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Nine tips on community college

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  1. skybrian
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    The tips from the article: That’s not really a tip, but it leads into: (Later he writes briefly about other sources of money.) (Pell and state grants.) I guess that’s more of a reason why...

    The tips from the article:

    Use your advisors

    Don’t go into debt as a freshman at a university

    If you’re a bad student in high school, you’ll be an even worse student in community college

    That’s not really a tip, but it leads into:

    Don’t go to college if you’re not ready. There’s no rush.

    Do not get a job

    (Later he writes briefly about other sources of money.)

    Get serious about your degree declaration

    Free money!

    (Pell and state grants.)

    Concurrent Enrollment

    Through my college’s concurrent enrollment program, I was able to pay several hundred bucks and take courses directly related to my major at UC Berkeley.

    People like transfers

    I guess that’s more of a reason why community college can be a good choice.

    This combination seems pretty powerful if it works? Take classes at a prestigious university but at a steep discount, and then pay the discounted price with grants, and then transfer to get a more prestigious degree.

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    1. CrazyProfessor02
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      By the time I went to a university after my time at my local community college, I just emailed my advisor what classes I had signed up for. Mostly because I know what classes I will be needing to...

      By the time I went to a university after my time at my local community college, I just emailed my advisor what classes I had signed up for. Mostly because I know what classes I will be needing to take and which ones I want to take that will fill in a credit that I need. And if they brought up any issues with one (thankfully he did not) they could email me right back with that critique. Same with my final year at my community college.

    2. ignorabimus
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      I like "homework" in the sense of "here are some problem sheets, do with them what you will".

      I like "homework" in the sense of "here are some problem sheets, do with them what you will".