My 4.0 GPA at community college didn’t help me

I maintained a 4.0 GPA in my 2 years at community college.
But it didn't really help me much at USC.
And I'll tell you why.
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My High School Stats:
GPA: 3.2 (unweighted)
SAT: 1980/2400 (600 reading, 600 math, 780 writing)
Extracurriculars: 4 years band lol
Essays: 9/10
Colleges accepted: 0/10 (UCSC waitlist)
My Community College Stats:
GPA: 4.0
Letter of Rec: 3
Years attended: 2 years
Extracurriculars: Jamba Juice
Essays: 9/10
Colleges accepted: USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UC Irvine, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB (8/8 accepted)
College I Chose: University of Southern California (USC)
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[@simpleinvestor364]

In my second semester at a 2 year college. 4.0 both semesters so far. Feels great. Came from the streets to getting 4.0 student ambassador at my school and student lead of college community program. On the dean list!

[@loganw2133]

I recently got into my dream school, Arizona State and I am currently in community college. And I have to admit most of my classes at community college are really easy so thanks for the heads up. Please do more stories like this they’re really interesting.

[@craigman7262]

For me my classes were easier at CC cause my professors always helped me out and I was thoroughly prepared for the tests. In UNI I pretty much teach myself and a lot of my professors suck.

[@wilhelmbrautigam2087]

bro im in arizona too, which college did you attend?

[@celestial623]

@@wilhelmbrautigam2087asu

[@eltoroluckypatientzero1355]

As a 2nd year transfer at a CC in my last semester. Damn, I never got used to the difficulty piled with life things and Zoom University. I'm just glad this nightmare is finally over soon.

[@haydenbrophy9460]

Love the vids bro, keep producing the content is great

[@gettingintocollege8857]

I was over here straight smilin from ear to ear listening to your story.

[@gabrieleaker5884]

I’m so glad I found you bro. I got into a bunch of colleges but all of them are expensive as hell so I’m thinking of the community college route. I love how chill you are as well as someone who loves basketball. You gained a sub💯💯💯

[@NGGTacos]

I doubt you’ll see this but two years I’m in the same spot u were in. What did u do, I’m having a hard time deciding

[@hardikpatil8238]

​@@NGGTacosbro ik im 1 month late but still did you figured it out cuz im from india and idk nthg bout it but wants to go community college there and then flee over there so can we contact or sum?

[@Elusivee007]

​@@hardikpatil8238bro don't apply for visa from a cc acceptance letter. Your visa will most probably be rejected.

[@user-bb1ew1yp7u]

hey, did you complete all of your major course requirements before applying and how many GE courses did you fulfill?

[@nabi5864]

I went from Santa Monica City College (SMC) to UCLA...Yes the difference of standards, A HUGE CHASM between them ... Fortunately, I knew this beforehand and had to challenge my self outside the class to a level more on par with top Tier .... Hey thanks Brother for awesome video

[@DarknessFalls29]

Thank you for that confirmation because I was wondering if I have to change the way I study. I just graduated from CC and going to a state school in DC area.

[@sandwichman6765]

What state school did you get into if you don't mind me asking.

[@sargentxoneshot2858]

I feel like you’d be a cool friend to have 😂

[@mohammadbaloch7543]

For example, I have already completed an AAS degree and am on OPT working for a company, while working I decide to go to CC again and get another AAS degree in another field because I did not like what I was doing, will I still be eligible for OPT after getting my second AAS degree as an international student? It would be really appreciated if you could answer these question for me. Love form Pakistan

[@eddyperez1306]

I’m at Cc right now but I got accepted to 3 of my In state school but the problem was I didn’t know what to do. Also Cc had a 2 year free, long story short I started the last call for fall classes and now perusing an associate degree in Law enforcement. I’m not sure if I transfer to get a bachelors What you guys think or should I finish associate at Cc?

[@wendelswerk]

Get the Associates

[@jeb4386]

Im in my second year of CC. Last year I goofed off bad and finished with a 1.45( I know that's pathetic) but this year I've actually managed to stay motivated getting a 4.0 fall semester and 4.0 taking additional winter classes. Now im sitting at a 2.85. Do you think a 2.85 is good enough for some state colleges like University of Arizona, Ohio State, ETC...? Luckily if I pull through this semester again ill have somewhere around a 3.6. But mannn its getting tough to stay motivated after being at CC for what will be two years!

