<p>Uni. of Maryland, College Park</p>
<p>Columbus State CC.</p>
<p>I feel like a lot of people complaining about many of the repeated issues are just either at a highly ranked school where the majority (including posters here) have a low level of social skills that makes college seem crappy.</p>
<p>Personally, I am loving it and I go to a pretty good school, in my own terms that is (and one of the bigger ones in the country at that).</p>
<p>Going to a party makes it very easy to find an intoxicated girl if you are in to that sort of thing. Of course, you can not be a creature from Mars either and have a little swag.</p>
<p>Another thing…the social life will never find you. You must find it. Just because you are in college does not mean people want to hang or part with you now.</p>
<p>Haha well, I’ve got a slightly different take:</p>
<p>Underrated:
- The open curriculum (I don’t have to take ******** classes with people who don’t want to be there, mostly. Hooray!)
- Finding classes that aren’t your “type” (i.e. the off-the-wall class). It’s waaay more fun to be doing your major-type classes when you have an off-the-wall class that gives you a break
- Living with other people your age. I hate breaks, because it means I can’t go roam the halls and find someone to talk to/hang out with at 2 AM.
- The ease of talking to professors. I’m really really bad at this, but once I do it I’ve got some great feedback/recommendations</p>
<p>Overrated:
- The idea that you’re going to end up in a relationship. Sure, maybe, but blah. It’s harder than it seems (at least for me)
- Hanging out with the “cool” crowd. There’s no need to hang out with people who are jerks, mean, etc. because there are SO many people who aren’t (high school, there always seemed to be a few people in my social circle I really didn’t care for. I really don’t have to deal with that in college)
- Cost, but eh. It should be worth it (in my specific circumstances, and not necessarily monetarily) in the end</p>
<p>I thought this was a discussion about colleges, not community colleges.</p>
<p>Just chill, bro.</p>
<p>@DC:</p>
<p>You go to UMD what are you complaining about. UMD was actually a dream school to me a while ago because I’m a Ravens fan, Orioles fan, and obviously a Terps fan (plus Wizards and Caps). Gary Williams is also an idol.</p>
<p>erm I’m not complaining about anything? I like UMD! I was just bein’ sillly.</p>
<p>I want to add that so many aspects and statistics discussed on this site become useless and insignificant in college. Some of them include endowment data, endowment per student, % classes under 20 or over 50, yield, acceptance rate, average SAT/GPA, etc. Obviously these have some meaning to them, but the way that students on this site use these factors to discriminate among various schools–placing a lot of emphasis on them–would lead you to believe they are really going to matter in college, but they really aren’t. So I’d say all those are overrated aspects of college (at least, after having been at Stanford for a few years, I find it true there, but I can’t imagine it being much different elsewhere).</p>
<p>Most overrated about university: The teaching. The last real teaching you will experience will be in high school. At universities, teaching is done by professors who are more interested in their research projects or by amateur teaching assistants who are pursuing graduate studies. You better be self-directed and able to teach yourself by the time you get to a major university.</p>
<p>^ That’s when you go to Dartmouth :D</p>
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<p>I started the thread, and I go to a CC. I thought this forum was for scholars, not frat boys having a four-year vacation from the real world on their parents’ nickel?</p>
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<p>lol you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>my experiences wif different CC’s @ nor cali
underrated: the time it takes to find a parking spot, especially at de anza. the cost for a parking ticket / parking permit. the random socially awkward old ppl. most classes having maybe 1-4 ppl who do contribute to class discussion and out of that cohort–that one person who will never shut up. how easy some classes can be as long as one does the work in increments or double checks. maintaining friendships ESPECIALLY if you commute. </p>
<p>overrated - CC does not suck and ppl who talk smack about you attending a CC are ignorant! not all classes are that simple–double check with ratemyprof to get exact details. seeing the same ppl from hs; so what–join a club or job or pick up a hobby. thing is you probably won’t be on campus for the many hours like in hs.</p>
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<p>Maybe DontSpamMe wasn’t trying to diss you or whatever. Maybe he was pointing out that if you want this thread to be informative and helpful you should be upfront about what your experiences are. For example, your valuation of frats as being overrated isn’t worth much because you go to community college where there (presumably) are none.</p>
<p>No no, he was definitely trying to “diss” him. I can smell god-complexes from a webpage away.</p>
<p>Underrated:</p>
<p>-clubs. It’s a great way to meet people and keep you busy and out of your dorm. When people are stuck in their dorm all day nearly bored to death, they tend to either A. Get Drunk or B. Smoke.
-taking classes for the fun of it. Some classes that you “take just to take” can be very interesting and enjoyable.
-the library. Sounds lame, I know, but my older brother NEVER goes to the library. He always studies in his dorm (and he is barely hanging on to his scholarships!). I prefer libraries. They are nice, calming places. I can actually concentrate and get out of a stuffy dorm. My library in high school closed right as school ended and my public library was too far away, so having one close on campus is nice.</p>
<p>Overrated:</p>
<p>-parties. Especially for me since I don’t drink. They consist of beer games…That’s it. I prefer different ways to have fun.
-relationships. They are of course, nothing like the college movies. They are more awkward than anything. I hate when I am about to enter my dorm room and then I hear “noises”. Off to the library I go…
-roommates. It depends entirely on the person. Some people become best friends with theirs while other people, like me, don’t have the best relationship. My roommate is my opposite and drives me crazy. I’m so glad I have found some friends in clubs and things. My brother’s roommate freshman year stole his pants and dropped out…
-food. Not only does the food SUCK, but I HAVE to pay for it for the first 2 years. I don’t want to eat it…it’s that disgusting. I swear, if I eat a piece of pizza from there, I will gain 5 pounds and get food poisoning.</p>
<p>Absolutely, iterris. Kid sounds obnoxious</p>
<p>Overrated:
The party scene. Unless you know someone who knows someone, have fun in your dorm.</p>
<p>Meeting people. I’ve noticed that people don’t really meet people in the traditional sense of meeting new people. People hang out with a group of people from their old high school, and suddenly merge with another group of people from another high school, and it branches out form there.</p>
<p>Liberalism. Seriously, my school has a Left Handed Rights group. Pretentious ****** bags.</p>
<p>People. I’ve met very few down to earth people here. Most people are snobbish liberal arts psychology majors who think that they are geniuses, and mix in sarcasm and pop culture jokes any time they can to create one big pretentious ball of stupid. It’s crazy.</p>
<p>Diversity. Diversity is only fun if you’re an ethnic or religious minority. Otherwise, it’s an attempt to make a racist club under the guise of a student group who take a severe delight in complaining about everything and everything. If they got a bad grade, I hear it’s an act of racism, not because they were out smoking pot after their useless philosophy class.</p>
<p>Underrated:</p>
<p>Professors. To the people complaining, you haven’t got to know them good enough. They obviously put forward the work, so you know that they are truly passionate about their subject. Sure, some of them may have high expectations, but I believe most of them are genuinely good people. Go to their office hours, email them, create a bond.</p>
<p>The library. There’s so much good stuff in there. Go just for fun if you have to.</p>
<p>Alcohol. Keeps you sane. Yes, everyone raves about it, but it’s STILL underrated.</p>
<p>Technical majors. Want a job? Just do it.</p>
<p>Overrated:</p>
<p>Beano. Trust me, taking Beano after eating the bean burrito, DOES NOT get women! having Gas is a great way to pick up chicks because it creates so many opportunities to make jokes.</p>
<p>Underrated:</p>
<p>aftershave.</p>