College Life

[C-$]

This is my second week of college and I have to say it's easier than I thought it was going to be(probally because i go to a community college). The girls are hotter even though most of them dress like ****s. One of things I hate about college is that everyone smokes outside so I can't sit down on the benches and relax. The second thing I don't like about college is that it takes a while to connect with people becuase of your class schedules.

If you're just starting college, How are you enjoying it so far?

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[The Fonz]

Community colleges suck major buttcrack. I went to Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN for a while and let me tell you, it's major bullcrap. It's a lot like high school, except people aren't all crammed in one damn building all day because they have to; you can come and go as you please.

As far as meeting people goes, hang around with people in your classes. Now that your in the real world you're gonna learn sooner or later life ain't about peers and hanging out. You're an adult now son, start acting like one. Most adults don't have any close friends, if any friends at all. I basically don't have any friends I can really talk to and open up because I've got no time for hanging out on a regular basis and neither do they. Also, say goodbye to most, if not all, of your friends from high school because whether you want to break friendship with them or not, they're gonna be gone by a years time. You can't do squat about it. That's the way life after grade school goes. Sorry kid.

But my advice on community college is to take easy courses you know you'll pass then raise your GPA and go to a real college. Community colleges are too much like high school. Real colleges are a blast! Trust me.

[Victor Creed]

Community colleges suck major buttcrack. I went to Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN for a while and let me tell you, it's major bullcrap. It's a lot like high school, except people aren't all crammed in one damn building all day because they have to; you can come and go as you please.

As far as meeting people goes, hang around with people in your classes. Now that your in the real world you're gonna learn sooner or later life ain't about peers and hanging out. You're an adult now son, start acting like one. Most adults don't have any close friends, if any friends at all. I basically don't have any friends I can really talk to and open up because I've got no time for hanging out on a regular basis and neither do they. Also, say goodbye to most, if not all, of your friends from high school because whether you want to break friendship with them or not, they're gonna be gone by a years time. You can't do squat about it. That's the way life after grade school goes. Sorry kid.

But my advice on community college is to take easy courses you know you'll pass then raise your GPA and go to a real college. Community colleges are too much like high school. Real colleges are a blast! Trust me.

I got to a community college here in Dallas, and it I have no complaints. All of my professors also teach at other "real" colleges (SMU, UNT, UTD, TCU, etc.), so it really depends on what area the community college is in. I assume that your community college didn't have a wealth of other nearby universities to draw some professors into.

[C-$]

Community colleges suck major buttcrack. I went to Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN for a while and let me tell you, it's major bullcrap. It's a lot like high school, except people aren't all crammed in one damn building all day because they have to; you can come and go as you please.

As far as meeting people goes, hang around with people in your classes. Now that your in the real world you're gonna learn sooner or later life ain't about peers and hanging out. You're an adult now son, start acting like one. Most adults don't have any close friends, if any friends at all. I basically don't have any friends I can really talk to and open up because I've got no time for hanging out on a regular basis and neither do they. Also, say goodbye to most, if not all, of your friends from high school because whether you want to break friendship with them or not, they're gonna be gone by a years time. You can't do squat about it. That's the way life after grade school goes. Sorry kid.

But my advice on community college is to take easy courses you know you'll pass then raise your GPA and go to a real college. Community colleges are too much like high school. Real colleges are a blast! Trust me.

Your a 100% right about community college being like high school.

[Leto Atrides]

I'm on week 1 of "real" college, and connecting with people is very easy when you're in a dorm (well, technically residence hall). We all just do our work all afternoon, and hang out in the evening/night. That's why I'm barely on lately. I personally (maybe I'm just having a particularly good experience) recommend the "real college" life. Great times.

[Boom]

Ah college. Those were my glory years.

[C-$]

I kept telling myself in high school once I get in college I'm going to get a lot of girls but of course I haven't yet.

[vindrow]

Get out of community college quickly, and get into a university...its like night and day between the two.

[Anita18]

Depends on the college, really. In my college, people didn't date - they either hooked up for a night or were joined at the hip. I found myself in a joined-at-the-hip relationship, but it was nice. I liked how friendly people were in college too. They weren't clique-ish like in high school, nor were they aloof like working people are. It's a nice middle ground.

I'm working now and I still talk to my college friends, even if we can't hang out all the time. I'll get together sometimes with classmates who live close by every so often. It's not too bad.

I've heard that most people who hated high school love college, and it was true for me.

[KingOfDreams]

Get out of community college quickly, and get into a university...its like night and day between the two.

