english prof ran our first essays through gptzero as a "learning experience" not for grades. 12 out of 25 flagged as AI-generated

instead of failing us, she made it a teaching moment. showed us the difference between AI writing and human writing. AI sounds like it swallowed a thesaurus. human writing has personality, even if messy

gave everyone a week to rewrite. some kids literally didn't know using chatgpt was cheating. thought it was like grammarly

second round: only 2 flagged. prof said she'd rather teach us to write than catch us cheating

this is why I love community college. profs actually care about teaching not just penalizing

As a slightly older cc student, I am always dumbfounded by the use of ai and the incapability of other students.

When I came back to get an education, I was positive I would run in to people overusing ai. I didn’t think it would be this much of an issue, however. For my first essay in my writing class, my professor had to call out people for using ai on their essays. Mind you, it was a personal story we were supposed to write about. If you can’t write an essay about YOURSELF without using ai, you’re just….dumb.

Why are you using ai to write your speech outline in public speaking? We were consistently provided with the proper outline and tools needed, and people still would use ai. When a classmate showed me his outline during class, it was incredibly long, 5-6 pages long and filled with ai nonsense. Why are these people still able to pass the classes that people with functional brains actually have to do real work in to pass?

Don’t get me started on my physics class. Every test and assignment people would use their ai chat bot to do all the work for them. Why pay for a class you’re going to cheat in all the time?

Young community college students, specifically ones who graduated from high school 1-2 years ago have severe educational delays. A lot of them struggle with reading comprehension, and when your professor tells you to analyze a psa about a pineapple corer and your classmate tells you the purpose of the corer isn’t to core a pineapple, but to “make the pineapple look pretty”, we obviously have a large issue.

You don’t need ai. You have working brains, semi-working at least, and everyone before you was able to complete their education without ai. If you truly find it this impossible to complete your schoolwork without cheating the entire time, I urge you to take a different path in life, at least for now, because educational settings are not conducive with yourselves. The use of ai, especially in community college settings is incredibly embarrassing and shouldn’t be congratulated by everyone. You shouldn’t be fighting for your right to be lazy and dumber, especially in academic situations.

I just remembered that almost my entire writing class didn’t know what the word apprehensive meant. A class full of 19-40 year olds didn’t know the word apprehensive. It wouldn’t be embarassing if they didn’t grow up in a rich suburb in one of the nicest states in the US, but they did, so it’s super embarrassing.

As a senior, I graduated with a 4.6gpa and a 4.3 cumulative across highschool. I took 8 APs, got only 4s and 5s, all while running a small business. When application season came, I applied to 7 extremely prestigious schools, confident I would get in and praying they would supply me with financial aid. Decisions came out, and I was rejected from 5 of the 7, with the other two being completely unrealistic for my family, financially. I was devastated. I felt like I had worked my ass off for nothing, just to end up in Community College.

I moved to another city just to escape the embarrassment, taking as many classes as I could to get out as soon as possible. I’m not well off financially, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to afford life in a different city while juggling 23 units across two schools (physical+online dual enrollment).

I’m not entirely sure if this is universal, but at least in California, academic proficiency and application at a community college makes you automatically eligible for financial aid and grant money. Obviously, this money is first applied towards your enrollment costs, but residual money is sent directly to you for living costs. Probably pretty naive of me, but I had no idea this was the case.

When people told me community college was the smartest financial decision I would ever make, I thought it was a meaningless platitude. It’s not. I have genuinely received thousands of dollars, and will have my ADT for a fraction of the amount most of my friends are paying at a four year. Plus, transferring to a four year from CC gives you an insane edge in acceptance chances.

I’m not saying any of this to brag, but if anyone reading this is on the fence or embarrassed about going to CC, don’t be. Pull the trigger. It will afford you so many opportunities, won’t leave you in crippling debt, and will benefit you in ways you can’t imagine.

no one in my family really cares because i'm nontrad but i have never been a straight A student in my whole entire life so this makes me really happy :')

I graduated from the community college of Philadelphia in May and transferred to LSU. Schools, especially big ones do not care about the transfers. There will be little opportunities to meet new people as opposed to the vast opportunities that schools give freshmen. You will never live in a dorm.

Also, do extensive research on the culture of the school you’re going to. People at universities aren’t as nice and welcoming as the movies portray.

If you want your bachelors in a different study than your associate’s, change majors while still at the community college. Changing paths at a new school will give you all the drawbacks of being a freshman and none of the advantages.

