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[quote=Anonymous]I know some people that have done really well by going to NVCC and transferring to UVA (one went to Harvard Medical school) and others that spent years at community college before finishing requirement to transfer.  If your kid is organized and committed to transferring, the guaranteed admissions is pretty straight forward.  NVCC has advisors who guide students on specific classes to take since transferring is common and expected.  Also, UVA/William and Mary have detailed lists of classes that are accepted and credits given for these classes.

Make sure your kid knows both the requirements for getting an associated degree from community college and the major/graduation requirements at the desired 4 year college.  For example, UVA Arts and Sciences school requires 2 writing classes and 4 semesters of a foreign language (or a placement test score for that level).  You can transfer without these classes, but it is tough as a junior transfer to squeeze in required intro classes while also taking major requirements.

My sibling spent 4 years (including summers) at NVCC to get a two year degree. He was slowed down by changing majors, required classes being full, dropping classes to maintain his GPA, and having to take a high-school level foundation class math class (even though  he had taken calculus in high school) that did not count toward his degree and prevented him from taking a math and science sequence for a year.  [/quote]

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