I disagree 100%.Quote:
Originally posted by Satsuki
college is way cooler than HS. Take my word for it.
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I disagree 100%.Quote:
Originally posted by Satsuki
college is way cooler than HS. Take my word for it.
I agree about not cutting classes.
You miss a class at college and YOU are responsible for the material. You miss a test or a due date and you better have a doctor's note or something equally official. Your professors probably won't go out of their way to tell you you owe them assignments or a test either. I sure as hell don't with my students. It's your responsibility to keep up with the work and if you're absent, you're screwed.
yeah - good point on the above - and with a community college sometimes you'll get cool professors who will really help students out as far as reviewing for exams, making sure everyone knows whats going on and whatnot - but these are slightly rare exceptions. Forget about that in a major university - they dont care about you there - you're pretty much just another number to them.
Asshole, I still have another month to go...Quote:
Originally posted by The Ampersand
So, I just completed high school today. Now for another four years of college, and then I join the rat race. Whee.
I'm not a fan of college, either. I hated high school while I was there, but looking back on it, it fucking kicked ass. I passed all my classes with good grades while doing barely any work whatsoever, I had practically no responsibilities, and I got a ton more sleep. High school rocked; too bad I was too stupid to realize it at the time.Quote:
Originally posted by 88mph
I disagree 100%.
*points and laughs*Quote:
Originally posted by Mr-K
Asshole, I still have another month to go...
neener-neener
Station has his shit straight. While I was at university, there was only ONE teacher in all the classes I took that even bothered to learn my name.. and I think it was out of spite, since I never went to class except for test day and ended up with an A.Quote:
Originally posted by station82o
yeah - good point on the above - and with a community college sometimes you'll get cool professors who will really help students out as far as reviewing for exams, making sure everyone knows whats going on and whatnot - but these are slightly rare exceptions. Forget about that in a major university - they dont care about you there - you're pretty much just another number to them.
I'm not at community college, it's a real college just really small, and all the teachers I've had class with has known my name, they ALWAYS offer help on carrer choices and what the next step should be, give awesome review sessions, and are usually very nice.
I was almost ready to drop college forever, but luckily I've changed my mind.
Don't cut classes.
Don't accept any credit cards. Handle everything in cash. Break the system. Don't bow down to those who would be your financial overlords -- The Learning Institution is now your financial overlord solely due to tuition (and it's even worse if you have loans), you don't need a credit card company demanding payment. Don't listen to those who say "BUILD YOUR CREDIT", even if they are your parents -- THEY KNOW NOTHING. To hell with the free t-shirts -- do not sell your soul for a mere token "gift"!
Do not own a cellphone. Stand up to those unmannered animal bastards who interrupt your classes with their stupid phones with "Who Let the Dogs Out" ring-tones -- challange them, they will back down once they realize how stupid they look.
Don't eat the fried shrimp at the cafeteria. It will chip your teeth.
Don't cut class.
Get a job and pay your own tuition. Don't take loans if you can avoid it.
Read your assignments, even if they are boring.
When the odd-yet-cute girl flirts with you, flirt back. Don't be a moron.
Unless "odd" translates to "really weird, not right" and "cute" cannot possible apply to this person. In that case, run like hell.
Corralary to the above: Don't go after the unattainable girl. Recognize her for what she is or what she is doing to herself, and silently disappear.
Don't cut class. Really.
I'm about to graduate this summer. I've been in the system a little longer than most -- I graduated HS in 96. Here's my accumulated financial debt:
- $12,000 in school loans, accumulated for 2.5 years. I'll have to start paying these off soon. Avoid these if you can -- get a job, make some cash during the semesters to pay them off.
- The credit card has been tapped out twice. This is between regular payments and rare actual pay-downs. Don't get one, you don't need it.
Good luck on your college education. Pick something you want to do -- and if it's something in the arts, have the presence of mind to pick something to fall back on, like a business minor or something that will pay the bills while you look for that acting gig. And don't do stupid stuff with your money, research everything before buying into it.
Well, if you can manage a credit card and not charge 10000 dollars on it, it's a good way to build credit.
I honestly use mine very rarely, and when I do, it's for 10 dollar NES games and I pay it off as soon as I charge something (I pay my bill online).
This way, I'm still establshing credit, but paying for things I would have paid cash for at the exact same time.
Lhadatt, $12,000 is not a bad debt at all. I think the average for college students is like $28,000. I know I have much more than $12k in loans and Im not done with college yet. But whatever, I figure Im gonna be making plenty after I graduate. :) But your advice is sound, definitely keep all that junk to a minimum, and dont get a credit card unless you can totally avoid it. And if you do get one, only charge a bare minimum to it. I got one in January, Ive put all of $200 on it, and thats just for a plane ticket home. And I dont plan on putting much more on it.