In my situation, I was only accepted by Cal Poly Pomona for electrical engineering out of high school (my gpa was <3.0). I opted to go to community college because I was infatuated with the idea that if I tried hard, I could go to a good school like UCLA/UCBerkeley for electrical engineering. Five and a half years later at community college, my gpa was still < 3.0 ( i think 2.79) because of many reasons and no school accepted me as a transfer for electrical engineering. I was devastated and lamented at my mistakes. Out of desperation, I applied for transfer again the following winter except as a math major (they didn't accept engineering for non-fall transfers). Got accepted only at Cal Poly Pomona. Went there and completed 3.5 years. Brought my overall gpa to a 3.27 and my university gpa was a 3.59 and core major gpa was 3.45. When I graduated from CPP, I only felt like I was finally free. Imagine spending 9 years in college, constantly getting beat down the system and not knowing when you'd get out. I felt trapped and FINALLY, I was free. But, the problem is now that all I have is a math degree. Its not what I need to get those engineering jobs, especially in electronics. I got lucky and landed an embedded software engineering job (self-studied programming and basic electronics) but after 2 years of being here, I can see that I'm not respected enough to be given important tasks that matter to the development of my career. So I've started looking for a new job. Its tough because again, people have strong biases towards formal education in engineering. EDIT: I just saw that you graduated from UCSB this year. Congratulations!
@1117_2 жыл бұрын
really helpful video!!
@CYRINTHIA2122 жыл бұрын
congrats to your sister and her family
@yocelynbeltran70732 жыл бұрын
My biggest regret is not going to cc straight out of hs. I feel like It could have been a much more mature option for myslef. I’m currently in my second year at uni and I’m so miserable because I still have no idea what to do and I wasted so much money and time. I don’t have any passion for learning anymore so I might take a break from school who knows :/ but this video was very insightful.
@typ0id2 жыл бұрын
I know this video is 4 years old now but I'll be attending CC this fall and I'm so excited! Thank you for making this video. :)
@hungrychat73042 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm as organized as you by next month
@alexn97752 жыл бұрын
Wow I miss these days…
@waiwai78742 жыл бұрын
I would like to know some information about classes plz reply me .How many class should I need to take for one semester in PCC
@youknowNICUH2 жыл бұрын
Lol Kai at the ending! Cutie!
@ryankhosla29703 жыл бұрын
you work so hard i m sure its gonna pay in the end
@GilliePicar3 жыл бұрын
I try my best, thanks so much 🥺
@SUTAWORLDWIDE3 жыл бұрын
What community college are you at?
@moonchild86233 жыл бұрын
thats sucha pretty community college
@kaiyawhitfield7343 жыл бұрын
tell me why I'm watching this and thinking the campus looks familiar then I realize we go to the same school LOL
@orionbrooke3 жыл бұрын
i love this omg
@xKevaaan3 жыл бұрын
Lol @ 17:31 “suddenly im at verdansk”
@GilliePicar3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t it look like it!!!! Hahaha
@xKevaaan3 жыл бұрын
@@GilliePicar it totally did
@jackiepanuco70323 жыл бұрын
ohmagawd!!!!!! you go to PCC too!? You live close to me!
@wonderfullymade88713 жыл бұрын
I also experienced the snowfall in NYC, it's freezing cold❄❄❄
@wonderfullymade88713 жыл бұрын
Insane winter😍
@wonderfullymade88713 жыл бұрын
Love the snow! Where are you from sis?
@wonderfullymade88713 жыл бұрын
Hello pretty gillie. New friend here. Fullsupport💝 stay safe 🙏💞
@juggernaut283 жыл бұрын
when going to PCC as a freshman received no help whatsoever had to choose random classes, I would end up moving to ELAC which was a better CC. When transferred to Cal State LA it was mandatory to speak to a Counselor based on our Major in Orientation where the counselors would help us choose the classes we needed
@herbertj31053 жыл бұрын
Hello, If you are struggling or cannot meet the deadline for your proposal, course work, research paper and assignments email [email protected] and we will help you with your papers.
@lolitznotalex71443 жыл бұрын
Did you guys take the sats?🧐
@GilliePicar3 жыл бұрын
No I didn’t!
@pushtysuri70393 жыл бұрын
How is it like to attend PCC as an international student? What are the criterias? What were the classes you were talking about in video? I didn't really get it as in my country its totally different. I would be thankful if you explain it to me thoroughly. ;)
@thanhtamtrannguyen30442 жыл бұрын
Did you end up going to PCC? I’m going there this fall
@fabrizio.anichini983 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting!
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@ledyjuika96944 жыл бұрын
How old are you?
