Question about options and transfers

frabaert
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:18:09 +0000

I’ll try and make this post as brief as I can because I have a propensity to digress on this topic. I am 18 years old and have been independently homeschooled since 2003. I didn’t get my SAT or my GED scores until after December 2007, so I missed the application deadline for the three universities I most wanted to attend. I still applied, but I got rejection letters from all three because their classes were filled to capacity.

Unfortunately, I can’t just wait another year to apply again (losing health insurance and a home if I’m not in school…) so I was trying to see what else I can do so that I’m still studying this year. I had a couple of ideas, but I’m not sure how plausible they are.

The first - is it possible to take classes at one of the universities (U of MN) without being enrolled as a freshman? They have a department of continuing education where, in theory, one could take classes and get credits. Would I still be able to enroll in all of the classes I would have otherwise taken?

The second - community college. I’m not adverse to the idea because I’d also be saving a lot of tuition fees The problem is that I don’t want to spend two years getting an associate’s and transferring; I’d rather transfer as soon as possible. Is it possible to transfer from a community college after one or two semesters without first getting the associate’s?

I don’t know a lot about the process, so I thank you in advance for any advice and information you can offer! If there are any other things that I could do, I’d love to know.