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With the spring semester coming to an end, many students are saying goodbye to the beloved PCC campus. There are many emotions involved in closing chapters in life, and starting new beginnings. Sometimes there are new responsibilities involved in leaping to a highly set goal. Some students have set their sight on the university of their choice, and to some that seems to be an unattainable task. It has now reached the point in the semester in which the students who have made it to their transition point have so much to be excited about. Although, the time to celebrate has arrived, so have feelings of anxiety, stress, and worry.

Sean Mundy, a 26-year-old music history major is finally seeing his hard work pay off. Mundy will be transferring in august and will start making his journey away from home and towards the University of the Pacific. “It resembles the east coast aesthetic and they are offering good financial aid,” Mundy said. The biggest challenge according to Mundy is that he is entering the University as a transfer student; he would have to hit the ground running and start meeting new people. “I’ll probably be more outgoing because when I am away from home, I feel more free. It’s a chance for me to really come out of my shell,” said Mundy. Being an independent thinker Mundy researched Universities that he was interested in. “I figured I needed to take some adult responsibilities and I didn’t want to be held by the hand. I wanted to stand on my own and hope for the best,” Mundy said. In addition to applying Mundy made travel arrangements and auditioned for the Universities he wanted to attend.

There is a combination of excitement and anxiety that comes with moving to a new campus; PCC students become habituated with going to classes here and knowing where everything is on campus. “Students are apprehensive about leaving the things they are familiar with. In order to reduce some of the anxiety of transferring to a new institution, students can talk to representatives of the university. Representatives can give them information about the people they need to make connections with,” said Dina Chase, Director of Outreach, Degree and Transfer Services. The transfer center is a resource students may use if they are unsure of when or where they should make their first steps toward a university.

Alicia Dominguez, a 21-year-old psychology and social behavior major is trying to get in the mode of studying for university classes. Dominguez feels some intimidation because of he size of the university she is transitioning to. She feels excitement and yet, she is overwhelmed to have reached her goal of getting accepted to University of Irvine. Dominguez got through PCC but now she is on to the next thing, she is only a few steps away and then she is on to her master’s degree. “When my counselor told me about UCI, the first thing I thought was I can’t go there, I have a daughter, and now here I am transferring to UCI,” said Dominguez.

Overall, students said they enjoyed their time at PCC and they felt that all the teachers and classes prepared them well for their transfer.

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