@GilliePicar3 жыл бұрын
I am now 22!
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@yakelingarcia17534 жыл бұрын
My community college is literally 5 mins away from my house so I’m thinking 4-yr college (university of Arkansas) or my community college where I will not have to be home sick and not being able to comeback home every two weekends and get a ride to drive me down 3 hours away from home😞, I need help but actually thinking I’ll do com college then transfer to uni
@GilliePicar3 жыл бұрын
I would definitely choose the option that puts your mind at ease! College can be a really stressful time, especially in the beginning. If you choose to do community college then transfer, you’ll get to experience both!
@yakelingarcia17533 жыл бұрын
Gillie Picar thanks, am actually still thinking where I’m going first
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@allona26794 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to comment and say how much this video has helped me understand. No one really has told me how to do things for college and it’s been difficult because I’m 16 graduating in May and have decided to go straight into schooling but it’s a community college 2 hours away from my home so it’s been a little stressful lol but this video helped to make me calm down a little. I’m going to college for Culinary and sadly the only community college that offered it is 2 hours away. So I stressed about how I was going to find housing and another job and pay for schooling since I am so young to be going to college :)
@dreamre28774 жыл бұрын
A very informational video!
@mlc080694 жыл бұрын
im a daycare teacher and a college student and ive literally never seen a vlog i related to more lol
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@vcam15154 жыл бұрын
This was SUPER helpful! I been stressed trying to figure out how school is gonna work after high school and watching a million videos on community college but this is the only video I came past that’s actually reliable. Thank you!
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm so glad this video could help you out in the slightest! :)
@alexisretzepis85024 жыл бұрын
how old are you, also youre super pretty
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Hi! I just turned 22 and thank you so much :)
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@Quataija4 жыл бұрын
I love watching stuff like this i will be in college for 7 years.
@mashimellow98534 жыл бұрын
Wow what are you planning on doing?
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@swimmingpaul61194 жыл бұрын
Your community college is actually better than most of the private schools here in the Philippines smh
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@ivetterodriguez87394 жыл бұрын
Hey y’all! I am a college student who just created a KZbin channel! If anyone is interested in college + lifestyle based channels, I have a couple videos uploaded, go check them out!♥️
@user-jq2wg6vk4p4 жыл бұрын
When Megha said "libary," I cringed.
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@Guimeapig4 жыл бұрын
I really love that you show how hard you work and how it is so time consuming to manage both school and work. It makes me feel more normal having a full-time job and paying rent in high school, so thank u! It also gives me hope that if you are managing with a busy life, so can I!:)
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tessa! It's definitely a struggle sometimes but always worth it! I just know that the work ethic I have now sets me up for success. :)
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@rbrooks12804 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your journey. Does PCC have an honors program?
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Yes they do! I'm not sure how to get into it exactly since I haven't tried myself but I encourage you to comb through the PCC website because they have lots of good info on there that will help you out. :)
@chinakoury78754 жыл бұрын
Do you know anyone who took nursing in pcc? I’m going to pcc this fall and I wanna do nursing but I’m so scared it’ll be too hard for me and I might drop out of it.
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Yes I do and they actually work as an LVN or RN now (I'm not sure which one it is haha)! It's actually my friend's mom and she said it wasn't too difficult but definitely challenging!
@LukeMotionz4 жыл бұрын
Where'd you end up going?
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
I go to the University of California - Santa Barbara for Communications now :)
@rhealynmascardo62194 жыл бұрын
😭😭❤️❤️ fun times
@somescorpio17984 жыл бұрын
I went to CSULB out of high school. I was immature, living in the dorms and prioritized all the wrong things. I ended up dropping out after the first year. I then went to PCC and completed the IGETC and TAPS programs. I eventually transferred to and graduated from UCLA. My only wish is that I had gone to PCC out of high school. Good for you girls!
