okay I took a year off after hs and now I’m gonna be a freshman at a community college (when I should have been a sophomore) but anyways I fear that I will miss out on the parties, joining a sorority as a freshman, meeting people (a lot of people), everyone will have there group of friends when I transfer my junior year and who am I suppose to graduate with in college? I want a group of friends that I’ve known since freshman year and we go passed graduation. Maybe I’ll meet someone at the cc and we can transfer over to Iowa State. Also the dorm life and just sooo much. Sorry I’m on a rant here but I just feel like I’m the loser cause I feel like cc are for losers but I’m going to one sooo… But I know you save money but that’s like literally the only good plus I see…
You’re taking a different route. There are some things you may not like about it, but stay focused on your goal. Sure there can be kids/adults at CC without direction – but you rise above it; knowing that your goal is to have a super GPA in a suite of classes that will allow you great options in two years.
Dorm life? Parties? Have you ever noticed that many college juniors and seniors – and many young people past college age rarely yearn longingly back for those things? Why? b/c they sucked in general. Or else they’d still be doing them. But I can see why those things seem to be “forbidden fruit” for you. Go speak with a 25 year old. Ask her if sorority life & parties & dozens of immature kids flunking out after 1 or 2 semesters was all that great. I’m sure she’ll just roll her eyes. It ain’t all dat.
CC for losers? Are you kidding? Some of the smartest, most highly motivated, most interesting students start their careers in CC. Often they are the ones for whom life hasn’t been easy, or have taken ‘the road less traveled’ often for good reasons, and they have a maturity and sense of perspective beyond their years. And yes, many are there to save money. Since when is not being rich enough for a 4 years school correlated with being a loser?
The parties, the dorm life, the friends will all be there when you transfer after your first year or two, but I’m betting that you’ll find parties and friends at the community college if you look for them. And make sure to get to know your profs as many of them love teaching CC students and can make you aware of opportunities you haven’t considered.
Let’s not blow smoke in the OP’s face.
Going to CC will not be the end or the world. Yeah, you could face a set back socially on your campus. But if you rush, you will without a doubt find a place on your campus and if you receive a bid, you will be even better. The experience will certainly be different than what you really wanted, but that’s okay. In addition, I’ve spoken to many people and who have said that you don’t truly become close friends with someone in college until after your first year. One of my teachers didn’t meet a best friend until she was a junior studying abroad.
Take another year off. You’re looking at college as if its about building a fun social life. It’s actually about education.
College kids have fun, sure, but not one word in your post spoke about actually learning something in college or what you hope to do with a degree.