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College opinions.
Next year I will be going to college. My gpa isn't very good (2.5) so I assumed I'd have to go to a community college for two years then transfer somewhere better. Going to community college my parents could pay for all
of it. The plan was I'd get a job and save up for after community college so I wouldn't have to get loans or be in debt. However all my friends are going to Kent (in Ohio, party school) and it seems like a lot of fun there. I heard I can get in with my gpa. It's not too expensive there but more then community obviously. Which means all my money and
my parents would go to it plus I'd have to take
out some loans. Do you think I'm making a mistake by not going away? Kent is only an hour away...
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I think that you are making the right decision by going to community first. You can always transfer to Kent once you are through with community if that's truly what you want. I think that you should concentrate on what type of program you'd like to study rather than where your friends are going. There is still a lot that goes on at community schools (clubs, sports, even parties) so I don't think that you will be missing out on too much. I myself am going to community college, and what keeps me happy with my decision is knowing that I will be going to a better, more fun school after, and that I am saving a lot of money while still getting a good education. And actually, when you apply for your career in the future, if you transfer to a university from community college you don't even have to tell them that you attended the community school. You can just put down the University.
Best of luck with your decision and have fun in school.
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I think it's time for you to take two giant steps backward and think about why you want to go to college and what you want out of it.
Going to college because it's a lot of fun is some very expensive fun.
What do you want out of college?
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As per you question in the comments section...
It depends on the student.
I've seen some students go 5 hours away from home, and they are home every weekend - they never make the transition to college and living at college or knowing that they can and have mastered a new culture.
I've seen students live on a campus where their parent's home is closer to the dinning hall than their dorm is, and they are away at college, they make all new friends etc.
I think going to a college where you know a number of people can make it harder to change and become a new person - it's just to easy and comfortable in the first few weeks when everything is new, to hang with those you know.
Hope that's more food for thought...
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