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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Some of you community college bashers are not very intelligent. If a child can spend the first 2 years at community college taking prerequisites, then transfer to UVA, [quote]why not do it?[/quote] The diploma will still read "UVA" and you will have saved many thousands of dollars. Who's the dummy?[/quote]

Happiness
It's not as happy an experience.
We make decisions every day: money vs happiness
The car we drive - it gets us there. Why choose a nicer car?
If you have the money (and I said IF), parents often value providing a happier experience.[/quote]

Missing out on two years of college because my parents made me live at home and commute to a school full of junkies and waitresses? Good time. For the next 50 years whenever people talk about freshman year, dorms, college life... your kid can talk about trying to find a parking spot at the local junior college and mom making him BLTs for lunch.[/quote]

Both my brother and I started at a community college and transferred to UVA. I wouldn't change anything about the experience! During the two years at CC I enjoyed school, got prereqs out of the way and still had time to explore electives in multiple areas; I worked at an unusual and prestigious part-time job, published a short story, and spent three months traveling in Europe. When I got to UVA and met people my age who had never experienced any form of life beyond traditional school, I felt sorry for them.[/quote]

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