I'd have to agree. I've only done summer school at a community college but I can tell just from that that a real university is better.

[Magneto29]

I'm on my first week of my sophomore year. My college is rather big (10,000 students) so its exetremly hard to end up in classes with people who are actually your friends :/ Or live near them. My dorm is 20 stories high.

[Kaboom]

how i miss college. i am an alum of The University of Florida.

c'mon gators get up'n'go.

[Gamma Ray]

Do the people who smoke in college go on smoking for the rest of their lives? I've been wondering that for a while.

[KingOfDreams]

I'm on my first week of my sophomore year. My college is rather big (10,000 students) so its exetremly hard to end up in classes with people who are actually your friends :/ Or live near them. My dorm is 20 stories high.

That's not so big. My school has 27,000. But yeah, I agree with you about rarely being in classes with your friends. I've met most of my friends through the student orgs I belong to and through roommates.

[BatMatt]

college kicks ass, my books this semester cost only 100 dollars, I have class only three times a week, I'm truely having the best week ever. Sophomore year is off to a rockin' start

[Leto Atrides]

That's not so big. My school has 27,000. But yeah, I agree with you about rarely being in classes with your friends. I've met most of my friends through the student orgs I belong to and through roommates.

That's what's good about about my smaller (~650 in the class) school. Every one of my classes has someone I'm friends from my 40-person dorm; Greek Archaeology has 5.

[PWN3R]

I go to a community college as well, and it is not the "college life" at all.

Its like High School on crack.:(

still fun, I do nothing...

[KingOfDreams]

my books this semester cost only 100 dollars

How'd you manage that? Mine have always been at least $200 each semester, usually more. But I have a kick ass schedule this semester too. I have no morning classes and no Friday classes.

[hippie_hunter]

How'd you manage that? Mine have always been at least $200 each semester, usually more. But I have a kick ass schedule this semester too. I have no morning classes and no Friday classes.

My books cost about $400 in total and my schedule rocks also. No morning classes and no classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays

[BatMatt]

How'd you manage that? Mine have always been at least $200 each semester, usually more. But I have a kick ass schedule this semester too. I have no morning classes and no Friday classes.
just luck. Split one book with a classmate, another one was only 35 and the other two weren't books but xeroxed pages so they ran for only 17 and 10 dollars a piece. Last two semesters were about 300 a piece like most normal students

[amazingfantasy15]

Wish I never had to leave college, the real world sucks.

[Mr. Credible]

Community colleges suck major buttcrack. I went to Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN for a while and let me tell you, it's major bullcrap. It's a lot like high school, except people aren't all crammed in one damn building all day because they have to; you can come and go as you please.

As far as meeting people goes, hang around with people in your classes. Now that your in the real world you're gonna learn sooner or later life ain't about peers and hanging out. You're an adult now son, start acting like one. Most adults don't have any close friends, if any friends at all. I basically don't have any friends I can really talk to and open up because I've got no time for hanging out on a regular basis and neither do they. Also, say goodbye to most, if not all, of your friends from high school because whether you want to break friendship with them or not, they're gonna be gone by a years time. You can't do squat about it. That's the way life after grade school goes. Sorry kid.

But my advice on community college is to take easy courses you know you'll pass then raise your GPA and go to a real college. Community colleges are too much like high school. Real colleges are a blast! Trust me.

i've been out of high school for 5 years and i still talk to all of my friends from high school, with one or two exceptions.

and i havve plenty of new friends now, too.

i don't know what you're talking about, being an adult means not having any friends? where'd you get that?

[Joker]

I start next week, so i'll let you know then, if this thread is still around :o

[Magneto29]

My books for this semester cost $600. And they were all used....

[Joker]

my books cost $340 some...2 new, 2 used, including supplies like pens and notebooks and such...then another $55 for a digital sound recorder so I can record the lectures to listen to again while typing up my notes...

[KingOfDreams]

Testbook companies and/or universities make so much profit from books and it doesn't seem like we can do anything about it. :down

[The Evolutionist]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

[Joker]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

pencils and pens and notebooks are always a good idea...if you're not a good note taker, I'd recommend doing like I did and buying a good recorder to get the lectures to listen to later...highlighters for your books, also a good choice...

[Orko Is King]

i've been out of high school for 5 years and i still talk to all of my friends from high school, with one or two exceptions.

and i havve plenty of new friends now, too.

i don't know what you're talking about, being an adult means not having any friends? where'd you get that?

