Well I'm not in yet. gotta drop some weight my recruiter said and I may have a health issue but I'm pretty sure I'm good. Just waiting on my Doctor.
Describe your time in college
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Well I'm not in yet. gotta drop some weight my recruiter said and I may have a health issue but I'm pretty sure I'm good. Just waiting on my Doctor.
Got to hang with some old friends, drank, made lots of new friends, drank, spent quality times with some fine women, drank, made an ass of myself on multiple occasions, drank, created lots of timeless memories that I would never take back, chug that pitcher.
And the school part was great too.
And the school part was great too.
lastflowers
Banned
There are some really depressing experiences laid out in this thread:
-Met a bunch of awesome people my freshman year
-Learned that English/Professional/Technical Writing was probably not for me--at least from Carnegie Mellon it wasn't.
-Started writing for the school newspaper, joined the soccer club
-Freshman year was incredibly easy, I partied a lot and made a large group of friends.
-Internship at a Wind Energy Company
-Switched to Electrical & Computer Engineering
-Roomed the following two years with a couple of people from my freshman floor.
-Work got much harder trying to fit an already stressful degree into 3 years instead of 4
-Interned at the same Wind energy company, made a lot more money this time because I was a 'technical intern' doing programming work.
-Also decided to double major in Professional Writing because it wouldn't be too much more work.
-Still managed to party a decent amount, but was much more responsible
-Interned at Microsoft. Got to work on Windows Phone. Great internship, great teammates (my current teammates).
-Moved in with some other friends from my freshman dorm. We are all still friends now. We play in a fantasy football league and are trying to schedule a yearly trip to different places around the country for drafting.
-Worked my ass off senior year. Fall Semester I had to deliver a large assignment 3 different times a week, plus 2 or more papers on the grammatical history of the English Language. Didn't party a whole lot. Played a lot of soccer when I could as I was still on the soccer club.
-Enjoyed my final semester. Partied a lot more. Graduated with a double major. Now work at Microsoft. Woo!
-Met a bunch of awesome people my freshman year
-Learned that English/Professional/Technical Writing was probably not for me--at least from Carnegie Mellon it wasn't.
-Started writing for the school newspaper, joined the soccer club
-Freshman year was incredibly easy, I partied a lot and made a large group of friends.
-Internship at a Wind Energy Company
-Switched to Electrical & Computer Engineering
-Roomed the following two years with a couple of people from my freshman floor.
-Work got much harder trying to fit an already stressful degree into 3 years instead of 4
-Interned at the same Wind energy company, made a lot more money this time because I was a 'technical intern' doing programming work.
-Also decided to double major in Professional Writing because it wouldn't be too much more work.
-Still managed to party a decent amount, but was much more responsible
-Interned at Microsoft. Got to work on Windows Phone. Great internship, great teammates (my current teammates).
-Moved in with some other friends from my freshman dorm. We are all still friends now. We play in a fantasy football league and are trying to schedule a yearly trip to different places around the country for drafting.
-Worked my ass off senior year. Fall Semester I had to deliver a large assignment 3 different times a week, plus 2 or more papers on the grammatical history of the English Language. Didn't party a whole lot. Played a lot of soccer when I could as I was still on the soccer club.
-Enjoyed my final semester. Partied a lot more. Graduated with a double major. Now work at Microsoft. Woo!
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Sounds sweet bro but that's the just the way it is. Not every team wins the superbowl, not every person can have amazing experiences.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
I'm 25 and still in community college, I've had the units to transfer for years but never knew what I wanted to major in until I set my heart on Geology (Now I have to catch up with all the Math/Science/Physics courses), so my "college experience" has been somewhat stretched out even if I have lived in my hometown through out. Expecting to transfer out by next fall to Humboldt state where I feel I'll finally have more satisfaction in life.
-I have grown plenty through the years.
-I had my wild drinking/drugs period.
-Didn't get as many women as I could have in my earlier years (I was too shy to even recognize the advances of women and I am now in a relationship)
-I've enjoyed the classes in my fields of interest.
-I have grown plenty through the years.
-I had my wild drinking/drugs period.
-Didn't get as many women as I could have in my earlier years (I was too shy to even recognize the advances of women and I am now in a relationship)
-I've enjoyed the classes in my fields of interest.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
It was absolutely dreadful. I was extremely depressed, and after a fairly good first semester where I actually tried a couple different clubs, maintained a 3.6 and above, and even talked to a couple girls, my next THREE YEARS involved switching majors twice, not attending classes (like just literally not going , a suicide attempt, zero contact with girls, and shitty jobs bussing at restaurants and expo(ing) to servers from the kitchen. I accrued $20,000 in debt and had a 1.7GPA to show for it. Needless to say, I had serious mental, financial, and educational problems.
