Community College Advice

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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I took some classes a few years ago at a CC and it felt just like high school. I've never taken classes at a traditional university so I can't compare, but I couldn't tell any difference, even in my class work from high school. It was cheap though and overall a good experience.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Yeah, that's one thing about CC, not much of a social life. But it's all worth it.

The lack of traditional college activities at my CC made up for how small it was. For the first 2 years I happened to have the same 5-6 core group of people in most of my classes and even boned one of them(hey that is a crucial part of college).

One thing I regretted when I finally transferred was not living on campus. I lived in a house with my brother and sister-in-law. Which got me a big room to myself in a fairly nice house for the area, but it took away the experience of the dorm life. So my suggestion to the OP is live in dorms or apartments on campus your first semester to help meet people. Unless you are just really social as it is(I'm not).

I took some classes a few years ago at a CC and it felt just like high school. I've never taken classes at a traditional university so I can't compare, but I couldn't tell any difference, even in my class work from high school. It was cheap though and overall a good experience.

Mine was definitely easier too. I don't think I studied for a test my last 2 years of HS so I was unprepared for college tests. Nonetheless the classes were all pretty easy and if you showed up and showed initiative then professors are usually pretty cool. It's when you get that one guy who thinks his class is the most important thing in the world.

Don't ever buy books from the bookstore. The biggest scam in the world. Google "rent textbooks" and search the top 3-4 sites for each book, usually by using different services you can get even better deals. Renting books from the bookstore is also a scam and overpriced. I got a book on Amazon last semester for $1.75. The bookstore sold it for $90 used.

[khaled]

Re: Community College Advice

The lack of traditional college activities at my CC made up for how small it was. For the first 2 years I happened to have the same 5-6 core group of people in most of my classes and even boned one of them(hey that is a crucial part of college).

One thing I regretted when I finally transferred was not living on campus. I lived in a house with my brother and sister-in-law. Which got me a big room to myself in a fairly nice house for the area, but it took away the experience of the dorm life. So my suggestion to the OP is live in dorms or apartments on campus your first semester to help meet people. Unless you are just really social as it is(I'm not).

My CC is huge. 50+k students spread out across 5 campuses around the city.

[Herky]

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I'd recommend going to to a community college. You'll save money, and you can knock out your gen eds. Then when you choose a university to attend you'll have your grades up and can just focus on your core courses.

Even when I went to a 4 year school I took summer classes at a community college.

[Nathan_OS]

Community College for 1 year or 2??

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[snepp]

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Community College for 1 year or 2??

You can go as much, or as little as you need/want. It depends on what classes there are to take, which classes you need moving forward, etc.

There's no reason to go two full years if it means taking a bunch of extra courses that you won't need for your eventual major. That's that kind of thing you really need to work through with a school advisor.

In a perfect world you take every class possible that will apply toward your desired major. It may be two semesters, it may be 4 or 5. Don't hesitate to load up a summer semester schedule either, it may save you time in the end.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I will say if you can find a guaranteed transfer program and you like the college/uni you transfer to then that is hard to pass up. That's what I did and apart from the GPA not transferring the credits counted exactly the same.

[khaled]

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Community College for 1 year or 2??

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Some universities require a certain number of credits to transfer. For example, most in Texas require either 25 or 30. I would try to take as many classes as you can and get it done in one year, but some people prefer getting their associates, so idk. If you can do it in 1 or 1.5 it would be better because you'll only be taking the classes that count toward you university instead of wasting time on ones that your CC require for an associates.

[Buckeye]

Re: Community College Advice

Going to visit a CC tomorrow