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associates degree
i hav a question, i am going to a community college for two years then i plan to transfer to a 4year college as a junior. do i need to get an associates degree before transfering?i want to be a lawyer, i don't know if this has anything to do with it. help please
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Yes. Why pay for your education at a community college if you dont atleast get your associates in general ed? I did it, and it worked out for the best, it's alot cheaper in the long run!!!
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I'm kind of in the same situation as you. I don't know if I want to get an Associate's Degree before getting a Bachelor's.
In your case, it depends on a lot of things. Do you have a lot of money to pay for college, or do you have to look into scholarships and loans? If you have enough money for college, I would recommend getting the Associate's Degree first. That way if anything happens in the future (you get kicked out of college, you decide to drop out, etc.), you still have that Associate's Degree to help get a job.
If you need financial aid, you should go to a community college for a year or two, but ONLY take classes that you KNOW will transfer. Don't worry about getting an Associate's Degree; just take the core classes (English, Math, Science, History, etc.).
I hope that I helped!
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No you don't actually have to get an "associates" degree. You would have to take all of the courses required to earn the "associates degree" within a certain field. About the only thing that would relate to eventually becoming a lawyer would be a degree as a paralegal. Which is great, except you may end up taking and paying for courses that you won't need to eventually become a lawyer. You have many years of school ahead of you in order to become a lawyer, so you don't want to waste time or money. A four year college will accept you even if you just do one semester at a community college. Speak with a counselor at the community college, tell her you wish to transfer to a four year college after two years, and that you intend to become a lawyer. she can tell you what courses you should take now at the community college. Also a four year college or university will scrutinize the courses you took at the community college, they will look at your grades and the course criteria. So work on getting good grades, and tell the Community College Counselor, that you want to MAKE SURE all the credits for the courses you will be taking will be transferable to a four year college or University. It will help if you know now, what four year college you plan to attend.
Good for you too, you are saving a ton of money by going to a community college first. Good luck you.
MIchele
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