Which situation is better for me, going to 4-yr university as a freshman or transferring from comm. college?

Question

to a 4-yr university as a jr?

-HS senior
-new SAT: 1830 (got pretty bad score in critical reading...)
-3.97 GPA, 4.13 weighted
-2 community service clubs and Secretary in one of them
-school orchestra 4 years (concert-master soph yr, 2nd violin section leader jr and sr yr)
-pres. of orchestra council
-badminton team freshman (exhibition) and soph yr (3rd in ladder)

I have taken several community college classes (i.e. speech, chinese, american sign language, health, individualized reading class...have As in all). Currently taking Calc. and Chem. at comm. college and AP Eng., AP Physics and AP Gov't at HS. Should I not miss the college exp. and go straight to 4-yr (thinking of UC, but most likely Hong Kong U to learn cantonese and embrace own asian culture) OR go to community college for 2 years and then transfer to a 4-yr? Would I be able to increase my critical reading skills easily by going to comm. college? Also my SAT score is average...please give opinions..thanks!

Answer 1

Um...you have better stats than the majority of people who get into 4 yr. institutions, if that's what you're worried about. I think you'll do fine in a university. Here are some ideas: If you like city life in the northeast, you should look at Northeastern, Boston U.,just to name a few. If you like big state schools, maybe U Michigan, or Penn State. If you like west coast (fun in the sun), look at UC Irvine, or maybe even UCSD. If you want a small liberal arts school, look at Whitman (Washington) or Oberlin (Ohio). If you want a southern U., perhaps University of Virginia or Tulane (Louisiana). With your stats, these are just a few schools that you have a good shot at getting into.

Answer 2

You don't need a bachelors degree to become a respiratory therapist. You won't make that much more than a person with an associate degree in that field. If I was you, I would go to a community college first and enter into the associate in science university transfer program to take all of my general education courses, then I would transfer to a university to become a registered nurse. After you become a registered nurse, you can specialize in respiratory therapy. Just make shure that Stanford will accept all of the courses that you plan to take, and if you enter into the respiratory therapy program at the community college, Stanford will most likely NOT accept your course work because they do not have a respiratory therapy program. This will cause you to start over, and become a freshman again. Call stanford and make shure that all of your general education courses will transfer. By going to a community college first, you will save a lot of money, and you will probably get money back from your school because community colleges only cost around $3,000 dollars a year; this includes books too. With your GPA, you will most likely get enough scholarships that will exceed the cost of tuition. This means that you will get too keep the money that is left over. Good luck in your endeavors!!!

Answer 3

You may be eligible for a music scholarship since you play the violin quite well. Northern Arizona University has an incredible scholarship program, and they get top name musicians as guest soloists on their tour, after playing Phoenix, AZ and before going on to Los Angeles, CA. So that is one option you have re: four year university.



Also, if you google "music scholarships," more possibilities will be listed. On a music scholarship, out-of-state and in-state tuition is covered, as well as private lessons. You are still able to choose whatever you desire as your major and minor. The main requirement of this scholarship is to keep up your grades, play in orchestra and symphony and take weekly private lessons.



To save money, you may go to a community college. Some students prefer the small campus environment and small class sizes. With your leadership and musical talent/abilities, you seem to be well prepared for a music scholarship.



I wish you all the best. Congratulations on your success thus far!