<p>Can I just say: I am soo excited to leave community college. I can finally say I go to a real university(assumption: I get accepted hahah). The more I think about it tho, it seems like I might miss some aspects of community college. I'll get back to you when I remember what those aspects are. :)</p>
<p>^You’re gonna miss the way professors jock you like you’re the smartest kid that’s walked into the classroom in the past decade. Also actually having to read stuff gets old…other than that not much lol</p>
<p>I will definitely miss the small class sizes. </p>
<p>But, going to TA sessions is probably even better.</p>
<p>@CBBolts haha you have a point. It does seem that way. I wonder what its going to feel like being surrounded by students of equal or better caliber than yourself. Im sure its going to be nothing short of humbling imho.</p>
<p>Right there with you!</p>
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<p>Lol. You’re a jokester. I remember being the youngest kid in some my classes and the only one to add to class discussion as well as garner a professor’s respect when I spoke…good times, lol.</p>
<p>Here are a couple more things I’ll miss:</p>
<ol>
<li>TUITION!!! That alone makes me wish my college offered more pre-requisites for my major. Or would at least allow me to do some of my coursework in the summer. If they did, I wouldn’t mind staying another year…well, no…maybe another semester? </li>
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<p>The past two years, I spent roughly $2,000 on seven semesters, 60 UNITS total, books included. Plus I live 6 minutes away to boot ;p</p>
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<li><p>Small Classes - Some teachers actually know my name and remember the things I say. Also, the notion of asking 10 questions in class is acceptable compared to a class of 200.</p></li>
<li><p>Confidence - I came to community college with a purpose and I’ve felt such a huge confidence boost from when I was a high schooler in succeeding. I am much more confident in speaking, writing, and socializing than I was senior year.</p></li>
<li><p>Preparation - Correct me if I’m wrong, but there’s a sociological stat that 2 year transfers tend to be more prepared to handle college and excel compared to those who fell off the wagon straight from high school. I have to admit, I am a much better student, less of a procrastinator, and most importantly, I actually LEARNED a lot more from my accessible teachers.</p></li>
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<p>THINGS I WON’T MISS:</p>
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<li><p>The People - Where do I begin? Slackers, gangstas, homies, potheads, “antiques”, the ubiquitous 7-year plan students…I’m sure there are potheads at universities, t at least they’d give good conversation. Also, I’m not age-ist, but the “older” students tend to be weird, are didactic towards you, and often times disrespect the professor. </p></li>
<li><p>Getting parking/classes - I go to one of the largest community colleges in the country, so parking’s a b#tch. Let alone getting the classes you want… </p></li>
<li><p>Stigma - I am actually really proud to have went to a community college, rather than some mediocre university nearby, but bringing CC up at social conventions makes me feel slightly embarrassed.</p></li>
<li><p>“Uncool” factor - Being the guy who does all his work, reads, and is interested in higher learning/culture makes feel much like I did in high school. Some people who try to cheat off me or ask me for the answers, usually ends up with them going, “That guy - me - is weird.” Especially when you are surrounded by unlikeable high school archetypes, it feels like 13th/14th grade.</p></li>
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<p>However, I tried joining the Honor’s program, but the classes were always full before I could register for them.</p>
<p>-But, man can’t wait till college, though. I already got 3 acceptance letters, and hopefully another 5 coming :)</p>
<p>I’ll bite and keep the ball rolling</p>
<p>Here are a couple more things I’ll miss:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Second TUITION - Having my personal laptop i was able to find 90% of my books on private torrents and save roughly ~1000 on books if not more although it does mean i’ve been reading off a computer screen for 2 years <_<. Added to the fact that pell grant and bog grants pays for all units and pocket a extra grand + every semester. </p></li>
<li><p>Professors that actually care about how their students do. Once in U.C especially in large classes it just isn’t feasible to grant the individual attention that CC professors are able to. Being able to communicate to professors and actually get a thoughtful response.</p></li>
<li><p>Maturity- Learning to balance class schedule and manage time correctly especially taking large amount of units per semester ( 18+ units)</p></li>
<li><p>Adding Classes- There is a much bigger wait list at U.C for classes at my current college you can pretty much bank on being able to add any class. It’s an amazing luxury to have only 75% of the class show up for the class. However won’t be so fortunate in the U.C system</p></li>
