![]() Community colleges get a bad rep from too many people. These schools are thought to be last ditch options or for people who couldn't cut it at a 4-year institution. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not only do they provide a fine educational experience, they might be superior in several ways to direct entry to a university. One such reason is that it allows a student to erase their high school - good grades and credits earned in college could be all a student needs to apply, where as bumps in high school or standardized testing may limit their options out of high school. Another reason is time - time to take courses and mature, making the ultimate destination of the student one that is better thought out than those selected with a year left of high school. The last, and most significant, is cost. Tuition can cost $40,000-$50,000 per year at some schools. At a community college, you can go for $7500 for the year in the Bay Area of California!! My favorite community college system is that of Foothill and De Anza. It is consistently ranked #1 and #2 for transfer success among all community colleges in California. More international students transfer into the University of California system from here than anywhere else. If you are looking for guaranteed transfer, great resources, an excellent location, and a large number of international students at a fraction of the price of other schools, look no further. Foothill and De Anza transfer numbers to the University of California Campuses for Fall 2018 are below: List of transfer schools for Foothill and De Anza Straight from their website: Top 10 Reasons to Study at Foothill + De Anza!
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It's lunchtime and, if like me, you hear sandwich, a vision of delicious whole-grain bread, juicy meat, gooey cheese and a spicy mustard has invaded your thoughts. But then I realize I am at work, nothing like that will be served today, and that this term actually refers to a different, yet no less appetizing, option to some students.
In the middle of taking courses, students can undergo a placement experience in their field. This decision obviously has many benefits, from developing skills to connecting with potential employers. Of course, sandwich isn't for everyone, and lots of discussion and thought should be had before applying to such a course. In the seemingly never-ending discussion of "hidden" factors of admission, we find ourselves circling back on legacies, or applicants who are children of alumni. Just when the frustrations of all this secretive nonsense appears to hit its max, we get thrown another curveball. Some schools are abandoning legacies as part of their admissions consideration; others are pulling in record numbers. Who even counts as a legacy these days?
Check out this Bloomberg article. The results may surprise you. Baylor and Notre Dame admit more legacies than Harvard or Yale. And just when you wrap your head around that, check out The Atlantic for a review of John's Hopkins efforts to drop legacies from admission criteria. |
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February 2023
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