Non-science courses at CC while science courses at University?

[NeedAname]

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Here's the thing. I want to take science classes at a University and take everything else at a CC. A few reasons for this would be because of cost and easiness.

Is it bad to take non-science classes such as Humanities, speech, english, and Math a CC?


What do you guys think and suggest? Is there an advantage in taking those courses at a University rather than a CC?

 

[Gallivant]

use the search function and you will find your answer

 

[lobo.solo]

Don't count on the easiness at CCs, that's is relative to each person, and the professor.

 

[luke587]

i've done about 12 hours at CC of gen eds. I've gotten A's in all of them but dont count on them being a walk in the park. Also realize that adcoms will be looking at these grades, and it will affect your overall GPA

 

[Kaustikos]

Here's the thing. I want to take science classes at a University and take everything else at a CC. A few reasons for this would be because of cost and easiness.

Is it bad to take non-science classes such as Humanities, speech, english, and Math a CC?


What do you guys think and suggest? Is there an advantage in taking those courses at a University rather than a CC?

Needaname? How about needabrain? The thread starter automatically brings up titles to threads that are similar to yours and you still posted this? 😛

 

[Koosalagoosagoo]

It has been said many times on this forum that you should not take CC classes while attending a university, it looks as if you are taking the easy way out. This rule does not apply to students who transfer from a CC to a university.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

a fail is a fail.

i guess if you fail a CC class, that means it's a double fail. no recovering from that. EVAR.

you wouldn't be able to get into even hogwarts.

hell. not even Ross would take you. I think you'd have to hit up that Stewart University SOM. i hear they'd take CC rejects.

so, you sure there's no ramifications to failing a CC class? think again.

 

[235788]

It has been said many times on this forum that you should not take CC classes while attending a university, it looks as if you are taking the easy way out. This rule does not apply to students who transfer from a CC to a university.

I agree. However, the CC go'ers will jump in and get all defensive about how its just as hard or its not important. Adcoms are often middle aged people who see right through the BS

 

[Ashley1989]

I spent quite some time at a CC and then transferred to a university, and from my experience it was much easier at a CC. For example my G Chem professor (I took one semester there) had the A range all the way down to an 85%, he would give us the wording (just not the numbers) to every question of the exam several classes before and encouraged us write everything down, and then after the exam we could redo what we got wrong and turn it in for an extra 10% on our exam grade, even if that meant some people getting 110% (if you got above a 90% he would tack on another 10%). He would also say "at a four year university they would teach you this, but I don't think it's necessary so we are going to skip it." it freaked me out and I ended up leaving after that because at that point I had decided that I wanted to go to medical school and there were way too many times that he said "you should know this but I'm not testing you on it and am not going to teach it to you so don't worry about it." GE wise, yeah it was great, but I agree that if you go to a four year university and take your GEs at a CC (aside from maybe summer school) your intentions are pretty obvious regardless of if the classes were easier or not. I'm sure whoever is interviewing you will see through it fast enough.. :-/

 

[Koosalagoosagoo]

I spent quite some time at a CC and then transferred to a university, and from my experience it was much easier at a CC. For example my G Chem professor (I took one semester there) had the A range all the way down to an 85%, he would give us the wording (just not the numbers) to every question of the exam several classes before and encouraged us write everything down, and then after the exam we could redo what we got wrong and turn it in for an extra 10% on our exam grade, even if that meant some people getting 110% (if you got above a 90% he would tack on another 10%). He would also say "at a four year university they would teach you this, but I don't think it's necessary so we are going to skip it." it freaked me out and I ended up leaving after that because at that point I had decided that I wanted to go to medical school and there were way too many times that he said "you should know this but I'm not testing you on it and am not going to teach it to you so don't worry about it." GE wise, yeah it was great, but I agree that if you go to a four year university and take your GEs at a CC (aside from maybe summer school) your intentions are pretty obvious regardless of if the classes were easier or not. I'm sure whoever is interviewing you will see through it fast enough.. :-/

Funny thing is I'm just about to finish up gchem at my cc and I already know my class was harder than at the local university. Test were 1 to 3 hours long (60 questions), the class is not curved, and I have to do every practice problem for the tested chapters to ensure an A. Of 45 people in the class there are 15 people left, it's histerical to see whole rows gone. Not all CCs should be treated equally but Oh well.

 

[Ashley1989]

Of course, and I don't doubt your story every CC is different as well as every professor, although generally speaking because there are professors and classes out there like mine, seeing a class at a CC would mean there's a possibility that the person could've had a class like mine. That's good though that you've learned so much, and that will show later on with your success in other classes. If I would've stayed, however, I wouldn't have been as lucky.