I
came to BCC after an erratic academic history. I was
at a low point when I arrived, but eager to
turn things around. I had few of the experiences described
by the other posters. The first counselor I saw steered
me into a journalism class, and I have thrived.
The administration is exceptionally open and friendly, and I have
spoken many of them. Most of them share a passion
for engaging students.
BCC has speakers on campus
every almost every day of the academic year. The point
is to teach students about larger issues and the world,
and to develop leadership skills. This is not lip service
but a primary mission of the college.
The college is
not snooty. There is a population of rich kids with
limited interest in academics here, however. I don't pay much
attention to them because they've always dropped out of class
by week 4, and because they are far too cool
to pay any attention to me.
The important part of
the campus is the working poor, the single moms straightening
their lives out, the Running Start kids who are so
excited and so brilliant, older people who are rebooting their
lives, people learning to read, or speak English. For us,
this college changes lives.
Almost everyone I've spoken to, from
the college president on down (met her my second month
here) is passionate about giving people the opportunity to change
their lives for the better. It's not just lip service,
it's the real deal.
My advice would be to get
involved. Take part in class discussions, sit in the front
and raise your hand (not in the back listening to
your iPod), be uncool enough to care.
Go to the
Student Programs office and find someone to talk to (it
should only take 15 seconds or so). Join a club
and get engaged with the world. Remember, this is real
life.
If you are too cool for that, you won't
be happy here. Go to Wazzu, you'll love it.
What
I did agree with: BCC is as ugly as sin!
It's like a cross between an outdoor mall and an
artillery bunker!
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