Sunday, January 22, 2017

What They Didn't Tell Me About College

                    What they didn't tell me about college:

     1. That getting an associate's degree takes longer than two years.
     2. That if you have an outstanding student loan, it disqualifies
          you from being eligible for grants.
     3. That in order to be part of an honors group you need to go
          to classes full time.
     4. That textbooks are affordable at amazon.com
     5. That handwritten papers are a thing of the past.
     6. That your professor might be younger than you.
     7. That there are cliques within your classes.
     8. That those in a group project might take your topic.
     9. That not all classes are transferrable from school to school.
   10. That there are politics that play out between students.
   11. That there is more than one department to help with
         financial aid and books (EOPS).
   12. That school counseling can direct you to other school
         programs.
   13. That school can help you find work.
   14. That in order to be eligible for a career, you need at least
          a four year bachelor's degree, maybe a master's.
   15. That you don't need a high school diploma to go to college.
   16. That doing undergrad classes at a community college is a
          smart thing to do.
   17. That doing undergrad classes at a community college might
          help you make the transfer to a four-year college easier.