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Community college is a joke and shouldn't preclude entering a 4year as a Freshman. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Duamerthrax@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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Community college ostensibly for people who don't have a good track record from High School, but is often advertised as the cheap, local option for people who don't want to feel bad about having to go.

I did in fact try community college and it's really just high school material with smaller text. I even took it in parallel with an edX equivalent and the material wasn't even close to each other. The idea that CC is suppose to replace the first 2 years at a real college is terrifying and reinforces how much of the professional word is theater.

If you do any number of years at a community college, you should be able to apply as a freshman to a real college if you want.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's easy classes and hard classes.

I took "swimnastics" at a real university, I assure you it was not difficult. If you wanted a harder class you should have taken a harder class.

And absolutely nothing is stopping someone from not transferring credits over. Hell, some people have done it from one university to another because they want a perfect GPA for their next level degree.

If you're trying to go to Harvard law and have a shot, but something fucks up your first semester, it's not unheard of.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And absolutely nothing is stopping someone from not transferring credits over. Hell, some people have done it from one university to another because they want a perfect GPA for their next level degree.

I don't want to transfer credits. I want to re-earn a GPA at a CC and start over a 4 year. My high school decided I was a low preforming student and stuck me in the remedial classes to forget about.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then do really well on the first year on those "easy" classes and transfer your 4.0?

I don't understand what your problem is with community college

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's depressing and the material doesn't compare to freshman classes at a 4 year. My credits would be the same, but I would be at an educational disadvantage. I can't enroll in a 4 year, but I am able to take edX courses. Comparing the two, a CC class is just rehashed high school material with smaller font. An edX course is actually build with the assumption that you would be using the knowledge to do something. The difference is bigger then the difference between remedial HS classes and regular HS classes.

I don’t understand what your problem is with community college

I did 12 years of compulsory school at a remedial level. Every success meant the program worked and every failure meant the program was necessary. The moment I became a legal adult with agency, the free school option ended. I know what "Cs get degrees" feels like and I don't want to do that anymore.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Last time I checked you do not have to transfer your credits. You go to community college for two years. Get the knowledge. Then choose a regular college apply and go there just don't transfer your credits. Now you are going in as a freshman.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Every place I looked had a freshman requirement be less then two years at a CC and I haven't found a way to purge bad classes. Every time I research this, people say it's considered fraud to not fully list courses completed in applications.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t found a way to purge bad classes

You retake them and get a good grade. That's the way.

I failed Calc 2, retook it and got a B. That's quite literally the way to purge them.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I need to speak to an actual college rep on that one. When I completed a shitty high school class, there was no option to redo it.

[–] Kernelcode@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 month ago

you are literally Hitler