Community college

I think it's normal. What your missing from the 'college experience' is that you don't live in a dorm where you can make friends more easily. I haven't really had many friends for awhile now because I move so often. I'm (hopefully) going away to school in the Spring but I think I'm going to have to transfer the next semester because I can't afford the out of state tuition. (have to use one of my parent's address and they live in two different states than me. :/

Do you work? That's where I made the few friends I did have.

You are so not alone. I am currently doing the community college route and tbh I think I did the right thing. I have many friends who went straight to UNI and most (I really mean this) have dropped out due to financial or academic problems. I think they partied a little too much or took too many loans out and now they're working full-time jobs trying to pay the debts off with NO DEGREE. I, on the other hand, have zero debt and have spent 3 years at a community college with my transfer guaranteed to a UC. As a transfer I will have 2 year left and my degree with be just as valuable as a 4 year students. As long as you stick with a plan and transfer out of CC, you will not regret your decision. Trust me, your wallet will thank you too.

Btw, you say you're feeling a bit sad. Use these emotions to drive you to a goal. You will get there faster because you'll have the incentive of proving to everyone out there that you knew what your were doing all along.

There's nothing wrong with community college and your so-called "friends" are wrong for saying those things. Forget about those people, make new friends and apply yourself to your studies. In a couple years, you'll be at one of the universities they're attending, probably making better grades than they are, and where you'll meet a better caliber person than those people you "thought" were your friends.

Forget what they're saying especially if you know it's not true! I used to hang out with Asians who thought they were all smart and stuff and they would made fun of me that I would fail in life and go to community college. I found a different group of friends and became much better. I did end up going to community college but I'm fine with it. And you know what? All the kids who made fun of me before are all on Facebook complaining that they are homesick or complaining about some other problem they are having and how they should have stayed home for college.

Well, I can assure you being in communtiy college in no sense means you're stuck in high school. When I graduated high school I basically jumped into my car, gave them the middle finger and said "Good riddens motherfucka's!" I myself am in community college, and obviously, it's not because I'm stuck in high school. For me, community college is just away to prepare for the real school I plan on going to. I graduated two years back and I'm still just trying to get my credits. Don't worry about what they say about community college. It's not for everyone but for others it is.

Now as far as missing your friends and everything goes, try to call them and reconnect. Just because you graduated high school doesn't mean they're gone from you completely. It just mean you guys have taken the next step in life. And I'm sure that you will make more friends in community college. I myself have met some of the most wonderful people at my college, and found that I got along with more people there far more in high school. Don't sweat it! It's always tough when you first get out there because it's a knew start in life and your so used to the way things were, but I believe that after a while you'll get used to it. It just takes some time.