<p>Ok, so I’ve heard you can go to community college and get an associate’s degree for two years, then go to a “real” college. Some people say this works, but some people say that it works for “bad” colleges, but I won’t be able to transfer into a good college like the University of Chicago or Berkeley. So what is up with going this way? Good or bad? I’m planning on going to a top-tier college.</p>
<p>Some schools do not accept transfers, those that do it’s often very competitive. Top tier public school within your state you may have a decent chance of admission if respectable grades.</p>
<p>i’m transferring to the haas school of business this fall (UC berkeley), which is the 2nd best undergrad b program in the world (behind upenn). this was only possible bc i attended a community college for the past 2 years. if ur gonna disrespect everyone that goes to a community college by saying it’s not a “real” college, then don’t go. no one wants u here.</p>
<p>Nepalpride: where do you come off? I’m not disrespecting anyone. It was just a convenient way of naming things. sheesh. I’m all about convenience in language, which is how all of your modern languages are formed. screw you</p>
<p>I agree with NepalPride, your statement was disrespectful. </p>
<p>Am not sure why people look down on community colleges. School is school just as long as it is an accredited institution. Am also not sure why people assume that community college is a walk through the park. You will have some professors who are generally hard and some that are easy, just like in a 4 year school.</p>
<p>BTW I am a proud community college student that is debt free :)</p>
<p>You can transfer to plenty of top schools from a community college. It all depends on the level and variety of coursework you take and the extra curriculars you are involved in. It all depends on what you make of it. Transferring to UChi or Cal is challenging no matter what school you transfer from though.</p>
<p>At least in California, it is often more important to get your IGETC from a CC than your associate’s degree. Check into it- an advisor should be able to steer you in the right direction.</p>
<p>UVA is very hard to get into as an OOS transfer than UNC (assuming someone is aiming for Mycintire).</p>
<p>Ok, so if transfering from community college to a nationally-ranked college is possible, why doesn’t everybody do this? I mean, to me, it sounds like the only good option: cheap, SAT doesnt matter, and you can transfer to a good college. Why are some people not doing this? “They are stupid” is NOT a valid answer</p>