Transferring from a CC to UC = missed "college experience"?

xleper17
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:16:44 +0000

I am actually the opposite of CaliforniaLife. I went in, went out and went on with my life. I passed as quietly as possible. Yes, maybe I came to absolutely abhor my CCC. But I am still really glad I went. It gave me time to develop my study skills and find my major, something that I think people should really think about instead of picking some random major and finding that you just don’t want to write a million essays or spend hours on a single lab.

As far as the UC social life goes, it is what you make of it. When I visited my friend at her dorm during her sophomore year, she was nervous and worried that she wouldn’t make friends this time around (which is why she asked me to visit her, this is at UCSD), I found that as long as you have a ready smile, anyone can be a friend. It takes time to find the right ones, but being friendly, laughing and happy is a fail-proof method. Maybe people will already have their friends when you get there, but from my limited experience, I have learned that people are never against making new friends. Whether it’s joining a club, participating in your dorm party/function, or trying to talk to people after class… friends can always be found.