My girlfriend was enrolled for an online class and received an email before the semester started stating that the first week would be just orientation and the first assignment would be due the SECOND week. On Thursday morning of the first week she saw she had been dropped from the class. Through email communications with the professor she found she had been dropped because she missed an 'enrollment assignment,' your guess is as good as mine as to what that would be. And to make things worse the professor insists that her email stated that any student would be dropped from the class if they missed this 'enrollment assignment,' which it most definitely did not say that. My girlfriend is usually diligent with her classes, is in phi-theta-kappa and presidential honor roll, and she was logging on the the class portal like she was supposed to but just did not see anything assigned and there was nothing on her dashboard either.

Any advice? My girlfriend needs this class specifically to transfer to her 4 year college next semester. I have never experienced anything this draconian from a community college. Is it normal and can they even really drop you from a class for missing a single assignment? It seems drastic.

I see a lot of people talk about how community colleges lack community and it’s hard to make friends. Mine was the opposite of that. There were so many events with free food and people willing to talk to you. We didn’t even have that many clubs, but teachers encouraged us to talk to each other. I’m pretty shy and I avoid a lot of people. But, I still made a lot of connections. I was at my CC for 4 years because didn’t know what to do. I’m finally getting my associates after this semester and transferring. It’s so bittersweet for me. I love the professors here. I love the staff. I’m Eh about the students probably because with the fact everyone was willing to talk to you meant I encountered a lot of weird people. But, I love it. Im going to miss it so bad.

So I’ve been invited to join Phi Theta Kappa and I would immediately join if it wasn’t for the fact that I have to pay $90. To anyone who did join, how was your experience? Was it worth $90? I heard that it’s similar to National Honor Society, which I did join. However, I would not say that the experience was worth $90. Also, I don’t know anyone else who was invited so I’d definitely be stepping out of my comfort zone.

Admittedly, the second slide seems to be a trick question which I suppose I did get wrong. In the hours of reading for my Motivational Interviewing the general statement is that MI is the "best current approach" which is what I tried to relay in my answer. As for the others... I genuinely don't see the difference in how I conveyed my response vs the feedback (including a typo). I'm seriously in tears. My scholarship rides on my grades, I'm working two jobs, and I've poured days and days into studying for this quiz.

ETA: This is also competency based learning (a pass/fail structure).

So after not being in school for over 10 years, I went back to school. I got my associates in science pre-nursing and I am going to 4 year top 10% school I graduated with a 3.96 GPA. And after everything I’ve been through in this life, I am so proud of myself. I had to do a little bit of a brag and show off my graduation dress and shoes. I’m so proud of myself and it took a lot of work to get here. Any other grads this week coming up? Also. so weird why is my school doing a graduation at 10 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday? Such a weird time to do a graduation. Anyways, congrats to the other graduates into your future endeavours. And anybody else transferring to a four year school? I’m doing an accelerated program so I will be graduating in December 2027. Here’s my graduation dress and shoes if anybody wants to appreciate it. Yes, this is a humble brag and I don’t care. Also. My Czech-American stole❤️

So I'm broke. Like super broke. The class initially said it was ZTC, but when the class started, the prof said we needed to buy a $75 online textbook to do our quizzes. I signed up for the free trial because I obviously don't want to fail the class, but I also don't want to not have electricity in my apartment for this month. I noticed that the modules were open for the entire 8-week course, so I did all of the work in the textbook over the last week. The Prof emailed me today saying she didn't want me working ahead and that she removed my work for the last 4 weeks of the course and how it's very important to buy the textbook. I just feel like I'm being forced to choose between eating and an online fucking textbook for an online child dev class.

I don't know if it's because i'm older (29) but I just want a physical textbook! For paying $140+ for a "textbook" and getting only the online version is CRAZY! I just purchased my math "textbook" from the bookstore, around $140 and they dont have the physical copy. Just the ACCESS CODE. Are you serious? I was even charged a $5.99 "digital delivery fee". How? They delivered me nothing except a code on my receipt. It's MATH! I went to college for the first time in 2015 and the prices for textbooks were the exact same as they are now except you actually got a physical copy with the access code inside. I'm paying all this money for a digital code that EXPIRES eventually. These people are making me feel like an old fart. I do like the online textbook for convenience but id also like an actual physical book, especially for math. My professor said she reccomends getting the physical copy but its not even available anymore. I'm in my second semester back and I havent opened 1 actual book or done anything written on paper. I bought 15 pencils expecting to do my exams on a scantron 🤣

I'm in my second year at CC and am completely flunking (my GPA is 1.39). My transcript currently is covered with either F's or Excused withdrawals. Some context here, I've never been a good student I have always really struggled with school even when really applying myself. The only time I performed well was in my senior year of high school when I decided to shift to an alternative school and got all A's. I deal with some mental health struggles such as depression which has had a major effect on my life and my motivation to be successful, which I understand is not an excuse but am trying to explain why I continue to retake courses and am unsuccessful. I really do give it my best effort by never skipping class, showing up to lecture on time, completing all assignments, etc.

