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<li><p>The more classes you take, the better it gets. Seriously. Last semester I took 15 units and I got bored. I'm taking 21 units now and it's fun. </p></li>
<li><p>You WILL have those weird people in your class, but with a little luck you'll get some normal mortals in the room. Yes, weird is often synonymous to annoying. </p></li>
<li><p>Community college sucks. No matter what the student government does to make it lively, its dead. Our honors society is dead with 12 "active" members. School "events" are empty. Did I mention events only come once a month? </p></li>
<li><p>I'd say <1/50 people are actually planning to transfer to a UC (a good thing and a bad thing). </p></li>
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<p>Positive = you know there's someone else aiming high. You get to have more 'underground' info about transfer, and you'll have a better study partner. </p>
<p>Negative = He'll steal your spot. J/k.</p>
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<li><p>Unless you're super disciplined, you're inclined to get lazy at some point. What do I really mean? Midterm week. You just want to study. It's noisy at home, and the library is warm. You go to the library, people there are either playing Warcraft or making out. Come on, there's like a 500 seating capacity in the library, and a little more than 50 seats are taken.... with around 10 people actually studying. Talk about study atmosphere. </p></li>
<li><p>Picking the right professor really makes a difference. I came to a CC without at least checking my professor's profile, and luckily I didn't have any bad ones. yeah this is a bit of common sense. </p></li>
<li><p>Getting a C is enough for most people. Those are the people who are brainwashed by the cc counsellors into thinking "Hey, this is college. Same thing as CSUs/ UCs." </p></li>
<li><p>Getting into a clique is very risky since most of the people in my CC aren't really motivated.</p></li>
<li><p>Making friends with international students = good thing. Yeah I'm ESL (moved to the US last year), but I'm no Int'l student. I found that these "foreign academic devils" are actually very serious in studying, and they make great study partners. </p></li>
<li><p>Night classes aren't awesome. You have more weird people there, and its hard to find normal people.</p></li>
<li><p>Did I tell you guys about the weird people? Argh. </p></li>
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<p>Obviously I have some time on my hands, and I just wanted to let my thoughts about my CC out. Peace.</p>
<p>The weird people are probably looking at you the same way. Your a social deviant, your not like them, your not weird. No, your normal. How unbecoming. Maybe in that respect, your the true weird one, or would you rather everyone be normal like you, would that not be weird? Perhaps you should redefine weird by defining what normal is first, or that which is normal in you, then you should define “weird” as being the essence of all that is “not you.” All that is distasteful.</p>
<p>I know:(
CC is a total nightmare.
BUT----at least it gets you the highest priority within UC admissions, right?
And it’s cheap!
But it super lacks social life-It was hard because I chose to go to a CC After 2 years at a 4 year school to savemoney and transfer to a UC.<br>
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t regret it!</p>
<p>I’ve learned that the weirdest of weird kids can be found in upper-level math classes and Japanese language classes.</p>
<p>But I LOVE CCC. It’s so cheap and it has allowed me a second chance at getting my life started off on the right path! I owe a lot to CCC and I’ll never forget that when the time comes for me to give back. SMC rocks.</p>
<p>Trust me Jeremy, when you get the bill for your two years of undergrad, you will not regret going to CC. Going to UC the extra two years gets you nostalgia with a 50 thousand dollar price tag. Whichever is more desirable to you I guess. Of course, my opinion is biased because without CC, a million doors that are now open, would be closed and sealed shut.</p>
<p>“I’ve learned that the weirdest of weird kids can be found in upper-level math classes and Japanese language classes.”</p>
<p>If you’re taking that class, you must’ve been weird too. lol</p>
<p>“But it super lacks social life-It was hard because I chose to go to a CC After 2 years at a 4 year school to savemoney and transfer to a UC.”</p>
<p>It kinda makes sense though. People who want to transfer need 4.0’s. No Social life = A’s. </p>
<p>I’m kidding. But I think the logic is right though.</p>
