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Most people are indoctrinated to go to university. Blarghhhhh. Please avoid it or do online classes. You have to have a tough mind to sit through boring and tedious class after class.
Most people are indoctrinated to go to university. Blarghhhhh. Please avoid it or do online classes. You have to have a tough mind to sit through boring and tedious class after class.
That doesn't seem to apply so much to people who LOVE class and don't find it tedious, though.
I much prefer real classes to online, myself...just a matter of taste. The year after I graduated with my BA, I found a community college and actually audited a full semester's worth of classes just for personal interest, because I missed being in school.
For me, I wanted to leave my hometown and pursue a better life, get a decent job in a big city someday, and make a modest living. Plus, I had nothing else to do since my hometown, there was NOTHING there to keep me from leaving and jobs sucked.
Didn't want to work in a grocery store for the rest of my life lol.
Went to college because that's what everyone did! I mean, all my friends, family members on my mom's side! It was expected! Now, on my father's side, I am the ONLY one who has gone to college so that was kind of a big deal!
How much does it cost to Audit a class? I believe you still have to pay tuition unless you are a senior citizen. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by TabulaRasa
That doesn't seem to apply so much to people who LOVE class and don't find it tedious, though.
I much prefer real classes to online, myself...just a matter of taste. The year after I graduated with my BA, I found a community college and actually audited a full semester's worth of classes just for personal interest, because I missed being in school.
Most people are indoctrinated to go to university. Blarghhhhh. Please avoid it or do online classes. You have to have a tough mind to sit through boring and tedious class after class.
Sounds to me like you just weren't cut out for college or you picked one that was a really bad match for you because I never had any of your experiences.
I had wonderful professors, the freedom to take a wide variety of classes, great classmates, and a lot of fun. I had very few "lecture only" classes- my largest class had about 30 students and it was a math class. Most of my classes were discussion based with about 10-15 students and there's no way that would work in an online format. I had a minor in geology, so I went camping a lot. I took classes only in subjects that interested me, and I asked around to get the best professors.
AND I got a scholarship so it was free. . . no wasting money for me. I also worked or had internships the whole time, so I came out with a degree and work experience.
College is not for everyone, but just because it isn't for you doesn't mean it's worthless for everyone else.
I originally wanted to be a drafter and move into architecture. So I went to a tech school.
Years later I had decided it wasn't for me, was in a mecahnical drafting role, but wanted more responsibility. Although I could have easily done all of the engineers jobs, they looked down on me. Apparently, during their schooling, there was a class that taught them everything, and that whatever they said was gold. So I went back for a BS degree. The whole time not one engineer would even acknowledge that I was going.
I never did find out what class it was that they took! But it did advance my career exponentially.
It was expected of me to do so from an early age. There was occasional talk around the dinner table about what to study when I went to college, especially when I showed enthusiasm about certain subjects.
It wasn't until I was a junior in high school and preparing for SATs that my parents actually asked if I [b]wanted[b] to go to college. The answer was yes, possibly because I thought it was just assumed. Even though my father was not a college graduate, I never knew there was a path to success without college.
I'm not saying its right or wrong, that's just how it was.
Like someone said earlier, a college degree has become the standard now for a lot of jobs. I went because I knew I wanted to be an engineer. I stayed in state because I didn't want to go in debt.
A lot of my high school classmates that didn't go to college are now going because of the realization of how important it is.
It sounds like you went to dream paradise college. I went to some cutthroat corporate wanna-be hell colleges. Everybody thought they were a Donald Trump....or an Oma Rosa. Very nauseating to say the least.
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Originally Posted by StinaTado
Sounds to me like you just weren't cut out for college or you picked one that was a really bad match for you because I never had any of your experiences.
I had wonderful professors, the freedom to take a wide variety of classes, great classmates, and a lot of fun. I had very few "lecture only" classes- my largest class had about 30 students and it was a math class. Most of my classes were discussion based with about 10-15 students and there's no way that would work in an online format. I had a minor in geology, so I went camping a lot. I took classes only in subjects that interested me, and I asked around to get the best professors.
AND I got a scholarship so it was free. . . no wasting money for me. I also worked or had internships the whole time, so I came out with a degree and work experience.
College is not for everyone, but just because it isn't for you doesn't mean it's worthless for everyone else.
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