I've spent the last two years at a technical school for IT. Turns out it wasn't really my thing either (subject matter was terribly dry), but my depression has become more than manageable and I've maintained a 3.9 GPA and a really fun and educational waiter job during my tenure. It feels nice just to have stayed with something and accomplished it.
So to those who had a bad college experience: life goes on. I can't lecture on if it gets better since I'm 22; maybe it gets worse lol but I know first hand things can definitely turn-around. I definitely wanna go back eventually, who knows when
If you're still in college take advantage of your college's career center. Depressed? Don't let that prevent you from getting good grades, look for any campus counseling services ASAP if not get outside help. Confused? Welcome to the party, either change majors, ride it out and see what the job prospects/real world is like, or drop out (college isn't for everyone, maybe you would be better suited for trade school, military, or something else entirely)
If you're in high school you should be planning for college already by Freshman year and have most of your shit together by Junior year (study for that SAT, make sure your class rank is in top 10%, form a general idea of what teachers you want to write your letters of recommendation, DO VOLUNTEER WORK AND AT LEAST ONE SPORT OR EXTRACURRICULAR, and be prepared to write bitching essays). Even if you end up not wanting to go to college I don't see why you wouldn't want to give yourself the most options possible. In your Junior year of high school you might have decided that you want to take a year break or something like that but in your actual Senior year you might find that hey, maybe you did want to go and it would be a shame if you missed the boat that some of your peers managed to get on.
I've spent the last two years at a technical school for IT. Turns out it wasn't really my thing either (subject matter was terribly dry), but my depression has become more than manageable and I've maintained a 3.9 GPA and a really fun and educational waiter job during my tenure. It feels nice just to have stayed with something and accomplished it.
So to those who had a bad college experience: life goes on. I can't lecture on if it gets better since I'm 22; maybe it gets worse lol but I know first hand things can definitely turn-around. I definitely wanna go back eventually, who knows when
If you're still in college take advantage of your college's career center. Depressed? Don't let that prevent you from getting good grades, look for any campus counseling services ASAP if not get outside help. Confused? Welcome to the party, either change majors, ride it out and see what the job prospects/real world is like, or drop out (college isn't for everyone, maybe you would be better suited for trade school, military, or something else entirely)
If you're in high school you should be planning for college already by Freshman year and have most of your shit together by Junior year (study for that SAT, make sure your class rank is in top 10%, form a general idea of what teachers you want to write your letters of recommendation, DO VOLUNTEER WORK AND AT LEAST ONE SPORT OR EXTRACURRICULAR, and be prepared to write bitching essays). Even if you end up not wanting to go to college I don't see why you wouldn't want to give yourself the most options possible. In your Junior year of high school you might have decided that you want to take a year break or something like that but in your actual Senior year you might find that hey, maybe you did want to go and it would be a shame if you missed the boat that some of your peers managed to get on.
Liquid_Bike
Member
I'm 28 now, I went to college right after high school, and I can say without a doubt those were the worst 5 years of my life.
The first 3 years were the hardest, it was lonely, isolating, and I had to come to terms with the fact I am a mediocre student. I never failed anything but I wasn't setting the world on fire either. I lacked direction and wasn't mature enough emotionally.
The last 2 years I got a part time job where I met a bunch of people outside of school and I started to have a good time then. Since I've graduated I've had a much better time my job pays ok and lets me do the things I want to in life so I can't complain.
The first 3 years were the hardest, it was lonely, isolating, and I had to come to terms with the fact I am a mediocre student. I never failed anything but I wasn't setting the world on fire either. I lacked direction and wasn't mature enough emotionally.
The last 2 years I got a part time job where I met a bunch of people outside of school and I started to have a good time then. Since I've graduated I've had a much better time my job pays ok and lets me do the things I want to in life so I can't complain.
secretanchitman
Member
I was a commuter to my university so I never lived on campus. I refused to considering the school was 20 minutes away from me plus I hated the school to begin with.
Honestly, I would just go to my classes and come straight home. Rinse and repeat for 5 years. Of course I would go early/stay late if my classmates wanted to hang out but besides that it was relatively boring. I didn't party, didn't drink but I did become a good ear/shoulder for people to talk to which I did like. Eventually I got too distracted and it caused me to do poorly in some classes. I had to take a 5th year as a result but I am really glad that I did. I worked my ass off because I was determined not to fuck up again and graduate/earn my degree.
