College vs. post-college

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Dissipate
To me my college experience depends almost entirely on my professors and what classes I am taking. If I am in a class because I have to take it (i.e. it is some GE requirement) I am going to be hating it. If I have any choice at all as to what class I can take, I can usually find something that I somewhat like, however. Fortunately, almost all of my GEs are out of the way.

Then there is the professor. If the professor really sucks, it doesn't matter what the class is, I am going to be quite miserable (this happened to me in a math class last quarter). I've heard people say: "Oh, try to make the best of it." yadda yadda... But I doubt they would be 'making the best of it' when the professor lectures on topics that have absolutely nothing to do with our homework problems or any of the topics in the book, gives us exams that have problems that are just about barely even remotely related to what we have seen in the textbook, and to top it off, the textbook really sucks. Oh wait, to really top it off, the professor can barely speak English.

You would think that the TA might care and even grade a little less harsh in this situation. But nope, not at all. When I get a class like that, I start to hate college.

Fortunately, this quarter has been much better.

P.S. Researchers should be BANNED entirely from teaching undergrad classes.

The fun of college is not about the classes.

When the classes suck, it takes the fun out of college real quick. At least in my experience, since I care about getting good grades.

 

[Alkesh]

I'm a senior at Cal. I am so over school, but I will miss College.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Dissipate
When the classes suck, it takes the fun out of college real quick. At least in my experience, since I care about getting good grades.

Your GPA only matters for getting your first job.. and that's only if you don't have connections. It's not that hard to have a decent GPA. I have a 3.75 and I have plenty of time for fun.

 

[dighn]

work is more tiring, but I get money to buy stuff and my free time is actually free, whereas in school there were constantly exams, projects, assignments etc hanging over my head. but then I was an engineering student...

 

[thegimp03]

Graduated in June, started work in August and have been working ever since. Work weeks can vary a lot like school weeks...some weeks are good and go by extremely fast, other weeks are crap and you want them to end as soon as possible, but what's cool is that at least in my case, I'm getting paid to do stuff that actually interests me and doesn't involve me having to go home every night and study for midterms/finals, do projects, etc. Yeah, we have projects at a real job, but I'm much more motivated now that my job depends on it rather than a grade on a transcript and I get paid to do it. During the week, it's all business now. Wake up at 7:30-8, get to work by 8:30 or so and stay until 6-7 or later sometimes. Basically my only expenses end up being rent/cell/electricity/cable/gas/alcohol/some food. Usually will go home every night, hit the gym and go to bed. Weekends are pretty crazy usually because a bunch of us first years head out to the bars and clubs and get wasted. I golf, watch football, and chill with friends on weekends...it's a lot like what I did in college, in fact, I might be more active now than in college because I was always nervous about grades and the classes I was taking.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
I think it really depends on the person and what they want to accomplish in life. I had a lot of fun in college, made a lot of friends, and got to spend a semester overseas.

"Real life" is harder work than college, but it's much more rewarding. I'm in a field I love. There are long hours, lots of of competion and lots of stress but I wouldn't change it for anything (nothing worthwhile is easy, IMO). They pay can be very good and I'm planning on going overseas again a few more times.

But if I ended up in some rat race, corporate cublical job I probably would have killed myself by now.

If you have the brains and the balls to do what you want to do and be successful at it post-college life just gets better and better, IMO. If you don't and you spend 40 or 50 hours a week slaving away at a job you hate then life just gets worse and worse.


Lethal

Easier said then done

Where did I say it would be easy? In fact, I see a couple places where I mentioned it would be hard... And because it's hard and risky most people will avoid it. So they'll take a job they hate and live a life they hate and wish things were different and remember "the good old days." Screw that. Way to give up on life, IMO, if you think your best days you'll ever have were HS and/or college.

I said "real life" was more rewarding, not easier.

To me college was like practice and now I'm playing in the games on Sunday. More stress, more pressure, and less margin for error, but I'd rather be a failed starter than never leave the practice squad. If you wanna be a great like Joe Montana you to take the risk that you could implode like Ryan Leaf.

(yes, I do have football on the brain)


Lethal

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Dood, you remember how much you disliked your internship this and last summer... The real world is just like that except its until you die or retire.

Smarten up and become one of my followers. Your life will be much better.

AE