About Community College in US

I went to a community college in New Jersey for two years. You are right about most of what you say, it's easier to get into, it's cheaper compare to regular universities in USA, in addition, the classes are smaller compare to univeristy. With the smaller classes, you get more attention from your professors, they are always willing to help you with your school work.

i transfered to a 4 year U, after completing all the require courses for transfer. I would strongly agree someone who want to study in USA from HK to start at a community college. It is a really great way to prepare you for the U.

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Community college is a really good choice to start with. I went to CC in California for two years. And then I transfered to UC Berkeley to finish my degree. One of the advantages of CC is that you don't have to decide your major so soon. You can first study all lower division courses, then you can spend time to determine what major you like. If you start in a 4-year U, you have to decide your major right away, and it is not easy to change later on. And CC is a lot cheaper. You can save a lot of money. In CC, it is less competitive, and the courses are easier, it means you have a bigger chance to get better grade, which also means it is easier to get into good universities.

As I said you don't have to choose a major in CC, so you don't need to worry about "subject choices". You only have to think about if the universities you like has your favorite major or not. I got into UC Berkeley with a GPA ~3.4. So I will say it is not extremely difficult to transfer to reputable universities. However, it really depends on the specific year and what major you are.