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Expert: - 10/21/2008


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ok i live in pennsylvania i did pretty bad in high school 2.7 GPA i did take AP statistics and got an A in it... I also got A's in my business classes i took (entrepreneurship,accounting 1+2,personal finannce, and business law) So i want to go to CC to get my grades up then transfer.. since i want to go to Hawaii Pacific University i figured why not go To CC there first.... could i get in???? I want to major in finance... but the CC's do not have a finance major so what should i do??? but my main question is will the CC there accept me??

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Vladimir,

Most community colleges are what is known as open admissions, meaning that they accept all students who want to attend. There are some exceptions, particularly for popular programs but for a general education admission is generally not complicated. For the first two years of college you will be taking general education classes and there is no such thing as a "major". Talk with the college you wish to end up at, WPU for instance, and ask what courses they recommend for someone starting at a community college and looking to transfer for a finance major.

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