<p>OK, so here's the scenario. I just wrapped up my first year at a university and it was disastrous. I failed two classes. The social scene was the exact opposite of what I grew up with and everything that I hated. I realized that I wasn't ready for a university and should have started off at a community college.</p>
<p>So is it too late to go to community college? Should I leave at al? What happens to the credits that I did earn at the university if I do? Would I have to start over?</p>
<p>You can stay at your current university.</p>
<p>You can go to a community college. Many of them accept students up until the first day of class each term.</p>
<p>You can take time off and do something else for a while.</p>
<p>Your credits from your first university are on your transcript from that university forever. Depending on your ultimate choice of college/university and degree program, the credits may or not transfer.</p>
<p>For the rest of your life whenever you apply to any college or university as a degree-seeing candidate you will have to provide official copies of this year's transcript. Make sure you have at least one unofficial copy in your personal files so that you have your old student I.D. number in case you ever need it.</p>
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<p>So if I do go through with leaving the university, how would employers look upon it once I graduate?</p>
<p>Think about this: would you rather see that employers saw you left your university, did well at a community college and returned to university with great grades, or saw that you stayed at university and did poorly or just mediocre?</p>
<p>At this point you should be thinking about what's best for you. A lot of kids get pushed into going to college straight from high school when they're not ready. If you feel you need a year off, take a year off and work. If you feel that you just need a small environment, go to a community college for a year or two.</p>
<p>Employers usually realize that sometimes, people can experience little bumps in their first year of college. What you need to do is blaze a trail through your next 3-4 years so they know it's an insignificant blip.</p>