<p>Also, community college classes REALLY are often easier than their college counterparts. </p>
<p>I had a friend attend a CA community college and rock out a good GPA and transfer to Berkeley where he took easy classes in a humanities major. (Note: All his “harder” science, math, etc. general education requirements were taken at the community college level, so it was mostly only in-major classes he took at Cal). </p>
<p>Then the combined GPA at Berkeley and community college was very high and he got into a top Ph.D. program where he’s STRUGGLING majorly and has said he felt unprepared. He’s already two years over the expected completion time and still hasn’t finished. </p>
<p>…These community college classes are often not of the same quality as regular college classes and that can inflate GPA too. </p>
<p>The worst is if it hurts someone in the long run, b/c they never really were challenged and never figured out HOW to learn and push through a tough challenge and struggle later in life…be it in med school …or Ph.D. schooling, etc. </p>
<p>I feel like just as there is standardization in high school tests and teaching that college should have some standardization too. </p>
<p>But…then…some students at “easier” schools might not make it and drop out and the colleges may lose money…well in theory that is…I’m speculating…although those same students may also rise to the challenge and do OK or very well too. …Hard to tell for sure.</p>