[@LukeMotionz]

what happened that year if you don't mind me asking? grats on bouncing back.

[@jeb4386]

@@LukeMotionz Basically I was just so disappointed in going to a CC that I just said screw it. I know really dumb right. instead of doing my work I was trying to get a real estate license (which I did) and that required a lot of work. I just wasn't interested even though I knew I had to do it. Thankfully this year im finally putting effort in

[@jeb4386]

@@LukeMotionz gl to you

[@KRHEE]

you can def get into some colleges with a 2.8 GPA.. but why sell yourself short?

[@seth3182]

I’m pretty sure U of Arizona, along with most state schools, will accept anyone who applies.

[@AlexLopez-zf1rz]

Do you think it is easier to maintain a high GPA in a less “prestigious” university? What do you think about UCI? Or perhaps the Cal State system

[@KRHEE]

yeah most def. but overall, getting a 4.0 gpa in any 4-year uni is much harder than CC

[@wendelswerk]

@@KRHEE Not really true.

[@wendelswerk]

Not true. What separates less prestigious universities is $. Nothing more. For example, it's just as hard to get a 4.0 in engineering at CAL Poly as it is at UCLA.

[@MrDodger3222]

I thought Arizona State was easier than community college. I got a 3.2 GPA at community college and a 3.75 at ASU. There's more grade inflation at university as I felt professors grade easier. I probably only spent like 12-15 hours a week outside of class doing any type of school work while averaging 14 units a semester. I probably could have graduated with a 4.0 from ASU if I had studied 10 more hours or so a week but I was also working 30-32 hours a week so that would have burned me out.

[@R3z816]

Hey bro how many honors courses did you take? Would really appreciate a reply at your convenience✌️

[@_rami_745]

He didn't take honors courses

[@darlenefraser0331]

I agree. I applied to universities this year and I have 4.0 at my CC. I got rejected from CSULB with doing all the requirements.

[@cobana4730]

might actually be yield protection. at least when i applied there out of high school , they used only stats to determine your application. they might’ve just thought your gpa was too high since I know at least SDSU rejects many transfer applicants with high gpa’s

[@darlenefraser0331]

@@cobana4730 I’m still waiting on SDSU decision.

[@Hoferman]

I got waitlisted and laughed my ass off. I seriously thought it was a safe school for me, considering I come from a local cc with priority, and filling the requirements along with an associate degree for transfer. (I have a 3.6 thanks a lot Calc 1)

[@darlenefraser0331]

@@Hoferman what’s your major?

[@darlenefraser0331]

@@Hoferman I am also earning an ADT. Which is meant to give you “more priority.”

[@UltraBatOfficial]

I feel like this dude is the actual truth from colleges

[@colei8752]

Hey man, I can't join your facebook group. What happened to it?

[@alienwarex51i3]

That J Cole beat... damn, I haven't heard that in years.

[@KRHEE]

Love that beat

[@MountainMitchYT]

I have an interesting question, what goes on my resume? Will I put my CC AND four year college on my resume? Or do I want to hide the fact I went to community college and just put where I graduated from? Maybe I could average my CC and four year college GPA for my resume?

[@KRHEE]

doesn't matter where you start out, it matters where you end up. you write the college you got your degree from on your resume

[@wendelswerk]

Put all of your education on your CV. It shows the path that you took and often is an area where intervewers can begin a conversation.

[@roblerovlogs6097]

Yo, I’m having a bit of trouble cuz in my past years in high school I was a BAD student, I spent my time and classes talking and goofing around, however, I decided to actually try this year noticing that I wanted a good future. I’m not doing as bad as I used to but my gpa is low AF, I got a 2.3 for now (on a 4 scale) expecting the year to end I’ll have a 2.6... if I go to community college and do good, would I be able to have a transfer to a good university? I’m planning on getting my associates degree in 2 years as a web developer... if I get like a 3.5 to 4.0 gpa would I be able to choose a school I wanna go to? Or how does that work? I’m kinda getting stressed about it :/

[@wendelswerk]

Yes. Once you step into a CC no one will look at your HS transcripts. What I would suggest is that you earn a CC degree and then transfer.

