Community College?

After living in New Zealand for a year taking pre nursing courses, I've decided to go back to the states. im going to go to a comm college for one year until i am a resident in Texas then transfer to a proper University. Social life is a big thing to me. i love talkin to people and havin friends and all that, but ive heard horror stories about Community Colleges. I'm thinking of joining a club or 2 to hopefully meet some people but are the classes really worse than HS? my friends tell me that they just do their work, then leave. no talkin to anyone else!! that's insane to me.

What were your social experiences in Community College? or what have YOU heard?

After living in New Zealand for a year taking pre nursing courses, I've decided to go back to the states. im going to go to a comm college for one year until i am a resident in Texas then transfer to a proper University. Social life is a big thing to me. i love talkin to people and havin friends and all that, but ive heard horror stories about Community Colleges. I'm thinking of joining a club or 2 to hopefully meet some people but are the classes really worse than HS? my friends tell me that they just do their work, then leave. no talkin to anyone else!! that's insane to me.

What were your social experiences in Community College? or what have YOU heard?

pygmahia5

What I have personally heard from those that go or went to CC ( I didn't) is that it's more of a "go to school then go home" type of thing. Most people who go to Community College commute to get there, so there isn't a big sense of "community" (no pun intended) compared to schools where the majority of students are dorming on campus or living right next to it. Most people seem to only really be concerned with their lives outside of the CC, rather than incorporating CC into their social life. I've heard it's like going to High School 2.0 sometimes. I can't speak for all CCs obviously, especially since I didn't go to one myself. But from what multiple people have told me, that is what it's like.

Then again, the state school I went to was basically the same thing. While being a 4 year university, it still lacked the sense of "community" because it is a commuter school.

Obviously you can talk to people inside and outside of school on campus, but it seems to kind of end once it's time to go home. I don't know many people that form solid relationships with people they meet at commuter schools.

I think in the end it comes down to whether or not it is a "commuter" school. If it is, expect people to just go to school simply for lectures and not have an interest in socializing at the school. If most of the students live on or near the campus, then obviously there will be a better sense of a social life involving the school.

Honestly though, don't let that deter you from doing CC. It saves you a bunch of money (at least in California), and if you make a large enough effort, I'm sure you could find a decent amount of folks to hang out with.

I hope I helped.

Obviously it depends on the type of person you are too. If you're an introvert, it won't be as easy as if you are very outgoing and an easy-to-talk-to sort of person.

Yeah man CC is lonely :(.CoolSkAGuy

People pretty much keep to themselves, right?

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People pretty much keep to themselves, right?

[QUOTE="CoolSkAGuy"]Yeah man CC is lonely :(.SilentSoprano

People pretty much keep to themselves, right?

I am going to a community college right now, and I recently got my guaranteed admission into UC Davis. The difficulty of the classes at CC depends a lot on the professors. Some of the classes that I took here were too easy, to the point where I did not even have to show up to class. However, some classes really requires you to put in the effort, especially the math and science classes. In terms of social life at CC, there really is none. I was lucky enough to meet a few close friends from the clubs that I joined. Most students go straight home after class. It is really hard to meet people when their sole intention is to transfer out of there. Overall, CC was a good experience. You will find people to talk to if you join clubs and put yourself out there. Just don't expect everyone to be social.

From some limited personal experience and the experiences of plenty of people I know, Community College is one of the best deals out there. Now, there are some factors, of course. Living on Long Island, NY, we have Nassau Community College (now a four year school) which is (or was) considered one of the best Community Colleges in the nation. I'm not sure what the Community Colleges are like in other parts of the country.

Uhh, I guess it's okay if you can't afford to go to a real University...

Uhh, I guess it's okay if you can't afford to go to a real University...

DerpyMcDerp

yes, my thoughts exactly.

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Uhh, I guess it's okay if you can't afford to go to a real University...

FUloin33

yes, my thoughts exactly.

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[QUOTE="DerpyMcDerp"]

Uhh, I guess it's okay if you can't afford to go to a real University...

Engrish_Major

yes, my thoughts exactly.

well yes, you do have a lot of points there :) I guess it depends on whether you're doing something you like or not, right now I'm not, but changing next semester.

I go to CC right now and i honestly have to say that the maturiy level of everyone is 100x better then high schoolers. Everyone does keep to themselves and they are very focused on there education. Since im the kind of person that does not really care for people i personally love it. And i also love it how with a Gpa of 2.75 or higher I have garunteed admisson into the majoirty of universities in the state of Va. So it just really depends on what your planning to do.

After living in New Zealand for a year taking pre nursing courses, I've decided to go back to the states. im going to go to a comm college for one year until i am a resident in Texas then transfer to a proper University. Social life is a big thing to me. i love talkin to people and havin friends and all that, but ive heard horror stories about Community Colleges. I'm thinking of joining a club or 2 to hopefully meet some people but are the classes really worse than HS? my friends tell me that they just do their work, then leave. no talkin to anyone else!! that's insane to me.

What were your social experiences in Community College? or what have YOU heard?

pygmahia5

Yes thats exactly how it was in my 2 years of going to community college. Which is fine for me since I don't like to socialize but it doesn't sounds like it would be your cup of tea.

Community college is mostly about getting classes out of the way. Most people are busy working and have other obligations, which is why they attend a community college. If you try hard enough you will find a group of people to hang out with at a CC. Just a matter of looking and being out there. As for people saying it's High School version 2, I don't understand where that comes from. Unlike high school teachers aren't going to chase you down about assignments or anything. They just expect you to do your work. Are some classes easier then others? Sure, but that's true for just about any school you go to. It shouldn't count against a school if they have some easier classes.