Noone likes him.:o

[Orko Is King]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

[The Evolutionist]

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

Actually, they didn't...and I e-mailed my professors, they said they'd tell us on the first day. I'm also going ot an Art school, so things may be a little different.

[Joker]

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

not at my school...when you go in for books there, they just give you what you need, and then tell you to get $50 worth of other basic stuff like pencils and pens and notebooks, etc etc...

[KingOfDreams]

Depending on the number of classes you're talking I'd recommend getting one of those thick 5-subject notebooks. You'll have less clutter and I think it's probabaly cheaper in the long run.

[hippie_hunter]

my books cost $340 some...2 new, 2 used, including supplies like pens and notebooks and such...then another $55 for a digital sound recorder so I can record the lectures to listen to again while typing up my notes...

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books :confused:

[Joker]

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books :confused:

community college :o

[ShadowBoxing]

The girls are hotter even though most of them dress like ****s. You're gonna miss out on all the fun of college:(

[Spider-Man]

Kanye's 'College Dropout' is all you need to know about college, because it doesn't get any truer.

[Scar Predator]

This is my second week of college and I have to say it's easier than I thought it was going to be(probally because i go to a community college). The girls are hotter even though most of them dress like ****s. One of things I hate about college is that everyone smokes outside so I can't sit down on the benches and relax. The second thing I don't like about college is that it takes a while to connect with people becuase of your class schedules.

If you're just starting college, How are you enjoying it so far?

There are some drawbacks to community college but there are alot of more important positives. It may not seem as important to you right now but you won't have as much debt in the future as most students who go to 4 years schools.
Also, you can make new friends but you don't have the party atmosphere like at the universities. When I went on to a 4 year school, I saw numerous freshman who failed out or got expelled not for a lack of intelligence but because they couldn't handle the social pitfalls of freedom+the opposite sex+alcohol/drugs+a new identity as an adult.
Don't worry, once you transfer, the rest of the experience will be there for you.:up:

[The Fonz]

I'm on week 1 of "real" college, and connecting with people is very easy when you're in a dorm (well, technically residence hall). We all just do our work all afternoon, and hang out in the evening/night. That's why I'm barely on lately. I personally (maybe I'm just having a particularly good experience) recommend the "real college" life. Great times.
Why do you and that Victor Creed dude feel the need to put real in quotes? What's that stuff about?

[Ronny Shade]

college sucks

[Erundur]

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books :confused:

campusbooks.com
half.com

^^^^^^^^^^These two websites are a bloody life saver.

Math book
Bought it new: $37.00 from ebay
My bookstore was selling it from $120.00

Eng 124
Bought it new: $65.00 from campus books
My Book store was selling it for $75.00

Chem 150
Bought it new (lab book): 32.95- barnes and noble
My book store was selling it for $65.80

Chem 150
Bought it new (actual text): 45.00- campus book
My book store was selling it for $147.50

[The Fonz]

i've been out of high school for 5 years and i still talk to all of my friends from high school, with one or two exceptions.

and i havve plenty of new friends now, too.

i don't know what you're talking about, being an adult means not having any friends? where'd you get that?
I never said being adult meant never having any friends. I said most adults don't have many friends. Read it again, I typed most. I personally don't know about you.

But what i was trying to imply was that friendship in life outside of high school is much different, most people are unable to hang around with their friends as much as they did in high school. They have work and their own ambitions to go after. If you still talk to your friends in high school that's possible. But it's unlikely that you guys are unable to spend the same amount of time with your high school buddies the same way you did in high school. There is less time now.

But then again you may be different then most people and be able to have fun with your friends, new and old, the same way you did in high school without having to worry about work or bills to pay or girlfriends to hang out with. If that's the case then I'm happy for you.

[The Fonz]

If you're just starting college, How are you enjoying it so far?
I'm taking a year off and living with my folks so I can pay my expenses, so that means I'm working this college season. But I was enjoying ST. Cloud State last semester. I can't wait to go back to "real" college.

[Kaboom]

That's not so big. My school has 27,000. But yeah, I agree with you about rarely being in classes with your friends. I've met most of my friends through the student orgs I belong to and through roommates.

my school has 49,000

some of our classes are so big, you have to watch them on television

[Kaboom]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

a cousie for your beer

a bottle opener for your keychain

a trashcan and a tap for your keg

and a parent willing to pay for it all

[KingOfDreams]

college sucks

That's only true for some people. College is what you make of it.

