Community College Students are Dumb

Fun Fact: one of the first search results that comes up when you Google "community college students" is "community college students dumb." 

As a second-year student at Orange Coast College, I feel very offended. 

I mean, sure, there was that guy in my English class who, even after multiple entreaties from the professor to NOT write a paper on the history of yoga, wrote a paper on the history of yoga. Oh, and the kid that asked me just days before the semester started, "wait, do I need to get textbooks or something?" And we can't forget the guys that put on sunscreen inside the gym before their workouts so that it mixed with their sweat and dripped everywhere (come to think of it, maybe it wasn't sunscreen at all). Or my favorite, the kid who wore sunglasses inside the weight room and just walked around aimlessly singing to the music. 

Ok yeah some community college students are dumb. However, before we stereotype everyone, it's important to examine the facts: 

• Community College students have way less debt (I could look up the actual stats, but that requires way too much effort and you don't really care anyway). 
• This means we have more money for parties, over-priced frappucinos, and In-n-Out (unless you live somewhere other than California, in which case I'm so, so sorry. Go cry over your Five Guys or Waffle House).
• Abed Nadir goes to a community college and is clearly the most genius genius to ever genius, so there's that. 

Case proven. 

No, all sarcasm aside, I really do know plenty of community college students that aren't dumb. Myself, for instance (lolz jk no but for real). Most of us are just still figuring out what we want to do and who we want to be- for half the price and commitment level of a four-year school. 

If you're gearing up for community college this fall, don't be ashamed. You get out of college what you put into it, whether you're at Georgetown or Greendale. Study hard, party hard, and don't forget to check ratemyprofessor.com so you don't get stuck with the psycho Spanish teacher that doesn't even have a real teaching credential. 

And now for a small-bio-I-feel-is-necessary-since-this-is-my-first-blog-post: 

I go to Orange Coast College, a community college in Southern California right outside my neighborhood. I started going last year even though I was still in high school (dual enrollment is a beautiful thing, folks) and so even though I'm technically going into my freshman year, I'm not fresh meat. Our school's mascot is the Pirate, hence the name "Pirates Anonymous". I'm an undecided major and  have a tendency, to, over use, commas, so yell at me if I, need to, stop. Oh yeah, I'm a white, middle-class female if that's important to you. My mom thinks I'm hilarious.