#Stony Brook Honors College vs. California Community College to UC Transfer

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junior lotus
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Where do you live now? Near Stony Brook? Bc if you need to attend medical appointments a few times a year it might be easier to be near your regular dr.

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What do mean "high school 2.0"? If you were not academically successful in HS and it hasn't been resolved (ie ongoing medical reasons), I would hesitate to think that you would become a 4.0 god in CC as you would need to transfer to UCLA/UCSD/UCSB/ucr/UCI.

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How do you feel about CSUs btw?

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Oh high school second edition, not 2.0 gpa. Just got that lol.

junior lotus
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It sounds like you have a good reason to go to Santa Monica college and transfer

tranquil lodge
# junior lotus How do you feel about CSUs btw?

My family would not approve of that ngl
When I said I’m going to SBU, my brother was like you can’t just go there when you can do CC and transfer to UCB or UCLA
I don’t really care about rankings tho

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But what if I regret not choosing SBU Honors? Their seminar based courses look really interesting, there’s also priority registration, and the dorms are also good.

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My biggest fear is regretting my decision.

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Honors College feels like too big an opportunity to just give up

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But at the same time, I don’t know how I'd manage things

junior lotus
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Otherwise you could just bundle up in winter. Ski mask between classes. Mittens. Study indoors.

tranquil lodge
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Your health should always come first, so id go to california if i were u

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fresh compass
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Does cost matter?

tranquil lodge
# fresh compass Does cost matter?

uh it lowk doesn't matter, tho it's not great to spend too much
this is like my estimation (I think it will be a little more then this since i need some money for myself):

  • 63-68k * 4 at SBU
  • 30-35k + 83k * 3 for CC to UC route (could be cheaper if I transfer to the same UC as my sibling and we live off campus after dorming for a year)
fresh compass
tranquil lodge
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yep

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oos for both

fresh compass
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i would do stony brook

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cc if ur oos is stupid to pay oos tuition at a uc

tranquil lodge
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Honestly I’m so torn

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I don’t know what to do.

tranquil lodge
tranquil lodge
# fresh compass i would do stony brook

Oh btw I will be getting surgery next year that would somewhat restore the injury, which would reduce the amount of laser treatment I need, then the redness will lessen
under these conditions, SBU would be better right?

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cuz like these kinda stuff matters to me alot

tranquil lodge
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fomo if i turn down sbu honors

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i dont think cc to uc is a bad option

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but im scared that i will regret my decision

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i needa decide before 5/1

junior lotus
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Wait are you getting lasered all over or just a spot on your body?

tranquil lodge
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its small but very visible

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1 * 1 inch

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2 * 1.5 inch

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theres two

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almost forgot to mention this

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next year after getting surgery it would be much less visible

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and transferring after a year means that right after my surgery, I would attend UC

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so I get to kind of reset(?) my life

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kinda weird way to describe it tho

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but i have insecurities with this kinda stuff

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this is like the positive side of going to cc and transferring

junior lotus
tranquil lodge
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i mean ive kinda experienced bad things bc of it

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like bully issue

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and shi

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so its a major insecurities

junior lotus
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It's socially acceptable to wear a mask in public now if it's on your face

junior lotus
tranquil lodge
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I just hope I can find my people in college, I haven’t been able to until now

tranquil lodge
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😭

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my brother is super worried about me going to college becuz of it

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my mom wanted me to do to gap year cuz next year i will undergo surgery

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but highkey i wanna go to college this year

junior lotus
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Yeah. Hmmm. Okay there are social tradeoffs on both sides. The 4 year can be more fun but not if you're feeling uncomfortable with it

tranquil lodge
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I’ll think about which option would be better for me over the next few days and then decide.

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thx

muted bay
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Can you transfer to UC after one year

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Like with CLEP and AP credit

tranquil lodge
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yep i checked

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i have enough ap credits to cover the gen eds and some lower division courses for my major

fresh compass
tranquil lodge
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yea

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if i chose cali i need drive all the time

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and wear a mask to avoid sun

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SBU is better in that sense

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cuz the UV aint as bad as cali

fresh compass
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Ca UV is cooked

fresh compass
tranquil lodge
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ye 🙁

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ill decide over the weekend

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i hope i can make the right decision

junior lotus
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I don't think there's a right decision. Probably you'll be fine either way

trail garnet
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id choose sbu

rich crater
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also, not all CCs are the same

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i heavily advise against choosing a random ccc and choosing one that actually meets your needs

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namely foothill-de anza or santa monica

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social life is what you make of it

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if you're already good at making friends you wont struggle finding community

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on the other hand if you're not one for reaching out for opportunities yourself you will have a terrible time

rich crater
junior lotus
junior lotus
rich crater
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math/econ tag exists for irvine and ucsb

