> > I've been thinking about that discussion concerning college. I think it's OK to take those first two years at a community college. First, it's cheaper, but you may also be closer to home. It also makes a good transition from high school and lessens the shock of going into a big, scary university.
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> > These days, it is easier to transfer credits from a community college. I know a lot of people who did that. One was my son who went to Roane State Community College for two years and then got an engineering degree from the University of Tennessee. I don't think it made any difference.
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> I agree. I went to a community college that was part of the University of Wisconsin system (if it's part of the U of State, you usually get a guaranteed transfer to any of the other U's of State). Two years, and I only paid $1250/semester. I also think I got better education there than I'm now getting at a huge UW school that's supposed to be great. It's also true that students who spend their first two years at a two-year community college do better at the larger colleges later on--I think that's because, by the time two years has passed, you're not as prone to be distracted by everything "college" and more likely to put school first.
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> Vida

Yes, I remember when I was a freshman at MTSU (then MTSC) there were a lot of kids that were away from home for the first time, and they went nutz. Study was not a word in their vocabulary. They mostly partied. Needless to say, they didn't come back after Christmas break.

I've also know a few who went to the University of Tennessee and the sheer size of it freaked them out. Most of them dropped out. It's tough going from a small high school to a big university.
Howard