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Yay! So glad it turned out well for you! :)
@classyjohn19232 жыл бұрын
Hi, i'm late to the party so dont know if anyone will read this: @Some Scopio - You should be very proud that you ended up graduating from a good school. I would even go to say that if you didn't go to CSULB out of high school, who knows if you would've gone onto this path to graduate from UCLA. You never know how the future changes if the past changes. And I'm sure that you learned life lessons from your experiences that helped succeed. In my situation, I was only accepted by Cal Poly Pomona for electrical engineering out of high school (my gpa was <3.0). I opted to go to community college because I was infatuated with the idea that if I tried hard, I could go to a good school like UCLA/UCBerkeley for electrical engineering. Five and a half years later at community college, my gpa was still < 3.0 ( i think 2.79) because of many reasons and no school accepted me as a transfer for electrical engineering. I was devastated and lamented at my mistakes. Out of desperation, I applied for transfer again the following winter except as a math major (they didn't accept engineering for non-fall transfers). Got accepted only at Cal Poly Pomona. Went there and completed 3.5 years. Brought my overall gpa to a 3.27 and my university gpa was a 3.59 and core major gpa was 3.45. When I graduated from CPP, I only felt like I was finally free. Imagine spending 9 years in college, constantly getting beat down the system and not knowing when you'd get out. I felt trapped and FINALLY, I was free. But, the problem is now that all I have is a math degree. Its not what I need to get those engineering jobs, especially in electronics. I got lucky and landed an embedded software engineering job (self-studied programming and basic electronics) but after 2 years of being here, I can see that I'm not respected enough to be given important tasks that matter to the development of my career. So I've started looking for a new job. Its tough because again, people have strong biases towards formal education in engineering.
@somescorpio17982 жыл бұрын
@@classyjohn1923 I’m going to be honest with you-from the looks of your studies, and the sound of your current situation, you may not be cut out for electrical engineering. And all this time you could’ve been forcing yourself into some ideal, and not remaining open to other possibilities-even outside of engineering. While engineering jobs may be partial to education, promotions and the ability to parlay yourself into better positions comes largely from your experience-as a team player, quick learner, and dedication to the job. Where you went to school matters VERY LITTLE at that point. So, I go back to my original comment-maybe you need to do some soul searching and really take stock of your situation? If this IS for you, then let nothing stop you, and find a way to make every situation, even the bad or less glamorous ones, work in YOUR favor. Good luck my friend-you got this.
@classyjohn19232 жыл бұрын
@@somescorpio1798 I appreciate the thoughtful and honest response. But, I'm not sure that my failures were tied to an inability to learn the material or a mismatch of field of study. Heres my reasoning: 1. During my time at CC, I was mainly failing calculus-based physics and calculus and a few other classes. The reason was directly tied to my mental health. I eventually passed all these classes. For physics, I took the easier professors. I was not ready to put in the work at the time to do homework and study hard at home. Not doing well in a few physics classes doesn't mean that I can't do well in electrical engineering. 2. I had carried with me, a sense of regret, to CPP when I was studying math and I actually put in time and effort to do homework and study (I was still facing periods of depression which affected my grades). At the end, considering how decent my grades were overall, I would say that I could've done similar in an engineering program and passed. 3. When I graduated back in 2020, I spent my free time basically studying programming and some electronics in my free time. It was actually not too bad. I'm already decent at math so being in a low stress environment to learn really motivated me and I was able to learn and do the problems at the end of the chapters in the textbooks. 4. Having worked in a professional engineering environment, I would say that practical, real world engineering is much, much different than learning engineering in school. My work is mostly software engineering with some amount of electrical engineering in there. You have mentors and resources to look up when you're stuck. Theres a lot to learn. I would not say that success in school equates to success in the workplace. My issues described are more related to biases in the workplace. 5. I would not treat failure as the determining factor for giving up on a field/major. Failure is a natural part of the journey and part of growth. So many people treat failure like its the end. Its not and if you do treat it that way, then you'll just get stuck in life at some point. I wouldn't have made the progress I did if I gave up after failure. Aside from what I said above, I have been sort of reflecting and theres still more soul searching to do. I don't know yet if this field of embedded software is it for me yet but I definitely do not mind being here in the meantime.
@angeliejb4 жыл бұрын
loved this video! I'm moving to New York in June/July as well <3 just subbed to your channel!
@TechVHD4 жыл бұрын
How many semesters did you stay ? Where did you and all your friends transfer to?
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
I stayed for 6 semesters, not including summer session. With summer session it would be 8! I transferred to UC Santa Barbara and my friends are yet to transfer.
@ericang82354 жыл бұрын
hi! i was one of the girls from the tiktok video that you did with us, you were so sweet and I wish you the best on your journey! I would love to see you again :) enjoy nyc ♡
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
OMG hi!!!!! Thank you so much love, it was so nice meeting you and the girls! Let me know what your tik toks are so I can add you guys. :) Thanks!
@Kalahdenese4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’m probably gonna have to start getting up earlier. 😭 I’m trynna somewhat have my life together while in school and working .
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
It's definitely a struggle to get up early in the morning, but I realized it gives me more time to do things in a day!
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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@raihaanah74 жыл бұрын
What are the background songs in this video?
@GilliePicar4 жыл бұрын
Not exactly sure of the one I used but I usually use the copyright free music from KZbin. I just search up chill lo-fi beats!
@tutorchristineperis51713 жыл бұрын
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