I attend a community college, they have one of the best competitive programs I am part of. I understand people have a stereotype about community colleges, let them think whatever because you can end up better than a lot of people who graduated from a university. There are so many variations one can go through, you just can't generalize. Plus this is not the last stop, you will always have opportunities to go for your bachelor's, a lot of universities offer a fast track (2 years instead of 4) for the same degree.

Sure yours and my friends are getting their Masters now, but I'm working my way up and getting the experience. You're doing this for yourself, not for anyone else. Don't compare, it will only hurt you more.

You must have the same thought about community colleges too since you feel a 4 yr college/university is too good for you it's okay. Feeling unprepared is normal, you don't know what to expect - you haven't even started yet. You learn class by class.

I understand negative thoughts can inhibit you in a lot of aspects of life. Taking care of depression will help.