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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It's a JC, so there's an immense diverse group of people ranging from high-school students to graduate students seeking new ideas and knowledge. For me, I spent a year there and transfered to a UC. I was actually quite embarrassed attending a JC because I felt my intellectual level was more developed than the majority of the people I would meet there. However, after my final semester, I realized that there's a plethora of creativity and social life that if you choose to be a part of then you you'll find yourself enjoying your time more thoroughly. Don't waste your time with slackers or people who have no interest in succeeding academically; you'll just waste time and money. Instead, find people who are interested with similar goals (most are transfer bound) and you'll be happier because they'll be as motivated as you are. Because of its creed, social life isn't like as if you were at a state college or university, so don't expect it. If you're a transfer student like I was, get in and get out and move on to a state or UC; you'll be much happier Also, be weary about what students tell you about professors. A lot of students there steer their way into easy classes and will recommend those professors as if they were any-what "decent." However I found that the best professors and classes were the ones where people claimed to be the most challenging. They are usually professors that come from top universities and prepare you for the rigorous classes you will be taking at a university as a transfer. Just be careful from distinguishing a hard/challenging professor from a down right can't-speak-english-coin-toss-grade teaching professor/instructor and you'll be fine.So expand yourself and take challenging courses, get in and out, don't waste time, check out assist.org, make a plan, stick with it, and transfer. You'll be fine :) Education Quality: A, Social Life: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 30 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62671&uid=1790'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Aerospace Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Well, the campus has got that california vibe to it. They have a really beautiful fountain and a new social sciences building right next to it, which is neat because i overlook the scenery in my psych 1 class on the second floor. The quality of instruction is above mediocre, you'll definitely learn the material in a way that is not cut-and-dry, the teachers/professors really try to put on a show for the students at SMC... Everything about this school is great except for one thing. I don't know if it's just me, but people seemed closed off and tend to stick to the people they know i.e. the blacks stick with the blacks, the asians with the asians, the iranians with the iranians, the whites with whites, the latinos with latinos. You do have your occasional multiracial group hanging out and usually that's because they're into pokemon or skate... The whole multiracial/multicultural group is great here, but it serves as a barrier sometimes because it's hard to find people you have something in common with when everyone is so different... I don't know maybe i'm still stuck in high school, but I'm trying. I guess, if you really want to make friends here it's going to be all up to you. That means you're going to have to talk to random peopleduring lunch or class or whenever you see a cute girl/guy you like...so, overall i rate this school a B+ because of the lack of socializing going on this school between everybody. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 04 2009 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! 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