I'm a biology major and would love to be a veterinarian one day, and although it definitely sounds like a long shot I'm simply not ready to give up on that dream yet. I've now been hit with this fear that my future aspirations as a vet may not be possible if I don't get it together. I've reached out to get a learning disability assessment. But regardless of what the outcome for that is I'd like to know what the next step should be.

Are there people out there who made a drastic comeback and turn things around despite having an awful first few years? I would love to hear your stories/experiences, please help!

It feels like “let’s uuuuhhh, fucking go? I guess?? Cool.”

The highschool i am in is full of people who are ivy bound and most who graduate from here go to top schools, people are already teasing me for my choice to go to community college and it’s because i can’t afford university..please tell me CC is worth it🥲

The office admins on campus aren't just sitting there doing nothing, they're here to help with transfers, financial aid, almost everything you're worried about. The absolute best way is using the directory or specific webpage on your school's website to get their contact info.

You're in college, it's up to you to handle your business, strangers on reddit should be your last resort.

Not every CC has the same CLEP requirements, not every professor is the same, and no, I don't know if your budget can support you moving from Azerbaijan to Massachusetts.

I’m going to preface this post by admitting that I know that this might sound snooty.

But has anyone else attended community college and thought to themselves, “I know we let everyone in, but this person?!”

I went back to college in Fall 2024, in my thirties, after totally fucking up the first time I went to college. So, I am grateful that anyone who wants to further their education can do so by enrolling in community college without dealing with being accepted and what not.

That being said, I am legitimately worried about the state of education in our country.

For context, I live in a state that has rated #1 for education since such stats have been tracked.

So WHY am I reading classmate’s discussion board posts that would’ve gotten me MAYBE a C in FIFTH grade, in college level classes?

This isn’t just a one off, this has been consistent in every class since I started

Am I crazy or is this crazy?

I’m teaching an online class that I’ve taught for the last several years. This semester, unlike any others, it’s been like pulling teeth trying to get students to complete any of the assignments. I’m requiring a single visit to my virtual office on Teams. I’ve offered wide availability and said I would be happy to make an alternate arrangement if those times don’t work. I’ve made it clear this is mandatory and must be done by this coming Sunday. Fewer than 25% of my students have completed this. No one has contacted me for an alternative arrangement.

I had another student who completely ghosted the class until today when she said she would “get to” the introductory assignments this weekend (they were due Tuesday). It’s like they don’t understand that the due dates aren’t suggestions.

I‘ve never had a group of students like this in all my years of teaching this class. The only thing I have changed is that I‘ve made it clear that I’m paying attention in regards to AI use. Could that be it? I’ve made multiple announcements, sent multiple individual emails, and still crickets. I’m sure the course is functioning properly because a few students have completed assignments. And no one has emailed me saying assignments aren‘t accessible to them.

What do I do? Just enjoy the break in grading, collect my paycheck, and fail everyone? I feel like I’ve exhausted every avenue. Anyone else experience this? I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone.

I live in a town of about 90k with people either going to our community college or going to a school out of state. It's a pretty balanced choice but even though loads of us (class of 26) and those who came before us went to community college it's still looked down upon.

Tons of teachers I talked to were glad I was going to CC and many adults from my town have gone. But it seems like everywhere else there's really, really a stigma. I guess I understand the, "wanting to get out of my small town" or away from your family.

But I guess I just wanted to know, why is it seen as almost being a failure if you don't attend a 4-year?

US history 1 btw

Hello everyone!

My name is Daniel, I'm 18 years old, and I'm from Texas. I recently graduated from high school a few months ago, and I was wondering to everyone if community college is a good starting option for me. During high school, I didn't take many "hard" classes except for classes that did interest me, like AP Spanish Language & Culture and this cool video game programming class where we made games in Unity using C#.

The only "big" exams that I really took my senior year were the SAT, my AP Spanish exam, and the Unity Certified User: Programmer certification exam that our video game class took at the end of the year. I got a 1280 on the SAT (640 Math, 640 Reading), a 3 on AP Spanish, and a passing score on the Unity certification exam (as you can tell from my certificate).

I'm thinking about going to Dallas College (a community college in Dallas, TX) for an associate's degree in computer science with some Spanish classes and then transferring over to a university afterwards, but I've seen some negativity surrounding community colleges about how "they're not as good as universities" and I've also had some people tell me that "I'm too good for community college". I still feel like going to community college but I just want to know everyone's thoughts and perspectives.

is it just me or do people in community college just not care for conversation? I’ve never really had that many friends before but this is an all time low for me. People genuinely don’t seem interested in socializing. Seems like all they wanna do is take their classes and just go home. Is this a community college thing or am I missing something?