[@iamchefchris]

Same boat. We both ended around the same GPA in highschool. I’m in my second week of CC as a freshman. I see this comment was a year ago. How are things holding up now?

[@jasmine-fw4yq]

^^^^

[@roblerovlogs6097]

@@iamchefchris hey, sorry for the late reply, I'm on my second and last year at my local community college, surprisingly is going pretty good. My first year went decently good, I got a 2.9 gpa, My gpa might increase a bit more at the end of this semester since my general classes seem to be going a bit easy, I'm on my second to last year of community college and I signed a contract to go to a good school, UW Madison, I do however have to meet the requirement of 3.5 overall GPA and feel confident. If I manage to get on that 3.5 gpa I can finally go to school in which I'll learn what I will be working on. I'm also not paying anything at all, my latest bill was almost 3K but since I applied to certain programs they pay for everything, I just have to meet the 2.5 gpa requirement and I'm holding good. They will also be paying my UW Madison tuition but I have to keep doing good. Sorry this is long, I hope it helped or gave you an idea. You can do whatever you want to do, actually give it your best and you'll do just good in college.

[@user-ch4yf8kc9v]

if you really care about going to a solid uni then you should spend 2 years in CC but if you don't care at all a 2.6 is borderline and you will definitely get into some universities(especially some private ones that want to milk your money) assuming you spam out applications. If your planning on going into computer science then technical and community colleges are great for that and university in cs is only for people who want to work at google or something. Also don't count on getting a 3.5 I know from your perspective that seems hard to top but trust me a 3.9-4.0 in CC is very doable so don't aim for a 3.5 aim for the moon. But the short answer is yes 2 years in community college with a 3.7-4.0 allows you to pick whichever university you want to go to assuming its not ivy league

[@lanceflores1079]

Yo like honestly...I'm not sure what to do. I'm deciding on either going to community college or university. I want to go to cal state Dominguez hills as a freshman because I dont want to deal with transfer stuff and personally it seems easier to just start out as freshman. I know community college is cheaper, but I dont want to risk transferring and dealing with lots of headaches from doing so. Please help me out!!

[@lanceflores1079]

Someone please give me advice

[@eddyperez1306]

To be honest Cc is not that bad if you look at my comment. It made me have enough time to find what I like. But I’m not sure If I should transfer to get a bachelors? But it depends on what you wanna do

[@lanceflores1079]

@@eddyperez1306 to be honest idk what to do. Need more help

[@banardadams8776]

@@lanceflores1079 Hey man so transferring can be a bit of a headache, but it’s mainly in picking the right classes that transfer and look good for your major. After that, it’s all good. I’d say if Cal State Dominguez Hill isn’t one of your fav schools then go to a CC. If it is then you can stay and always go to grad school at another school. Transferring from a CC to another college is MUCH easier because on the transfer applications most schools ask why you want to leave your current institution to theirs. For CC students this answer is easy and it turns into a “Why that school essay” real quick, but if you’re coming from a university it’s much harder to prove your point because unless the school you’re at doesn’t have programs you need or something like that you’re out of luck. You can’t transfer from a university to another and just say, oh I don’t like it here. Or I wanna be in another city. It’s just not going to cut it, you need to have a compelling reason to transfer.

[@KRHEE]

if you're unsure, then go to CC so you can give urself time to figure out what you wanna do

[@socktale614]

I know I'm late but like, helpppp, should I go to cc first two years then transfer? Because if i do then I pay 40k (+30k for 2yrs dorm) than 130k in total for uni??? H e l p p p p

[@hax0rz100]

D-? You were just 10% points away from passing. That's actually not bad for BS-ing the prompt. I BS-ed a final exam essay for a history class too and got a 73% on it

[@KRHEE]

U do realize a D- is a failing grade....... 😂😂

[@hax0rz100]

@@KRHEE I know. But still... a D- for writing random stuff is still good. There was one video I watched that taught how to BS essays and it worked on all my professors in college.

[@hannahlevin3286]

What's your major? I'm Political Science and Econ, and I want to attend either UCLA or UC Davis.

