Attending Contra Costa College wasn’t easy for me. There was a lot of reasons why I didn’t want to go to a community college. I didn’t want to attend CCC because of other people negative opinions, stereotypes of CC and for some reason I felt that it was going to be like High School. I…
As week three comes to a close, I am suddenly finding myself already preparing for midterms, but that’s the quarter system for you. I’ve been in Southern California for a month now, and it’s quite different from the bay, that’s for sure. Temperatures reaching 90-100 daily, and the feeling of a hot, stickiness coming over…
In the beginning, it was kind of scary coming to a new campus, full of new people and barely knowing anyone there, but when I was going through the process of the application and there was the application for EOP as well. Once I had completed both I was accepted and I remember that EOP…
Ever since I’ve moved into my dorm, it finally sunk in that I’m officially in college. I’m no longer that high school/community college student. It is one singular thing now. I’m a student attending the University of California, Merced, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Adjusting here came quicker than I realized. Maybe it was…
I moved into my dorms August 23rd, the last day I saw my family. I literally cried the whole 3 hour car ride here. That day was pretty rough, but that night was a completely different story. I adjusted really quickly after that day! I met a lot of new great people and UC Merced…
Hi everyone! College was actually a pretty simple transition for me to walk into considering my four years at Middle College/CCC. I am thankful that I didn’t have to adapt to a whole new environment like most transfer students, but then again, I have been at CCC since 2011. I was expecting some sort of…
I was scared to start college, even if it’s community college it is college, and I was decided to do my best! I was scared to fail. I registered for 16 units, I had so many questions. Was I going to be able to handle it? Was I going to like my classes? Should I…