<p>Just about every Asian family member and relatives of mine goes to some great 4-year schools. My closest cousin on my mom's side goes to Harvard, my other cousin who is in School of Rock movie goes to Dartmouth. Another cousin goes to Rutgers and another goes to a college in North Carolina. Finally, my twin brother goes to Lafayette. Another Chinese girl goes to Cornell. (Not that I want to go to the best 4-year school in the country, but I wanna go to a 4-year school.)</p>
<p>I'm stuck in a local community college who wishes that I could excel in aviation business. My dream school is Embry-Riddle at Daytona Beach but it's too far away for my parents to let me go there.</p>
<p>I noticed that many Asians from NJ go to Rutgers.</p>
<p>Do many Asians go to community college? I hope that isn't a stupid question.</p>
<p>Well being Korean and a resident in NJ, I don’t notice that many Asians going to CC. However, I went to school in a upper-middle class neighborhood so basically all the Asians went to Tier 1 colleges except maybe for like 3 kids who went to a state school. Alot of Asians do go to Rutgers since the school has great programs in the majors that Asians are interested in. From Pharmacy, Business, Finance, Pre-Med, etc. It’s cheap also since NJ does have a lot of Asians who would be paying in-state tuition. My parents were against me going to Purdue since it was in Indiana, but they realized it was for my best my freshman year. You just got to talk to them and tell them that schools in NJ don’t have a great aviation program too. Maybe consider Penn State-Univ. Park if you get good grades since they have a good Aerospace Eng. and Business program? There are a lot of great options for you which are closer compared to Florida.</p>
<p>Why are your parents restricting you to staying home to go to a community college while your twin is allowed to go away to Lafayette? There must be a reason…</p>
<p>Because they think I couldn’t live on my own yet. They’re worried that I might not do so well academically in a 4-year school I think. Plus, it’s one of the few schools in NJ that has an aviation program. I took one private pilot ground school course this last semester. But it’s only a professional pilot major and I want to do aviation management. So that’s why I’m looking at other schools.</p>
<p>The reason why you feel that way is b/c it is as how you desribe it - pretty much all of the college-age persons in your extended family attend 4 yr schools.</p>
<p>That fact most likely has to do w/ the socio-economic background of your extended family, however, you are hardly the only Asian-Am student matriculating at a CC.</p>
<p>The no. of AA students attending CCs is about the same as those attending 4 yr colleges (the % of AAs attending CCs is slightly higher than that for black students) - numbering in the hundreds of thousands.</p>
<p>demographics at one of the most popular community colleges in the US (from a few years ago, but the %'s still are appropriate):
*** 26.2% Asian**
* 03.0% Black
* 03.1% Filipino
* 10.2% Hispanic
* 00.5% Native American
* 01.3% Pacific Islander
* 29.5% White
* 01.6% Other
* 24.6% Unrecorded</p>
<p>Who cares… don’t let your race/ethnicity determine who you are/what you are/what you do… even though sometimes it does naturally you gotta think positively. And don’t say I don’t understand I’m Asian too</p>
<p>personally, i dont want to attend a CC, but i dont see anything wrong with them. ive explained to my asian parents that people want to save money, but they wont have with it…</p>
<p>oh cry me a river. who cares if you go to CC? Life didn’t decide you on what place to start, its matter of getting started and how you get up from those turmoils. I’m myself an asian and go to community college. Personally, I’m not doing to well from all those pressure, but I managed to bounce back and keep on fighting for my dream.</p>
<p>Haha that asian kid on the piano? Must have been an interesting experience lol…</p>
<p>Anyways, I think time and time again, people have proven that if you really have the dedication to try your best, you will achieve your goals eventually. I know I say this easily, theres definitely a lot more to it.</p>
<p>I live in NJ too. My brother went to a CC. He had disabilities and had to work hard every minute of every day to get into Rutgers (newark that is). He is Asian and he was given a bad plate from the start. It took him so many years to get that BS degree - but he did it.</p>
<p>Don’t be ashamed because thats only going to put you down and you will never be able to try your best. Its hard now, but you are still young and you have a great opportunity and future. This is merely the beginning.</p>
<p>“Do many Asians go to community college? I hope that isn’t a stupid question.”</p>
<p>I go to an Asian church, where in the past 5 years or so, 1 person went to Swarthmore, 1 Bowdoin, about 10 CC, and everyone else Rutgers.</p>
<p>Most of the people who went to CC were recent immigrants during middle school or high school year that didn’t speak English. And they didn’t study (and still don’t). They are happy and are successful in pursuing their passions like graphic design or ministry. Good luck with your dream. Maybe you can go to CC for one year, prove that you can live on your own, and then transfer to a school with an aviation program.</p>