1. Telephone contact
Contact your favorite 4-year university and ask which community college has the most transfer students? Rotation rate is one of the important reference standards. If your English is too poor to make a phone call, go to school in official website. Many universities will post transfer requirements and data on their websites, which can be seen at a glance.
2. Ask about the transfer record
Call the community college and ask how many students transfer to four-year universities every year. The more people transfer to another school, the better the school's consulting service and curriculum guidance. For those students with poor grades in high school and poor English, this is undoubtedly your "bright future" choice.
3. Top students' courses
Ask about the setting of honor courses, whether community colleges provide more challenging courses or advanced courses for outstanding students, and whether these courses are recognized by universities.
Apply as soon as possible
Don't think that community colleges have a low threshold and are easy to enroll, so you can apply late. Students who apply early can enjoy the advantage of choosing courses early. Some popular community colleges cannot apply in advance because of the tight accommodation conditions. For example, the City College of Santa Barbara, California, announced at the beginning of last year that it decided not to accept early applications because the number of applicants exceeded the school's capacity.
Check the exam
Many students ignore that many community colleges require students to take math and English exams before entering school. Those who fail will spend one or two semesters memorizing these high school courses until they pass. For China students, mathematics is generally not an obstacle, and English may need to be brushed up. After all, my mother tongue is not English.
6. Keep in touch with the school counselor every semester.
In a community college, the school counselor will guide students to choose courses, which is closely related to the transfer of credits in the future. Consultants are rare in domestic universities, somewhat similar to learning counselors. These consultants deployed in the United States are experienced. If China students can overcome their shyness and ask more questions, they will often get a lot of valuable information and get twice the result with half the effort.
7. Get ready and study hard
Four-year universities like to admit students with good grades in freshmen and sophomores. Compared with some 4-year universities, the scores of community colleges are looser. If your grades are all C or D in the next two years, then you are really a "loser" and it will be more difficult to transfer. In short, community colleges are another choice for studying in the United States, but the quality of community colleges is uneven. Choosing a good community college requires more and more experienced American educational consultants and reputable study abroad companies to consult. At the same time, you should consult an experienced visa teacher for your visa, so as to pass the visa smoothly.