I think it's kinda funny how most of the people who judge me for going to a community college are the ones who never even went to college. Thank you for the uplifting video. Sometimes I get disappointed in myself for going to a community college bit I just have to remind myself that I'm at least taking the next step to my future rather than not going to college at all
Community College changed my life for the absolute better. I earned 3 associate degrees, a certificate and almost 100 credits. I transferred to a private university and am finishing up a bachelor degree. Simply put, as a community college graduate, I DOMINATE the workplace, and yes, I've competed with people with bachelor and master degrees with no issues lol. A lot of people from big colleges have this idea that they are "better" lol, but it takes more than a degree. You need WORK experience in addition to earning a degree. A degree is almost worthless if you have never held a job for at least 6 months or more. Community College is COLLEGE, and it can be a great experience if you make it that way. An associate degree is a degree lol........... It's all in the resume :) Go to community college and work a full or part time job to build your resume, then transfer to a 4 year school for the bachelors if you want to. Who cares what people think? LOL Shine on them.
I loved my CC, I am sad to leave it. I even had a friend that called it an "alternative to school"??? Even though we took the same classes? The negative stigma against CCs needs to stop!
Yea, I got accepted to a few Universities but I’m going to community college because MONEY and ever since I’ve made it knew it’s like suddenly I’m “not serious about my future”... I genuinely don’t understand the correlation
They may be the ones giving you condescending looks, but they're the ones paying substantially more for the same amount of education. Thanks for the upload!
im 21 and still in high school. im going to graduate this summer and im going to community college this fall, but im finding so hard to cope with people judgement to where i going or where i got accepted. it so hard for me and it stress me out because i feel like im not good enough for anything. and the high school i go to is small so they expect us to go to big university. helpppp
Yeah, it is so tough to not feel bad when people judge you! The older I get the more I have to realize how it only matters what you think about yourself. I know that sounds cliche, but it's totally true. "Comparison is the thief of joy." People learn at different paces and go to school at different ages, and guess what? That's totally okay! You are going to school, that's the important part. Just keep pushing along even through the hard parts. It will be great. You are good enough. In fact, you are MORE than enough.
People are always going to find ways to be mean no matter what. As you said, it is challenging and deserves recognition. I am a first semester university student and I am NOT doing well! If I get suspended, I will look at CC!
In my point of view the advantages of community college is that they dont pressures the students and they are more discipline than the universities .Im going to el Centro college and i mean everyone is friendly is nice and i think that community colleges are more discipline, organized and teachers are easy to ask them questions, etc. So i mean dont feel sad or mad if ur going to a community college...cuz it dont matter where u come from...wat matters is your career and ur job.
And I mean the law of the universe is Karma..so if those people judge u in a negative way...karma will get them back just like a mirror..and Im proud of u that you are going to a college...my classmates didnt got accepted cuz either their gpa and the test scores. So feel proud that you got accepted and still continuing your education! 👍😇
@@lesliemartinez3883 One of the great things about community college is you're not required to take any college entrance exam like an SAT or to have a great high school GPA to be accepted. Generally all that's required is a high school diploma or GED, and many community colleges offer adult education programs to help people earn GEDs as well.
My cc actually has a dual enrollment for university of La Vern CA and with a reduced tuition (50% off not including school grants) my cc also has transfer spots for other top California colleges, it’s honestly best to get your AA in community college and be debt free when you go for your bachelors the next two years.
