<p>I am faced with a difficult decision. See, I started college in '07 of Spring in the community college of my home town. Two full semesters and a summer semester later, I transfered to a university with 55 credit hours in the Fall of '09.</p>
<p>When I first entered college, my plan was to take things slowly and not get too ahead of myself when it came to making plans with my life. I had faith that I would figure things out along the way. While I was there, I felt on top of the world. I believed that I was learning a lot and that the school was invested in providing a quality education.</p>
<p>I thought it was only going to get better when I transfered to a bigger school.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I was wrong.</p>
<p>Immediately, my advisor pressured me to choose a major. I actually ended up taking too many social science and humanities classes at the community college and had an excess of courses that I did not need to fulfill my general education requirements. I decided to sign up for a 5 year social studies program that would make use of many of the extra classes I took. </p>
<p>I was excited! But about a month into my first semseter I began to skip class and I felt lost. I did not feel the way I felt at the community college. The class sizes were even the same size at the ones at the community college yet the professors still taught in a very detached way. Actually, I made an A in the class that was large because the professor did not have an attendance policy and pop quizes. Plus, the professor put the exam dates on the syllabus so I knew when to come to class. </p>
<p>I make Cs (with an occassional A or B for those professors who could care less about attendance and do not punish absent students by regularly having pop quizes) now because of my poor attendance. </p>
<p>I know what most of you will say... It is your own fault that you do not go to class. Blah blah blah. This semester I have tried to keep my attendance up, but for the 3 week periods I manage to not miss any class, I feel like I am not learning anything! I feel like the professors do not care about what they are teaching. Everyone, the students and professors alike, are professionals at withstanding the daily grind of life.</p>
<p>I didn't go to college to learn how to be punctual or just "get the job done." I want to feel like I am learning and becoming a better person again. I am in my third semester at the university now and have thought about changing my major, but I have also thought...</p>
<p>maybe this environment isn't for me? Maybe a smaller college, or a technical college suits me. </p>
<p>I have been seriously thinking about transfering back to a two year college and getting a degree from there instead. I am considering Information Technology. I think that maybe I will be happy and satisfied with my education again if I get hands on learning. </p>
<p>However I am a junior in college and have come a long way, which makes it seem a little crazy to transfer back to a technical school after completing 2.5 years of traditional college. But then there is the unhappy and concerned part of me that does not feel like she is getting much out of her education at all and is paying big bucks on top of it all. </p>
<p>So what do you think? All things considered, should I drop out and go to tech school or should I suck it up and finish my degree?</p>