<p>"Trust me Jeremy, when you get the bill for your two years of undergrad, you will not regret going to CC. Going to UC the extra two years gets you nostalgia with a 50 thousand dollar price tag. Whichever is more desirable to you I guess. Of course, my opinion is biased because without CC, a million doors that are now open, would be closed and sealed shut. "</p>
<p>Agreed. But the PhD door is…(how should I say this) semi-locked.</p>
<p>"number 1 rule at community college should be not to listen to the counselors.</p>
<p>It’s almost as though half if not more is clueless "</p>
<p>I won’t agree 100% on that statement, but yes, do not believe at everything they say. When I first talked to a counsellor, I said I was thinking of physics as my major. She made me an educational plan with a LOT of prereqs missing. I told her I wanna transfer to a UC but she kept telling me CSU is the way to go.</p>
<p>“I’ve learned that the weirdest of weird kids can be found in upper-level math classes and Japanese language classes.”</p>
<p>If you’re taking that class, you must’ve been weird too. lol</p>
<p>“But it super lacks social life-It was hard because I chose to go to a CC After 2 years at a 4 year school to savemoney and transfer to a UC.”</p>
<p>It kinda makes sense though. People who want to transfer need 4.0’s. No Social life = A’s. </p>
<p>I’m kidding. But I think the logic is right though.</p>
<p>"Trust me Jeremy, when you get the bill for your two years of undergrad, you will not regret going to CC. Going to UC the extra two years gets you nostalgia with a 50 thousand dollar price tag. Whichever is more desirable to you I guess. Of course, my opinion is biased because without CC, a million doors that are now open, would be closed and sealed shut. "</p>
<p>Agreed. But the PhD door is…(how should I say this) semi-locked.</p>
<p>"number 1 rule at community college should be not to listen to the counselors.</p>
<p>It’s almost as though half if not more is clueless "</p>
<p>I won’t agree 100% on that statement, but yes, do not believe at everything they say. When I first talked to a counsellor, I said I was thinking of physics as my major. She made me an educational plan with a LOT of prereqs and IGETC classes missing.</p>
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<li><p>The LESS classes you take, the better it gets. Seriously. You have more time to devote to each class, really getting in depth instead of learning the material only superficially.</p>
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<li>You WILL have those mean squares in your class, but with a little luck you’ll get some cool weirdos in the room. Yes, weird is the coolest part of ccc</li>
<li>Community college rocks. The student government gives me free nachos on occasion… can i ask for more?. I’m not sure we have an honors society… so can’t comment on this.</li>
<li>I’d say ~1/30 people are actually planning to transfer to a UC (a good thing and a bad thing).</li>
<li>Unless you’re interested, you’re inclined to get lazy at some point. What do I really mean? Midterm week. You just want to study. It’s noisy at home, and the library is warm. You go to the library, the library is so crowded because it wasn’t built for this many students studying and it is sort of loud. So i sit outside and do Pre-Calc under a beautiful oak tree. Talk about study atmosphere!</li>
<li>Picking the right professor REALLY makes a difference. I came to a CC without at checking rate my professor and dropped 2 out of 3 classes. For me, the teacher is THE MOST important choice in choosing classes. My top 2 classes in CC were an ENGL 1A class, and a Classical Music Appreciation class… both because of amazing teachers.</li>
<li>Getting a C is enough for most people. Those are the people who either are not as smart or don’t care as much.</li>
<li>Getting into a clique is very risky since most of the people in my CC aren’t really motivated. (HAHAHA I don’t necessarily agree… but i keep this here because it made me laugh)</li>
<li>Making friends with international students = good thing. They are often some of the most interesting people and have great stories. I talked to a girl who is from Afghanistan and came here a couple of years ago… man THAT was a cool story. </li>
<li>Night classes aren’t awesome. They are usually only once a weak and freaken long.</li>
<li>Did I tell you guys about the P.E. classes? They are the coolest. They are an easy A, cheap, great fun, a good way to keep in shape, and are the easiest classes to meet people in. I went to a school that had archery and judo =) and a bunch of other weird (as in awesome!) pe classes.</li>
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<p>We have a few things in common, but mostly i would have to respectfully disagree. Peace.</p>
