<p>I am a high school senior who clearly does not belong in this forum, but my curiosity has gotten the best of me. I am very excited to go to college come Fall 2010 for various reasons, but I do not want to get my hopes up too high only to be disappointed by High School Part 2 or something equally terrible. Given that there seems to be a general sense of apathy among the posters on this forum, I was just wondering if you are fond of your college/college in general. If so, why? And if not, why? Thank you. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>If you asked me this a year ago, I would have said I hated it. But I’m enjoying myself now. Last year was just like a big high school drama. The school I now attend (I transferred), academics are taken more seriously and I’ve found a major I enjoy, and really love the area and people a lot more. </p>
<p>I don’t think its the best time of my life or anything, but I think its 100% better than HS. I hated HS. I think its fun, but I’m looking forward to life getting a lot more fun once I get a job and have some money to do things.</p>
<p>Tip: If you don’t want college being “High School: Part Two”, do yourself a favor and do not commute to school, unless your school happens to be a commuter school. Better yet, go far, far away if you can emotionally (and financially) handle it.</p>
<p>While I like my university from an academic standpoint, I haven’t really flourished socially because I commute to school. I still like high school better because I knew more people and I am not as socially bankrupt as I am now.</p>
<p>I realize that college is easily the least stressed I’ll ever be in life and it’s easy as heck (I don’t have to worry about anything; I wake up at noon whenever; I can go out any day of the week; I just study and do my work and I’m fine academically etc) but I am not really enjoying it. I honestly want to experience “real life” (having a job, making money, and the responsibility that comes with all that). Most of all, I’m just tired of the immature social scene that dominates my college.</p>
<p>Also will attend college in 2010 and I would ask the same question.</p>
<p>“Tip: If you don’t want college being “High School: Part Two”, do yourself a favor and do not commute to school, unless your school happens to be a commuter school. Better yet, go far, far away if you can emotionally (and financially) handle it.”</p>
<p>I’m definitely planning on living on campus and going as far away from my hometown as I can manage. I really want to meet new people and make friends and have an active social life, and I have a feeling that wouldn’t be so easy if I were to just commute.</p>
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<p>That is good to hear. What sort of schools have you applied to, if I may ask?</p>
<p>haha Im totally in the same boat as you leila. though Im ok not living that far away from home. as long as its at least an hour away or so.</p>
<p>Hahaha, so I see you’re going to Stanford! Congrats… how far is it from your hometown?</p>
<p>I’m still incredibly apathetic about most things college-related, but it’s lightyears better than high school.</p>
<p>The only people I know living High School Part II those going to the local community college and still living at home with parents.</p>
<p>@leila its about two hours away. Im also considering Berkeley, which is only an hour or so away.</p>
<p>I hate college mainly because I don’t have friends. In college, you have to try. You always have to try for every little damn thing that doesn’t worth a try. If you want to make friends you have to try hard otherwise they don’t even notice you exist for a year whereas in high school you just kinda get along with everybody without TRYING so hard.</p>
<p>I really dont like college. Its probably it’s the community college. I’m hoping to transfer in a year or so. It’s hard to make any friends when everyone have to go.</p>
<p>bjt223, I think we will be pefect for each other. You got no friends, I got no friends, we might as well be friends.</p>
<p>Seriously monkyle, let do something while we’re at it. I agree even we try, it’s doesn’t really matter. Its sucks.</p>
<p>yes</p>
<p>heh… heh</p>
<p>:) :)</p>
<p>My three years at community college –> eh. It was like a large highschool that you had to pay for. It’s also full of people of all ages, so it was a bit more mature but lacked the cohesion you get from a highschool.
My two years at a state university –> It was a large college (30,000+), but a commuter school. People seem to stay in their own business even more so than community college. The atmosphere within my major classes also changed dramatically, and helped lead me to have a falling out with it (although I’m just about done).</p>
<p>Socially, I don’t think I made a single friend that stuck with me. Probably more so because both places were commuter schools and the general consensus with making friends, is no one cares to try.</p>
<p>love college compared to highschool, definitely not perfect, but I’ve made a lot of good friends, and do what I want when I want</p>
<p>I love the social aspect of college and love the university, but am getting burnt out on school. Would much rather be working full time right now than going to classes.</p>