Will going to CC mean less chance for scholarships when I transfer?

Dainese
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:24:21 +0000

this is quite the pickle isnt it…

its what a lot of transfer students face.
it seems like you care less about the whole scholarship deal because happymom basically has thrown that out the window…but more about missing the “college experience”

im not gonna lie, it sucks not being able to be a freshman or a sophomore. after transferring i was automatically much older than my fellow classmates.
like you, all my friends went to great UC’s while i was at the local community college
which was even called “mt STUCK” (mt sac was its real name)

and some transfer students, once they transfer, will go through almost a binge of college experience…partying 30x harder than frat boys. but many will just concentrate on academics.

but just because you attend a CC doesnt mean you cant have fun or create your own CC experience. i loved my time at CC, i was in honors, multiple clubs, and even doing research. my gf even got an internship at JPL (thats NASA!).

the hardest part is the first semester at CC, you are alone, friends are all out of state or gone, it will take time to adjust to things. but in no time you’ll come to enjoy it.

one of the best perks about CC is that you get to get a nice pretty GPA that is much harder to achieve at a university. my CC didnt count -/+'s so a 90% was still an A. thats how i came into USC with a 3.9 GPA and its a great pillow to fall back on in case you need it. and when youre freshman/sophomore at a university, what do you normally do? you go through the “college experience” aka…greek life, parties, drinking, and maybe studying? a lot of people suffer during those two years in terms of academics, but tahts not to say that its impossible to do well and balance a social life…just harder.

PM me and i can write u a whole story of my transfer experience.
im currently a junior at USC from mt sac.
everything will turn out for the best :)