I'm proud of you! You are doing great things with your life! You are a BEAUTIFUL person inside & out! Don't worry about what anyone has to say or what they think. Always stay true to who YOU are! God bless! Love,LaShawna
Thanks for this video! I didn't have a lot of goals for myself during high school and just recently decided on what I want to do and where I want to be in the future. I feel like community college has given me a second chance that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten and am super blessed to even receive education. I have felt embarrassed telling others that I'm going to a community college but I want to try and have a more positive outlook and realize that plans don't always go according to plan! I wish more people talked about this and saw things the way you do
Good video. I just got accepted to UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara coming from community college. I do know and have faced the negative stigma behind it, and since my brother got into UC berkeley and my sister to UC davis, both straight out of high school, I am seen as the failure child for not getting into a 'real' college !! until now
I went to a CC for 2 years on a full scholarship (I graduated Valedictorian of my small highschool class). I then transferred to my large state university and received a transfer scholarship. I wasn’t ready to go off to a large university at 18yrs old. At the end of the day you get a BA or BS with the university name on it...no different than if you went as a freshman or transfer. Btw...on university graduation day I was 1 of maybe half-dozen that graduated with honors out of hundreds in our university’s college (within the university...university of ...college of communications). Congratulations on transferring to Berkeley!
I needed this video so much! This just sums up what I've been going through my first year of community college. It's nice to hear someone else talk about this. I've had a lot of old high school friends look down on me for attending a cc. The perception that you must be stupid and have become the "loser of a friend group" really affected me. Watching this has really recharged me to go into the next semester a lot stronger. Thanks so much!
Dude, I'm from Poland where a ton of colleges are poor, teachers don't update their notes for 30 years, education ends up useless. My high school was a moldy soviet bunker, you could smell it stink with mold several meters away from the building. I can't imagine community colleges in usa being worse than that... therefore there is no problem.
Awesome video! As a current high school senior going on to graduation, I have decided to go to my local community college. As for me, maturity does not play much of a role when it comes to deciding on your institution of choice or any other plans after high school. For me it is all about what you already have and what you will need in the years to come. I am making the choice to go to my local community college because it is within arms reach and there are some things that community college offers that a 4 year university does not offer. So I believe going to a community college would really help. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. ♥️
I would have gotten his contact info. That way when I'm successful, I can contact him and invite him to lunch. But I'm just petty lol. I know someone who transferred to *Harvard* from my CC. I just got two scholarships to two different private universities and before I go, I want to buy CC merch just so I can point to it like "Yup. I did that. Look at me now!" Luckily I haven't personally met too many rude people but I have met a few (family mostly). They usually see it as smart since I'm saving money. I'll also go to a CC for summer classes to save even more money! Because when I'm a Psychiatrist? Those ignorant people who I *have* met? They'll eat every letter of their words.
I get a ton of "Ohhhhhh.... hmmmmmmmmmm:/" whenever I say I go to a community college. I very occasionally get the "your'e going to take forever to transfer".
Generally the GE classes are transferrable. Vocational classes are non-transferrable. Actually, the problem is, at least in california, it is very hard to get classes in community college. Based on your seniority you are given a time after which you can register for classes. When you try to register for classes, most of the GE classes are already full. So the key to community college is to find out how hard is it to get classes.
Fortunately at my community college (in CA) I didn't ever have any issues taking any GE classes. The reason being the GE classes at my cc were generally larger(because so many people have to take them) and they offered a few different sections. Sometimes I would have to add myself to the waitlist or maybe if it was a super small, specific class (for my major) I would have to wait a semester, but I didn't really have an issue. I had more than enough time to finish my requirements before I transferred to UC Berkeley. I also took a few classes at other CC's in CA and didn't run into that issue. I think it depends on your major, I've always found those requirements to be more specific and therefore harder to get into. I also think it matters how high or low you place on the placement exams. But of course, everyone's community college experience is different depending on where you go. I just happened to be really fortunate! :)
You just need to submit all your proper paperwork early to get priority registration whether you are a freshman or returning student. I applied late and still got the classes I wanted even though many were full.
thanks for this video! Even before starting at a cc, some people told me that is really hard to transfer, that I should give up. It was hard. Actually it is, because I get sad at lot, I keep thinking if it is really worth it cause my biggest fear is get rejected when I try to transfer. your video really cheered me up ♥
Aww, thank you so much for the comment. This one really stuck with me! I totally know how you feel. I am so glad you liked this video. People will always try to tear you down, but just keep getting up!
