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college questions.. (please answer if you've graduated colle
For those of you who have gone to college and FINISHED, was it worth it? Truthfully?
How did you stay committed and motivated?
Was it really hard? Are community colleges hard?
What are the classes like.. because I'm not going to lie.. it makes me nervous. I dont want to be wandering around and get lost or whatever.
Better than highschool or worse..?
I'm just very anxious.
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Yes, it was worth it for me -not because I make millions of dollars, but because it was a goal that I set for myself and reached it beyond the many obstacles I face. I was a teen age mother of two, and so I felt like I had to do it for myself but most importantly for them. It was hard as hell for me. I was a 4.0 student in High school and felt that college was going to be a breeze, it wasn't; however I did graduate with an accumulative of 3.9. It takes patience, maturity, determination and self motivation to stay committed. It takes being able to tell your friends that you will meet that you are studying when they feel like partying or skipping class.
How did I stay motivated - I thought of my future goals, what I wanted and what it would take to get it. I was determined that I wasn't going back where I came from and seeing my children everyday.
I attended a community college first before transferring to a HUGE college in Atlanta, where I knew no one. I was scared too and no, community college wasn't as hard for me as the university was. The Community College was smaller, I knew many people who attended, the teachers were much easier, I had a name and not just a number.
The classes were very different from high school. It combines what you learned in high school and advances it. The atmosphere to me was also different than high school at the University but at the community college.
I am able to find jobs and am considered faster than a non-degreed person, but there are other obstacles I face, beyond education or college with jobs. The pay isn't that great either. It's OK, but to be honest with you, I have seen people with NO college period advance, just as someone with a degree with has been discouraging for me, but again that's when I can internalize and be thankful that I reach that goal that I set out to reach. Better than High school or worse? I would say better because it's allowing you that opportunity to advance from a teenager to a young adult, and next an adult.
Good Luck and I hope you go, because I support obtaining as much education as you can! Some people aren't blessed to go and wish they could go. If you have that opportunity to go, be thankful for it, and go for it!
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Better than highschool.
If you are open to it, better in highschool in every possible way.
The bottom rung, those diliberately ignorant people (no offence meant, but there it is) don't go on to college. People are less clique-y and generally, more engaged in the world around them.
Also, generally, you don't have to take as many classes that don't interest you.
How did I stay committed and motivated?
I studied something I loved, which is the most important thing for me.
Also, I didn't ALWAYS stay committed and motivated.
Seriously, unless you need to get scholarships or you want to go on and do a masters or doctorate... your grades in college don't matter all that much. Just pass your classes, and get what you can out of each of them.
Sure, if you have higher education goals, grades do matter, but if you don't, don't stress yourself out.
Was it worth it personally?
Well, yes.
However, I didn't go thousands of dollars into debt for my education.
AND I'm actually working in my field of study.
That makes me a bit unusual. The majority of people carry school debt and many never work any job that has anything to do with thier undergrad.
So, I'm not really norm.
Even if that wasn't the case, I still say it was a great place to spend four years.
It's okay to be nervous! I'm sure you were nervous about highschool too! The cool thing about college is that there are literally thousands of you who are new to it. Hunderds of people wander around and get lost that first week! So, it's fine. You will be given maps and meet frosh bosses who are so friendly it makes you vomit a little.
Okay, maybe that last part is just me, but there will be uber-nice frosh bosses.
Finally, the BEST thing about college is this:
If isn't working out for you, you can quit.
If you aren't getting what you want from college, you just leave and go find another one. Or find a job or a training program!
You don't really have opitions when it comes to highschool, but when it comes to college, the options are there. Some of them take a bit more work then others, but really, you can do anything you want evetually.
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