pascalmiwoThis is my plan.
I have been out of school and in the work force for a couple years now. What I'm wondering is, do those schools consider "extra curricular activities" in the same way that schools do for non transfer (high school) students? I'm trying to figure out how to swing CC and work financially and I'm wondering if it is worth it to quit and get a more flexible job so that I can do things that would be considered "extra curricular" in the eyes of college administrators -- GPA and test scores aside of course.
I remember college admissions in high school and it seemed ridiculous to me how much emphasis colleges put on extra curricular activities.
I will be shooting for Electrical or Civil Engineering, depending on my math aptitude.
Just want to make sure I'm clear on your question - you're asking if extracurriculars are as important for admission to CC for you as they are for students coming directly out of high school?
work is the greatest extra curric tbh
most CCs are all about retraining of people out of school for a while or people who are interested in transferring to a big boy university. Pretty much every CC u find is going to be incredibly friendly and helpful with getting u in school and getting ur paper. Once u have that, uni is pretty simple to get into, since most CCs have partnerships with nearby unis for transfer credits and etc
"1. How heavy is the competition for scholarships? Are they looking for people for insane extracurricular's or people with insane 5.0 GPA's, perfect SAT's etc?
2. I have plans on going into the medical field and becoming a doctor, but after learning a bit about the cost, is it worth joining a medical program and having to carry the debt for awhile, or should I think about some other subject (Im intrested in Computer Science as well) where the debt won't follow me for the rest of my life and my children's life?"
no school where you're eligible for a scholarship is going to turn you down. extracurric are only really worthwhile if ur actually interested them, especially at a collegiate level. padding ur scholarship admissions list is probably less useful than adding 2 points on ur ACT or .3 on ur GPA, unless you're just applying for scholarships outside ur sfchool
as someone also going into medicine, ive been trying to keep undergrad as cheap as shit, and its looking like I'll get thru my first 2 years literally free + and only paying for housing and books for my last 2, planning to enter the coal mines or smthn for the loan debt but doctor $$$ can hopefully clear it. if ur actually passionate about helpng ppl and really want ur MD/DO, the money shouldn't be a serious consideration imo, as long as u can get the check cleared with a loan or whatev. if u cant work off debt as a dr, idk man ur budgeting might need
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