Everyone please think about CC before making a decision on where you go to school! In the long run, if you choose to go for a Bachelors degree, you will have saved so much money! The low cost of CC is just one of the pros, among others. Please consider CC and transferring to a university.
Not only do they not matter going into community college, but if you then get good grades at Community college, and then transfer to a 4 year school, then that 4 year school wont look at your high school grades or SAT scores either! Just your grades from Community College. (This might not be true for ALL 4 year schools, but definitely a lot of the schools that I looked into)
Tbh I think maybe I never got too upset when I heard snide remarks because I took a gap year and am a lot wiser than what I would have been fresh out of hs. I 100% recommend taking a gap year to mature!
Did you choose a major in community college, because I'm unsure about my major and I've only been going part time and I just feel like crap and unmotivated because I don't know what to do
Hey, I did choose a major in community college! I wasn't sure what I wanted to study when I first got there so I just took a lot of General Education classes until I figured out what I liked. I totally remember being unmotivated myself! It will be okay! Do you have a favorite subject?
I was the same way! It will work out :) Just keep taking it one day at a time, one class at a time. You will figure out what you like/what you are good at!
CC is awesome, smaller classes, WAYYY cheaper and flexible!
I think it's kinda funny how most of the people who judge me for going to a community college are the ones who never even went to college. Thank you for the uplifting video. Sometimes I get disappointed in myself for going to a community college bit I just have to remind myself that I'm at least taking the next step to my future rather than not going to college at all
Exactly! You are amazing no matter what! And I think it's great you have made the decision to pursue college! CC's are wonderful!
And then those that go to a university from day 1 are broke and have to pay student loan debt once they are done.
Community College changed my life for the absolute better. I earned 3 associate degrees, a certificate and almost 100 credits. I transferred to a private university and am finishing up a bachelor degree. Simply put, as a community college graduate, I DOMINATE the workplace, and yes, I've competed with people with bachelor and master degrees with no issues lol. A lot of people from big colleges have this idea that they are "better" lol, but it takes more than a degree. You need WORK experience in addition to earning a degree. A degree is almost worthless if you have never held a job for at least 6 months or more. Community College is COLLEGE, and it can be a great experience if you make it that way. An associate degree is a degree lol........... It's all in the resume :) Go to community college and work a full or part time job to build your resume, then transfer to a 4 year school for the bachelors if you want to. Who cares what people think? LOL Shine on them.
Nate Motivation 3 associate degrees? Please explain. I don't know much about CC
Nate Motivation did you finish at age 22? I doubt I will have school finished by then but I suppose some people don’t.
Every people will eventually have work experience. In the long run, degree are more important
I loved my CC, I am sad to leave it. I even had a friend that called it an "alternative to school"??? Even though we took the same classes? The negative stigma against CCs needs to stop!
Its a negative stigma because thats how the facsit idiots do it.
Yea, I got accepted to a few Universities but I’m going to community college because MONEY and ever since I’ve made it knew it’s like suddenly I’m “not serious about my future”... I genuinely don’t understand the correlation
They may be the ones giving you condescending looks, but they're the ones paying substantially more for the same amount of education. Thanks for the upload!
im 21 and still in high school. im going to graduate this summer and im going to community college this fall, but im finding so hard to cope with people judgement to where i going or where i got accepted. it so hard for me and it stress me out because i feel like im not good enough for anything. and the high school i go to is small so they expect us to go to big university. helpppp
Yeah, it is so tough to not feel bad when people judge you! The older I get the more I have to realize how it only matters what you think about yourself. I know that sounds cliche, but it's totally true. "Comparison is the thief of joy." People learn at different paces and go to school at different ages, and guess what? That's totally okay! You are going to school, that's the important part. Just keep pushing along even through the hard parts. It will be great. You are good enough. In fact, you are MORE than enough.
People are always going to find ways to be mean no matter what. As you said, it is challenging and deserves recognition. I am a first semester university student and I am NOT doing well! If I get suspended, I will look at CC!
