I'm terrified about college and it's not far away, I have a few questions to ask.?

1. Let's say that I wanted to be a Dentist. Would I just go to the College and speak with a counselor and she'll set up my schedule for me - would she know what to give me?





2. Do Public Colleges (Community Colleges) accept High School College Dual Credit. I already paid for 6. I might pay for 10 soon.





3. How can High School Credit hours help you.





4. Can someone explain the HOURS and credits thing in College. B/c if it's confusing me.








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5. If I pay for 4 College Credit hours in High School for Physics and in college I have to take physics 1 and 2 (I think), would I still have to take them. ? ! ? !








Thank you - Please number when answering and try to answer all especially if your a COLLEGE STUDENT.








Also, I'm planning to go 2 years to a Community College and then 2 years to a university. Does that sound good if I'm going to be a dentist? I might get the 2 years at the public one for free if I do 50 hours of unpaid tutoring!

I'm terrified about college and it's not far away, I have a few questions to ask.?
1. yes just talk to them and they will help you





2. yes and no it depends where you go. you might have to take a placement test and they will determine what classes you need.





3. well if you are good in the subject you might be able to skip the idiot dumb dumb class and go right to the real thing.





4. its the same thing they call it credit hours (its mostly for the insurance complay so you can stay on your parents health insurance).





5. depends where u go
Reply:Good for you for planning ahead on your education.





1: I'm not sure what you would need in order to be a dentist (I majored in English), but you would do well to talk to some dentists in your area. They'll help you get an idea of what classes to take, where to apply, etc. Be wary of letting the counselor set up your schedule. Remember, they work for the university and you're paying to go there. My first year, my counselor tried to talk me into going to school for five years, even though my major only required 124 credits. I finished in four years without overloading my schedule and saved myself thousands of dollars in room and board.





2: Colleges accept credits earned in high school; however, each one has different policies. The college counselor can help you with that, even before you apply there. I took AP English, but it counted as a humanities in college, go fig. I got the credit, but not where I thought I would. Ask around.





3: Advanced Placement credits earned in high school allow you to work towards your degree before you actually go to college. Basically, it helps you save money because you're not paying college tuition, room or board while taking those classes.





4: Every college major has a certain amount of credits you must earn before you can get your degree. For example, my English degree required that I earn 124 credits. For each course you take in a semester, you earn 3 credits (some classes are worth 4 credits, others are worth 2 or even 1.5). So, let's say that during your first sememster, you take an English class, a history class, chemistry and algebra (all worth 3 credits) you will have earned 12 credits at the end of that semester, assuming you maintained a passing grade in each class. If you take 12 credits a semester (the minimum to maintain full time student status), at two semesters per year, you will reach 124 credits (and graduate) in 10 semesters (5 years). If you bump that up to 15 credits a semester (which is average), you'll graduate in 8 semesters, or four years. The challenge is finding a balance between taking enough classes to help you get the credits you need to graduate and not overloading yourself to the point where you're burned out and unable to study.





5: yes, you'll have to take physics in college. I don't know why, it's just the way it is. The upside is that physics in college is a lot more fun. The profs seem to like experiments a lot.





You might consider doing all of your schooling at one college. Transfering credits between colleges can be a pain. Besides, a lot of state run colleges are inexpensive for state residents. For example, if you live in PA, you can get a great education at Penn State (a very well-known and well-funded university) for a song, compared to privately-owned universities. Plus, state schools often have ties with the local medical community, which will help you with your pursuits.





Good luck to ya!
Reply:I think the first thing you should do is talk your family dentist and ask him what it's like to be a dentist. The start-up expenses and overhead are incredible. It is an occupation racked with pressure, stress, and disappointment. Dentists have among the highest suicide rate of all professions, and have to deal with clients who can't or won't pay. See if you can spend a couple hours shadowing a dentist on the job so you can see first hand what they really do from thier point of view. Also, I have never heard of a physician (which is what a dentist is) who started out at a community college.
Reply:1. When you get accepted to college most freshmans arrive on campus about a week before classes usually start. During this week you will get familarized with the campus and how to sign up for classes. Depending on your major(which would Pre-Det) you will get a list of classes you can take. You pretty much control what your schedule is and when you wish to take a class(morning, afternoon, night) depending on when the class is offered. you will get a list of courses suggested during group advisement(which is how freshman get advised) I'm Pre-med and the Pre-Det program is pretty similar. It's best for your first semester to take freshman like classes(makes it easier to meet people because most of the people in your class will be freshman) take Engl 101, History, and things like that.





2. I don't know what Dual Credit is but i assume you mean if you have taken college level classes in highschool, i don't know about much about how the community college works but i assume they will take the credits if you have recieved them in college.





3. You only recieve high school credit in college if you have taken AP classes. At the end of the year in highschool you have to take the test to see if you get the credit. If you do get college credit in high school it just means you don't have to take like a freshman level class in college. For example if you are taking AP English and you pass the Ap test than you can skip taking Engl 101 and 102 in college and move to more upper level classes. It just means that you go into to college with a few more credits than other people so it can be beneficial but it won't kil you if you don't get the AP credit.





4. Hours and Credits. Depending on what type of class take you either get 3 credits or 4. You need 120 credits to graduate from College. So a class is assigned a credit. Most English and History classes are 3 credits each. Most math and Science are 4. You need 15 credits(about 5 classes) a semester to be a full time student. Credits and Hours are the same thing. If you are taking 5 classes each 3 credit than you have 15hours worth of credits towards graduation for that semester. It will be explained a little better when you are in school, it's really easy though





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5. As long as you pass the Physics AP test you will not have to take Physics 1 and 2. It depends on your score on the Ap exam. I think you need to make a 4 and you get both credits for Physics 1 and 2. Which means you get to college you will not have to take those classes because you took and passed them in high school. It also means that you will have 6 credits as soon as you start college





I hope this helps. I'm a junior at a University and it really isn't that scary. College is nothing like High school. TRUST ME. It's pretty amazing when you get the hang of it.





And i would just go to a university. Transferring is always a hassle and the experience of college is just to fun.





Becks
Reply:1. a college catalog will help you to prepare a course of study-- you will not be able to talk with a college councilor until you are an enrolled student





2. you have to provide more information -- your High School councilor should be able to analyze your transcript and answer this question easily





3. Again talk with your H.S. Councilor





4. one hour of class time per week is is equal to one credit hour -- so if you take a three credit course you will spend 3 hours per week in class for that subject for the length of one school term. labs are considered additional time


outside of classroom study.





5. assuming you pass the course with the required grade your local community college should honor some or all the equivalent course time in H.S. -- again talk to your H.S. guidance councilor.





GO TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE for the first two years -- keep your grades high and you will easily move on to a four year school and save a lot of money. once in a C.C. you will learn the ropes about making the transfer after the first two years there.





SOMETHING SEEMS VERY WRONG IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS ON-LINE -- YOU SHOULD BE GETTING THIS INFO FROM YOUR SCHOOL COUNCILOR/ ADVISER --

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