Robert4222 on 27/8/2013 at 15:24
Back in june I succesfully graduated and completed my terrible, stressful, boring and weary high-school years
During that period my everyday could be summarized like this: wake up at 6:30 a.m. in a zombie state, prepare myself for school, forced breakfast, go to school, come back home at 4 p.m. , have lunch, work until 9 p.m, watch a show or anime episode, drink a cup of tea, teeth brush and sleep at 9:40 p.m. (Most of time I wouldn't feel having dinner)
On Fridays and Saturdays I used to also work and prepare upcoming exams
Sundays were the only days I had free time
Soon I'll start my HRM classes on university and I'd like to know people's opinion about college: how is the environment there, do you have free time, will you learn more, etc.
Queue on 27/8/2013 at 15:51
I'm not sure, but I get the feeling you're not truly ready for college if High School was such a drag. It can be a complete shock. If you're not, I'd recommend taking a year off to mature a bit, bank roll a little money if you can, and see the world.
As with everything, the quality of education you'll get from your college years depends fully upon you. If you are serious about learning and studying hard (and why wouldn't you since you're paying good money for an education) then you'll take away a lot from the experience. If not, then you'll probably still get a piece of paper that says you're highly educated, but that paper doesn't guarantee you'll find a job in the career you've chosen. So your college education should be, above all, about bettering yourself...and truly learning something.
I don't know about today, but twenty-years-ago when I was in college (good God, I'm old enough to be your father), so many of my classmates were interested in nothing more than the notion of a "college experience" (i.e. partying), and not interested in doing any of the hard work. They'd actually complain about being challenged by the instructors. Once again, you're paying good money to be here--it'd be cheaper and less wasteful for everyone involved, and would certainly not devalue the idea of a college education because you're just going through the motions to get a degree, if these people had of said fuck it, got a shitty job, stayed home and partied.
Also, twenty-some-years-ago, the professors couldn't care less if you succeeded or not. That may have changed over the years, and I hope it hasn't, but the thought was you should be your own motivation. If you're not willing to succeed, then fuck ya, which is why so many of those classmates of mine didn't make it to the end.
But, if you have a keen mind, are willing to work hard, and understand that college shouldn't just be a "rite of passage" but is place for betterment - and it sounds like at heart you do with all good intentions - then I wish you all the best luck and look forward to handing the reigns of the world and future of mankind over to you. If not, Wal-Mart is always hiring.
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P.S. Keep in mind, college can be a great place to meet like-minded people. So, if you hate High School because the people were too vapid, or put on airs, or were just assholes, then college can be a great place to find people. No one has to put on a show because you're all in the same boat.
SubJeff on 27/8/2013 at 16:09
Uni is great. Take full advantage of.
june gloom on 27/8/2013 at 18:22
Uni is overrated. You certainly won't learn much of value that will actually help your career.
Vivian on 27/8/2013 at 18:25
You get out what you put in. You are now pretty much the only person responsible for how much you learn. Basically, don't expect going to uni to automatically = you being good enough at whatever you studied to get a job doing it. If you want to fuck around for a year and let off some steam, you'll spend less money and get as much done if you just take a year out and go traveling first. Better to start the first year with at least some drive to learn.
Yakoob on 27/8/2013 at 19:44
Quote Posted by dethtoll
You certainly won't learn much of value that will actually help your career.
That depends on the major, Uni (brand-name-recognition) and most importantly this:
Quote Posted by Vivian
You get out what you put in.
This and a million times this. Take advantage of hidden opportunities, go out, party, get sexed up, get all that out of your system, meet awesome friends, do some study abroad, join or start clubs, intern intern FUCKING INTERN, etc. etc. etc. Most of the valuable shit you'll get will be outside the classroom.
SubJeff on 27/8/2013 at 19:44
Robert, what are HRM classes and what are you going to study?
catbarf on 27/8/2013 at 23:03
Quote Posted by Queue
I'm not sure, but I get the feeling you're not truly ready for college if High School was such a drag.
I disagree with this. I really disliked high school, I was constantly bored and wasn't engaged by any of my assignments. When I finally got to go to a college where I could work on my own terms, where my assignments were meaningful or at least involved some degree of thought rather than rote busywork, and it was on subjects I was interested in, I had a much better time. I do know that some people dislike high school and then get crushed in college, but my point is everyone's different.
Pyrian on 27/8/2013 at 23:35
If your problem with High School is not enough free time, College will most likely not fix that problem. Indeed, in most cases it will exacerbate it - particularly if you go to a good school, get good grades, and work to put yourself through it. You will miss your current Sunday off.
demagogue on 28/8/2013 at 00:11
IMO the best part about college is it wakes you up to the fact that everything you know is completely wrong. Not even like a little wrong, but like everything you've been taught was a lie & cushioning you from what things are really like... and you have to question everything you ever hear again. In that way what you learned in high school was largely pointless, except you needed it to get basic social skills and at least get some grounding to build from (like math & grammar).
Also, if it's a good college, you'll have to deal with people that are very different from you and you can't just dismiss them, and if you study abroad even more so. That's maybe the best thing I got out of college, which goes beyond even classes.
Of course some people shield themselves from it and live in a bubble, hate the whole thing, and can't wait to get out to marry their highschool girlfriend & live a sheltered white-picket fence life. I recommend you embrace the discomfort & paradigm shifts and open yourself up to new ways of looking at the world. And honestly, that's what makes the classes 100 times more interesting than highschool classes could ever be. I was honestly riveted by what I was learning because it feels like for the first time someone is telling you straight what the world is really like.
Edit: Not sure I got this message out, but another thing about college is that the line between classes & extracurricular life blur, and there's less difference between "work time" vs "free time" anyway... It's a full experience where everything blends in, new people, new ideas, new freedoms.