[Ronny Shade]

That's only true for some people. College is what you make of it.
I guess I must have made it suck than

[The Evolutionist]

a cousie for your beer

a bottle opener for your keychain

a trashcan and a tap for your keg

and a parent willing to pay for it all

I have the first three, don't need the last one.

[Cmill216]

Speaking of women, the hottie quotient is ridiculously high here at UCF. :up:

[KingOfDreams]

My school is 60 percent women and 40 percent men. Good odds I'd say.

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm not "just starting" or anything but I have a piece of college-related info. The new wave of freshman girls that came to my college are some ****s and they dress like it too. That is all. :o

[Erundur]

^yeah but thats like the "in" thing

[Kaboom]

g-d bless 'em.

[Colossal Spoons]

Hey, they can keep doing their thing. The other guys on my campus are cleanin up :D

[Mike059jig]

yeah I would not want to go to a Community college....I think the best college Life is the students who live in Dorm....I would love to experience that.....But you gotta spend alot of money....But I go to a college part of University.(CUNY)...The girls are hot though.....All the girls in college look good....And these girls look like the girls in HS you use to look past....!!

[Victor Creed]

Why would you want to live in a dorm when you can live off campus and have more privacy, not to mention your own place. Screw that crap, I go to community college because my wife and I can't afford to pay out the ass for the same teachers teaching the first 2 years of college courses to us.

But some community colleges really are pits, so I can't blame people for have generalized misconceptions. No matter where you go, (school, workplaces, etc.), you are gonna run into a profound amount of people who still act like they live in high school.

Also, if you are going to college just to get laid, you're going there for the wrong reasons, lol.

[Outsiderzedge]

I've been near a community college once. Place smelled like urine.

[Victor Creed]

I've been near a community college once. Place smelled like urine.

You felt right at home huh.

[Outsiderzedge]

You felt right at home huh.

:'(

[dr venture]

College is fun so far. The first 4 days were spent in freshmman orientation which was cool cause you got to meet a lot of people. My classes aren't that bad except for my core humanities but all my books together cost a little more than $500

[Cmill216]

Why would you want to live in a dorm when you can live off campus and have more privacy

Well, I live on campus in a apartment style suite (3 single bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). Honeys right next door. Ain't half bad. ;)

[Leto Atrides]

Why would you want to live in a dorm when you can live off campus and have more privacy, not to mention your own place. Screw that crap, I go to community college because my wife and I can't afford to pay out the ass for the same teachers teaching the first 2 years of college courses to us.

I personally don't mind living in a dorm, I actually prefer it. You're in the middle of things, and meet alot more people. Many colleges have a great community. I'm sure in a few years I'll feel differently, but most 18-20 year-old I know enjoy the whole communal thing. And also, most people in college aren't married and so don't need their own place for that reason.

And for some things community colleges don't cut it. Not because the professors aren't as good necessarily, but because there isn't as much oppurtunity. If you're doing business or economics something that they have everywhere, that's fine. But if you're in the sciences or more specific humanities (e.g. I'm doing Archaeology), you don't get the same education as you would in a "normal" college, just because that's not what they are designed for.

[Colossal Spoons]

I have a single room and I like here way better than if I had moved off campus. A lot of the kids in these single rooms are the anti-social, potential serial killer type but I know the rest of the "regular" people and it's great. Who wants to move off campus and worry about your house getting vandalized?

[amazingfantasy15]

Why would you want to live in a dorm when you can live off campus and have more privacy, not to mention your own place. Screw that crap, I go to community college because my wife and I can't afford to pay out the ass for the same teachers teaching the first 2 years of college courses to us.

But some community colleges really are pits, so I can't blame people for have generalized misconceptions. No matter where you go, (school, workplaces, etc.), you are gonna run into a profound amount of people who still act like they live in high school.

Also, if you are going to college just to get laid, you're going there for the wrong reasons, lol.

Going to a Community College and going away and living at a 4-Year University are two vastly different experiences. Going away to school teaches you so much more outside the classroom. Everything I learned in class I could've learned in a fraction of the time in the real world, all my learning came from outside the classroom and in my mind that knowledge is much more valuable.

I lived in the dorms, my fraternity house and off-campus, all have their pros and cons, but living in the dorms for freshman year is great because you get to meet the most amount of people which is good as a freshman. I really didn't mind the no-privacy thing (most of the time).

[Victor Creed]

Going to a Community College and going away and living at a 4-Year University are two vastly different experiences. Going away to school teaches you so much more outside the classroom. Everything I learned in class I could've learned in a fraction of the time in the real world, all my learning came from outside the classroom and in my mind that knowledge is much more valuable.