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tap program exists for la/sd

rich crater
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my friend who almost sweeped all the UCs still got mogged by ucla for math even though it's supposed to be an "easier" major to transfer into

tranquil lodge
rich crater
tranquil lodge
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ooh

rich crater
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weather is really nice here yeah

tranquil lodge
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hows cupertino

rich crater
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i didnt realize how nice it was until i visited other colleges oos i'd say it's pretty nice

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it's located in stevens creek blv which has stuff like valley fair mall, mainstreet, and santana row all of which are popular spot

tranquil lodge
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do i needa drive if I live very close to the college? idk how to drive yet, so id have to learn over the summer

rich crater
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de anza itself i'd say is one of the better CCs in the sense that there's actual community here, like, many developed communities

tranquil lodge
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im lowk too lazy to learn driving

rich crater
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although public transit isn't as good as say NY the bus lines are still good enough for you to get here pretty smoothly

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a lot of international kids also get housing close to the school, usually within a 3 mile radius

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(obviously if youre like less than a mile you can just walk to school)

tranquil lodge
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if i were to go to cc i would want it to be super close to the school to minimize uv exposure

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but i think i still have to drive

rich crater
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i will say if youre not super interested in physics or engineering you dont want to take physics here, but thats the only real big note

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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i think i have to redo gen physics

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even tho i have a 5 in both ap physics c

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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iirc they dont accept ap

rich crater
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de anza takes physics mech M 5 credit

tranquil lodge
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oh

rich crater
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but why do you need to take physics

tranquil lodge
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i mightve mistaken somthing

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ok

rich crater
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i thought you were math/econ

tranquil lodge
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iirc math requeris some physics

rich crater
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oh for berk

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right

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well

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if you apply letters and science you dont need physics

tranquil lodge
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de anza accpet a 5 in ap for this right?

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like mech

rich crater
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okay this ones a weird one

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so de anza accepts it yes

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and uc berkeley and ucla probably take it

tranquil lodge
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yay

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no physics

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physics is fun tho

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kinda

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its not that bad

rich crater
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when you try to use ap credit to match requirements you have to individually check whether the ap credit works with the school, not de anza

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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what about it

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rigorous?

rich crater
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for reference i placed into USAPHO and got a B in physics 4B

tranquil lodge
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shitty faculty?

rich crater
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not like

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skill issue or whatever

tranquil lodge
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wish i did

rich crater
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it's designed to give cheaters an edge

tranquil lodge
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i just didnt like oly stuff in general

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studying like nich ass cases

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it wasnt for me

rich crater
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so one of the main physics lecturers there is almost easy for most of the class

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but his final grading is distributed on a curve

tranquil lodge
rich crater
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which means people who cheat will get an A and everyone who doesnt cheat does not get an A

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we reported tf out of the teacher but they cant do anything about it cause theres no one else that will teach physics

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even more context i had a 98 in the class (highest in the class) pre incident

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so yeah dont take physics here

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since youll be a new student your standing will be too low to have a choice in instructors anyway

tranquil lodge
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are you freshmen?

rich crater
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so you probably wont be able to get a physics class to start with

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no i transfered

tranquil lodge
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oh

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what clubs were you involved in de anza

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i wanna join some

rich crater
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main stuff that i was involved in that you might be interested in is student government (you can join as a freshman as an intern), debate, Phi beta lambda, tutoring center (starting winter quarter), math club

tranquil lodge
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are you junior transfer or sophomore

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btw what major

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can i ask

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rich crater
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things not related to your major that i still did include robotics, engineering society, one of their dance thingies (youll see it when it happens), and working in CS lab and being TA

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if you have questions about any of them i could answer

tranquil lodge
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whats the rate for tutoring

rich crater
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everyone who transfers is a junior transfer

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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im planning to do 1 year of cc and spend 3 year at uc

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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is that weird

rich crater
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you can work as a tutor or library assistant or police station

tranquil lodge
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cuz im sophomore

rich crater
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theres a lot its nice

rich crater
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i did 1 year transfer

tranquil lodge
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is on campus job easily accessible

tranquil lodge
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theres lot of gen eds

rich crater
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i will say they are still competetive

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which means your math placement by the end of fall is important, the higher the better

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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tuff

rich crater
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as long as you finish your articulation youll be chill

tranquil lodge
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whats like the vibe

rich crater
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the UCs are very very strict about you finishing your requirements though

tranquil lodge
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of deanza

rich crater
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so you want to make SURESURESURE that you get it done

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dont trust the counselors

tranquil lodge
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like how they dont know shit

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and tryna sabotage you

rich crater
# tranquil lodge whats like the vibe

i think at first i felt intimidated being new to the school and literally not knowing anyone there, but honestly just by joining some clubs and chatting up your classmates youll find plenty of people

rich crater
tranquil lodge
rich crater
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if you trust them youll very likely not transfer

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😭

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theyre very easily impressed by ap credits tho

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i will say you do still want to talk to one to set up a mock academic schedule so that you get priority registration

tranquil lodge
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oh ok

rich crater
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whats the highest math youve taken so far

tranquil lodge
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i just contact the counselor?

