<p>Unfortunately, despite being suited intellectually, I was unable to apply to selective colleges straight out of high school. It is somewhat hard to explain, but I dropped out of high school, went to a community college and local university for two years (during which I earned my GED), and then applied and was accepted to a top three LAC (as a transfer student). Now I have started working on a resume (figuring that it will be easier to compile as I go along) and am wondering if the community college and take-all university will work against me when I apply for a job/internship/graduate school. Are my fears justified?</p>
<p>I can’t see what the problem would be as long as the end result is you holding a diploma from a prestigious liberal arts college. If anything, I think your experience might end up helping you. If you play your cards right, you can use it as a testament to your personal initiative and strong work ethic. </p>
<p>The only way you could mess this up is if you drop out of your current school. Otherwise, I wouldn’t worry. I could be wrong, since I don’t really know what jobs you’ll be applying for or what the employers are looking for, but common sense tells me they’ll just look at the end result, the degree from your current school.</p>
<p>Quite the contrary. While I can’t comment on the graduate school aspect of it, I think some employers are aware of the fact that the CC->top college route is incredibly difficult to achieve. I work at a rather high-profile internship, and I know of someone who went the CC->university route and is an intern at our office (and wasn’t obtained by means of connections or anything of the sort).</p>