After my first week of college

So I'm basically done with my first week of college. I have to say, with a few tweaks, I actually do like it.

Before I felt very apathetic towards college and the whole experience felt drab. Mind you a community college isn't exactly the hivemind of today's leading scholars and it honestly kinda showed in the classes. I hate to sound like an elitist but a lot of the "lower end of the spectrum of learning" people filtered into here. I wanted to go to community college for financial reasons, not as a last resort. And I hated being stuck in classes that felt like they were "dumbing it down" for the people who just filtered into it.

But I was offered to join their honors program and I did. It's a lot better now. My classes are smaller and more engaging and the subject matter isn't so slow. Plus we get some nice perks. For one they didn't want to give the honors classes actual classrooms so we get the nice conference rooms. We all sit around a round table with nice comfy swivel chairs. This also means my schedule is now that I only have class on Tuesday and Thursday.

Honors people also get a private study room (which is kinda under development though) and their own WiFi connection so that's pretty cool.

This was my first day of my honors classes and first period was sociology, which was very open and discussion based. Very fun. Then it was English which was a bit slow but the subject matter was a lot more interesting. Then came TV Communications, my major which was by far one of the best discussions I've had. It ranged from what drives television to censorship to a whole range of other topics. Awesome class. I like the people I'm with generally and it just feels a lot better.

So now I'm a bit more glad to be going back to school and I don't really have regrets for being in a community college. There's unfortunately a sort of air that's around community college which admittedly did bother me but I really don't care now.

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chavosaur
Sounds like a really good experience, It's good to hear it is working out for you.
I love Discussion based classes over Lecturing classes.
 
Yumi
You should never have regrets to be in a place to learn. I'm glad you're enjoying your college/courses.

Are you going to take any politic/history classes as well?
or debating clubs?
Those were fun for me. But with lack of dinero a I had to stop. Temporarily of course.
Go school! ^^
 
astrangeone
I love school. I'm not really the "study 'til you turn into a mess" person, but I enjoy having the time to have an intelligent conversation with people.

I did the community college thing as well for lack of money and high school marks. I found it slow as well, and people just really didn't care. (But that's true in any educational setting.)

My classes were huge, but I find that it gets better when you go up a grade. Most of the people get filtered out by the system.
 
C
I just remember the first day I entered to college, everything is so strange and novel. Anyhow, it is the first time I was totally alone in a new place. The second my father left, my tears flew out. It was not until I met my teachers and classmates, the feeling of loneliness and helplessness gone. You are much more braver and independent than me.
Just enjoy your college time then. Years later, it will become your most wonderful and valuable memory.
 
emigre
What's the difference between a community college and the typical college?/ British.
 
Guild McCommunist
[quote name='emigre' timestamp='1346407613'] What's the difference between a community college and the typical college?/ British. [/quote]

Community college costs less, doesn't have you boarding there, and doesn't have any type of vetting process for their students. Anyone with a high school diploma or an equivalent can be accepted.

Colleges here are outrageously expensive, students loans are like equal to buying a moderately alright house. Someone whose doing the same thing I'm doing (two years community college then transferring to two years of another college) said it saved him $40,000.
 
FireGrey
[quote name='Guild McCommunist' timestamp='1346414558'] [quote name='emigre' timestamp='1346407613'] What's the difference between a community college and the typical college?/ British. [/quote] Community college costs less, doesn't have you boarding there, and doesn't have any type of vetting process for their students. Anyone with a high school diploma or an equivalent can be accepted. Colleges here are outrageously expensive, students loans are like equal to buying a moderately alright house. Someone whose doing the same thing I'm doing (two years community college then transferring to two years of another college) said it saved him $40,000. [/quote]
That's why Australia is awesome
We pay for our University courses after we finish through small taxes.
 

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