In my point of view the advantages of community college is that they dont pressures the students and they are more discipline than the universities .Im going to el Centro college and i mean everyone is friendly is nice and i think that community colleges are more discipline, organized and teachers are easy to ask them questions, etc. So i mean dont feel sad or mad if ur going to a community college...cuz it dont matter where u come from...wat matters is your career and ur job.
And I mean the law of the universe is Karma..so if those people judge u in a negative way...karma will get them back just like a mirror..and Im proud of u that you are going to a college...my classmates didnt got accepted cuz either their gpa and the test scores. So feel proud that you got accepted and still continuing your education! 👍😇
@@lesliemartinez3883 One of the great things about community college is you're not required to take any college entrance exam like an SAT or to have a great high school GPA to be accepted. Generally all that's required is a high school diploma or GED, and many community colleges offer adult education programs to help people earn GEDs as well.
My cc actually has a dual enrollment for university of La Vern CA and with a reduced tuition (50% off not including school grants) my cc also has transfer spots for other top California colleges, it’s honestly best to get your AA in community college and be debt free when you go for your bachelors the next two years.
I'm proud of you! You are doing great things with your life! You are a BEAUTIFUL person inside & out! Don't worry about what anyone has to say or what they think. Always stay true to who YOU are! God bless! Love,LaShawna
prettyinpixie Aww, Thanks! Your welcome sweetie!
Thanks for this video! I didn't have a lot of goals for myself during high school and just recently decided on what I want to do and where I want to be in the future. I feel like community college has given me a second chance that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten and am super blessed to even receive education. I have felt embarrassed telling others that I'm going to a community college but I want to try and have a more positive outlook and realize that plans don't always go according to plan! I wish more people talked about this and saw things the way you do
Good video.
I just got accepted to UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara coming from community college. I do know and have faced the negative stigma behind it, and since my brother got into UC berkeley and my sister to UC davis, both straight out of high school, I am seen as the failure child for not getting into a 'real' college !! until now
But who has 40 thousand dollars less in debt? You my brother
Thank you for sharing.
you have a beautiful ass heart. Thanks for the uplifting video gee
Thank you so much! :) I'm glad you liked it!!
I went to a CC for 2 years on a full scholarship (I graduated Valedictorian of my small highschool class). I then transferred to my large state university and received a transfer scholarship.
I wasn’t ready to go off to a large university at 18yrs old.
At the end of the day you get a BA or BS with the university name on it...no different than if you went as a freshman or transfer. Btw...on university graduation day I was 1 of maybe half-dozen that graduated with honors out of hundreds in our university’s college (within the university...university of ...college of communications).
Congratulations on transferring to Berkeley!
do your community college classes get calculated into your transfer university or are they two separate GPAs?
I needed this video so much! This just sums up what I've been going through my first year of community college. It's nice to hear someone else talk about this. I've had a lot of old high school friends look down on me for attending a cc. The perception that you must be stupid and have become the "loser of a friend group" really affected me. Watching this has really recharged me to go into the next semester a lot stronger. Thanks so much!
Thank You sooo much for the advice!! My entire perspective is transformed after this 11 minutes ;)
Dude, I'm from Poland where a ton of colleges are poor, teachers don't update their notes for 30 years, education ends up useless. My high school was a moldy soviet bunker, you could smell it stink with mold several meters away from the building. I can't imagine community colleges in usa being worse than that... therefore there is no problem.
Great video! I got into a few ivy leagues after community college, so it is 100% worthwhile!
Awesome video! As a current high school senior going on to graduation, I have decided to go to my local community college. As for me, maturity does not play much of a role when it comes to deciding on your institution of choice or any other plans after high school. For me it is all about what you already have and what you will need in the years to come. I am making the choice to go to my local community college because it is within arms reach and there are some things that community college offers that a 4 year university does not offer. So I believe going to a community college would really help. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. ♥️
I would have gotten his contact info. That way when I'm successful, I can contact him and invite him to lunch. But I'm just petty lol.
