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Old Mar 30, 2009, 10:33 PM
equive equive is offline
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I just wanted to add to what someone above said, and note that I did my first two years at a community college and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I got half of my classes out of the way, and cut the cost of school in half, and you can just tell people where you got a Bachelor's degree from; you don't have to mention you did part of it at a community college. I also got to skip the whole "Freshman have to live in the dorms" thing, and got to go straight to my own apartment.

However - I did notice that I missed out on some stuff because of not starting here. For example, I'm in a psych research lab now, my senior year, but I would have had the opportunity to start doing it my freshman year, or doing more than one, or doing the same one for longer for a stronger letter of recommendation, had I started earlier. Universities offer some cool classes that community colleges just don't offer. A lot of people make a lot of friends their freshman year, because everyone is in the same boat of not knowing anyone, but it was harder when I came here as a junior.

Still, it was definitely the right decision for me. And definitely worth suggesting to other people, even though it might not be the right decision for you.

And congratulations on getting into all those universities! That is a big accomplishment and you should feel really proud.