<p>Ok, I go to a pretty prestigious school in NC, I am from here, but I am about 5 hours away from home. Lets just say the school hasn't turned out to be what I hoped, from a sucky roommate, to those crappy TA's, I haven't felt particularly welcome. This is also the first time I've ever been away from home. Super close to my family, being an only child to a single parent doesn't help. I am asking for advice. How would I go about going to my community college for a year? Is that even possible? I am just so confused on what I want to do, there are great possibilities for me here, but something just doesn't feel right.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear things aren’t working out for you at your college. Since you’re unhappy and unsure as to what path you want to take, moving back home and attending community college would be a definite option. You could attend your community college for as long as you wish then transfer to another college to finish up your degree. Have you talked to your parents about this?</p>
<p>I know someone in NC who decided after one semester that he didn’t like his school, so he moved back home for two years and attended community college. Then he transferred to NC State to finish up his degree. So, it’s possible! Plus think of all the money you will be saving if you go to community college.</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>It is easy to enroll at community college and very much possible to transfer to a 4-year school afterwards. </p>
<p>However, If you rely on financial aid to pay for your studies, the very important question to consider is how you can pay to finish your degree. It is most probably will not be a problem at community college, bt might be a problem at the college you will transfer to.
The best aid is reserved for incoming freshmen, so if you withdraw from you current college, you will lose your financial aid package. When you transfer after community college, you most likely will not get the same deal.</p>
<p>I, of course, don’t know your situation, but if financial aid is a consideration, I wanted to bring it to your attention.</p>
<p>I will say that a sucky roommate can be corrected (ask to move to a different room, or at least know that you do not have to room with the same person next year). And I get the complaint about the TAs… but as you move further along in your major, you may find that you have more classes with professors and fewer with TAs (gotta get through those big intro classes). So the things you are most unhappy about may get better over time. One thing I wish I had done at a big university was assess the TAs the first day of section, and try to switch if I could tell it was a bad fit. So keep that in mind as a possibility (if the section you want is full, go on the first day and ask if you can switch into it).</p>