Transferring Out to an university

kolom
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:22:31 +0000

Sometimes a community college might be a better option rather than a 4-year university. It is much cheaper. Your classes will have about 25 students rather than 300 in an auditorium for your general education classes. And finally, you are most likely to have professors at the cc level rather than TAs.

Many times at a 4-year college is a matter of sink or swim. Few people will really care about your academics.

Does your community college have any transfer agreements with any of universities you want to attend?

I would say contact the universities’ specific departments and ask for their requirements and if they have any advice. Make sure to ask them about how your credits are going to transfer.

I guess the advice would the same as if you were applying as a freshman to any university. Try to get the best grades you can, and try to get involved. You may also want to do an intership. It will be hard for you to find a paid intership at the freshman and sophmore level, but it will show that you were involved.

In Florida, once you receive an A.A. from an accredited institution, you do not have to present SAT scores when transfering to a public university. I don’t know if the same works for a private university since a private university can decide its own admission policies. It is not going to hurt if you show a great SAT score.