CC to 4 year University

Terry92
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:50:05 +0000

I’m currently going to be attending a community college in New Jersey called Essex County, with the goal of transfering to a 4 year university.

I always thought you have to finish community college and get your associates degree and with that and (if) you have a decent GPA, you can transfer to a 4 year university. (My high school grades were very poor).

My aunt and uncle whom I am living with at the moment are professors at Essex County and Pace University. They both tell me that if I get a good GPA on just the first semester of community college, I can use that to apply to 4 year universities, even without SAT. They said I need to write an essay explaining or rather lying about why my high school grades were poor and showing them that I am determined to do well by showing them my (if) decent first semester transcripts.

Is this true? Will 4 year universities (the main schools I want to attend are higher tier SUNY schools like Stony Brook, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Albany, or any UC school) actually consider and/or accept my application just based on ONE semester of community college if my GPA is high?

Would finishing my associates degree and THEN applying increase my chances, or is it the same as just applying with 1 semester.