[@GreaterBayArea]

What did you end up doing

[@user-lo4wm2pu3h]

I have a question I'm starting cc soon,and I was wondering if I still have a chance of getting into a good school. Basically what happened was 7 years ago,when I was in high school before I dropped out I was taking a college class that I basically ghosted due to me not taking school seriously at the time. Fast forward to now I finally got my diploma,enrolled in my local community college and noticed it says I have a D on my cc transcript unfortunately I don't think there is a way to change the grade due to that class not being taught anymore at the cc. Do you think I still have a chance of transferring to a good college if I keep up good grades this time and prove myself?

[@walterwhite476]

You definitely do. Keep really strong grades and most colleges will even have a section to explain certain circumstances. Basically, don’t worry about your past coming back to haunt you. If you show that you’re really focused academically now and involved in whatever you’re interested in, you’ll be fine.

[@gettingintocollege8857]

You best bet is to ask your counselor about Academic Renewal. To explain it simply, if two semesters have passed and you have received a 3.0 or higher in your last 12 units or a 2.0 in your last 24 units you can have specific classes "redlined" or ignored. The community college doesn't add it to your gpa, and neither do CSU's and most UC's.

[@user-ch4yf8kc9v]

it depends on what you define as good, ivy league schools nitpick everything and there's not a lot that you could get away with. That being said one D is a 1.0 gpa and you could easily dilute that by getting all A's with very few B's in all your other classes since there are a total of 64 gpa points in a major assuming you take 4 classes a semester(4 classes 4 semesters 4.0 potential gpa points) assuming you dont get any extra credit or take any more courses the highest gpa you can get with a D is a 3.8 which isn't bad. Still if you want to go to harvard or something you should consider minoring in something else to do very well in and dilute that 1.0 further. Dont take that the wrong way stay optimistic, I believe in you man.

[@trevone_18]

Heading in to my last semester at A Community College and will transfer to a University in Spring 23! This may be a dumb question but, is a 3.0 cumulative GPA good enough to get in???

[@nationn1389]

definitely should be fine just look at their transfer requirements

[@gettingintocollege8857]

It depends on your major and the campus, especially because you are being admitted in the middle of the academic year. A social science you should be fine, even Business as some campuses, if you're talking about a STEM major, that's cutting it close.

[@aryajindal5315]

Hey, I’m planning on going to Taft College for the first two years and then transfer to one of the UC or CSU schools because Taft has a transfer admission guarantee with these schools. Any advice? Also which community college did you attend?

[@wendelswerk]

All CCCs have transfer agreements with UC and CSUs.

[@user-sc8zj7yu1d]

which Nuinerversary

[@renren4910]

Im 17 Currently a Junior Year in High School can someone give me a Advice My Mom wants me to go to college and Im not sure if i want to.

[@KRHEE]

Go to CC if ur not sure what to do

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

I totally agree with RHEE. I work in academia and I work with students severely in debt. When you meet me, you are in financial trouble. Go to CC and then transfer to a good State school!

[@jensonphan]

what are you currently doing right now

[@gettingintocollege8857]

The California College Promise Program makes it so students that go straight to a local community college get the first 2 years paid for. That's the best value, and it gives you time to prove that you can be successful on a college campus which is why transfer acceptance rates at the 4 year university are usually higher than acceptance rates straight from high school.

[@user-sg3gx2ut5q]

Did you got in to ucb or ucla?

[@futurafreeee]

오 한국인

[@futurafreeee]

두 학교 다 붙었어요

[@user-sg3gx2ut5q]

버클리 엘에이 유에스씨 다 붙으신 건가요??

[@KRHEE]

yup for both

[@InComgenie]

What was that math @ 4:10 lmao

[@user-sg3gx2ut5q]

what cc were you in?

[@KRHEE]

las positas college & chabot college

[@nickabbazi6544]

@@KRHEE so u went to 2 CC’s?

[@raykhan5076]

You got into UCB and didn't go? That's like a top 5-20 school

[@aaaaii6511]

Fuck who cares i just want a job

[@brhiandavila6987]

That’s the spirit

[@plutobaby9996]

Community college is like high school 2.0

[@rwdchannel2901]

Community college saved me $60,000.

[@Fvckyou123]

clickbait buddy

[@waakemeeup2136]

I’m at usc rn and I’m pretty sure I just took the same history class🥲it was so harddd