Thinking of Going Back to Community College: Insight Needed!

Transfer Students
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This is going to be quite long so I hope the people reading this will bear with me!

I am a first year student at a four year university and I am in my first trimester and finishing up actually at the moment. I am thinking after this trimester to move back home and transfer to a community college and not dorm anymore. The reasons behind this decision is:

  1. I am very undecided and I think Community College (CC) gives more time to try more classes and gives more time compared to a rigorous four year.
  2. I will be receiving a full ride for the CC they will pay for everything including school supplies which will save a lot of money. instead of pay $7,500 of loans every year being here and with this scholarship it is partnered with many other 4 years in the city to get scholarships and help with the transition after the community college.
  3. The school I am at now is nice and very expensive but the location is rural and I want to be in a more urban setting and transferring will give me that. and I don’t enjoy forming because I feel trapped and I don’t party so I don’t see the point!
  4. I miss my family, friends, and boyfriend back home which is why I want to move back too. I am depressed and not eating when dorming and being here.
  5. The schooling at the 4 year is good and professors are nice and the people and friends I have met so far are so nice yet I don’t feel I belong here (I can’t explain the feeling…) I just feel empty here and that no one seems to be in my corner.
  6. The 4 year school has less people than my high school and i feel I have seen the same people over and over and I don’t like that…
  7. Since the rural area it seems I am doing the same thing everyday which makes me feel i am not growing here I am just living the same life everyday over and over…
  8. Everything in this suburb is very expensive so getting an apartment is not an option later on in the school year but in the city I can.

Now explaining all of my reasons for thinking about doing this transfer there are things that are making me second guess which are:
-My mom thinks if I leave this school I will regret it so much! and she says if I stay I will learn to like it. (i don’t want to learn to like it I want to like it automatically. I think it will be better for me I don’t know
-I am afraid I won’t make as many friends but I am going to join vegan club and photography club right away in the new college!

  • i don’t want to disappoint my mom or anyone else or make people think that I am a failure.
    -my mom thinks that I am transferring because of my boyfriend and its a downside that my bf does go to the community college I am looking at. But me and my bf decided that if I do transfer we won’t hang out as much and so on. So i don’t know how to make her realize it is not him.
    -in high school I didn’t go to the city that much and my mom said what will change now…but I want to prove to her that it will change.
    -my mom will hate me for leaving this four year college and the school gave me a lot of money.
  • People will think I didn’t give the school a chance but I did and I still didn’t like it. and is it worth it to stay in a dorm if I go home quiet often??
    Now that you have heard my doubts and reasons I would like to know if anyone has done this 4year to 2 year and back to 4year and how was that experience do you regret it?
    Another question is what do you think I should do? I am scared to make a decision and I need some insight from others please help! Thank you!
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I think your reasons for transfer are pretty good, but if I were you I’d give it another trimester. The first year of college can be daunting because you’re thrown in an environment away from home, surrounded by people you’ve never met, but I think you should stick it out for one more trimester because to me it sounds like you’re home sick and haven’t made many new friends yet. If I were you I’d go out and about more and put home out of your mind. Home will be there when ever you decide to head back, but the experience you can make at your 4 year college won’t always be

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my only fear with staying one more trimester is that I won’t get the full ride at the community college if I wait any longer and waiting another trimester won’t allow me to transfer to the community college… @Herokid11

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@helplolplz is the problem that you hate dorms? Traditional style dorms aren’t the best but most colleges have apartment and suite style housing for upperclassmen. If you don’t mind me asking what state are we talking about here? CC’s in my state typically run around 3000-3500$ a year so even without full rides they aren’t that bad. I started at a CC and honestly hated everything about it, i never felt school spirit, or saw many on campus events. If I was in your place I would try my hardest to stay at the 4 year school. I would also take a second to ask myself if your bf really is a big factor in you moving back.

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@Herokid11 i am in illinois. the reason I want to go back to community college to have more room to have more time in figuring out what i want to do in life. the reason i don’t like dorming is because i feel trapped and there is nothing to do at this school. the town is so small I’m thinking about going back to community college to soon transfer to a chicago , city four year college and live life in the city. work while I’m at the community college to save up and get an apartment. I have a lot of friends that go there and my bf is not a factor at all he supports any decision i do or pick

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Why not look directly into transferring to a college in a city then if that appears to be your end goal?

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@Herokid11 because I feel that a community college will help me save money and if my parents don’t support my decision i can save money and then the community college will help me transfer and get scholarships to all of the city colleges i am looking in to

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It seems like you’ve already made up your mind and have strong points to what you want to do

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@Herokid11 Thank you for your help!! it meant a lot!