Do college grades matter when transferring to another college without any credits?

Do high school grades and GPA REALLY matter in a community college?

• So I've had good grades and a GPA thats always been above 3.0 throughout high school. I'm a Senior now, and I made the mistake of taking 3 AP classes and Korean as my foreign language, and im taking Algebra 2 ( im terrible at algebra, I loved Geometry though). The other 2 classes are normal classes. I was motivated to take the AP classes and Korean because I knew i would need them later on in life. Now I changed what i want to do with my life, and im not as interested in them anymore, and i cant transfer out of them. And its a lot homework, and im really contemplating just getting C's in my Korean and 2 AP classes and Algebra 2, maybe AP Psychology this year, or just B's. My question is if i do that and i transfer to community college and stay there for 2 years, then try to transfer to a university, will these maybe future grades count against me? What if i kick butt in community college classes? Will that make it up? I'm just lost all motivation to go to high school, as i feel it is unimportant right now. I feel like just starting my major right now, and not having to put up with all this (I'm thinking about becoming a teacher) And I'm sure that when i do go to community college, i will be motivated to do good, because it costs money to be there. For example these grades: AP Macroeconomics- C AP Government- C Algebra 2- C Korean 2- C Thanatology- A or B AP Psychology- Either A, B, or C Ceramics- A or B

• Answer:

  First, SAT's (or ACT's alternatively) count the most -- say 75% to 80% is in them. SAT II tests also count. AP classes are mostly for college credit and usually need SAT II to back it. If you choose to skip the college credit and re-take the classes, it is easier the 2nd time you learn something. High school grades vary by how hard the classes are and how competitive the students. A valedictorian at one school is average at another. If you start at a community college, you have to do very well to move onto a good university, because they know the classes are easier so expect good grades. If you think you have a lot of homework now, wait until writing papers in college and studying for major exams. It always gets harder in each year. It is free in High school because taxes pay for it. They still spend thousands of dollars per student. You can choose to drop an unnecessary class if you can pull your grades up in the others and still have the credits of high school to graduate. I would suggest taking an SAT and seeing how you do. That is what counts. I took mine in junior year and never bothered to take it again. Your problem is your motivation, because you were obviously bright enough to get into the classes. Can your parents afford an incentive to get better grades? You really just need motivation, and it won't magically come, especially at a community college. At a state school away from home there is a new-found motivation because you are relying on yourself as an adult at that point.