Would I do it again? No. I had some fun times but nothing that was really life-changing or extremely memorable. I was too childish and not mature enough during college but at least I overcame all that at the end.
It sounds so cliche but having friends/significant other/family, believing in yourself, and some good old fashioned determination truly is key to succeeding in college because it certainly got me through it.
Honestly, I would just go to my classes and come straight home. Rinse and repeat for 5 years. Of course I would go early/stay late if my classmates wanted to hang out but besides that it was relatively boring. I didn't party, didn't drink but I did become a good ear/shoulder for people to talk to which I did like. Eventually I got too distracted and it caused me to do poorly in some classes. I had to take a 5th year as a result but I am really glad that I did. I worked my ass off because I was determined not to fuck up again and graduate/earn my degree.
Would I do it again? No. I had some fun times but nothing that was really life-changing or extremely memorable. I was too childish and not mature enough during college but at least I overcame all that at the end.
It sounds so cliche but having friends/significant other/family, believing in yourself, and some good old fashioned determination truly is key to succeeding in college because it certainly got me through it.
Undergrad
I was kind of disappointed by university but I still enjoyed myself. Looking back I feel I kinda squandered my opportunity in a way i could have done so much more with regards to my studies. Although I studied hard I did not study well and I wish I worked not necessarily harder but smarter. I did not drink, do drugs although i did try and chase women but that was a pretty fruitless venture. The university politics with my peers felt like how i imagined a mixed 6th form to be like. I Kinda had a huge case of yellow fever and was briefly really addicted to facebook. I got quite toned and my personality changed in someways for the better other ways for the worst. There's so much i would love to change. The things I would say to my 18 year old self, if given a Delorean. I watched Blue Mountain State and I felt those shows lied to me with regards to the amount of sex and even drugs going on.
Masters
I was a bit more mature and probably had the best year of my life. I actually got laid a couple of times to probably the hottest girl i have fucked. I had a HUUUUUGE crush on a girl on my course. It felt like i was eight years old again. I had no spare time at all because i was working a paid job and an internship to make tuition. I preferred my masters to my whole undergrad because I was maturer, less bullshit with my school mates and the atmosphere was totally different. From a small school which felt like a community to a large school which had more activities and a more diverse student body.
I was kind of disappointed by university but I still enjoyed myself. Looking back I feel I kinda squandered my opportunity in a way i could have done so much more with regards to my studies. Although I studied hard I did not study well and I wish I worked not necessarily harder but smarter. I did not drink, do drugs although i did try and chase women but that was a pretty fruitless venture. The university politics with my peers felt like how i imagined a mixed 6th form to be like. I Kinda had a huge case of yellow fever and was briefly really addicted to facebook. I got quite toned and my personality changed in someways for the better other ways for the worst. There's so much i would love to change. The things I would say to my 18 year old self, if given a Delorean. I watched Blue Mountain State and I felt those shows lied to me with regards to the amount of sex and even drugs going on.
Masters
I was a bit more mature and probably had the best year of my life. I actually got laid a couple of times to probably the hottest girl i have fucked. I had a HUUUUUGE crush on a girl on my course. It felt like i was eight years old again. I had no spare time at all because i was working a paid job and an internship to make tuition. I preferred my masters to my whole undergrad because I was maturer, less bullshit with my school mates and the atmosphere was totally different. From a small school which felt like a community to a large school which had more activities and a more diverse student body.
thesoapster
Member
Have done a mix of community college in the past and I'm currently a senior at a 4 year school to get a B.S. in computer science. Most of it has been part-time (I'm 25).
Honestly, it feels a bit like high school (which as a whole was a pretty bad experience). I'm a commuter student since I only take a couple classes a semester and live close enough to walk (which I do mostly). I don't think it's enough time to spark interest in any interaction outside of the classroom. Really everything feels cliquey still. People I've done semester projects with won't acknowledge me when I've turned up to on-campus functions. Reportedly I still look like I'm in high school, but most of the undergrads seem like kids to me. Maybe because I'm independent and have held my current job since I was 18 (and worked steadily since 14)? I don't know. Things change, people change. I'm not sure if I would do it over again or not. It's hard to say. I will say I've mostly been depressed since turning 25, and a part of that is definitely related to a sense of being left behind and having no feeling of belonging.
