College Life

[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.

 

[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

 

[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

 

[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

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

 

[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.