So yesterday was my first day of CC and I found out how difficult parking can be. My first class is in the art building at 8:00 and it ends at 9:50. My next class starts at 10:00 and is on the complete other side of the campus. I figured this wouldn’t be a problem because I could just zoom over in my car and get there on time, but there were so many kids parking I barely found a spot. It was all the way in the back of the parking lot and I had to run to my class to be there on time. When I scheduled my classes, the counselor said that 10 minutes should be the perfect amount of time to get to classes but now I’m worried that I shouldn’t have listened. I don’t want to be the “late kid” but I’m worried that parking and me being late will be a constant problem. Any advice?
Do most students drive from one part of the campus to the other? At the local CCs I know, a lot of students take mass transit. Those who drive, Park once a day and go on foot thereafter. In fact, the same goes for 4 year schools I know. Everyone hoofs it unless there is a disability involved. Some extra large campuses have shuttle buses but otherwise you get a work out. I
I agree - you need to walk fast! That’s what I did on the UT-Austin campus, which is huge.
@MaineLonghorn , thought about you as I was walking around UT-Austin last week! Looking for a Starbucks.
@cptofthehouse, cool! The campus has changed a lot in 30 years! So many new buildings. And I hardly recognized the interior of the civil engineering building where I spent most of my time.
A lot of walking too! And I forgot where I parked my car. Scared it was towed.
So, yes, OP, college often means a lot of footwork as well as headwork. I was in Austin because my son broke his foot which is a huge problem for him due to having to stay off of it and that his job requires footwork. A lot of it walking tremendous distances from a parked car—no getting around that
I mean there’s no sidewalk to walk from the art building to the career building so it would be kind of hard. Most people at my CC use their car to change parking spots.
When I was a student at a university with a large campus, some students would drive to university in their car, then remove their bicycle from the bike rack on the back of the car and bike to class. Then they would bike to their next class. This was to handle pretty much the situation that you describe where classes were too far apart to drive and find a good parking spot. Don’t forget to lock the bike (and wear a helmet)!
Of course whether this works in the winter might depend upon where you are going to university.
No shuttle?