I beg to differ. Going to college and living in the real world at the same time teaches you more than living in a dorm that is paid for beforehand. Worry about bills and such while going to school and then get back to me.

[cyborg ninja 14]

So far I like my community college more than High School. I mean sure its really not awesome as hell or extrememly kick ass but its working for now.

[Victor Creed]

And for some things community colleges don't cut it. Not because the professors aren't as good necessarily, but because there isn't as much oppurtunity. If you're doing business or economics something that they have everywhere, that's fine. But if you're in the sciences or more specific humanities (e.g. I'm doing Archaeology), you don't get the same education as you would in a "normal" college, just because that's not what they are designed for.

That's completely true, but community colleges are suppose to be a place to get core classes or associate's done before moving onto a university setting, not to just take classes and be on your way. It's my plan to go on to a university after this, many universities actually encourage you to take core curriculum at community colleges to help thin out their overloaded classrooms as well.

[Colossal Spoons]

I beg to differ. Going to college and living in the real world at the same time teaches you more than living in a dorm that is paid for beforehand. Worry about bills and such while going to school and then get back to me.

For a lot of people; the options are: dorms at a university or community college classes while living at home with your parents. So going to college AND paying bills isn't usually a concern. I'm sure, if you move out, then you've got a headache on your hands.

[Victor Creed]

For a lot of people; the options are: dorms at a university or community college classes while living at home with your parents. So going to college AND paying bills isn't usually a concern. I'm sure, if you move out, then you've got a headache on your hands.

I'm just making the point that between a) being out and working while going to school and b)just going off to school and no having to work, the first teaches you more about the real world than the other.

[Colossal Spoons]

^I agree, but that sounds like going from step A to C. I feel The transition phase of leaving the "nest" slowly is needed, as opposed to getting flung out and landing on a pile of bills :D

[Victor Creed]

^I agree, but that sounds like going from step A to C. I feel The transition phase of leaving the "nest" slowly is needed, as opposed to getting flung out and landing on a pile of bills :D

Yea, would've been nice, but the constant strain of my younger brother (who was always in trouble) cost my parents lots of money over the years led me to leave and move in with my girlfriend (now wife) to make it easier for them to only have to deal with 2 kids instead of 3.

It was fairly difficult in the beginning, but it definitely made me appreciate the value of everything, lol.

[Colossal Spoons]

^Oh, I'm sure lol. Glad all that came together for you the way it did. Gotta love little brothers :o

[amazingfantasy15]

I beg to differ. Going to college and living in the real world at the same time teaches you more than living in a dorm that is paid for beforehand. Worry about bills and such while going to school and then get back to me.

Oh, so my last semester of school? Where I lived off-campus and was responsible for bills and rent and school. I live in the "real world" now and am responsible for bills, rent and the federal loans my parents took out. I also knew plenty of people in your position.

While going to college and living in the real world did you have to learn to live with someone that you spoke with once over the phone before living basically 24/7 with that person. Actually, I basically lived with 20 people I never knew before. Another 150 strangers were living above me, all the same age with basically all the same goals to have as much fun as they could, while getting the grades to stay in this place. I was in a city I only visited twice before that, those are very basic lessons, not ones I really even count. The biggest lessons I learned are intangible, I'd never trade that experience for anything in the world.

[Super Kal]

I was in college for about one semester, but I was not ready to be in college (my parents really pushed it on me) and I eventualy dropped out... When I become an official citizen of Florida, I do intend to go back.

[The Fonz]

Oh, so my last semester of school? Where I lived off-campus and was responsible for bills and rent and school. I live in the "real world" now and am responsible for bills, rent and the federal loans my parents took out. I also knew plenty of people in your position.

While going to college and living in the real world did you have to learn to live with someone that you spoke with once over the phone before living basically 24/7 with that person. Actually, I basically lived with 20 people I never knew before. Another 150 strangers were living above me, all the same age with basically all the same goals to have as much fun as they could, while getting the grades to stay in this place. I was in a city I only visited twice before that, those are very basic lessons, not ones I really even count. The biggest lessons I learned are intangible, I'd never trade that experience for anything in the world.

This part is definitely true for me. I only visited my "real" college campus once before attending (St. Cloud State). Living on the dorm taught me so much more about social interactions and people than living with my family at a community college. It was cooler at St. Cloud because I was with people in similar situations and we sort of formed a society around college. But living off campus I learned many things, important things, slower than I did when I was at college.