going back for ee degree - update

[Roland]

Well...

I went to the University of Washington advising office and found out that even
before grades are considered there is practically no chance of a transfer
student with lots of credit hours getting in. I was told the earliest would be
next fall (not this coming fall) and that was about a 5% chance. :-/ The
schools in WA are just too crowded.

Another option is to complete a 90 credit hour AS degree from a local community
college. UW accepts about 30% of applicants from the local community colleges
who have a two year degree. Hmmm...retaking calc. I-V, english, chemistry,
physics. Oh fun. :-/ Then the real hoot would be to not be in the 30% that get
accepted!

Argh.

 

[CFoley1064]

Subject: going back for ee degree - update
From: "Roland" nospam@nospam.com
Date: 5/20/2004 8:33 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id: <g%crc.2609$x25.1583@nwrddc02.gnilink.net

Well...

I went to the University of Washington advising office and found out that
even
before grades are considered there is practically no chance of a transfer
student with lots of credit hours getting in. I was told the earliest would
be
next fall (not this coming fall) and that was about a 5% chance. :-/ The
schools in WA are just too crowded.

Another option is to complete a 90 credit hour AS degree from a local
community
college. UW accepts about 30% of applicants from the local community
colleges
who have a two year degree. Hmmm...retaking calc. I-V, english, chemistry,
physics. Oh fun. :-/ Then the real hoot would be to not be in the 30% that
get
accepted!

Argh.

Hi, Roland. Selective schools have already chosen their class of 2008 --
your'e several months late to apply (November is good). The "end run" of
getting an Associates in science, then doing the junior/senior years in a four
year program is becoming more popular, for several reasons. First, college is
becoming so expensive that many kids' parents are having trouble ponying up for
four years (for one thing, Pell Grants, which once covered an average of 50% of
in-state tuition, now average about 20%. Other grant and scholarship programs
are also getting butchered, especially the last couple of years. And tuition
has been going through the roof). Second, the junior colleges themselves are
looking at students like you as something of a growth industry. They're
actively encouraging this type of thing, and are actually establishing "honors"
programs to facilitate this. It's a long way from the 1960s. In some states,
the honors programs in junior colleges are guaranteeing acceptance in a state
university, given a certain GPA. It might not be the one you want, but there
are several state universities in Washington, some of which are less selective.

I would recommend this as a way to go, with these caveats. You need to be up
front with your guidance counsellor and financial aid officer at the JuCo about
what you're doing, and make sure the classes you complete have been
pre-approved for transfer to in-state public colleges. They will let you know
before you sign up. Also, start communicating with the admissions people at
the U of W about what you're doing as soon as possible, too. They will offer
advice on how to improve your chances (Oh, yes -- a seven-figure donation to
the Alumni Fund or endowing a chair after you apply works wonders, too ;-).

Good luck
Chris

 

[Martin Riddle]

Forget about an EE, go for a Law degree. And persue Industrial Law.



"Roland" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:g%crc.2609$x25.1583@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...

Well...

I went to the University of Washington advising office and found out that even
before grades are considered there is practically no chance of a transfer
student with lots of credit hours getting in. I was told the earliest would be
next fall (not this coming fall) and that was about a 5% chance. :-/ The
schools in WA are just too crowded.

Another option is to complete a 90 credit hour AS degree from a local community
college. UW accepts about 30% of applicants from the local community colleges
who have a two year degree. Hmmm...retaking calc. I-V, english, chemistry,
physics. Oh fun. :-/ Then the real hoot would be to not be in the 30% that get
accepted!

Argh.