By now, most people have a fairly good idea of where they want to go or what they want to do after college. Counselors, parents and teachers have started talking to us about financial aid and different college options.
One option people have considered is going to a community college and then transferring to another one after two years. I have always thought that it was a smart option. It saves money and community colleges are usually easier to get into. It seems like a win-win situation. My first question has to do with the whole process of transferring. Is it harder to transfer after community college? How does that application work? Instead of looking at SAT scores, what would the colleges look at? To answer these questions, I looked at the UC requirements for transfer students. From what I saw, transferring seems like a good option. GPA requirements are relatively lower, especially for people in-state, and there is no standardized test you have to take.
Another topic that I have questions about is taking a gap year. People might take gap years due to economic or personal reasons, or maybe they just need a break from going to school. If someone were to take a gap year how does it work? Can they apply and get accepted to a college then decide they want to hold off a year? Would the college be obligated to save their spot? When they want to go back will they apply using their stats from high school?
What are your plans after high school? What are your thoughts on transferring from a community college or taking a gap year?
-Tiffany Nguyen
I plan to transfer out of community collage after taking general education. Transferring out shouldn't be that difficult as i would think that community collages would offer programs that will help their students to transfer out.
ReplyDeleteI believe its best to just go straight to college that way you'll finish faster, i mean if you take a gap year you're more likely to forget things you have learned.
ReplyDeleteI heard mixed reaction about transferring from community college, but one similar comment that the people all said was that it was harder. For example, a woman I know could not get into the program that she wanted so she had to skip a whole semester which is not ideal because you want to finish college as fast as you can. Not everyone has that idea of finishing really fast, but depending on what you want to do it can hinder the process. Personally gap years don't appeal to me. If I am already in the school mindset then it's easier for me just to continue on, kind of like coming back after winter break or summer. It takes a while to get back into the swing of things, and I can't begin how much harder it would be if you did not go to school for a whole year.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering the same thing about transferring from a community college to an university. But as of what they would look at instead of SAT scores, I think they look at your grades in the community college, and see how you did there.
ReplyDeleteI think it's best to just go to college because a gap year can affect your mindset, for example you might get a job and end up just doing that instead of pursuing a career also, if you don't do anything that's academic related you might have to take extra classes because you might score low on a placement test.
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