2 years at community college or straight to 4-year university?
Asked by Bill MI graduated high school in 2006 and went to DeVry University in Georgia. I planned on getting a degree from there, but it turned out to be a horrible school and a complete waste of time and money. Everything my parents saved up for me to go to college was used up trying to pay for DeVry. Now, I applied to a four year school and got accepted, along with all of my redits from DeVry. I can go there in Fall 2007 if I continue with the registration. However, my dad is complaining about money and wanting me to go to community college since it's wiser financially. I have a friend in Daytona Beach who offered me to come room with him in an apartment and go to Daytona Beach Community College. If I do that, I've got to arrange to have my college transcripts sent and apply. I really want the social life of a university. Community college can't give me that. But I'll be in debt until I'm 70 if I do 4 years at a university. So what's the better option?
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Answered by unknown1534
Dude, I don't know. It's your decision. Here's what I'd break it down into: 4-Year University: Lots of money, dorm social life (which you want), good education (but very hard), don't have time to work a job or get off campus much, come out with a lot of debt CC: Save money, earn money working the whole time, moderate education (high school all over again just to get the basics done), may not get the social life you want if you don't work hard for it, risk that credits may not all transfer to university causing you to go to school for 5 years instead of 4, and in your case, DAYTONA BEACH! That's a very hard decision. I don't even know what to suggest for you. But if it's the social life you want most, I have a feeling you can find it both places, especially since you'd be at Daytona Beach. Living in a dorm basically gives you a social life whether you want it or not. Community college forces you into a commuter lifestyle, so you'd have to work harder to make friends with your classmates and co-workers. But it can be done. Good luck with that, Man. Wish I could suggest one to you, but it's entirely your decision, and it's suh a hard one to make, if I was in your shoes, I'd be lost. So, for that, I wish you the best of luck.
Dude, I don't know. It's your decision. Here's what I'd break it down into: 4-Year University: Lots of money, dorm social life (which you want), good education (but very hard), don't have time to work a job or get off campus much, come out with a lot of debt CC: Save money, earn money working the whole time, moderate education (high school all over again just to get the basics done), may not get the social life you want if you don't work hard for it, risk that credits may not all transfer to university causing you to go to school for 5 years instead of 4, and in your case, DAYTONA BEACH! That's a very hard decision. I don't even know what to suggest for you. But if it's the social life you want most, I have a feeling you can find it both places, especially since you'd be at Daytona Beach. Living in a dorm basically gives you a social life whether you want it or not. Community college forces you into a commuter lifestyle, so you'd have to work harder to make friends with your classmates and co-workers. But it can be done. Good luck with that, Man. Wish I could suggest one to you, but it's entirely your decision, and it's suh a hard one to make, if I was in your shoes, I'd be lost. So, for that, I wish you the best of luck.
