By failure - 15/10/2014 01:06 - United States - Loomis

Today, my boyfriend told me that he'd feel like a failure if he went to community college. I'm planning to go to community college next year. FML
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DestinyNiya 33

At least you're moving ahead. Don't worry, you'll be fine. :)

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hufflepuffle 13

College is expensive as hell. You'll save a ton of money by going to a community college and as long as you still get a degree from a good school you'll be fine.

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giantsfan2010 23

I'm at a 4 year university right now and I wish I went to community college first

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JustStella 28

It all boils down to the individual. My best friend and I attended a 4 year university... I'd say we're equal in terms of finances and intelligence. If I could do it again, I'd do the same thing... She's however taking some time off to work cause it's getting expensive. I have a cousin who went to CC because she liked the smaller class sizes. I went to University because I wanted the experience (and get plenty of Financial Aid, hallelujah). That's an unfortunate sterotype, and as someone commented before, it has it's reasons. However, you can't let that stop you. At the end of the day, it's your life, OP. You know the $$ that you have towards your schooling and your preferences. Plan accordingly. Let people think what they wanna think and say what they wanna say; people'll talk no matter what. /speech

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Brandi_Faith 33

Plus it wouldn't do Op any good if she started at a 4 year university but then had to drop out or stop for several years because she ran out of money for the schooling. Better to go where you know you can afford it.

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itwontvalidate 18

At least you're going to college and you're not a stuck up twat, good job!

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808andheartbreak 16

Your boyfriend sounds like an elitist punk. Don't worry about his 1 cent opinion. He clearly has insecurities of his own. Stay positive girl!

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siggy_mcsigx 22

Or he just has ambition? He didn't say everyone who goes to CC is a failure.

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Brandi_Faith 33

Maybe he does have ambitions, which is fine. But the way he worded it kind of made it sound like community college is for failures. It's fine to have a plan and a way of doing things that you prefer, but like anything in life that is only ok if you are understanding and sympathetic to the the fact that not everyone thinks like you and that their plans, ideas, values which differ from yours are not wrong, just different than yours. He would've been better off saying something like "I have always had this plan of what school to go to, what job to get, what salary to make, and I feel like if I were to go to community college that my plans wouldn't become fulfilled. I have a lot of pressure to make this work how I've always planned it."

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Aero_x 21

your boyfriend is ignorant. it doesn't make you any less of a person.

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may14th 26

I don't think he meant to offend you, he just seems to have different goals in mind for himself.

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Aero_x 21

he would be offending anyone that attends/has attended a community college just by saying he would feel like a failure by going there himself. it's apparently beneath him.

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bombielol 20

well Dont feel bad op community college is nothing to be ashamed of, at least you're doing something with your life

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alex_gen 38

I'm going to a community college. It's cheaper to go to one for the two years and then transfer to a 4-year college.

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anniemeece 23

I would feel like a failure if I went to community college. However, I do not think that all people who go to community college are failures. I try not to let my personal hangups influence how I view others.

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Shandra78 9

Nothing wrong with community college. I graduated a decade ago from a 2 year $5000 diploma program. Today I have no student debt, own my own home and have a job with full pension, medical benefits and a strong union. Picking a course of study that will have work available at the end of it is more important. Half my graduating class (Library and Information Technician) were out of work software engineers in their 40s and 50s. Lots of degrees there, and all they could find was burger flipping work without a practical skills diploma. If you want a degree that pays, become an accountant. Lots of people are afraid of numbers.

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