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looking back, college was a huge fucking waste of time
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:17 AM Author: Naked base (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248822) |
Date: September 20th, 2017 2:21 AM Author: Cocky property roommate Probably could've been condensed into two years that weren't a waste of time but mostly yeah (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248829) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:22 AM Author: soul-stirring piazza codepig fun but post-college life > college life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248831) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:15 AM Author: curious chapel philosopher-king (Guy who was a friendless virgin through college) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249836) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:30 AM Author: Histrionic cordovan theatre What did you major in? It is a good experience but agree that 4 years and the amount of money it costs is way too much. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248845) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 3:13 AM Author: lavender self-absorbed theater toilet seat It was much easier than HS too. Mostly coasting with a few days of stress per semester (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248920) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 4:07 AM Author: bateful church building It was so great back before the stupid colleges made teachers start taking attendance. I'd be sitting in my apartment in a haze, some green rolled up on my "Contemporary Social Issues" textbook and be like "oh fuck was there an exam or something in my comparative politics class" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248986) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:14 AM Author: Drab native friendly grandma major and type of school? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249834) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 3:15 AM Author: orchid exhilarant really tough guy totally it's tragic that we were born into this limbo period, when people are beginning to realize that college is a scam, but it's still socially unacceptable NOT to have gone to college. it's a disaster. we are in an in-between period re: a lot of issues, college is just one of them. |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 4:11 AM Author: vivacious center (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34248992) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:13 AM Author: multi-colored brunch pervert (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249826) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:16 AM Author: Drab native friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249849) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:17 AM Author: disturbing brilliant parlour (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249854) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:18 AM Author: insanely creepy scarlet stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249863) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:20 AM Author: irradiated shrine affirmative action (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249876) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:29 AM Author: bespoke boiling water (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249930) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:29 AM Author: Mind-boggling Boltzmann Cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249931) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:34 AM Author: exciting light step-uncle's house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249969) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 7:09 PM Author: avocado gas station ladyboy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34254182) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 7:11 PM Author: rose stead rigpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34254204) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:14 AM Author: Effete house messiness worst mistake I ever made (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249831) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:15 AM Author: disturbing brilliant parlour what would you have done instead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249846) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:29 AM Author: Effete house messiness rock and roll or auto repair (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249929) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:30 AM Author: disturbing brilliant parlour could have done both! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249939) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:01 AM Author: razzle honey-headed tanning salon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250164) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:15 AM Author: racy casino deer antler (Peter Thiel) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249844) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:19 AM Author: bull headed dopamine university I don't call coming home from class at 1pm, playing Goldeneye until dinner with my bros, then going out drinking with hot chicks, day after day, a waste of time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249866) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:28 AM Author: curious chapel philosopher-king you have to keep in mind that NOWAGS didn't have fun, party or sleep with girls in college. They actually went to class then spent the rest of the time studying and on the internet. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249926) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:29 AM Author: Effete house messiness (chad) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249932) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:31 AM Author: Mind-boggling Boltzmann Men before us fought in wars, worked the land and impregnated their high school girl friends 5-10 times before the age I finished my post grad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249941) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:32 AM Author: Vigorous Clown True. But given the choice, they probably would have preferred drinking with hot chicks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249950) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 12:05 PM Author: bull headed dopamine university (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250543) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:46 PM Author: yellow electric parlor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34251864) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:36 AM Author: disturbing brilliant parlour this is so dumb
fuck this "meme" |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:42 AM Author: Mind-boggling Boltzmann That was literally my great grandfather. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250015) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 12:07 PM Author: bossy quadroon jew (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250559) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:31 AM Author: Vigorous Clown From the perspective of preparing you for a job, etc. -- yeah, probably. But for me it was very beneficial socially and intellectually. If I could relive any four year period of my life, it would be undergrad years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249942) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:32 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area college was 180.
