Ways to improve academic standing without going to community college? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Duamerthrax@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm in a catch 22 situation. I want to go to a four year college, but I was previously placed in the remedial track and have a poor academic standing. If I go to a community college, I could improve my grades, but the material they cover is a replacement for high school classes and I'd be precluded from signing up for entry classes at the four year college. This seems like to would put me at a disadvantage when that finally happened and I would only be setting myself up for long term failure.

I'd consider CC if I could "transfer" in as a freshman to a four year, but the colleges I looked into all have rules against applying as a freshman if you have two years worth of credits. When I tried CC, the material was absolutely high school level just with smaller font in the textbooks.

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[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I wouldn't have a problem with convincing colleges I've competent. I'm friends with plenty of college facility and get asked to be an "Industry Expert" for high school judging events they run. It's my academic ability I don't trust. I can self teach if I have a project to do, but I can't self teach if I don't know about the concepts. One time I tried CC for their geometry classes, they said I tested out and refused. Currently, I'm struggling with an online high school's geometry class and would really benefit from having a classroom and schedule. Wish some of the online high schools adopted the "virtual classroom" model that all the public schools tried during covid.

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