Honestly, it feels a bit like high school (which as a whole was a pretty bad experience). I'm a commuter student since I only take a couple classes a semester and live close enough to walk (which I do mostly). I don't think it's enough time to spark interest in any interaction outside of the classroom. Really everything feels cliquey still. People I've done semester projects with won't acknowledge me when I've turned up to on-campus functions. Reportedly I still look like I'm in high school, but most of the undergrads seem like kids to me. Maybe because I'm independent and have held my current job since I was 18 (and worked steadily since 14)? I don't know. Things change, people change. I'm not sure if I would do it over again or not. It's hard to say. I will say I've mostly been depressed since turning 25, and a part of that is definitely related to a sense of being left behind and having no feeling of belonging.
lastflowers
Banned
for 5 years before the business major who slept and drank his way through college becomes your boss and then marries your wife and steals your kids.
Until you move up the corporate ladder because you have the technical smarts and the adaptability to learn the business side
but you're right in some cases lol
I got a business management certification for engineers through my university's business school. That helped a lot actually to learn the basics of business principles.
lastflowers
Banned
Until you move up the corporate ladder because you have the technical smarts and the adaptability to learn the business sidebut you're right in some cases lol
I got a business management certification for engineers through my university's business school. That helped a lot actually to learn the basics of business principles.
good move. I'm planning on getting my masters by taking night classes, then in 5 or so years getting an MBA. MS pays a decent amount of money if you are dedicated enough to continuing your education while still working.
MoG EclipsE
Member
Freshman and Sophomore years -> Easy, is this what college is?
Junior and Senior years -> What the fuck when did the work start to pile up and why are my google searches resulting in fewer and fewer results?QUOTE]
HAHA. Exactly what goes through my mind when I search on google. WTF isn't google supposed to be the best search engine. Still can't find anything. Miss when I could google anything and everything I needed to know
Fuck, why is this quote not working? lol
lastflowers
Banned
Freshman and Sophomore years -> Easy, is this what college is?
Junior and Senior years -> What the fuck when did the work start to pile up and why are my google searches resulting in fewer and fewer results?QUOTE]
HAHA. Exactly what goes through my mind when I search on google. WTF isn't google supposed to be the best search engine. Still can't find anything. Miss when I could google anything and everything I needed to know
Fuck, why is this quote not working? lol
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without the period. You have a
terrisus
Member
Bachelor's: Stressful. Very, very stressful
Master's: A breeze
Doctorate: Pretty easy (so far, although I still have my comps and dissertation to go)
Also, I never lived on a campus for even a day, never went to parties, never joined any clubs, etc. Also got married during my Master's.
Master's: A breeze
Doctorate: Pretty easy (so far, although I still have my comps and dissertation to go)
Also, I never lived on a campus for even a day, never went to parties, never joined any clubs, etc. Also got married during my Master's.
many places
Member
College so far has been a crazy mixture of emotions for me. I started in 2010 at a community college and initially hated (for irrational reasons) almost every aspect of going to school. I was going through a lot of issues (mentally) and it totally ruined my first few years of college.
I'm now at a university in the Dallas area and am studying something that i am actually decent at and truly enjoy learning about. After changing my major three times, i've settled on literary studies. Always been good at reading and analyzing works of literature as well as thoroughly enjoying it. Seems like a no brainer that i would study it from the beginning but that wasnt the case. Just glad i feel like i belong now and dont feel so alienated from my degree plan/peers.
As of right now, im enjoying university and my humanities/literature courses. I've also gotten control of a lpt of my mental issues/anxieties which helps immensely and gives me the clarity i need that is essential to being a successful college student.
Now im setting my sights on graduating and enjoying the rest of my college career. (Currently on the tail end of my junior year)
I'm now at a university in the Dallas area and am studying something that i am actually decent at and truly enjoy learning about. After changing my major three times, i've settled on literary studies. Always been good at reading and analyzing works of literature as well as thoroughly enjoying it. Seems like a no brainer that i would study it from the beginning but that wasnt the case. Just glad i feel like i belong now and dont feel so alienated from my degree plan/peers.
As of right now, im enjoying university and my humanities/literature courses. I've also gotten control of a lpt of my mental issues/anxieties which helps immensely and gives me the clarity i need that is essential to being a successful college student.
Now im setting my sights on graduating and enjoying the rest of my college career. (Currently on the tail end of my junior year)
I'm procrastinating on starting my materials science homework so I figured I'd go ahead. I'm graduating in 5 years instead of 4 since my degree plan has a crap-ton of required hours and I transferred into it late.
Freshman year:
- Biggest campus in my state, one of the biggest student bodies in the country. So many people. Overwhelmed omg.
