Should i go to a community college or a 4-year?

my family does not not 30k to send me to college every year, so i thought i would take 2 years in a community college (for $1,800 a semester) and take my core classes that way i can save my dad at least $42 thousand....BUT everyone i told my plans to looks at me funny like i cant do better. Im smart and i make the grades but i dont want to be frowned upon. plus i knoowing that im going to a community college has made me a bit lazy bacause i realized that i dont have to work as hard. ( i've even delayed taking the SAT's and theres 2 months left till graduation!).

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Going to a two year college is not bad. It is a good financial decision. The two year I go to is rather difficult. We've got word that it is harder than most of the 4 years in this region. So it didn't make me lazy.

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Community college is not as easy as people think it is. It's still college and you still take college level classes. CC is a great way to save money and as long as you transfer than there's nothing wrong with it.
It is too late to apply for 4-year colleges and most require SAT or ACT test scores. So community college is your only college you can go to. And no, you will not be frowned upon going to a community college. A lot of students who are undecided on their major go to community college before they transfer to a 4-year university.
Depends, I went to a CC for 2 years, it wasn't that bad. You meet smart people in all walks of life, if you're a genius you'll pretty much be with the people the entire two years. (true for engineering core classes, everybody is taking the same classes as you) Also it gives you time to decide what it is you really want to do. But it really all depends on you.
Go to a community college. You're parents will thank you. It doesn't matter what people think. It's about what you think. I go to community college and it's definitely challenging. You'll be fine besides you'll be able to transfer to a university later anyway with out the SAT's.
If you think a two year means you are going to be able to slack off for two years think again. In a big university you are only known as a number you'd be lucky if your graduate student instructor remembers your name. I went to a community college, hardest two years of my life. Teachers know you by name by the second day and there is no hiding. Also sorry to burst your bubble but depending on the four year you want to transfer to you may still have to take your SATs. Basically think of it this way going to a community college just means your getting a discount on your first two years. It doesn't mean you get a lower level of academics.
I would highly highly recommend going straight to a 4 year university.

I had the exact same plan as you. Seriously, I did! And, for the same reasons--money. But, ironically, it ended up costing me an entire extra year at the $30k/year university. Which means, I actually did not save any money at all...it actually cost me more money.

The problem lies in the unfortunate fact that not all your classes will transfer. I remember that I lost two of my math classes when I transferred--devastating, considering I really hate math. So, that set me back 9 credits.

Then, the school I transferred to (as I am sure almost every single university has) required a certain set of their own "core" classes. So, I had to take THEIR "multiculturalism," "Explore Chicago," "Sophomore seminar" courses. That set me back 12 credits.

Oh, and not to mention that even though I took an introductory psychology course at my first school, I still had to take TWO of my new school's intro psych course. And, that was another 8 credits I am behind.

Plus, you have to re-take entrance exams. I did mine in a rush, because, well, the application process was a horrible nightmare. My new university has 3 required english courses: ENG 102, 103, and 104. ENG 103 transferred over with an A. Yet, because of my entrance exam I was forced to do ENG 102 and 104. What kind of sense does that make?

Although it seems like a good idea, and I hear a LOT of people say the same thing, it really isn't because it can be really stressful. And, in the long run, you lose a lot of money--and time.

My family also did not have enough money. We had to save and save, and take out all the federal loans we were approved for. But, I worked so hard as an undergrad that I made it into graduate school into a program that will pay me to get a doctoral degree. So, it was worth the financial struggle.

Please, please, please! just go to the university you want to graduate from!! :)
Don't worry about what other people think of you! Going to a CC is a great decision, however it is not a cake walk. I went to a CC for my first two years and it was a challenging experience. Believe it or not, a good percentage of my classes at the CC were harder than classes I took at a 4 year university. Since you have 2 months left for graduation (and most schools require you to apply by the end of April) I would seriusly consider a CC. Trust me, you are not the only one opting for CC because tuition hikes and higher standards are pushing students in that direction. Just to give you an idea, I go to a 4 year university with about 50,000 students, and almost half are transfers.
I transferred from CC to a university, and I made sure that I followed the pattern of lower division general education courses required for public universities here in California. That is how all of my courses transfered. My CC gave me the list of courses to choose from in 5 areas of study, I did that, I completed prerequisites for my major that were on a list.

I am going to be a senior at the end of the semester here at my uni, and I am even more on track than the people who have been here 4 years because at the CC I was able to get the classes I needed as a freshman and sophomore. At my uni the lower division students get worse registration priority. I transferred as a junior and I am so happy that I wasn't at the uni when I was a sophomore (because they have the worst registration priority of all).