<p>My first year of college after high school (2010-2011) I went to La Salle University in Philadelphia. However, after a year, my parent's attempts to contact their financial aid department fell through and at the last minute I had to apply to a NY state community college. I have been going to that community college for three semesters now (just about to enter my final semester, which I really don't need but am taking just to give time for certain credits to transfer). One thing I've noticed is that I'm always embarrassed to tell people I go to that school, since it is generally seen as a terrible school by everyone who knows it.</p>
<p>Just about everyone I know goes to nicer universities. My best friends go to McGill, Roger Williams and SUNY Oswego. A girl I work with during the summer who I had a major crush on goes to Boston University. A close friend of mine has been having a blast as a puppetry major at UConn. People I did shows with in high school are going to NYU, the University of Miami, the University of Rochester, etc. But I'm the one who's stuck living at home year-round and going to community college with all the burnouts from high school.</p>
<p>I do plan on applying to a new four-year school for next year once I get my Associate's, but I am staying fairly close since I want to stay near Manhattan and I likely will stay living at home depending on the proximity of the school but the fact that I still have that community college on my name frustrates and embarrasses me. Anybody else have this feeling of going to community college as well or is it just me?</p>
<p>Going to community college has a lot of benefits: saves you money, travel expenses, time, and you get to stick with your family longer. at least, that’s how i would look at it! if you are ever cornered with the question, “which college do u go to?”, i would suggest u reply honestly and quickly back it up by saying you’re applying to 4-yr colleges soon!</p>
<p>I went to community college for two years for financial reasons and had a really bad attitude about it. It was hard, at the time. I was embarrassed-- everyone seemed to be assuming I just wasn’t smart enough for real college and my classmates were all the losers and druggies from my HS, and I felt incredibly isolated and left out as all my friends were going away and talked about absolutely nothing else. But in the end it turned out okay. It was an opportunity to do well and save money and get to where I needed to be. I didn’t have the “college experience” everybody talks about, but I didn’t need it. I thought I did at the time, but in hindsight, I didn’t.</p>
<p>Once you transfer to a four year to finish your degree, your community college days will feel so far in your past it won’t even matter. Employers won’t mind, and whenever anybody asks you where you went to school you’ll say where you completed your degree, not the CC. Just think of it as a stepping stone-- that’s what it is and there’s really no shame in that.</p>
<p>It is becoming much more common and less of a status leveller to go to community college. Many folks do it for the first two years to get core subjects out of the way at a significant cost savings. You do need to get the very best grades that you can if your plan is to then transfer. Either way, there is no prescribed course in life. Take your path and go as long and far as you can on it.</p>
<p>Of course not!! It is what you make out of it. If you go and then transfer to a 4-year, it is different than going to a 4-year all four years. In no way should you be embarrassed!!</p>
<p>No, I LOVED my experience at Community College. </p>
<p>I also was lucky to have an amazing home life where I got along great with my parents and brother. Plus, I have my own giant room with a walk-in closet, swimming pool access, free meals and queen size bed for FREE.</p>
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<li>NONE of my classes have been over 30 people. My friends at other schools complain about 400 ppl Lecture Halls where students are just a number.</li>
<li>I have ZERO debt and 5 semesters in</li>
<li>80% of my classes will transfer with no problem to my next Uni</li>
<li>Most professors were fair in their grading</li>
<li>Exposed to ppl from all walks in life (all ages, races, income backgrounds, religions)</li>
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<p>The only drawback was that it’s hard to make friends since it’s mostly commuters doing their own thing.</p>
<p>I went to a community college for a year and a half. The campus got made fun of due to its location a lot by other people. I went in upset by all my friends going away to school but all I could afford was a cc. Honestly, some of my best college memories so far are as a cc student. It not only saved me a lot of money, but I met some amazing people, got really good opportunities there and met some great professors that I still regularly keep in contact with today. And you can’t really beat the small class sizes.</p>
<p>I transferred to what I thought was my dream school during high school and hated it and wound up transferring again to the university that’s about a 10 walk from my old cc.</p>
<p>Regardless of why youre there (money, high school grades, etc.) it is nothing to be embarrassed about. Anyone who says otherwise is a snob. You’re in college! That’s an achievement that not a lot of people in this world can claim.</p>
<p>I went to community college and it was one of the most valuable experiences of my entire academic career. I’m now getting a master’s degree from a Big Ten flagship. Nobody cares where you did your lower-division coursework.</p>
<p>I go to community college right now, and I actually like being there (more than I would at a four-year school). Because I like to be there and I know why I’m there, I feel no embarrassment about going. I suggest you try and do the same thing.</p>
<p>It’s a little embarrassing especially if you’re a little older. I’m 22 and I fit the stereotype that a CC is black hole where you get stuck for years. Lucky, I only need 1 more semester. When I run into someone and they ask me where I’m going to school, I usually respond with the typical I’m going to a CC but I’m transfering next semester or something. That response says it all… I really enjoyed and liked my time at a cc, but I really don’t want to be here any longer. I’m ready to transfer next Fall.</p>