Only in class B will you be given a vector. Being in controlled
airspace is irrelavant.

Long time listener, first time caller. I'm a student, so please don't
kill me.... but I was recently on a cross country flight approaching
Class C airspace. I called into approach to get clearance to transit
class c to get to my destination (an airport just outside the class c).
They gave me a squawk, verified my altitude, then started giving me
directional vectors to stay clear of traffic. I entered class C in
this configuration.

Since I'm a new guy, I might be mistaken, but doesn't that contradict
the statement that you will _only_ get vectors in bravo?

I'll take my answer off the air, thanks!