College?

• mageisfun wrote on 2014-01-29 22:33
  So, today I was scheduling what classes I want to take next year, and I realized I only really need two classes for high school. I also discovered that since I'm so far ahead in my curriculum, I can take the college classes that I'm already taking, and take them at an actual college, so that got me thinking. Is college much different then high school? I hope the level of stupidity is dropped several notches and such, though I'd be going to this college (a local community college) just for senior year, then actually going to a college I want.
  
  But, advice on what to do, not to do, as a newbie on college campus? And how much different is it then high school?
  
  Thanks.
• Bankai231 wrote on 2014-01-30 06:38
  Community College =/= real college in the terms that you are speaking. Obviously as you get older the stupid people start to die off in that age group but com college in my experience still holds some pretty big idiots. In my high school there is dual enrollment which is basically what youre doing, half com college, half high school. Basically its the same thing as high school but with a little less idiots.
• Shanghai wrote on 2014-01-30 08:16
  The people who are uninterested in the class drop out rather quickly in college class courses; usually there's a massive enrollment list and then it quickly goes down due to the people that drop the class weeks later or just end up not going to class at all.
• Drizzit wrote on 2014-01-30 14:49
  College is different from high-school in that nobody is forcing you to go to class or do your homework. For that same reason, most of the idiots drop out by second semester of sophomore year.
• Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-30 16:23
  It depends where you go and how smart you are relative to everyone else at the institution. Prestigious schools are a ballgame of their own. Though state colleges are places where you can get good grades using the same techniques you used in high school.
  
  Of course if you lack motivation, you're going to fail at most places.
• Gaby5011 wrote on 2014-01-30 20:40
  I agree with pretty much everything everyone said. Don't get late in your homeworks/projects. You might get overloaded at times. Sleep well and eat well too. Lots of people I see are super tired and they run on adrenalin 24/7. Doesn't help to grow old well, if you see what I mean.
  
  Sorry for my English.
• Gaby5011 wrote on 2014-01-30 20:40
  I agree with pretty much everything everyone said. Don't get late in your homeworks/projects. You might get overloaded at times. Sleep well and eat well too. Lots of people I see are super tired and they run on adrenalin 24/7. Doesn't help to grow old well, if you see what I mean.
  
  Sorry for my English.
• mageisfun wrote on 2014-01-30 21:09
  Grades aren't really an issue for me, never have been, and I doubt it'll start in college (A place where I'll actually be motivated, and hopefully not hate going to, a large number of idiots at my high school). I was focusing more on the social aspect of college. Like, what are some good things to do to make sure you start out on the right foot? I enjoy clubs, and college has so many @.@.
  
  @Yuuki Asuna
  
  As for prestigious schools, I've gotten letters from and been messaged by Stanford, Brown, Georgetown, and others, but I doubt I'll be going to one of those, too expensive. Though I've visited some prestige schools, and really liked them. (I'll probably just go to a college in my state)
• Bunny wrote on 2014-01-30 22:00
  [FONT="Arial"]I'm pretty sure everyone gets bs mail from prestigious colleges like Harvard, Stanford, etc lol.
  
  And there's nothing special about college besides not having professors scold at you for not coming to class or not doing work.
  Ultimately, if you want to start off on the "right foot", the main thing you should focus on is time management. That's what usually makes or breaks you.
  People are so caught up with having a flexible schedule that slacking off is a huge problem. Homework is optional. If you do it, you'll pass. If you don't, you fail. Simple as that.
  
  If you like clubs, that's absolutely fine. Just make sure you can manage being in a club while focusing on school work at the same time. Sometimes it's not that easy. College is a great place to make new friends, but just make sure you manage your time wisely.
  
  When emailing professors, be sure to address them properly instead of saying "Yo" or "Hey". Professors hate this and may or may not ignore you. Just throwing that out there. Try to be friends with your professor, that usually takes you a long way.
  
  It doesn't matter which college you go to, it's what you make out of it that matters.[/FONT]
• Shanghai wrote on 2014-01-30 22:41
  Social aspects include the parties, kickbacks, clubs, school events, fraternities/sororities, and if you're dorming, your hall. You can obviously make small talk with the people in your class but from what I've seen people don't really do so since classes come and go so quickly(A quarter is only 10 weeks long in most colleges). Pick your poison; some of them may have an impact on your life later. If you have a car, your hang-out potential exponentially increases to the town around you because just the college campus can get pretty boring.
• Chockeh wrote on 2014-01-30 23:21
  College is fun.
• Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-31 00:13

  Quote from Chockeh;1193316:

  College is fun.

  
  
  Not 4 everyone.
• SlurpTASTY wrote on 2014-01-31 00:29
  Community college is exactly like high school, real college in a liberal arts major or the likes is like high school except more partying (if you're into that) and more people. No disrespect, just the truth (C's for degrees).
  
  College while taking some sort of applied science/science/med/law/business degree will kick your fucking ass, just you wait. Still lots of partying though.
  
  Schools for the arts are a whole other beast on their own, if you're passionate enough about your art of choice to go to school for it, you'll probably be fine anyway.
  
  

  Quote from mageisfun;1193276:

  
  As for prestigious schools, I've gotten letters from and been messaged by Stanford, Brown, Georgetown, and others, but I doubt I'll be going to one of those, too expensive. Though I've visited some prestige schools, and really liked them. (I'll probably just go to a college in my state)

  
  
  If you get accepted into a prestigious school and decide you really want to go there they will almost always give you the hook up. If you're even eligible for these schools usually you have 50 scholarships coming your way anyway.
• Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-31 00:47

  Quote from SlurpTASTY;1193334:

  If you get accepted into a prestigious school and decide you really want to go there they will almost always give you the hook up. If you're even eligible for these schools usually you have 50 scholarships coming your way anyway.

  
  
  Stanford and Ivy's are pretty good about dis
  
  Edit: Maybe Georgetown and Rutgers are 2 I just dunno cause Westcoastgirl
• k1nsoo wrote on 2014-02-02 02:06

  Quote from Yuuki Asuna;1193327:

  Not 4 everyone.

  
  
  ^
  
  Depends on you major. You are gonna suffer if you are Pre-law/Pre-med, engineer, accounting, etc.
  If you are psychology/management/liberal arts, better learn drinking games :D