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Well, that is interesting. I had never heard of a school that would not accept transfer students before.
I guess what that means is that if you want to go to Princeton, go there at the beginnng of your degree. Conversely, if you want to go the CC route, don't plan on transferring to Princeton.
I think if you want to do the CC route, you should plan carefully, in conjunction with an adviser, and plan to go to a state college/university in the same state as the CC. I think you should still be aware that some of your credits will only be useful as electives, and that you may have to go three years at the uni, for a total of five total.
Well, that is interesting. I had never heard of a school that would not accept transfer students before.
I guess what that means is that if you want to go to Princeton, go there at the beginnng of your degree. Conversely, if you want to go the CC route, don't plan on transferring to Princeton.
I think if you want to do the CC route, you should plan carefully, in conjunction with an adviser, and plan to go to a state college/university in the same state as the CC. I think you should still be aware that some of your credits will only be useful as electives, and that you may have to go three years at the uni, for a total of five total.
Yea, that's more or less what I meant. Be aware of your options if you choose the CC route.
NJ has a statewide transfer agreement that allows you to transfer ALL your credits from an NJ CC into a "corresponding" degree program (AS Comp Sci to BS Comp Sci, AA Economics to BA Economics, etc) at any public university in the state upon acceptance.
On the other hand, NJ is running out of good public schools. RIP Rutgers College.
I assumed, that most underprivedged kids would not be tranferring to Harvard, or Princeton. Sure, you can get scholarships...but that does not always cover living expenses, plus tuition. If a person wants a college degree, it can be done, living at home, working part time, or working full time, and going to school part time. If living at home is not an option, live with friends, who are also going to college. Never try to live with people who are not going to college, when you are the only one.
I assumed, that most underprivedged kids would not be tranferring to Harvard, or Princeton. Sure, you can get scholarships...but that does not always cover living expenses, plus tuition. If a person wants a college degree, it can be done, living at home, working part time, or working full time, and going to school part time. If living at home is not an option, live with friends, who are also going to college. Never try to live with people who are not going to college, when you are the only one.
I don't know how we're defining underprivileged, but if your family income is below twice the poverty level, you get a free ride, including living expenses, to Princeton through their generous financial aid program. And almost everyone gets scholarships as well. MIT is the same. I know Harvard is a little more difficult to fund... but it's still do-able with scholarships and loans.
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