I know someone who transferred to *Harvard* from my CC. I just got two scholarships to two different private universities and before I go, I want to buy CC merch just so I can point to it like "Yup. I did that. Look at me now!"
Luckily I haven't personally met too many rude people but I have met a few (family mostly). They usually see it as smart since I'm saving money. I'll also go to a CC for summer classes to save even more money! Because when I'm a Psychiatrist? Those ignorant people who I *have* met? They'll eat every letter of their words.
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Any tips for people planning to trasnfer into a private uni/ivy legue?
I get a ton of "Ohhhhhh.... hmmmmmmmmmm:/" whenever I say I go to a community college. I very occasionally get the "your'e going to take forever to transfer".
Generally the GE classes are transferrable. Vocational classes are non-transferrable. Actually, the problem is, at least in california, it is very hard to get classes in community college. Based on your seniority you are given a time after which you can register for classes. When you try to register for classes, most of the GE classes are already full. So the key to community college is to find out how hard is it to get classes.
Fortunately at my community college (in CA) I didn't ever have any issues taking any GE classes. The reason being the GE classes at my cc were generally larger(because so many people have to take them) and they offered a few different sections. Sometimes I would have to add myself to the waitlist or maybe if it was a super small, specific class (for my major) I would have to wait a semester, but I didn't really have an issue. I had more than enough time to finish my requirements before I transferred to UC Berkeley. I also took a few classes at other CC's in CA and didn't run into that issue. I think it depends on your major, I've always found those requirements to be more specific and therefore harder to get into. I also think it matters how high or low you place on the placement exams. But of course, everyone's community college experience is different depending on where you go. I just happened to be really fortunate! :)
You just need to submit all your proper paperwork early to get priority registration whether you are a freshman or returning student. I applied late and still got the classes I wanted even though many were full.
thanks for this video! Even before starting at a cc, some people told me that is really hard to transfer, that I should give up. It was hard. Actually it is, because I get sad at lot, I keep thinking if it is really worth it cause my biggest fear is get rejected when I try to transfer. your video really cheered me up ♥
Aww, thank you so much for the comment. This one really stuck with me! I totally know how you feel. I am so glad you liked this video. People will always try to tear you down, but just keep getting up!
This video made me feel so much more confident and happy in my decision of going to cc, thank you so much!
Thanks for this video! I would hopefully be starting this Spring, and I needed to hear this. :)
Everyone please think about CC before making a decision on where you go to school! In the long run, if you choose to go for a Bachelors degree, you will have saved so much money! The low cost of CC is just one of the pros, among others. Please consider CC and transferring to a university.
Do grades from high school matter to get into a community college? Just wondering
No they do not! :)
Not only do they not matter going into community college, but if you then get good grades at Community college, and then transfer to a 4 year school, then that 4 year school wont look at your high school grades or SAT scores either! Just your grades from Community College.
(This might not be true for ALL 4 year schools, but definitely a lot of the schools that I looked into)
Laurie Epstein what were the schools that you looked into that didn’t look at high school grades if you did well in CC
Tbh I think maybe I never got too upset when I heard snide remarks because I took a gap year and am a lot wiser than what I would have been fresh out of hs. I 100% recommend taking a gap year to mature!
Definitely it is you know what u want and they don't
I think everyone should go to a local CC first for the two years.. give the middle finger to 4 years.. (unless you have a full ride)
you're like the only person whose experience I can realate too
Did you choose a major in community college, because I'm unsure about my major and I've only been going part time and I just feel like crap and unmotivated because I don't know what to do
Hey, I did choose a major in community college! I wasn't sure what I wanted to study when I first got there so I just took a lot of General Education classes until I figured out what I liked. I totally remember being unmotivated myself! It will be okay! Do you have a favorite subject?
prettyinpixie I love science but I'm not great in chemistry I've also been enjoying more of my English classes as well.
I was the same way! It will work out :) Just keep taking it one day at a time, one class at a time. You will figure out what you like/what you are good at!
prettyinpixie thank you pixie! :)