<p>i like the new freedoms, how students are usually respected like adults, all my professors are tight (its only been a few days though)...</p>
<p>is this new found excitement just a temporary shock all freshmans get...and then it begins to suck?</p>
<p>or is community college actually kinda cool? I go to a major/popular CC in the bay area...so, maybe thats why my experience has been good so far..</p>
<p>i am a bit worried about the amount of work. i hope i can manage 16 units since i dont work and just wanna focus on school..</p>
<p>16 units/semester is nothing.
But really, you don't want to JUST FOCUS ON SCHOOL.
get a job or start your intern early, like next semester, and participate in credible campus organization such as MESA or Student Government Association and take an active role.</p>
<p>If you just focus on your courses and spend all your day in the library without doing any club/organization activities, you'll regret when it's time to apply. You'd wish that you've done something more besides sitting on the chair all day and studying.</p>
<p>but for some reason i'm really intimidated by all the exams and the weight they carry...plus finals being so important..5 dif classes..iono sounds like scary/stressful right now. but it should get better. (i HOPE!)</p>
<p>Well it's like anything. It's fun because it's new and it's helping you get somewhere in your life and yay. And then you have papers and tests and it gets annoying and whatever. Hell, I worked my ass off to get to UCLA and a lot of times I walk around as if being there isn't a big deal because school is school and there are classes and tests and stress. I have to consciously be like, no stupid, look around, YOU'RE AT UCLA. </p>
<p>So anyways. Yeah, CC can be cool. It's still school though. It's better than high school, but that's mostly because anything is better than high school. Make the most of it though. It's HALF of your college experience, so you should enjoy it.</p>
<p>And no...you'll be fine with the classes. You'll get used to the mostly tests/papers format instead of mostly homework (it's better this way, I promise). It's just school. I got straight As doing 21 units for a few semesters in a row. It's not impossible.</p>
<p>thanks for advice. you're right and yes it is exciting to set goals for myself. i'm excited to start demonstarting self control and time management...</p>
<p>its like the 3rd day and i'm starting to worry about my social life lol i'm a TINY bit worried about making friends...as social and as many friends as i already have....CC def isn't the perfect environment for building real friendships..</p>
<p>i guess i just have to give it some time....how long did it take for you* to make friends?</p>
<p>I made friends the moment I joined Student Government. I mean, it's really hard not to make any friends if you join a club. You basically stick around with them most of the day, planning for the next meeting and doing your role. And from time to time, there would be a social meeting where we meet at one person's house and just hang out all together.</p>
<p>In college (both community college and 4year university), you MUST be part of a club or organization in order to make friend. Unlike high school, you can't just expect to make friend in a classroom (well maybe in cc, cuz classes are usually smaller than 4 year institute).</p>
<p>i was actually thinking about that dhl...but then i was like 'F that, i need to focus on school, especially since i'm taking a lot of important classes this semester (for igetc and my major).....i'll definantly join some sort of club soon...but seems like sstudent gov would be too much of a commitment wouldn't it?</p>
<p>Making friends is the hardest thing about community college, both while you're there and after you transfer. Lots of kids out of high school end up with their same old cliques and it's lame. I definitely suggest becoming involved on your campus somehow...student government, honors, clubs, newspaper- ANYTHING so that you can meet people and take some ownership and have a more rounded experience. </p>
<p>I was really active in honors at my cc and ended up in classes with the same people over and over so I got to know people really well that way. Also, I was on honors student council and so I got to know those 15 people very, very well (half of whom go to UCLA with me now). I also did my school's magazine, but there were a lot of very weird older people there so I didn't make many friends that way. </p>
<p>Outside of honors, I didn't make too many friends in my classes. Lots of acquaintences, one potential but not really psuedo love interest (In THREE years. Dry. Spell.), but no real friends. </p>
<p>Just try to become active and friendly and things will fall into place.</p>
<p>Student government is a big commitment, but I'm sure there are smaller roles you can take if you're interested. Same goes for most clubs, activities, etc. You don't need to be able to put in a ton of time to participate. They're just happy that people want to participate at all.</p>
<p>well in my school, honors basically means taking regular classes with everyone else but you do extra project such as doing a research and writing a 10 page essay or giving an oral presentation with visual aid.</p>
<p>No. Honors (if your school has an honors program, that is) are just classes that usually require a little more writing or reading. I actually preferred honors classes to regular classes because there was more discussion and less busy work. We were treated like real college students instead of being babysat from some temporary part time "professor". If your school has an honors program with contracts, there's a curriculum you can follow (which varies from school to school) which usually requires that you finish 5 or so honors courses to become certified for TAP, TAG, or whatever.</p>
<p>im smart, but i dont think u guys understand how 'unacademic' i am lol pretty much i'm a smart person, but slacker in school...i hope that if i focus on strictly school this semester, i can make time to maybe start a club next semester....would being a club president be more time consuming or student government? (sorry, stupid question but had to ask it in case someone happens to know)</p>
<p>Student Govt would be much more time consuming
but it reallys depends on what kind of club you start.
If it's a chess club where all you do is hang around and play chess all day, then student govt would be much more time consuming.
it's something related to your major (for example, if you are an enginnering major and you start a club called "Student Advocates of Engineering & Math"), then it'd be mcuh more time consuming since you'd have to be more knowledgeable in that field and able to instruct and plan study groups, group meeting, make reservation for room and all that.</p>
<p>But still, it's very hard to beat the time consumption level of student govt.
If you are at high position, you'd have to:</p>
<p>-Go to faculty meeting to participate and voice out student's consent
-Have to make arrangement to meet with Presidents of all the clubs whenever necessary
-participate in ICC meeting
-Plan school events
-Advertize by makign posters
-Instruct what to write in your school newspaper
-Sign various forms from different clubs
-Manage Budget
-many many others.</p>
<p>I made a few friends at CC that I hang out with sometimes, but yeah I have to agree with you it's hard to make close friends. I still mostly hang out with my friends I knew from high school, but they don't go to my CC, and I don't really care. I have less of a distraction at my CC that way.</p>
<p>Hey ilovecalifornia, for some reason iwas under the impression that you were already at a 4 year institution. haha What CC do you go to?</p>
<p>Yes, CC is way better than hs. Personally, Being able to pick my professors/classes/time provides less excuses for myself to perform badly. Such as, for the reason that "i have a bad teacher" or i couldn't manage the load but my HS counselor/teacher wouldn't let you drop it. ect.</p>
<p>And yes alfie is right, its half of your college experience, so make the bext of it. =)</p>