- Trying to get into engineering but am not doing so hot because I didn't take physics or any math past algebra in high school.
- Made mediocre grades but joined a fraternity that did a lot of community service and I made the best friends of my life.
- NO SLEEP EVER
Sophomore year:
- As my grades got worse I learned that I had major anxiety problems that I had to seek treatment for. When I did, my grades got much better.
- I finally got into chemical engineering at the end of sophomore year.
- Got more involved with my fraternity.
- Got involved as a counselor for a freshman camp at my school. Lots of fun. Made more friends.
- STILL NO SLEEP
Junior year:
- First year of real chemical engineering classes HOLY SHIT WHAT IS THIS
- Started academic research with a faculty member
- Started the whole looking for an internship process. Finding a job is harder than I thought. All of the shmoozing and mingling and overtly-friendliness was very new for me and I had to get used to it if I wanted companies to like me.
- Didn't get a summer internship, but I got a part time job that I really enjoyed.
- NEGATIVE SLEEP
- Got a certificate in business management for engineers. It was so fun and interesting it made me consider getting an MBA in the future.
Senior year:
- Grades have gone up every semester now. Went from a 2.1 to over a 3.3 cumulative GPA. I'm really excited about it.
- I'm actually getting sleep this semester. It's wonderful.
- Classes have gotten REALLY interesting and fun to learn.
- Started a research project involving fluid dynamics to solve a medical device problem. Will compete and present project later this school year.
- Just landed an internship as a research & development engineer for a MAJOR snack company.
- Will be doing a study abroad next school year in China for senior chemical engineering credit.
- Life is looking up. By the time I graduate in 2015 I'll have accrued a lot of great experiences in college.
Worth it for me so far. It was hard but I made the best of it.
Freshman year:
- Biggest campus in my state, one of the biggest student bodies in the country. So many people. Overwhelmed omg.
- Trying to get into engineering but am not doing so hot because I didn't take physics or any math past algebra in high school.
- Made mediocre grades but joined a fraternity that did a lot of community service and I made the best friends of my life.
- NO SLEEP EVER
Sophomore year:
- As my grades got worse I learned that I had major anxiety problems that I had to seek treatment for. When I did, my grades got much better.
- I finally got into chemical engineering at the end of sophomore year.
- Got more involved with my fraternity.
- Got involved as a counselor for a freshman camp at my school. Lots of fun. Made more friends.
- STILL NO SLEEP
Junior year:
- First year of real chemical engineering classes HOLY SHIT WHAT IS THIS
- Started academic research with a faculty member
- Started the whole looking for an internship process. Finding a job is harder than I thought. All of the shmoozing and mingling and overtly-friendliness was very new for me and I had to get used to it if I wanted companies to like me.
- Didn't get a summer internship, but I got a part time job that I really enjoyed.
- NEGATIVE SLEEP
- Got a certificate in business management for engineers. It was so fun and interesting it made me consider getting an MBA in the future.
Senior year:
- Grades have gone up every semester now. Went from a 2.1 to over a 3.3 cumulative GPA. I'm really excited about it.
- I'm actually getting sleep this semester. It's wonderful.
- Classes have gotten REALLY interesting and fun to learn.
- Started a research project involving fluid dynamics to solve a medical device problem. Will compete and present project later this school year.
- Just landed an internship as a research & development engineer for a MAJOR snack company.
- Will be doing a study abroad next school year in China for senior chemical engineering credit.
- Life is looking up. By the time I graduate in 2015 I'll have accrued a lot of great experiences in college.
Worth it for me so far. It was hard but I made the best of it.
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
On balance it was a great experience but if I could do it again I'd definitely go to a different school. I always felt like an outsider especially with the people in my major. They really let me know it.
Looking back I see that I missed out on an absolute shitload of career opportunities just on the location of my school alone.
It's kind of a love/hate thing. I miss certain aspects of it.
On balance it was a great experience but if I could do it again I'd definitely go to a different school. I always felt like an outsider especially with the people in my major. They really let me know it.
Looking back I see that I missed out on an absolute shitload of career opportunities just on the location of my school alone.
It's kind of a love/hate thing. I miss certain aspects of it.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Crushed expectations of social life, impossible deadlines for everything, learned a lot about my degree and life in general, made some cash in the process.
Sadly, I know this is gonna be me.
Sadly, I know this is gonna be me.
MoG EclipsE
Member
Wait a second...? Masters a breeze? Why easier than bachelors? That gives me hope
I was thinking of how hard my program is now and could only imagine how much worse things will get when I get into my masters. Please explain Pretty much how I feel.
