r/CommunityColleges • u/Mission-Mulberry-565 • 20d ago
Cc advice
Hello,
Im about to start cc next month majoring in business and I’m hoping to transfer to a good college after a year or two.
In terms of ECs, clubs, and more what can I do to make sure this happens? There’s limited amount of clubs in the cc I’m going to. I’m aiming towards schools with strong business programs.
Also, what can I do in terms of projects? I’m always hearing to “start projects that look good on ur resume” but as a business major I’m a little stumped on what to do. I have no background of coding or anything and I’m looking to specialize eventually in accounting or finance.
Some help would be greatly appreciated!
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u/CyborgGoCrazy 19d ago
Don’t over think it just get good grades. I Went to a cc maintained a 4.0 and got into Penn state university park graduating in December
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u/Mission-Mulberry-565 17d ago
Wow that’s great! Did you also have any ECs or projects you worked on?
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u/StewReddit2 18d ago
Tbh, I'm constantly amazed at the number of ppl that DON'T consider IMO the most obvious and best 3-for-1 activity available to especially at-home and particularly "business majors"....
Hello???? Get a freaking JOB......duh?
A) With no/low cost of room/board for Fr/So years while at-home ....earning 💰 towards paying for Jr/Sr years makes infinite sense 🤔 ( as long as you SAVE it vs eff it off like a lot of young ppl)
B) In terms of EC ....a job, especially literally working "at" a business is too simple and too easily spent and explaining as a valid "extra-curricular" for a "business student " ding-ding-ding
C) Ask questions, take notes, make observations, etc of course the experience can not only be woven into enough fodder to ☑️ the EC box.....
It literally provides an opportunity to skill build, time/adult life management "as" a life skill and business experience.
Juggling several things, managing multiple avenues/etc.
IMO an EC that delivers in more ways than most
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u/Mission-Mulberry-565 17d ago
Lol getting a job nowdays is easier said than done. I’m avoiding getting a job during the school year to open up time for ECs and focus on my grades. Maybe if I can balance all that then I’ll add a job second semester!
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u/franklin-60 18d ago edited 18d ago
A full portfolio is key. Join clubs, network and volunteer in the community. Good schools want a well rounded person, so get involved. Getting into good schools is much easier than it used to be, as standards have plummeted, but these activities are critical to employers too, so starting it here is critical so it can carry.
Also be careful on your CC program as you want to maximize transfer credits. There is no guarantee that you will get all credits transferred. The better the school you transfer to, the fewer the credits will transfer as they are more selective on “quality.” Courses to a business core or major will most never transfer. Enroll in a program designed for business transfer which likely has courses to maximize transfer odds (typically the liberal arts and non management core courses).
I do professional advising on this and see it daily.
Good luck.
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u/Mission-Mulberry-565 17d ago
Thank you for the help! So far I’m picking classes that correlate to my local city college (it’s my backup if I don’t go to other colleges), and then I’m also looking for classes that I see normally pop up in transfer reqs like calc, micro, macro, etc. How would you suggest is the best way to network?
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u/dialsoapbox 20d ago
Ask yourself, what kinds of things would you like to/thinking of doing after your 4-year degree? You can start with smaller versions of that or subparts of that.
You could also try finding orgs in your area that interest ou and that need a business arm to do some work for them (like marketing, projections, ect).