Community college

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So I decided that instead of getting a summer job (in between junior and senior year) I would take care of some future college credits. However, to be frank I am a little afraid to go (I abhor the thought of mingling with public schoolers (no offence meant to any I just have some bad memories)). Any who, anyone have any previous community college experience or advice for me?

Depends on the average age of the people in class. Some will probably have teenagers around your age - and you've probably dealt with enough of them to know what to expect. Other courses may have legal adults and some much older individuals; if this is the case, they probably won't care whether you come or go, and will likely interact with you only for group assignments. Even neurotypical college students tend to keep to themselves.

Collage is so much better than high school. People are less concerned with cliques and "being normal." Most people are there because they want to be, not because they are forced. The schools tend to be bigger so that there is more chance to find a group of people with whom you feel comfortable.

You'll likely be one of the youngest there. That should be interesting. My only advice would be to not let yourself feel shame about your age. Listen to yourself and only do what you are ready for. The good news is that your classmates will likely understand and be gentle with you. There might be older adults in your class and they will likely love the energy and enthusiasm of your youth. If you are as smart as I assume you are, they may come to you for help with their homework, if you give them half a chance. That might be an interesting event.

Good luck and have fun!

I only went for three days before I quit but it's probably waaayyy better while you're still in HS to take credits.

I really didn't like commuting to school. The only reason I can think for wanting college is to get a break from family tbh

Nah, college is an excellent opportunity to take more specialized classes, especially subjects that would never be offered in a (public) high school. If you can stand the deadlines, tuition hikes, and occasional people-interactions, it's a great place to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life.

rather be at public then special ed or private for that matter.

I've spend some time in community college...if anything you're less likely to stick out since there is typically a wider variety of people in community college and lots of different ages. So not really much existence of cliques or anything like that really, seems most people show up do their classes and then go off and continue their day...rather than regular college where most students live on campus in dorms most being in their late teens and 20s. Most people at community college have lives outside of college or are just trying to start out getting some credits, or might just be taking a couple courses for their own benefit..whereas at traditional colleges the school life takes up most of your time and that is pretty much your life.

Community college sounds good for what you are wanting...and may even help introduce you to the college environment in general to help you prepare or maybe even help you decide if you want to pursue a regular college education or not. If anything traditional colleges are more similar to public school than community college as far as social interaction.

^well i haven't seen you in a while. welcome back. i'm guessing you has at least somehting to say.

lots of people here in HS choose to take classes at the city college ("seesee"), mostly during the summer but if your schedule is open later on, you can take it whenever. i cleared my foreign language requirement by taking italian 101 there over the summer. and now i've forgotten everything and am learning ivrit...

tfw freaking out over my future college schedule.

I dropped out of high school and began attending community college early this year. The people there were only interested in getting their credits and getting out as fast as they could rather than socializing.

Personally, I found community college to be much easier than high school. Less homework (though this won't be the case for every class), depending on how your class schedule is you might only be there a few days of the week (I crammed all my classes exclusively into monday and wednesday), and a better sense of academic freedom.

Keep in mind that if you take a summer class, you'll be going through a semester of work in only a few weeks.