Wafflecakes
Member
Constantly living on the edge of oblivion.
HovaHovito
Banned
In CC
I enjoy it so far. Much more my style than HS where I felt annoyed by all the bs busy work and long school hours.
I enjoy it so far. Much more my style than HS where I felt annoyed by all the bs busy work and long school hours.
princemarth23
Member
Went to a community college for a couple years and absolutely hated it. I'm still debating whether I should go back or not, but it's not something i have a positive outlook on anymore.
killertofu
Member
Freshman year (Fall): Over weight but still so excited to be in a new school away from my parents. Made a lot of new friends who I'm still all very close with. Lost 60 pounds.
Freshman year (Spring) Fell for a girl. Lost my virginity...except she had a boyfriend in high school. Wrangled with that for a bit, very stupid. She broke it off before we ended the semester but during the summer said she made a mistake. I didn't listen.
Sophomore year (Fall) Started working at a restaurant (My first "job"). Got my first apartment. Lot of parties since it wasn't a dorm. The girl I lost my virginity to ended up getting a job at the same restaurant. We ended up dating for a bit... her exboyfriend is weird and calls her all the time.
Sophomore year (Spring) Girl decides she wants a "break". I find out that when I dropped her off at her home during Thanksgiving she fucked her ex boyfriend. I can't really remember the rest of the semester. Gained some weight back, whatever.
Junior year (Fall): Started going out with a new girl. I always wanted to go to another school but didn't get in the first time. The new girl went to that school so I tried transferring. Didn't really spend a lot of time at my old school. Kinda regretted it cause I spent almost every weekend going to see my gf.
Junior year (Spring): Transferred schools and transferred restaurants. New school felt so much better, academically. It was like night and day. So much more potential. Ended up falling for a girl at work so I dumped my previous gf and went straight after her. A pretty blissful yet stressful semester. Was taking 18 credit hours where the days were super long. Tried shrooms for the first time. It was great.
Senior year (Fall): Moved into a one bedroom across from campus. Loved living alone. My girlfriend ended up teaching English in China. I stayed with her for some reason cause I thought she " was the one". Had another 18 credit hour semester, plus a 20 hour a week internship, plus working almost 40 hours a week so I could buy a plane ticket to see her over Christmas break. It was possibly my worst semester ever. I hated it so much but I got to visit China for a month so hey.
Senior year (Spring): Took it easy this semester. Way too easy in hindsight. Only took two classes which ended up biting me in the ass. I really regret this semester cause I literally didn't do shit. No internship, no extra curriculars. BLAH
Senior year (Fall): Ended up biting me in the ass cause I realized that I might have to stay another semester. Had to take 19 credit hours to graduate, plus the final classes of my major, which sucked ass. My gf and I broke up sometime in October and I was a literal mess. No motivation at all and was losing my mind. We ended up getting back together for a while after that. Graduated .01 from Honors. Still bitter.
God...now that I wrote that all down, I really realize how much time I spent trying to be with girls and having them be my girlfriend or whatever.
Man fuck that. I shouldn't have cared that much. I should've focused on myself and just hooked up randomly with strangers.
Oh well.
Freshman year (Spring) Fell for a girl. Lost my virginity...except she had a boyfriend in high school. Wrangled with that for a bit, very stupid. She broke it off before we ended the semester but during the summer said she made a mistake. I didn't listen.
Sophomore year (Fall) Started working at a restaurant (My first "job"). Got my first apartment. Lot of parties since it wasn't a dorm. The girl I lost my virginity to ended up getting a job at the same restaurant. We ended up dating for a bit... her exboyfriend is weird and calls her all the time.
Sophomore year (Spring) Girl decides she wants a "break". I find out that when I dropped her off at her home during Thanksgiving she fucked her ex boyfriend. I can't really remember the rest of the semester. Gained some weight back, whatever.
Junior year (Fall): Started going out with a new girl. I always wanted to go to another school but didn't get in the first time. The new girl went to that school so I tried transferring. Didn't really spend a lot of time at my old school. Kinda regretted it cause I spent almost every weekend going to see my gf.
Junior year (Spring): Transferred schools and transferred restaurants. New school felt so much better, academically. It was like night and day. So much more potential. Ended up falling for a girl at work so I dumped my previous gf and went straight after her. A pretty blissful yet stressful semester. Was taking 18 credit hours where the days were super long. Tried shrooms for the first time. It was great.
