This upcoming Fall, I want to take some upper level biology coursework. I have the option of taking an introductory genetics course at a local community college or one at a major research university. Both courses are 5 units each, but the community college is 5 miles from my house, while the major research university is 50 miles away. Of course, the major research university’s course will probably be more rigorous and also about 3 times more expensive. The community college course will, of course, be cheaper and closer.
I am leaning toward taking the more rigorous state college course, but the commute will be difficult as I will be commuting with traffic jams. I tested it out the other day and it took 2 hours to go the fifty miles. Coming back at night was easier as there was no traffic jam.
Any ideas?
That sounds pretty brutal. I say do what you can with the resources available to you. if you consider 3 hours in the car plus the cost as not being prohibitive, it’ll probably be a better course at the uni level. I probably couldn’t manage dealing with that drive and would take the CC if there were no better options.
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