No college for me? Maybe community college?

I too live in the Jacksonville Area. I’m 17 and i’ve been attending FCCJ since I was 16.(Dropped out and got a GED). I plan to transfer into UF next year and it looks like i’ll be able to. I would put in an application to UNF to see if you’ll get in, if not I would just do two years at a CC and then transfer to any Uni in Florida of your choosing. It’s pretty easy to transfer from a CC.

Oh and take my advice and try to avoid St. Johns CC, it’s more expensive and i’ve heard of a lot of people that had problems there.

Community college transfer is a good choice, especially if the local college offers “bridge programs”, where for example, if you enroll, and finish the community college’s associates in science degree, you can transfer to the major state university as a third year faculty of science student and get your bachelor’s of science at the “better known” university. I’m assuming if you go to the community college you’d be living at home, so you’d be spending less, so that would be a good idea for your situation. If you can, also work part-time during the time you’re at home and taking classes at the community college, that will help a bit (better some income than none). I’m unfamiliar with the courses a translator will need to take, so I’d suggest you research on that a bit (if you haven’t already) and see if any classes at Northwestern is offered at the community college, and most important of all, is transferable back to Northwestern. Hope this helps!

The title of your school, a senior year of hard work and a humble essay may get you into the school you want to graduate from.

100% of tuition & fees is very tempting – 75% of something very expensive may still cost a lot of money….

If you can’t pull a senior year together with good grades, then you may not be ready for a rigorous university – and failing at that might shake your confidence. Sometimes it is better to build a good record at the community college, learn study skills, transition from high school to young adult life – there is a lot to learn…. and you can get a lot of personal attention by teachers who want to help you succeed.

IF the university is one of those really big schools where you’ll be lost in huge classes that can be hard,too .

I think one of the hardest parts will be convincing your other college bound friends that you aren’t giving up anything to go to the comm. college.

There is so much pressure on students to move away to the big schools. I know I felt it – and I stayed at home. I’ve watched some of the best return home because of partying, homesick, scared by the amount of debt they were setting up when they didn’t know what they wanted to do.

I wasn’t ready to move out of my family home, so it has been good for me. Others move into an apartment and still stay near home. It is a good alternative – I’ve got no debt and will transfer to a bachelor’s degree program next year.

good luck

Since you have time, try getting into both your local community college and the one you truly want to get into. I say it’s always good to spend the first two years of college getting excellent grades, building up your study skills, and generally easing into the grind – the last two years of college when you’re taking all your major and minor level classes are when you will be working hard, but also enjoying college more. This is “easier” (not necessarily easy though) in community college and just make sure you take all college transfer classes. Also spend your senior year of high school cracking the books and get those grades way up. If you do happen to get into the four-year college you’ll be ready to work hard and give it your all! Good luck!

go to community college. Contact the school you want to transfer to and they can tell you what classes at community college will transfer and count towards your degree you want at their school. Community college is so much cheaper= i dont understand why more people dont go there for the ‘general’ credits and then transfer. It’s a much smarter choice- especially if you need loans or to pay for college yourself!

I screwed around my last 2 years of high school and had a horrible GPA- so even if i had wanted too- i couldnt have gotten into the school i wanted- so i went to community college and had a gPA there and enough credits to transfer- that i got accepted!

You have shown some real intelligence in your

analysis of your own shortcomings—-

Now that you are aware of the fact that you should

have studied harder,use that awareness to get off

to a good start inthe Community College,which is

where you belong .

Remember C.C. can offer some of the same

distractions as the big campus —AVOID THEM–

or you may end up in the same boat after your

two years—you know what I mean and who I mean !

SPORTS,SHOPPING MALLS.HANGOUTS,

DRUGS INCLUDING ALCOHOL,MEMBERS

OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, BUDDIES,TV,etc

in other words Hit the Books ! Set goals and

each month show the results of your studies

to someone who cares about you like your

Father or Mother !

Good Luck and remember that when you go

out in to the real world 2.8 won’t get it unless

you have your eye on Iraq.

As a community college administrator, my answer will be biased. The course of study at a community college is parallel to that of the university and it costs less. Community colleges offer smaller class settings which allow greater opportunity for students to interact with professors. Our teaching staff are PhD’d faculty with years of experience in their fields. Community college students also statistically persist at a higher rate of completion than students who go directly to universities.

While I have listed numerous reasons to pursue the community college route, there are lots of opportunities to qualify for scholarships to complete the remaining two years at universities. Many of our community college graduates have GPA’s that range from 3.5 – 4.0 thus qualifying them for full tuition scholarships at some of the top universities in the nation. Our students will tell you that it was the community college environment that led to their success.

Go visit your local CC and talk to both students, staff and faculty. You may be surprised at what the CC has to offer.

Good luck!