Senior year (Fall): Moved into a one bedroom across from campus. Loved living alone. My girlfriend ended up teaching English in China. I stayed with her for some reason cause I thought she " was the one". Had another 18 credit hour semester, plus a 20 hour a week internship, plus working almost 40 hours a week so I could buy a plane ticket to see her over Christmas break. It was possibly my worst semester ever. I hated it so much but I got to visit China for a month so hey.
Senior year (Spring): Took it easy this semester. Way too easy in hindsight. Only took two classes which ended up biting me in the ass. I really regret this semester cause I literally didn't do shit. No internship, no extra curriculars. BLAH
Senior year (Fall): Ended up biting me in the ass cause I realized that I might have to stay another semester. Had to take 19 credit hours to graduate, plus the final classes of my major, which sucked ass. My gf and I broke up sometime in October and I was a literal mess. No motivation at all and was losing my mind. We ended up getting back together for a while after that. Graduated .01 from Honors. Still bitter.
God...now that I wrote that all down, I really realize how much time I spent trying to be with girls and having them be my girlfriend or whatever.
Man fuck that. I shouldn't have cared that much. I should've focused on myself and just hooked up randomly with strangers.
Oh well.
I already posted but I'm posting again. I wait until the last second to do everything because it's the only way to stay physically and mentally healthy with my workload. I could put in a few extra hours of homework per day... or I could not die from clogged arteries and not lose all my friends and girlfriend and not suffer from poor hygiene. Almost all my peers are overweight with disgusting neckbeards and social issues.
Everyone around me seems so alone. Great academically, but completely, depressingly alone. I don't know if 17-20 credits per semester is worth that.
I'm almost definitely going to fail Physics because I don't have any of the assumed knowledge needed to succeed but I'm going to attend weekly tutoring anyway. Whatever I can learn now I can apply when I retake it. It's gong to completely fuck up my course schedule though.
Everyone around me seems so alone. Great academically, but completely, depressingly alone. I don't know if 17-20 credits per semester is worth that.
I'm almost definitely going to fail Physics because I don't have any of the assumed knowledge needed to succeed but I'm going to attend weekly tutoring anyway. Whatever I can learn now I can apply when I retake it. It's gong to completely fuck up my course schedule though.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Masturbatory, both intellectually and privately. The first two years were cool. I was poor enough to get Pell grants and still work temp jobs during summer and winter sales for extra money. I showed symptoms of major depression and general anxiety disorder in the last two years.
I wish I had taken a more aggressive approach to medication as I could have potentially double majored and not run into suicide attempts and complete despair after graduation.
Given my medical situation, I thought it would be easier to be patient with slowly building myself up in regarding employment but the reality is, the market wants so much for so little. I'm stuck in that Catch-22 of experience in retail and food, but not in white collar, where I was supposed to be given an easier entry, and now because I am a post-grad, "too educated " for entry level but not enough for my actual level.
All in all, it was okay. Got to live on my own, experience things and grow up. I'm not too negative about it. I'm probably going to return to my Alma Mater for grad school.
I wish I had taken a more aggressive approach to medication as I could have potentially double majored and not run into suicide attempts and complete despair after graduation.
Given my medical situation, I thought it would be easier to be patient with slowly building myself up in regarding employment but the reality is, the market wants so much for so little. I'm stuck in that Catch-22 of experience in retail and food, but not in white collar, where I was supposed to be given an easier entry, and now because I am a post-grad, "too educated " for entry level but not enough for my actual level.
All in all, it was okay. Got to live on my own, experience things and grow up. I'm not too negative about it. I'm probably going to return to my Alma Mater for grad school.
Etrian Oddity
Member
Fuck that shit. The average student over at my old school seemed to only take like, 12 or 13 hours a semester so they could focus on quality over quantity credits.
A lot of my friends and I genuinely believe that graduating in four years is just not a realistic goal in today's age.
I would chisel away at my assignments, saving some for last-minute details. It's all about balance, Orange-kun. Put that 500-word essay aside and go grab a happy hour margarita with your friends (which turns into an epic night out of debauchery).
College is like a social microcosm. Enjoy it.
(Take my advise with a grain of salt, I'm a dropout.
)Fuck that shit. The average student over at my old school seemed to only take like, 12 or 13 hours a semester so they could focus on quality over quantity credits.
A lot of my friends and I genuinely believe that graduating in four years is just not a realistic goal in today's age.
I would chisel away at my assignments, saving some for last-minute details. It's all about balance, Orange-kun. Put that 500-word essay aside and go grab a happy hour margarita with your friends (which turns into an epic night out of debauchery).
College is like a social microcosm. Enjoy it.
