<p>I think I’m going to JC college. How much would I miss out if I don’t get admitted for university?</p>
<p>bump, can someone explain it to me?</p>
<p>I don’t really think you can miss out on “much”, but it depends on the things you do after high school. .</p>
<p>If you decided to go a Junior College and would like to have a U experience, you can move out of your parents house, and live with other people (most likely your friends), and that way you sort of having a dorm life. Also, you will just go to parties and clubs around your area. </p>
<p>As far as academics, I would say that there are dumb (or not academically inclined) people everywhere. lol. Everybody in their first two years is trying to get general requirements out of the way at the U or JC, so you will not be missing out on anything really. Classes will be relatively the same, execpt that at big U, you will be in a lecture class with 500 other people for your intro classes. There are easy and hard profs everywhere.</p>
<p>The biggest differences will likely be residential and social. But your question is quite general…it depends on the JC, the universities in question, and on you. If the choice is between living at home and going to a JC or living at home and going to a commuter college, then the differences will be fairly minimal. If the question is between living at home and going to a JC or heading across the country to a major university, or to a small LAC, or [fill in the blank], the differences could be huge. Whether you’re “missing out” or just having a different type of experience is really up to you.</p>
<p>For the record, there are probably more options available to you than you realize. Unless you really need to live at home and/or attend a JC for some reason, there’s very little chance that you’ll have to go that route. My sister was rejected from or waitlisted at all 4 schools she applied to, but she ended up applying to a college in May and being accepted to the honors program and with a merit scholarship (by June). She’s there and happy. There’s a website that lets students know which schools have late application deadlines, and another that lets students know which schools still have spots available even after deadlines have passed. Just know that you have options.</p>
<p>Also…there is the simple statistic that 80% of students who enter a JC with the intention of graduating with a BA (i.e., transferring to a University and then graduating) never make it to graduation…just a sobering thought!
Finally…many graduate and professional schools tend to look down on students who did their lower division studies at a JC…</p>
<p>student615, can you explain how your sisters reach the route of getting accept in college of her dream?</p>
<p>you might be missing out on some in a way. cause it is in the general ed. classes you get to meet people outside of your major (or at least have classes with). once your studies become really focused and narrowed as it will once you transfer, you will only have classes with those who are in the same major.</p>
<p>She’s definitely not at the college of her dreams. She’s happy where she is (especially given that she really wanted to avoid JC but was afraid it might be her only option), and in many ways it’s a very good place for her, but she’s still planning to transfer to her dream school (part of why she is where she is is b/c it was recommended to her by the admissions departments of two schools she wants to transfer to).</p>
<p>My sister knew what area she needed to be in, b/c she knew where she wanted to transfer, and the department head of her intended major at her “dream school” told her that if she stayed in the area, they’d do everything they could to work with her and make transferring as smooth as possible. So she talked to admissions at a few schools she wanted to transfer to, found out what would make her a strong transfer candidate, used both websites I mentioned above to find some schools that were still accepting applications (I don’t have the URLs, but your HS guidance counselor might know them), applied, visited, and chose the least of all evils. As it turned out, the “least of all evils” actually had a lot to offer.</p>
<p>It was a convoluted path, and she’s not at the end of it. My point was just that if you’ve applied to a set of universities and you don’t get in, you’re not “stuck” with JC. There’s nothing wrong with that route and you might prefer it (JCs and two-year programs supposedly situate you the best for transferring), but it won’t be your only option.</p>