this is what i don't understand.....about community college students and university students...

[skim milk]

alright... why didn't i just not try at all in high school.... just take bullshiet classes and go drinking/smoking weed every night barely enough to get the high school diploma?

but after graduating high school, go to a community college, get good grades and transfer into a decent public university?

what's the benefit of people that get accepted into a university right out of high school after they actually try.. versus people that slack and don't do anything in highschool and transfer from a community college?


first community college is cheaper... all the credits are transferable to the uiversity.. so you're not behind at all. just wondering...

 

[oniq]

Thats what I'm doing.. had a lot of sh!t going on in my life during high school and it hampered my school work. Now that all is better, my community college grades reflect who I really am.. I can't wait to spend the next 2 years at the university spending thousands instead of hundreds

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

the odds of a person doing said stuff in highschool and then later going on to do what you stated and succeeding is lower than the good grades student determined to make his way from day 1 succeeding (no reference other than common sense.)

 

[TommyVercetti]

Well that is a bad strategy, slacking off in High School and straightening up in Community College. That will probably never happen, habits are very hard to change. The better strategy is do decent in high school, go to community college, finish up the required core classes (histories, math, sociology, etc), and then transfering to a university.

 

[Looney]

first community college is cheaper... all the credits are transferable to the uiversity.. so you're not behind at all. just wondering...

My uncle took this route like 15 years ago. First off, depending on the college you go to and the university you plan on going, not all credits are transferable. Secondly, you might not end up in the same year. A 3rd year degree at a college, and then you go to University, you might only qualify for the second year courses. So you just wasted a year. And 3rd, you still have to qualify for university. If you did bad in high school, that means you didn't learn the material properly, what makes you think you can just breeze by college and then into university then?

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: fritolays
alright... why didn't i just not try at all in high school.... just take bullshiet classes and go drinking/smoking weed every night barely enough to get the high school diploma?

but after graduating high school, go to a community college, get good grades and transfer into a decent public university?

what's the benefit of people that get accepted into a university right out of high school after they actually try.. versus people that slack and don't do anything in highschool and transfer from a community college?


first community college is cheaper... all the credits are transferable to the uiversity.. so you're not behind at all. just wondering...

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

 

[FatAlbo]

It all depends on the school and what you want to study. Personally, I had no idea what I wanted to study after high school. I went to a community college and found my calling, so to speak. Sure, I got into the university with no problems, but I had a hell of a time trying to get into the department because some classes wouldn't transfer.

 

[crumpet19]

I'm in my last semester at Tulsa Community College.
Not all of my credits are going to transfer to OSU.
Tuition costs were not that much cheaper at CC vs Univ the only big difference is the cost of living expenses that I'm about to incur by attending OSU.

Not to mention that my CC is just like high school and it fvcking pisses me off.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Well that is a bad strategy, slacking off in High School and straightening up in Community College. That will probably never happen, habits are very hard to change. The better strategy is do decent in high school, go to community college, finish up the required core classes (histories, math, sociology, etc), and then transfering to a university.

That's nonsense. Go to the university and take core classes ALONG WITH major classes. That way you have more time to determine what you actually want to major in.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

Not everyone is as talented or as fortunate as you are.
It would be nice if everyone were in the top 10% of their class, but it usually doesn't work like that.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

Not everyone is as talented or as fortunate as you are.
It would be nice if everyone were in the top 10% of their class, but it usually doesn't work like that.

How would everyone in a group be in the top 10% of the said group?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

Not everyone is as talented or as fortunate as you are.
It would be nice if everyone were in the top 10% of their class, but it usually doesn't work like that.

Not only is everyone not talented and fortunate, but some have bonehead schemes to get drunk and party all the time then make good grades in community college.

 

[Ameesh]

because classes at community colleges are not challenging. the vast majority of classes just pander to the retards that couldnt make it into a good school

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

Not everyone is as talented or as fortunate as you are.
It would be nice if everyone were in the top 10% of their class, but it usually doesn't work like that.

How would everyone in a group be in the top 10% of the said group?

Theoretically, its possible. If everyone got the same GPA and had all the same classes with exact same grades, well, then everyone would be tied for #1 in their class rank.

 

[Nocturnal]

This is exactly what I did. Slacked off in hs, played the don't go to school and go home game everyday from my Jr. year to my Sr. year. I'm not proud of it. If I could change the way I did business back then I'd surely change my ways.

 

[Rob9874]

Some people don't like to slack off and smoke weed, and get a sense of accomplishment from being accepted to a university out of high school, instead of having to "do time" in a communiy college to get accepted. You get to be on your own at 18, doing the dorm/fraternity thing (f you choose), instead of living at home for 2 more years. Community college is High School Part 2. I know, because I went to a couple during some semesters off of the university. Instead of collaborating with intellectual equals in the university, I was setting the curve for a bunch of retards.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Because I have enough scholarships that I end up making money to go to school. They pay me to go here, they won't pay some alcoholic burn out to go to school.

Not everyone is as talented or as fortunate as you are.
It would be nice if everyone were in the top 10% of their class, but it usually doesn't work like that.

How would everyone in a group be in the top 10% of the said group?

They wouldn't and couldn't.
Hence the bolded part of my post.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Well that is a bad strategy, slacking off in High School and straightening up in Community College. That will probably never happen, habits are very hard to change. The better strategy is do decent in high school, go to community college, finish up the required core classes (histories, math, sociology, etc), and then transfering to a university.

That's nonsense. Go to the university and take core classes ALONG WITH major classes. That way you have more time to determine what you actually want to major in.

What if you already know what you want to major in?

 

[CanOWorms]

Well, you're usually not going to be able to get into a good university by transferring from a community college.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well, you're usually not going to be able to get into a good university by transferring from a community college.

If by good you mean Harvard, then yeah. But I know several people in good public schools who transferred from community college.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well, you're usually not going to be able to get into a good university by transferring from a community college.

If by good you mean Harvard, then yeah. But I know several people in good public schools who transferred from community college.

Sorry, I meant most of the top tier schools. Maybe you'll get in some of them and the few good public ones, but I doubt most of them would accept a community college transfer student.

 

[Soybomb]

It works if you're going to be going to a state college or something. That roughly what I did, although I didn't slack off too bad in high school, still took honors classes and everything. Anyway I wouldn't do it again. I'd much rather go to a 4 year school all for years. Its like getting the complete university experience.

edit of course I don't care for the smoke and drink yourself stupid routine either, schools just boring

 

[gururu]

even better, get your GED when you are 16, go to community college for two years and then transfer to 4 yr. I know 2 people offhand that did it that way.

1st off, not many people who do community college get into 4yr schools. The reasons are as follow:
1) As mentioned, this is not a strategy employed by more ambitious students, it just happens to be the ONLY
way for poorly academic students to get into 4 yrs colleges. And most students who start community college usually drop out.

2) It is harder to maintain an A average in community college than in high school. If you can't get A's in community college, you'll find it very difficult to get into good 4 yr colleges. So it is a huge gamble, particularly for people who could take advantage of how easy high school is.

Also, usually, students enter 4 yr colleges as 'quasi-juniors'. They end up having to take a bunch of required classes anyway and not all of their credits will be transferred. This can really be aggravating.

As mentioned too, you better know what you want to major in, because entering as a junior won't permit you to explore many options.

Lastly, there is nothing like a complete 4 yr experience. The people you meet and grow up with are well worth the price of admission.

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