(Take my advise with a grain of salt, I'm a dropout.
I don't know if my brain can handle college. I've always been a smartass who didn't need to study and needing to actually work hard has ruined me. It was exciting for a while but the only real motivation that has gotten me this far is companionship, even with people I didn't like. I've been lacking it so far this year as my roommates could be classified as mute and I've performed poorly in all my classes because I haven't had someone to work with. After someone found out my physics midterm was nearly blank they offered to teach it to me since my own professor assumes we've taken a certain class my very unpopular major doesn't require. I'm going to fail, disappoint my family, get myself deeper in debt, ruin my relatioships, and potentially any chance at happiness. That's college for me. Sophomore. Last year I led a dedicated team to winning an award for our project, this year I am alone myself.
I don't even find myself wanting to play video games these days, nothing feels fun anymore.
The only time I'm satisfied with myself is when I deliver assets to my team from my hours spent designing their audio content and am rewarded with great praise, but that's not the main focus of my major even though I apparently excel at it. I'm in too deep now to change majors and start over, I can't afford the cost of transitioning to creative work rather than engineering. The job prospects are worse in that direction anyway. I have to keep trying until C++ and science clicks for me.
The thing is, the one audio engineering class, the first class that was directly related to my major, did click for me. I programmed a synth and I was in heaven. Got an A and the whole semester was a fun ride with an incredibly bright mind leading the class. It's all this other foundational stuff, CS, math, physics, that slows me down and depresses me.
I'm constantly fighting a battle against my own weight and fitness level and mental stability and there's so much going on with so much work and so many classes and relationships to maintain and people to manage and problems to solve and news to keep up with and thing to get excited about and things to be sad about, I find my only way to survive is to just not care at all until I'm forced to act.
I'm starting to ramble as I edit chunks into my post, but something that I know I'm good at aside from composing and sound design is writing English. When I'm focused my work is really great. I don't have to take any English classes in my STEM major so sometimes I express myself through other people's English homework. lol
At least I'm not like my roommate who stuffs his face with microwaved cheeseburgers every night. The sound of his chewing and the smell of the food makes me want to hang myself.
Sidewinder
Member
Waste of time, worst period of my life, but that's not really the fault of the University. Should and could have been the best years of my life, but now I'd rather just swipe my brain clean of all these years. Now I'm a mess, the only thing I'm "proud" of, is that I still stand up every morning.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
I just started college. And I have none of these. So far it has sucked but it's entirely my fault.
Man, if it'd be as easy as picking two of these, college would be the easiest thing ever.
Haven't really started college myself. In my 5th semester of Cegep right now and I'll probably be going to university once I'm done with my 6th. Or I won't. Don't have an idea what I want to study and I don't know if I can take much more school before actually becoming suicidal.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Hell, Anthony Bourdain thought this until Kitchen Confidential became a success in his early forties.. You always have that potential.
It's just one class I've messed up. I just don't know what impact it might have due to very strict prereqs next semester.
Loved studying. Courses were challenging enough to feel interesting but not so difficult as to make me feel like I was in over my head.
No social life. Well I did go to parties every once in a while, but they generally sucked. No sex or girlfriends.
Lots of free time for playing video games and reading. I miss that.
All in all I liked college a lot more than my current eight-to-four office job. If I won the lottery, I'd probably go study for another degree.
No social life. Well I did go to parties every once in a while, but they generally sucked. No sex or girlfriends.
Lots of free time for playing video games and reading. I miss that.
All in all I liked college a lot more than my current eight-to-four office job. If I won the lottery, I'd probably go study for another degree.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
But, that attitude is important. So many gaffers fall into the either side (of Lib Arts or Stem) that that the economics and political side seem dwarf any of the little things you learn.
It ain't 1 vs 2. But all in all, the same fight.
Total, MMT, deficit spending when private is down, sorta person here. Which I do think is needed more mainstream.
BizzyBum
Member
Jesus Christ, first post nailed it for me.
I mean, I definitely enjoyed myself in college but if I could go back I'd definitely do it up way better.
I'm a junior and I still don't have any friends. Thanks, social anxiety. I started taking medication last summer so now at least I don't freak out (as much) whenever I go outside, but I still can't talk to people. It's a work in progress. We'll see what happens.
I'm doing fine academically though, so I guess that's something. And I have a National Merit scholarship so money isn't a problem. So I guess it could be worse.
I'm doing fine academically though, so I guess that's something. And I have a National Merit scholarship so money isn't a problem. So I guess it could be worse.
MoG EclipsE
Member
Cegep... where u from?
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