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and set my academic plan

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?

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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last year

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i didnt do anything beyond

rich crater
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nice nice

tranquil lodge
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cuz im lazy

rich crater
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my friend who's also going to berk for math is doing a one year transfer too and took up to calc bc in high school

tranquil lodge
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DEs are fun

rich crater
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it is like

tranquil lodge
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but im so lazy

rich crater
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possible but

tranquil lodge
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senioritis

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rich crater
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you need to take like three math classes spring quarter (which is right now)

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at the same time

tranquil lodge
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huh?

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wdym

rich crater
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so id heavily advise taking calc 3 during the summer

tranquil lodge
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theres three quarters

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and 4 classes

rich crater
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de anza's math classes are distributed strangely

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there are more than 4 math classes

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youll have to take calc 3 and 4 in separate quarters (multivariable)

tranquil lodge
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like cant you distribute it to three semester

rich crater
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then in the subsequent quarter youll have to take linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete math

rich crater
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and discrete math is very luck based

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luck based as in everyones trying to take it

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rich crater
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but since your standings low it's hard to get that class in your schedule

tranquil lodge
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this is the required calc stuff

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you need discrete math??

rich crater
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i couldve sworn discrete was a requirement as well

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you might want to check the school websites individually

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assist doesnt show everything

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which is another thing

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you need to cross reference requirements

tranquil lodge
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did you take CIS 27

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is it hard

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its not hard right?

rich crater
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lowk the first time i heard about that class

tranquil lodge
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cuz its intro class

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i kinda hate programming

rich crater
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idk anyone that took cis 27 LOL but i guess it should be easy

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most cs classes are easy

tranquil lodge
rich crater
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cis 22c is the harder one but idt you need it

tranquil lodge
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idk tho

rich crater
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the one you get into

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worry about that later

tranquil lodge
tranquil lodge
rich crater
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in a sense yes

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as a general people know theyre doing + funding is better here

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courses are also usually better articulated and students are better prepped

rich crater
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people at de anza tend to be wayyyyyy more motivated than at other ccs

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i think a big part of that stems from how all the international students come to de anza and how the high school high achievers also come to de anza

tranquil lodge
rich crater
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pretty much yeah

tranquil lodge
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are the math courses hard

rich crater
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i actually didnt take my math courses at de anza, i finished most of them while i was in high school and finished it up at a different cc

tranquil lodge
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is it comparable to the rigor at uc

rich crater
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i did tutor math for de anza cc students though

tranquil lodge
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oh

rich crater
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and from the work that they had it's not really any different

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like it's just math lol

tranquil lodge
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i need to learn proof stuff over the summer

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cuz idk any

rich crater
tranquil lodge
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i just know engineering math

rich crater
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not comparable to berk though

tranquil lodge
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applied stuff

rich crater
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berk's math is far more rigorous simply by design

tranquil lodge
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oh

muted bay
rich crater
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if youre not struggling too hard in math though you wont be having too many issues at berkeley
well i mean everyone struggles but thats besides the point

tranquil lodge
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cuz i get to restart

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kinda weird way to word it tho

rich crater
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your grades dont transfer when you transfer btw

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your cc grades are only for transfer purposes

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this is only really relevant if you want to do post grad stuff

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but it does mean you have to lock tf in after you transfer

tranquil lodge
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im sure college will fuck me up if i dont lock in

tranquil lodge
rich crater
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i think a really big pitfall for students is overestimating their academic ability

tranquil lodge
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idk what i would want to do after graduating

rich crater
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i think i was lucky enough that my ego did match my abilities so i was able to handle the rigor just fine, but i know a lot of my friends didnt see the 4.0 or the 3.7+ they thought they would see when they came to cc

tranquil lodge
rich crater
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just dont overload yourself essentially

tranquil lodge
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what are the ecs you recc doing

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i only have a year so i dont have much time tho

rich crater
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i did everything in a year as well

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uhhh just try out everything tbh

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dont sway yourself from opportunities just because it doesnt suit your or whatever

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go outside your comfort zone

tranquil lodge
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ok

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btw can i dm you more questions about de anza if i chose to go to cc and transfer

rich crater
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ofc

tranquil lodge
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thx

junior lotus
tranquil lodge
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yesterday i watched a vid of move in day at sbu and it kinda scared me...

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i felt that no one would want to talk to me or hang out with me

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my biggest fear is not being able to find my people

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and find where i truly belong to

tranquil lodge