Just that I wasn't ready to have to autonomy yet, and I never went to any classes |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:37 AM Author: disturbing brilliant parlour yep (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249988) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:36 AM Author: bearded laser beams I thought it was cool. Meet people from across the country with different backgrounds, interests, and skills. Push yourself intellectually in different and interesting subjects. Have lots of free time to party, socialize, date, exercise, learn new hobbies etc. The cost is outrageous (especially if you're taking out loans) but if parents are able to foot the bill without too much trouble it's a grand time. When are you going to have that kind of schedule again? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249981) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:37 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area 3 weeks into working and I feel like this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34249989) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:55 AM Author: lascivious opaque lodge son of senegal Its an enjoyable way to spend 4 years
but its not marginally useful towards the next 40 years of your life,
its a waste of your material resources, its a waste of your most energetic timeframe, it teaches you terrible life habits
its a vacation, taking a 4 year vacation when you're 18 and have no accumulated resources is dumb |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 10:57 AM Author: Vigorous Clown Perfect time to take a 4 year vacation. Do it when you are young. Why is it preferable to go into the working world right away? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250134) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:02 AM Author: lascivious opaque lodge son of senegal because time and energy are finite
because your window to take large career risks is finite
because first mover advantages tend to be large
because early advantages compound |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:03 AM Author: Vigorous Clown OK. Huge waste of time for strivers. Great time for lazy bastards who want to have fun and learn something other than business jargon. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250176) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:04 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250181) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:12 AM Author: lascivious opaque lodge son of senegal lol
the thing is, you don't actually learn all that much |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:15 AM Author: Vigorous Clown I am from a working class background, went to a working class Catholic High School. I am sure a lot of people didn't learn a lot in college, but I did. Was always "smart" but never intellectually curious. I didn't approach college as a trade school, which I am sure my parents weren't happy about. [EDIT] if you mean you don't learn much how to succeed in business, I agree with that.
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:22 AM Author: lascivious opaque lodge son of senegal I mean, I learned a lot too
but relative to what I could have learned had I intentionally accelerated my learning and tried to maximize around learning as much as I could,
instead of maximizing around having a good GPA and still having a lot of free time to screw around
it wasn't actually that much |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:06 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area People that could actually find balance between being lazy and striving when needed (aka actually turning in papers on time) at my UG are mostly doing well, making a lot more than me and having a lot of fun.
Yes, for strivers it sucks. But fuck that shit.
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:18 AM Author: lascivious opaque lodge son of senegal call me a striver if you want (though actually that's pretty laughable)
but its actually a really shitty feedback system
the pace of turning everything in on time tricks you into think you're doing well at life, in reality, you're working at a far slower pace than you need to make just about anything else work in life
Its actually a really shitty habit to get into thinking that that's a good pace to go through life at |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:25 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area I mean b/c i flunked out I ended up having to spend 20K at a out of state flagship for 1 year, but otherwise my UG would've been mad cheap so I'll take this 4 year (ended up being 7 years but w/e) vacation.
THe thing is, the 4 years of nopay sets you up better than nocollege for not only HYP but id say for most top 50 schools if you can do something worthwhile like coding etc. (Humanities in ivies can get you into finance etc though which is why it was 180) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:20 AM Author: bearded laser beams I don't see my high school graduate self as being ready for the workforce (at least the white-collar workforce). College is a nice and comfortable way to turn people into intellectually curious citizens and decent workers. It's probably not the most efficient way to do it, but I don't see any alternative right now. I think the cost is the bigger issue. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250282) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:19 AM Author: Tripping space hominid Of course XO hates college. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250272) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:27 AM Author: Salmon stock car in an age when Clemson enrolls people with Downs Syndrome, what does a college degree in non-STEM signify? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250321) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 11:28 AM Author: aromatic fear-inspiring area yeah if you go to a TTT like Clemson you're fucked but a non-STEMmos I know from HYP are doing a lot better than lolyers (except me) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250325) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 12:11 PM Author: Mind-boggling Boltzmann Money grab for boomer admins saddling kids with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt for the privilege of learning how evil our country is, but little else in terms of practical knowledge. It was fine when we lived off the spoils of ww2 but now it's an incredible indulgence, and one that's extended on borrowed time as other nations will soon be eating our lunch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34250578) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:57 PM Author: yellow electric parlor If you don't have a group of lifelong friends that you made in college, that i) make you happy whenever you hear from them/see them, ii) that you could call when you are having a shitty moment in your life and talk to them about it, and iii) who have a positive opinion of you and your character that you seek to maintain (i.e. it would be very embarrassing to talk to them and tell them that you e.g. got fired because you were caught being dishonest/immoral, cheated on your wife and are getting divorced, etc.), then you did college wrong. I didn't make most of my college friends that are this level of friendship until pretty late in the game (basically Junior year), and it transformed college from being pointless and completely focused on trying to fuck girls into being one of the most crucial turning points of my life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34251948) |
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Date: September 20th, 2017 2:58 PM Author: Dashing Faggotry fun time but a total waste of money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3737277&forum_id=2#34251962) |