Should I go for my dream school or settle for less?

[xnfs93hy]

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"Pretty sure" doesn't cut it anymore. Having english and history come to you easy early in high school or junior high does not mean that AP English and History will be the same. The level of required understanding increases and the volume of material increases even more. Learn to be work hard is a much more valuable skill in this world then sheer brilliance alone. Innate intelligence will only take you so far unless you couple that brilliance with work ethic. The first thing to learn is that results matter more then should haves, could haves and pretty sures.

I think you know what you need to do to succeed and now it's just a matter of doing it. Going to a CC then transferring to a 4 year is a perfectly fine path to take many have done it and gone on to be very successful in whatever career they may wish to pursue.

However I'm betting that statistically a larger percentage of people who go to a CC out of high school do not succeed in the same way as those who go directly into a traditional 4 year school. The atmosphere is different the student body has a different mindset and motivations. There are more distractions and many who start CC will not finish their 4 year degree compared to those who start at a regular college.

William and Larry is not the end all be all. There are many colleges with a similar campus atmosphere that are probably easier to get into. College is what you make it and campus beauty is just something superficial that attracts applicants but it does not determine a good school from an bad one. So rock your classes and the SAT and apply to a bunch of 4 year schools. Stay away from CC if you can help it, I'm not saying that CC is bad its just by going there you will be placing additional obstacles in front of yourself that you will otherwise not have to face if you go to a traditional college.

And don't forget to pass this lesson onto your children someday when they are high school freshman not applying themselves.

Such as?

 

[Maygyver]

Such as?

Having to explain yourself to adcoms about why you decided to go the CC route perhaps. Going to a CC for non-monetary reasons usually implies the person messed around in high school so you will have to prove yourself in the next level.

Also, as previously mentioned, proving yourself. Going to a CC means you will need to prove you can do well in courses at a decent college and not just CC level courses. There's a few off the top of my head. Pretty much just the stuff people have kept telling you.

 

[xnfs93hy]

Having to explain yourself to adcoms about why you decided to go the CC route perhaps. Going to a CC for non-monetary reasons usually implies the person messed around in high school so you will have to prove yourself in the next level.

Also, as previously mentioned, proving yourself. Going to a CC means you will need to prove you can do well in courses at a decent college and not just CC level courses. There's a few off the top of my head. Pretty much just the stuff people have kept telling you.

Well, even though my parents can afford to put me through just about any college, going two years to a CC is going to save my parents tens of thousands of dollars.

Oh. And:

I emailed W&M and the assistant dean checked for me and said I do not need to be a V.A. resident to utilize the agreement 👍. Just gotta check with UVA. At least it is something to look into.

 

[xnfs93hy]

After looking into this further I am thinking the better thing to do would just be to go to my local Community College for one year, get my stupid classes out of the way, and just go to University of Kentucky as a sophomore. If a 3.6 is what it takes to get into W&M, I'm pretty sure I can get into UK with that.

The VCCS is really a great thing...if you live in Virginia. However, I looked at the classes you have to take...and it was ridiculous. You have to take soooooo many nonsense classes, it is nuts. I don't think it is worth it.

 

[fabricated]

I think you should follow your dream if you want it that badly. You just have to be willing to work very hard and show improvement. Upwards trends in grades can sometimes overshadow not-so-great grades from the past.