is vital to choose the right community college and the right major but if you look at the schools that people have transfered to on this site, I thonk you might be quite impressed. Although, I probably shouldnt be commenting I probably already have a chance at Cal, but no chance AT ALL of being able to pay for the four year college+masters/PhD program afterward. </p>
<p>I understand what everyone is saying. I agree that going to a community college has many benefits and it can still lead to many opportunities. However, I more so believe that if you worked extremely hard in high school, you should get into a more prestigious college. Then people would truly feel like their handwork payed off. Check out some stories about how people felt when they received their college acceptance letters on this cool site: <a href=“http://■■■■■■/LiPICn[/url]”>http://■■■■■■/LiPICn</a>, you can see how happy they are when they got into the school that they worked so hard to get into. Regardless, if you go to a community college its not the end of the world and you still can be very successful.</p>
<p>And if there are people from California reading this they should know a few things. TAG & TAP programs gaurantee admissions to most ucs (not UCLA or uc Berkeley, and some years not ucsd) as long as you filfill certain criteria. It is easier to get into a uc than a CSU as an xfer due to the budget crisis. And it is nearlly all GPA based as long as you go to a well respected ccc (they do exist) and have a nonimpacted major. </p>
<p>I think that rule applies to quite a few state school systems. But what happens if you plan on going to a private school or the UCLA or UC Berkeley. Then what do you do with your 4.0 from a community college.</p>
<p>Oh and so everyone knows, I didnt just put yhis here to be contrarian I just think this site can be intimidating to new comers, afterall there are some REALLY impressive people on this site and it can be kind of scary when you realize they were gunning for the same school that you were. Again, getti.g into a prestigious university for higher level courses can change lives! But.to this day, other than garanteed admission to higher level, there are no benefits of attending as a lower level student.</p>
<p>Look, if you have a 4.0 from a community college that Berkeley normally accepts students from than you are at least in the top 75% of people they accept. If you pair that with decent ECs like volunteering every weekend, research, etc. youre probably in!</p>
<p>And while TAP may not garantee admission at UCLA a lot of people who do it get in, for the same criteria as Berkeley. Now the privates on the other hand, sorry, but you can wave goodbye to them.</p>