<p>There's something about the atmosphere which sucks all the motivation out of you...it's like a big empty void...even the future seems uncertain ..damn I can't wait to get out.</p>
<p>Depends on your college...my college is really competitive...thatz one of the motivation factors...</p>
<p>Definetely.</p>
<p>My family really didnt want me to go to CCC, one of the biggest reasons was because they thought that 'alotta ppl have no direction, everything is too easy, ull have a hard time adjusting back to a UC, u dont get motivated"...and i just rolled my eyes.</p>
<p>But after 2 years, yeap, they are right, but it also does depend on what class you take. Out of these 4 semesters, I can truthfully say that..only economics 1a and 1b (one of the hardest professors on campus), pre-calc, and english 1c was remotely "challenging". I'm sure that when I get to UC, everything will change very quickly. </p>
<p>Then again, i must confess that I didnt take any honors classes, which wouldve probably changed some things around either.</p>
<p>Aside from "easy" classes, like you said, the atomosphere here is pretty EHHH. Students in my classes make a big fuss about things that are so..simple and easy..and when youre exposed to this for a long time, you sorta lower your standards as well. Ex, anthropology class, students having to ask questions taht are so blatently..simple, and if u do a lil research u can find out, but they must insist on asking the teacher over and over again.</p>
<p>I really really cant wait to get out. My motivation to do well has dropped sooo low right now. Anthropology test today and I ended up not doing anything for the whole week, and woke up at 7am to study for it today @__@</p>
<p>yep, just read my post titled "anyone else off to a bad start". My classes are not easy Calc and CHem. Have to work hard in both.</p>
<p>my classes are pretty hard..calc III...but it's just that I have lost all motivation to actually work for any of my classes...theres no competition in my college..the students come to class sit there for 2 hours then go home...the atmosphere is so drab. I can't wait to get out...right now I am on spring break and I woke up at 12 today. I was supposed to study but right now I am watching a movie...damn.</p>
<p>It is very true that most classes are "easy", but there's not much to do about it. I personally don't care much about the competition at my school, but what motivates me is the possibility of going to a big school like Cal or UCLA. I try to compete with myself, for example: last semester I got 3 As and B, now I'm trying to improve that by getting As in the four classes I'm taking. I know some some classes are not challenging, but we have to deal with it...</p>
<p>I feel the same way.. sorta.</p>
<p>I remember the orientation I had for community college, they claimed I would spend 2 hours studying for every hour that I spent in class. This, of course, turned out to be quite untrue, as this semester I would be spending 35+ hours a week studying, when in reality I really don't study for any of my classes because the presentations are so basic that only some note taking is necessary. </p>
<p>For example: My General Psychology class consists of having a quiz and an article written per chapter. The funny thing? I turned my first article in only to get it back with "See me" on it. I talked to her after class and she thought that I had copied my writing directly out of the article from Reader's Digest- Right. Is the standard that low? </p>
<p>More semi-ranting to come later!</p>
<p>Before spring break started I told myself I was going to use the week off to get ahead in all my classes. So far, I've read two pages of notes.</p>
<p>I think part of the problem of CCs--that problem of inadequate atomosphere--is that there are no dorms. I can't speak for other people, but as soon as I leave school I lose most of my desire to study or do any sort of schoolwork. </p>
<p>In fact, the only reason I'm doing well is because I'm continually trying to impress this girl who sits next to me and who, I'm almost certain, is a lesbian.</p>
<p>i was very motivated because for my first year of college, i didn't go to a community college. i went to sjsu where i regretted it a lot, i then decided to go community college. now just waiting like a lot of people for the acceptances/rejections to come in</p>
<p>mead13: LOL</p>
<p>where I go to is IVC...all asian...I am not into asian girls at all...so looking at chicks is not a motivation either. I also work at the college library and that is one boring *** job...I just sit there staring at empty space...cause my supervisor has this policy of not letting any student aides doing their hw. I remember that before spring break I promised to myself that I would study my *** off...but every day I ended up doing something else other than study and it's already thursday...three more days to go....:(</p>
<p>They won't let you do your homework in the library? </p>
<p>I work in my colleges writing center (volunteering till next semester, then I get paid) and most tutors (literally 7+ females, two males, including me) say they get paid to do their homework. If I don't have an appointment on any given day and no one else is on the computer, I have found myself typing up a half a paper and doing research in the library.</p>
<p>My current motivation lies in wanting to maintain a really good GPA even though I do not plan on attending an Ivy league or otherwise prestigious school, I do not know if you would consider the University of Minnesota prestigious- I call it local and it has come down to the U of M vs. St Cloud State.</p>
<p>EDIT: The saddest thing I have experience so far happened amongst my friends, both of which dropped out: We attend the same English and World Civilization class and had tests in both classes, with the Civ test being far more difficult. What did my friend do? He did not show up for the easy English test, but arrived to take the World Civ test- he has not been to school for at least a week since.</p>
<p>Though I'm not in a ccc but a 4-year college, I still find that to be quite true. I tried very hard to motivate myself despite a general uninspiring enviorment. </p>
<p>What I don't really get is, judging from what I see on a daily basis, it is apparent that a huge majority of the students (at least at where I am) come to college only to have fun. Classes are only something that they need to manage to somehow pass. I have nothing against having fun, but if you really only plan to party, then why bother paying thousands of dollars to go through college? This is definitly one of the reasons that I so wanted to transfer.</p>
<p>mead at least u have some motivation. I don't even have that.</p>
<p>ichiban658, lots of sjsu students register as sjsu students and then they take all their lower div classes @ De Anza...thus, all the classes get filled up so soon.</p>
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<p>yeah. i had quite a few friends from when i was still at sjsu who did exactly that. oh well though. sjsu is a thing of the past for me now. i'm looking foward to getting out of the bay area for a little while</p>
<p>fei your name sound asian, i wonder why aren;t you into asian chicks.</p>
<p>actually i am into white chicks as well just because i am taller than the average chinese.</p>
<p>blackdream...I am not asian...Fei is name the protagonist of the Squaresoft rpg for PSX, Xenogears, my favorite game :) The reason I am not into them..well I dunno...there are some really hot ones...but they don't do it for me I guess...dunno why</p>
<p>being in the honor's institute at my CC certainly makes a difference. my honors classmates are aiming for cal, santa clara, ucla, columbia, georgetown, stanford, stanford, stanford, etc... and the classes are pretty challenging. i'm definately struggling, but i like that (even if i get a b).</p>
<p>what sucks is when you see one of your long time friends loose direction and get caught up in the CC atmosphere...</p>
<p>lilomui, what CC do you attend?</p>
<p>I don't know, I always kind of found the idea of getting out of CCC motivation enough. Transferring has been my #1 focus for the past 2+ years and pretty much everything I've done at my school has been in an effort towards this. And while I was taking classes and doing ECs towards transfer, i found some things on campus that really appealed to me and have become profound interests (and have thus kept me interested in my CCC). </p>
<p>For me, what started as a sad 2 year period in purgatory turned into a really good experience. I can actually say that I'll miss my CC (or aspects of it and people) when I transfer. </p>
<p>Its definitely difficult to stay on top of things when you just want to leave, but that should be reason enough to stay focused. The faster you get through your work, the faster you get to leave. yay.</p>