A lot of students from the class of 2009 are being admitted into well-known, great, beautiful, prestigous colleges, and they get to leave home. I’m stuck being accepted into a community college with no stan-dards because my GPA sucked. I am so upset. I’ll be going there for maybe 1-2 years, probably not even making friends because it’s a CC. How can I get over myself?
LOL! You don’t understand the great position you are in.
First community colleges are not all sucky. The one I went to was more rigorous and had smaller classes with instructors who much more involved with their students’ learning than the University where I earned my BS. The University, on the other hand, had large classes that were too often taught by graduate students and sometimes taught by foreign graduate students whose English skills were so poor, I had trouble understanding them.
I ended up with an MBA. A close friend whom I met at community college earned a PhD and now teaches at a well-known and well-respected East Coast university.
You have two years to prove yourself. Getting good grades at community college will enable you to apply and get accepted at the type of colleges you desire and guess what? In the end your the college named on your BA/BS diploma will be from the great, beautiful and prestigious place. Additionally, if you play your cards right, you will have paid less than your friends who started out there as freshman.
So, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Buckle down and prove yourself for the next two years and then apply to the college of your choice. You will never be sorry you did.