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09-23-2012, 01:20 PM
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#16 | | Member
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This may sound like an odd question, but did you spend any time in foster care or in a homeless youth program? I work in the dependency system and there are special programs to help kids attend college. In our state, if a youth has spent more than 6 months in foster care after their 16th birthday they get tuition paid at a state school and can qualify for a living expense stipend upon graduation if they are full-time students.
I it applies to you, you may want to explore this option.
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09-23-2012, 03:43 PM
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#17 | | Junior Member
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@carimama
No I never spent time in foster care. All of this stuff happened right when I turned 18.
@everyone else
I now have a new problem: I now think that I want to major in electrical engineering instead. I went to the college that I'm intending to transfer to, and they told me that I would not be able to transfer to their university until I finished all of the EE prerequisites because there are so many, and because they major is so overcrowded. Anyway it looks like my financial aid will dry up before I can finish them. Now I don't know what to do. HELP! Also, it looks like I will wind up finishing my A.A. in psychology this semester.
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09-24-2012, 12:16 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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From your other posts, I really don't think electrical engineering is the best thing for you.
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09-24-2012, 02:34 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
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@sylvan9798
Why do you say that?
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09-24-2012, 03:49 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
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Just my impression from all the other things you have said about yourself. Why do you think you want to pursue electrical engineering of all things? I would never counsel that as a direction given the things you have already told us.
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09-25-2012, 02:03 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
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@slyvan8798
I am very good with theoretical concepts which you would seem to use a lot of in engineering (physics, thermodynamics, chemistry, etc.) In addition, I'm great with technology.
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09-25-2012, 08:23 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
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What does it mean to you to be "good with theoretical concepts"? Give an example.
And how are your math skills?
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09-26-2012, 07:15 PM
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#23 | | Junior Member
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@slyvan
I took physics and excelled in it, and I also got very good grades in my math classes.
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09-26-2012, 07:45 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Jnelsonmarka HOWEVER, the main problem that I see in front of me is that I am not the greatest when it comes to math. I know that there is a TON of math involved in an engineering major. To be more specific, I actually haven't even made it to college algebra class yet, and I even wound up failing my intermediate algebra course. I should point out that the teacher that we had was terrible and most people failed her class. I should also mention that I had to study hard to pass it, but I did fine in my elementary algebra course because the teacher was great.
What I am wondering is, do you think that I should just can the idea of majoring in engineering or should I perhaps pick up like a "math dymistified" book and teach it to myself? After all, I heard that the core math classes are the easiest and it seems to get much easier after that. What do you think? | So things have changed since last fall?
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09-26-2012, 07:54 PM
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#25 | | Junior Member
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@sylvan8798
Before last spring semester, I had never taken an online math class. However, last spring I took intermediate algebra online, and I got an A in it. Then, I took an online college algebra class and took got a B in it. Now I am taking stats online and am literally whizzing through it. It seems that I just learn better from online math classes because they don't tend to skip the steps in the math problems, and walk you through each step individually. This goes contrary to the paper-pencil math classes which skips steps all the time, and confuse the hell out of me. I guess I just found the classes that work best for me. Besides, I'm now reconsidering the engineering route and thinking more seriously about becoming an engineering tech.
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09-26-2012, 08:04 PM
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#26 | | Super Moderator
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One of the big challenges that you face is that since you are almost finish with your AA, you could run out of money getting to the 150% mark by the time you take the prerequisites for a new major in order to transfer.
Also keep in mind that under the new FA guidelines, you are only eligible for Pell for a total of 12 semesters (6 years).
How many years have you already spent in CC?
Have you been in school since 2007 (5 years)?
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09-26-2012, 08:26 PM
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#27 | | Junior Member
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@sybbie719
Yes, I am well aware. My financial aid counselor just told me that, and she told me to be careful. My counselor told me that financial aid would pay for like 600% of your college. However, I am now at 237%, but I'm not quite sure what she meant by that. Maybe you can better explain it to me?
I can tell you this though: I just started my junior year. I have taken 5 semesters of full-time classes, then I went only part-time in summer. Now I am only going part time in fall. I have only failed one class and have only withdrawn from 1. I just looked it up and my exact GPA is 3.38. It was a little lower than I thought it was, but it is still not that bad.
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