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<p>“Plus Uconn is like going to a real college” </p>

<p>Uhh, UConn IS a real college…</p>

<p>And I think that the point you’re trying to make is totally bogus. YES, there are lame classes and/or teachers involved at the community college level- but this is also the case at prestigious research universities all over the world. Ask enough people and you will hear stories about plenty of “real” professors who are awful teachers.</p>

<p>And if you are taking a difficult, time-consuming classes such as Calc, Physics, Philosophy, Electrical Circuits, or sophomore-level English Comp- then you are usually busting a$$ trying to stay on top of them. Just like at a “real college”.</p>

<p>Not to mention the smaller classes and more personal attention that come standard with every CC class purchased… </p>

<p>-My English professor at CC #1 had a PhD and teaches history and English at Pepperdine. Because of the small classes, and the fact that he is 30 and I’m 24, we became solid friends and stay in touch. </p>

<p>-My Micro and Macro econ professor at CC #2 teaches at Georgetown (and says he generally thinks the CC kids in his accelerated classes are usually sharper and more focused)</p>

<p>-My Speech Communications professor at CC#2 got his Masters from Wake and teaches at George Mason University</p>

<p>Not to mention that when I take a gander at the list of professors teaching at my CC and their academic credentials, I am pretty amazed by the number of them that have a Masters or PhD from Harvard, Berkeley, Cornell, Michigan, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, etc. (I was really impressed). </p>

<p>So I think that when I transfer, I will be PLENTY “ready”.</p>

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<p>So…conflicting answers here…I really would rather NOT go to a CC, even though I agree bait&switch that they aren’t bad, I just kinda want the entire college experience with dorms and a large campus and ect.</p>

<p>If I go to a community college though, it won’t be in NC or CA, therefore it won’t have an agreement with either of the two schools. So I guess in this case, UConn would be better, right?</p>

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<p>Right. Of course by real college I mean a place with all the college trappings–dorms, sports, libraries bigger than a breadbox, on campus action on weekends, and kids who stick around at night rather than rush to their job at IHOP or Best Buy. College should be the best time of your life and that ain’t happening at CC.</p>

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<p>soccer_guy472, I read in other threads that you had an extremely low EFC and also you’re talking about transferring. If you are unsure of your current school and it’s financial obligations, I would STRONGLY ADVISE you to at least consider your local CC. It is not worth it to go into nearly $60,000 worth of debt for UConn. There’s not one sane person who would tell you it is worth it. </p>

<p>Community Colleges get a horrendous reputation, when they provide accessible and quality education for all. Are the classes easier? It doesn’t matter. The bottom line is that the credit transfers. Period. You are using the same books at a CC that you are at a 4 year school. Many professors who teach at CCs also teach at 4 year schools. </p>

<p>I’ve taken classes at a school similar to UConn, and at a community college. It will be easier for you to achieve a higher GPA at your community college, but that is not to say you aren’t working hard and you aren’t learning. As Bait&Switch said, the classes are still the same material and the same difficulty, it’s just the grading that is easier. If you go to a school like UConn, you will be in 300+ person classes where your grades are determined on how well you do on scantron tests. A community college grades more holistically like a high school, where you have assignments, projects, tests, a mixture of grades. </p>

<p>I wish that I would have considered my community college more, because today I could be looking at colleges that I wouldn’t have been able to be admitted to as a freshman (such as UNC), and I also wouldn’t be in debt as much as I currently am. Keep in mind that UNC meets 100% of all applicants financial need. Costs will not be a concern at UNC. I was in a similar situation before I was going to go to my school and my advice is to go to the CC.</p>

<p>Again, UConn won’t help you. It will be easier to make up reasons to transfer to a 4 year school from a CC than from UConn. It will be less hectic to get recommendation letters from professors of 300+ lecture halls compared to 30 person classrooms. And you will have a higher GPA, which will make you a better candidate for admission. Add this to the savings of tens of thousands of dollars and I would say do it. UConn will always be on the table if you want to transfer after a year or two, right now they’re not giving you anything that is too good to pass up on given your financial circumstances.</p>

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<p>Thank you, A2, that sounds like great advice. And, now that you’ve put it into perspective, I would go to a CC for a year. Just one problem…we only have one CC in a 50 mile radius. And it is horrible…notorious for some of the stuff they pull. The racial make up is 99% foreign, because everyone knows their reputation around here, so they bring in people from other countries. I once read a story of a girl who spent 4 years there, and when she applied to go to graduate school, I believe at WVU, they told her “we are familiar with that college, and you are not prepared for graduate school with a degree from that school.” So…I really don’t have a choice…</p>

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<p>Too bad, looks like UConn is the best option then.</p>

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<p>Wow, haha, you’ve been so full of advice, I figured a much…bigger…answer…wow. lol</p>

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<p>For UCs, they always say that it’s way easier for CC students to transfer and emphasize how hard it is to transfer from other UCs and CSUs. I live in San Diego, and I’m always hearing “You’re guaranteed to get in” to those going to CC and transferring to UCSD. However, I can’t be sure of how accurate that is, because sometimes it seems they just want to deter applications from other state schools. Just do your best and apply if you’re still considering after a couple semesters/years. Like someone else said, you already have a shot at UNC.</p>

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<p>Yeah…thanks…I’m gonna try. But now A2 brought up the whole…CC thing…and I don’t have a CC…bleh.</p>