Community college - transfer

SilentHart
Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:07:14 +0000

@Eeyore123
Yes, I looked into the transfer acceptances. They look pretty grim, but I suppose that colleges of that ranking need to have low acceptance rates. I didn’t know about the athletic transfers and transfers from peer institutions. By the way, what are peer institutions?
You mentioned the need for a compelling reason to why I didn’t decide to attend a 4-year-institution. There was a number of deciding factors for me, but I’m not sure if they count as compelling. There were two main reasons:
They all tie in together. The first reason was, I wanted to save money. The second, was that I hadn’t decided on a major. A lot of institutions don’t demand that you declare a major right away, but I wanted to save money while deciding. Especially because I have so many passions and interests. I’m hoping that during my time at community college, I can find a major that I like. That way, I can choose a 4-year-institution that really caters to my interests. There’s a few more reasons, but they’re not as important.

@Dustyfeathers
I looked at the common data set for some of the Ivy Leagues. The information on the common data set is pretty
useful. I love how everything is in numbers and percentages. It feels a little brutal, but it gives me a better idea of what to work on. I looked into the two colleges that you suggested. They sound like nice options, but they’re pretty far from where I live.
My community college doesn’t have any agreements with Cornell. Do you know how many of their incoming transfers are part of their signed agreement? I want to look into the data to know what kinds of odds I’m working against.
I’ll keep looking around at OOS.

@AlmostThere2018
The community college that I’m trying to enroll in has signed agreements with multiple colleges/universities. I’m set on one of the colleges on that list. As long as I keep a certain GPA during my time at the community college, I will be guaranteed acceptance into that college.
I looked at that link you left. That scholarship program looks great. I’ve bookmarked that page for when I enroll.

Thank you for all your help!