Yeah, but good show last night, huh?? Anyway, sorry for the derailment attempt... Back to discussing the wonder that was college. Sigh.
I think that's the way it is for everyone. In my first few years of college it was an awesome time, but during the last few I was ready to get out into the real world and start making some $$$$. Now what I would give to go back just for a year and live the good life again.
Right now I'm in the middle of this big existential crisis as to how much you should pursue your dreams/ your goals/ what you want and how much you should just give up. Of course I want to go back to school. Everyone is saying how they miss college and that's the best time of your life. Maybe I should just give up... (all that sitting around drinking and talking about glory days business, already quoted) I actually enjoy the schedule and the academic challenges, studying, etc. I do have advantages like not having to support any kids, and not desiring expensive stuff. The thing is... it's my life and has always been. I don't like not being in school. I did the grad school thing to its highest level, then tried teaching so I could stay there... but I just don't feel "old" enough to be one of the faculty. Not to mention that I picked a field I don't quite have enough enthusiasm for. Also, I live with a person who's in the "give up on your dreams, work at a mediocre job, hate it, but don't do anything else" stage, and it's a real downer. (The personal situation is one I would not choose for myself and got stuck in. Kind of hard to pursue your dreams when some of your life is irreparably screwed up already.)
Undergrad majored in architecture, graduate majored in architecture and now working in architecture. Totally agree with Drummer, Manny and others that college beat the hell out of working. The pressure of not getting your paper in time doesn't compare to the pressure of not getting a paid project done on time. Even though I'm doing many similar things as I did in college no where is it as interesting as it was in college. On top of that I was one of those who would always engage my professors in intellectual debates. If I try that with clients I'm not going to have much work. Finally I had a far greater social life in college, especially in the dorms than I do now.
You should pursue your dreams, whatever they may be and definitely don't blame anything on someone you live with for brining you down. If you are stuck in a rut, then dig yourself out of it. u really sound depressed.
Is college your escape from "the real world" or something? I never really enjoyed college that much. To me it was about weed-out classes, taking classes I'll never use for my career, etc. The one thing I do miss from college is meeting a wide variety of people from various cultural and economic backgrounds. I really didn't know too many white people until I got to college - it was a culture shock for me after having grown up around blacks, hispanics, and some Filipinos and Vietnamese. It was also one of the first places I met really wealthy families/kids. I remember in jr. high/high school, I would go up to Rice's library and just get lost in books - just walking up and down aisles reading whatever. I taught myself the basics of programming by reading magazines and books at Rice back in jr. high. I couldn't check books out except when I was taking enrichment classes there for the summer, so the rest of the time, I would hand copy code from books and bring it home to code. That has helped me with my career more than any class I took in high school or college since. Outside of that I really couldn't care less about college life. I wasn't a partyer although I went to a few. I don't drink alcohol which almost seems a pre-requisite for campus life.
See, I'm the total opposite. I have been working long hours for several years, but I enjoy the stuff I do. Being in college meant being broke or barely making any money to me. Having a job... well, that makes me a happier person.
PhD in English, and big surprise, I teach English for a living (at a private high school). I took forever to finish my graduate degree because there really wasn't much light at the end of the tunnel, as far as jobs go. My philosophy was that I'd rather teach English indefinitely (as a grad student instructor for $15K a year) than rush off to the rat race. Fortunately I have the best of both worlds now.
Sort of sounds like me right now, minus the writing codes by hand down to take home. I dont drink, never go to parties, actually find college to be more of a pain than anything else right now.
Bingo.. same here.. College to me was having to work my way through, while most others were off having a great time and they didn’t have to worry about how their books/class were going to be paid for. I had to work my ass off for hardly any cash just to get by.. College boils down to one main point, BILLS! I'll take the "REALWORD" any day of the week now that I have a good job AND money to pay for it..
Career college student.... Junior level Pre-Law @ Kent State and UH Central Short two classes (2nd semester Organic Chemistry and Microbiology) of acceptance into UH College of Pharmacy BS in Finance from UH - Clear Lake
B.A. in English Aside from speaking and writing English, I don't really use what I studied in college, it did make me very good at Jeopardy
Major: Public Administration Minor: Psychology Have worked in federal and state employment for last 20+ years.
BSME from UT c/o '01 working in the oil and gas industury as a Mechanical Engineer in Houston. it pays for my trips, Rockets games, concerts, etc. I would definitely prefer to be in college over working 40 hrs a week for a giant company. retiring early and not worrying about money would be nice too. one day.....
Got my A.A.S. in Petrochemical Technology and working as an operator in a chemical plant. The job is great, the rotating schedule is not, but the pay is great. I really like my job because I get to work both inside and outside, sometimes there is always a different problem to work on and sometimes it gets monotonous because everything is running smooth and there are no problems. I originally wanted to become a CHEE, after having worked with them at my present job, I'm not too sure if thats what I want to do. My annual salary is way more than the CHEE's that I work with, but their ceiling for moving up is higher than mine. I'm working as hard as I can to get back to school to get my B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, but trying to go to school and work this job is very difficult because of the schedule. I worked two jobs and went to school to get my first degree, maybe I can make it work.
MAJOR: Interior Design MINOR: Industrial Technology (Cad) This is my second degree and I HATE BEING IN SCHOOL. I hate to study and I hate homework. There is NOTHING good or exciting about going to college. You know how many classes I took, extra classes extra classes No I’ve never had sex but you know what, my degree keeps me satisfied When a lady walks to me says “hey u know whats sexy?” I say “no, I don’t know what it is, but I bet I can add up all the change in your purse very fast”.
