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"Did I really miss out on a really fun part of my life by not going to a ranked university?"
Not as far as I can remember.
I went to a top 10 university and I wouldn't consider for a moment that it was fun much less the most fun I've had in my life; unless you consider spending half of the day in class and other half in the library as being fun.
As for the actual poll question I answered in the affirmative, yes the college years should be the most fun years of one's life, you have few responsibilities, and the most time to explore what life has to offer. If you don't take advantage of that in your late teens and early twenties you may never have such an opportunity again.
Sigh, I hate to tell you this but from my past experience (ex is an MD) he studied his A$$ through college to get into med school so no social life anyway. My only concern for you is getting into med school is tough and schools do count.
Good luck, study really hard. Frat parties aren't all they are made out to be and 10 years from now it won't mean a thing...in GA we have a saying "What do UGA students call GT students in 10 years?".......the answer is BOSS
College isn't for party hardy its for getting good grades if you plan to move on to med school.
Sigh, I hate to tell you this but from my past experience (ex is an MD) he studied his A$$ through college to get into med school so no social life anyway. My only concern for you is getting into med school is tough and schools do count.
Good luck, study really hard. Frat parties aren't all they are made out to be and 10 years from now it won't mean a thing...in GA we have a saying "What do UGA students call GT students in 10 years?".......the answer is BOSS
College isn't for party hardy its for getting good grades if you plan to move on to med school.
Ya but after your ex got done with med school, was he the miserable type of guy who had to work throughout his life?
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My friend who goes to Columbia was telling me about how good it is to some days see celebrity artists perform on campus and everything.
I will be transferring from my current university (which is unranked) to hopefully a ranked one. Parents really admit their mistake of keeping me at home for my first two years (according to them the high school to college adjustment process can be hard).
Anyways I was ranked 4th in a class of 90 students at a tough magnet school in my area.
I am in my second year of college, social life hasn't been so bad but so many people tell me that in the final two years of college, social life goes downhill for nearly everyone. People are focused on their major, time for partying, making friends and everything is basically over and stuff.
I have also heard that college is supposed to be the most fun part of your life. You make close friends, you make friends who will help you through your life, and you make long lasting relationships.
I feel a bit well, sad, not completely sad but a bad sad because:
1. My first two years of college have not been outstanding in terms of social life, my school is more so of a community college commuter type school, a 4 year university but most people are commuters
2. I worry that after college, I won't have time for a "social life" because I want to get an MD and I heard all doctors do is work, work, work, and during their rest time they just sleep.
Did I really miss out on a fun part of my life?
Go for it you'll love it. And you'll love it even more if the school has great football program that is doing well. There is nothing like being in the home crowd of big time college football stadium when the team is having a great season. The excitement is electric and the feeling is magical.
To the OP, you totally missed out on a great time! My advice to you, find whatever school earned Playboy's #1 party school ranking last year, and go there. Take out student loans till you're in debt up to your head, and use the money on beer and frat parties.
jgamibi seems to me your parents know something about you to say they didn't see you were ready to take on the full responsibility of your life quite yet. I wouldn't interpret that as free ride coasting if I were you. That's an awfully expensive parking meter to sit at (a chair in college). The mentality of animal house 13th grade is the regret you'll have the rest of your life wondering what you could have done if only you grasped the lesson you were too hung over to comprehend. If only you hadn't been so distracted by shiny things.
The best years of your life-- you're really saying this at such a young age? hahahahaa Here's a secret. Best years of your life is mythology. Most older folks talking about glory days are looking at nostalgia believing that nothing that was before is possible today. In a way they're refusing to grow up and so sad they'd dump that on kids heads. Not all they say is wrong but take glory days stories in context.
The best years of your life can be made at any time in your life and are not limited to a finite quantity. Every year could be the best year of your life. It's the doing, the creation of that best year, the creation of happy memories, that makes them so great. It's also being aware of what there is to be grateful for because what you value in life is where your head & feet take you. Choose what you value wisely.
You do remember the joy of getting the acceptance letters to those schools, do you not? You had accomplished something for yourself and that was proof for all the world to see. Now go out and accomplish more. Get your hinney in that library. You'll find better quality, higher self disciplined friends there who won't drag you off the real mission; excellence.
Good luck, and God bless.
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