[lakers]

for example: u get excepted into a university when you are in hs, but decide to go to community college first, and then transfer two years later.

what are the major differences besides money?

[SOMNOLENT]

no dorm life?

[YellohSwtTart]

not much difference in academics..

[oneday]

Probably the QUALITY of education.

[The_Jin]

Let's see...


Taking community college courses can be both beneficial and detrimental. It's beneficial in that it's a better transition between high school life and college life. The classrooms are much smaller, which provides for a more teacher-student relationship; and the teachers are much more focused on really preparing you for university life.

The only thing really detrimental about community college is that when you transfer from this to a university, you have to get used to getting A's equivalent to 68%, rather than the traditional 90% that it usually is in cc. There are, of course, curves (i.e. lowering of scales) in both, but this is usually more pronounced in universities where there are a lot more students.


Going straight from high school to universities is a rather large step, and can also be beneficial and detrimental. For the most part, this transition allows for a greater push on livelihood. Universities tend to associate with a lot of the aspects of life (such as voting, etc), and so going through this sooner may (or may not) help you.

The problem is that the rooms become much larger. It's difficult to maintain a teacher-student relationship because there are already a ton of other students trying to do the same thing, although it's not impossible.



It is to my knowledge that those coming from community colleges coming to universities fare much better than those who come from high school. This is because of the better teacher-student relationship and the preparations that the community colleges make you go through before transferring. Mind, high schools also prepare you, but for some reason there are some (not all, of course) high schoolers who do not take heed.


Good luck!














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Here's a more organized list.


COMMUNITY COLLEGE

1. Smaller Classrooms.
2. Better preparations.
3. Teacher-student relationship more pronounced
4. Transfer agreements
   Some universities offer guaranteed admissions to certain students who sign papers. Criteria include a certain number of classes completed by admission time, and GPA. These agreements are most pronounced in California schools, but I'm not sure about any other state; also, there are restrictions regarding which major you choose.

HIGH SCHOOL

1. Bigger classrooms.
2. Fast transition.
3. Teacher-student relationship much harder to maintain.
4. Admissions
   Although many students in community colleges still have to go through the same process, high schools do not have that transfer agreements that are offered by some. This may or may not matter to you depending on whether it is offered in your state.

This post has been edited by The_Jin: 25 November 2005 - 12:35 PM

[lakers]

Let's see...
Taking community college courses can be both beneficial and detrimental. It's beneficial in that it's a better transition between high school life and college life. The classrooms are much smaller, which provides for a more teacher-student relationship; and the teachers are much more focused on really preparing you for university life.

The only thing really detrimental about community college is that when you transfer from this to a university, you have to get used to getting A's equivalent to 68%, rather than the traditional 90% that it usually is in cc. There are, of course, curves (i.e. lowering of scales) in both, but this is usually more pronounced in universities where there are a lot more students.
Going straight from high school to universities is a rather large step, and can also be beneficial and detrimental. For the most part, this transition allows for a greater push on livelihood. Universities tend to associate with a lot of the aspects of life (such as voting, etc), and so going through this sooner may (or may not) help you.

The problem is that the rooms become much larger. It's difficult to maintain a teacher-student relationship because there are already a ton of other students trying to do the same thing, although it's not impossible.
It is to my knowledge that those coming from community colleges coming to universities fare much better than those who come from high school. This is because of the better teacher-student relationship and the preparations that the community colleges make you go through before transferring. Mind, high schools also prepare you, but for some reason there are some (not all, of course) high schoolers who do not take heed.
Good luck!
[[edit]]

Here's a more organized list.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE

1. Smaller Classrooms.
   
2. Better preparations.
   
3. Teacher-student relationship more pronounced
   
4. Transfer agreements
   Some universities offer guaranteed admissions to certain students who sign papers. Criteria include a certain number of classes completed by admission time, and GPA. These agreements are most pronounced in California schools, but I'm not sure about any other state; also, there are restrictions regarding which major you choose.
   

HIGH SCHOOL

1. Bigger classrooms.
   
2. Fast transition.
   
3. Teacher-student relationship much harder to maintain.
   
4. Admissions
   Although many students in community colleges still have to go through the same process, high schools do not have that transfer agreements that are offered by some. This may or may not matter to you depending on whether it is offered in your state.
   

thanks for replyin to my topic in such depth.