College

[Dragonium]

300 BRL is about 110 GBP. That is two weeks' rent for me.

****ing Brazil.

[Brieg]

Lucas I've been calling you "kid" this whole time, but we're the same age?

anyway, I study film.

[Rahl]

Got AA (associates of arts) degree because I realized how much having to read 300 year old literature sucks. I kept laying down to read the damn book and it kept punching me in the face when it put me to sleep, so I just said hell with it got my AA and got a real job so I wouldn't have to be broke all the damn time.

[Shady Ultima]

I'm planning on going back to school Sept 2012 for History and Music majors/English Minor, with the intention of being a teacher.

I'm kinda nervous about the music part. I'm an exceptional bassist and great singer, but only an average guitarist, and I don't really play any other instruments any more (used to play Alto Sax and Piano, but lost interest when I started playing bass) Not sure if I NEED to be a super good player to get into Uni with the intent of teaching though.

[drenrin2120]

Unfortunately, being paid to go to school isn't as motivating as I expected.

Paying to go to college isn't really motivating either. It's just more stress on top of the stress of learning and challenging yourself. Personally, I feel very conflicted about what I choose to learn. I want to study a lot, but the more I study, the more it costs, so I'll probably end up only studying the classes I need (if I go back to school). Which is sad cuz people should be able to study different subjects if they want to, regardless how it applies to their major.

The bottom line is, you go to college 'cuz you want to. If you don't want to put your head in it and study, you're not going to. Lots of people fool themselves into thinking they'll study though.

[A Forgotten Legend]

I'm planning on going back to school Sept 2012 for History and Music majors/English Minor, with the intention of being a teacher.

I'm kinda nervous about the music part. I'm an exceptional bassist and great singer, but only an average guitarist, and I don't really play any other instruments any more (used to play Alto Sax and Piano, but lost interest when I started playing bass) Not sure if I NEED to be a super good player to get into Uni with the intent of teaching though.

Can you audition on bass?  If you play string bass I understand, but I don't know about electric.

[Cerebus]

Paying to go to college isn't really motivating either. It's just more stress on top of the stress of learning and challenging yourself. Personally, I feel very conflicted about what I choose to learn. I want to study a lot, but the more I study, the more it costs, so I'll probably end up only studying the classes I need (if I go back to school). Which is sad cuz people should be able to study different subjects if they want to, regardless how it applies to their major.

The bottom line is, you go to college 'cuz you want to. If you don't want to put your head in it and study, you're not going to. Lots of people fool themselves into thinking they'll study though.

Here, you can't really get a decent job with at least your sec.5 diploma (last year before College and such), which is why I kinda force myself doing it a bit. Also, being in College, University or whatever is a bit more motivating, because you are at a higher level. It means you did achieve something and are still trying to. Me, well, I'm still without my sec.5, which most people get at 16-17 while I am 21... that's the thing. But I do understand your point, though.

[coasterkrazy]

I'm currently in my third of five years going for a BS in Software Engineering. It consumes my life. This quarter just ended last week. The best part about the program, though, is the fact that for six months of the middle three years, you find a full-time job (usually paid, especially in my major, and if it's unpaid it's not full-time) with or without the help of the University's system (known as a co-op job). I had my first one last spring/summer and am beginning my second one in a week. The first and last years are nine months of school as opposed to the middle three being six months, which is why the degree is five years. I'm also trying to fit in a music theory/composition minor.

Overall, some classes are pure hell and others aren't so much, but when I'm done I'll have 18 months of SE-related work on my resume and will likely have a job lined up before graduating. I'm still not entirely sure what I want to be doing, though. I think I would ideally like to work part-time for a game studio and part-time as adjunct faculty at my school. I think getting a master's degree will depend on how much I need it, but right now it seems likely.

I took a game design course this past quarter that used Unity as the development platform. I don't even like thinking about how many hours I dumped into working with Unity, collaborating with the digital media friends in my group...

[Zerlina]

**** school. I'm so sick of this **** eating all my god damn time.

[Bluhman]

**** school. I'm so sick of this **** eating all my god damn time.

yes.

[Zerlina]

I miss you guys *sniffle*

[drenrin2120]

Here, you can't really get a decent job with at least your sec.5 diploma (last year before College and such), which is why I kinda force myself doing it a bit. Also, being in College, University or whatever is a bit more motivating, because you are at a higher level. It means you did achieve something and are still trying to. Me, well, I'm still without my sec.5, which most people get at 16-17 while I am 21... that's the thing. But I do understand your point, though.

Well, I mean, you really can't get a decent anywhere without a diploma. I would proably be far more motivated if I wasn't still living at home and going to college. Community college just feels like an extension of high school.

[CARTER]

My Life at  college was one of memorable moments . I did Intermediate in computer science from college , Then I did B.com from another . I really enjoyed the life of college while studying there .   

[Valiere]

Well, I mean, you really can't get a decent anywhere without a diploma. I would proably be far more motivated if I wasn't still living at home and going to college. Community college just feels like an extension of high school.

It pretty much is.

But I think community college is good for a lot of people, because you can get your slacking out of the way with little repercussion. When you're ready to go to a real college, you'll have gotten all that out of you and be ready to kick ***.

[drenrin2120]

It pretty much is.

But I think community college is good for a lot of people, because you can get your slacking out of the way with little repercussion. When you're ready to go to a real college, you'll have gotten all that out of you and be ready to kick ***.

I don't mean to knock community colleges. There are a lot of opportunities there. It's cheap, teachers are generally chillin', work is relaxed, there's transfer opportunities, the kids suck but whatever. For me, it just didn't feel any different from high school, so I did the same thing I did in high school when I went to college. I slacked off. A lot. Then I got academically suspended and the bills start coming in and I realized, "Well, I guess I really AIN'T a little kid no mo'."

So yeah. I would really like to go back in the fall, but I'm barely a sophomore with my credentials and I'll be 21 next month. Most people graduate from college when they're 21. I know it's not that big of a deal, but it still kinda sucks. I'm not sure if I'm gonna go back to school or do something completely irresponsible and take off for a year.