<p>Hello everyone. I'm currently attending a community college and I want to transfer to an out-of-state university after obtaining my associate's degree. I've a couple of concerns and I hope someone can help me. </p>
<p>Stupidity overtook me as a teenager, and as result, I dropped out of high school. But now I have my GED and I've almost completed my first semester of college. Will my GED hinder my chances of getting into a decent university? </p>
<p>I'm a French major who fell in love with linguistics. Unfortunately, there is only once course of linguistics at my college (which I'm currently taking) and I hope to major in it when I transfer. I've been studying the subject on my own, but I'm not certain how that will be taken into account. Will going to a college with no linguistics department kill my chances of being accepted into a university with a solid linguistics department? </p>
<p>I don't think any University would expect a community college student to have taken a lot of linguistics.</p>
<p>What college/universities are you considering for transfer? I certainly don't think the GED will hinder your chances of getting into a decent university. Although it is rare, there are students without a high school degree who get into Harvard. </p>
<p>So it is all about how you present yourself and what you <em>have</em> done. If you don't already know, I would suggest meeting with your current Linguistics professor re what he suggests you take for the balance of your time at the cc. Also review the freshman/sophomore curricula and distribution requirements at the schools you are targetting - take as many of the most similar courses as you can.</p>
<p>Love your screen name - don't know if you meant it, but I'm reading is as a play on the word semantics - great name for a linguistics nut ;).</p>
<p>Have you considered applying for sophomore transfer, instead of waiting until you have the AA degree? (I realize there are pros and cons to this idea).</p>
<p>The reason I suggest the possibility of a sophomore transfer: maybe easier to complete the coursework needed for the Linguistics major if you have three years at the new school, instead of two.</p>
<p>The French major seems like it will help in needed coursework for Linguistics, but I don't really have enough background in that field to advise.</p>
<p>You do need to have some quite safe schools on your list (as anyone does), especially with the GED. It won't stop you, but you want to have some schools on your list where it is less of a factor.</p>