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<p>THINGS I WON’T MISS:</p>
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<li><p>The People - It’s such a variety some people are amazing that i’ve met and are incredibly smart and other not so much. You can pretty much count on half your class disappering before the final in C.C . You have hard time relating to someone who has been in C.C for 4+ years.</p></li>
<li><p>Getting parking -First day of school i show up a hour early for classes it’s such a pain</p></li>
<li><p>Trouble forming study groups- With everyone working and different schedule it is really hard to balance a time to do study groups. Only in upper division math classes is this even remotely possible.</p></li>
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<p>i love the people at community college.</p>
<p>when i’m at UC, it’s gonna feel highschool-ish by comparison. all those damn kids are the same. atleast at community you get some diversity and some people with actual life experience…</p>
<p>honestly, i’ma miss this **** so much.</p>
<p>I’m going to miss NOTHING. besides my parents
and home cooked food.</p>
<p>Ya know, this is a really interesting thread. I had always looked forward to my impending university time, but had never really considered that I would possibly miss community college. </p>
<p>Things I’ll miss:</p>
<ul>
<li>When people ask really simple and ridiculous questions. This catches my attention and never gets old.</li>
<li>When the behemoth in the computer lab yells at people for having bottled water.</li>
<li>The knock-off Starbucks place on campus with the beautiful girls working there.</li>
<li>The amount of free time I currently have.</li>
<li>The acquaintances I’ve slowly accumulated throughout my 2.5 years.</li>
<li>My spot in the comp. lab where I am always on College Confidential.</li>
<li>Cramming for tests and whizzing them.</li>
<li>Having those teachers that really care for every student.</li>
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<p>Things I will never miss:</p>
<ul>
<li>The insane commute I make every day.</li>
<li>Over-priced Red Bull.</li>
<li>Those really terrible, depressed teachers.</li>
<li>The boring, spoon-fed lectures.</li>
<li>The conceited and narcissistic girls I see every day…and their fake hair.</li>
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<p>There are probably other things, but I can’t remember everything now. Either way, I’ll miss some aspects, and want to forget about others, but for now I’ll just embrace the anticipation of the arrival of our letters from these universities.</p>
<p>i’m going to miss getting raped by my community college bookstore. they jack the prices up like 50% over MSRP and don’t expect cc students to notice the difference. </p>
<p>and the worst part is that you are actually forced into submission to the bookstore and continue to get raped bc professors use some sort of online HW system where u HAVE to buy the bundle code to “save” money. im having fun this semester paying $520 for three books. each book only being worth $30 on amazon</p>
<p>oh man i was at Berkeley this weekend, and I hella want to be theree, i was so ****ing jealous of all the students i saw</p>
<p>What?! I want to go visit Berkeley lol. Does anyone know if it is open on Friday? I was thinking about going and sitting in on some classes/seminars and possibly meeting with the Psychology Department Secretary as well.</p>
<p>yeah it is open on fridays, i live hella close to berkeley, i might go there more often lol</p>
<p>Yeah lol I know it normally is, but isn’t Friday a holiday? I really want to sit in on some classes. I think I’ll start going frequently too; I’m only a BART trip (30 mins or so) away lol.</p>
<p>I will NOT miss waking up at 5AM to attend an 8AM class. (I leave before traffic gets bad.)</p>
<p>At least at UC, I’ll probably wake up at 7-7:30.</p>
<p>I will miss:
The distance between point A and point B anywhere on campus is a <5 minute walk.
SMC’s multitude of vending machines that take credit cards.
Counselors who are helpful and actually know me. (perk being in Scholars)<br>
Taking electives!!! – It’ll be pretty much upper divs from now on. There’s still a bunch of classes I would have liked to take purely to learn new things here at CC.</p>
<p>god i HATE 8 am classes!!!</p>
<p>Man, I haven’t taken an 8 AM class since…well…it’s been at least 2 years lol.</p>
<p>I LOVE night classes though. No joke, that’s sort of a deal-breaker for me when it comes to UCLA. I hear they don’t offer night classes :(. I’ve taken 10 night classes, and I want to continue throughout my last 2 years of undergrad lol. </p>
<p>…Cal has night classes offered, right?</p>
<p>night classes are wayyyy better than morning classes</p>
<p>ive never heard about night classes from anyone at berk, i know they have to some late afternoon classes, like 4pm, but thats a crappy time for a class.</p>
<p>Ahh bummer. Well I’m alright with a 4:00 PM class…certainly when comparing that with an 8:00 AM lol. I’ll look into these things more specifically if/when I get in.</p>
<p>Btw so you think UCB will be open (with classes and everything) this Friday even though it’s a holiday?</p>