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>You do realise that college/university isnt so much about being spoon fed information but learning how to figure it out for yourself. If I came of as wanting

by iQuit 17y ago

>You do realise that college/university isnt so much about being spoon fed information but learning how to figure it out for yourself. If I came of as wanting this, then I apologize. In fact, all I really want is challenging, fast-paced course where I can do just that. Instead, I take courses where what you haven't learned in class is 'illegal', and what you actually have learned is very little.

boyter 17y ago
Ah I see. Remember that the course is designed that way so that everyone is on an equal footing (which makes marking easier). In your case I would say stick with the course. University/College isn't about learning things from the subjects (you will find later most is useless) but it proves you are willing to stick it out and finish which does mean something to an employeer. If thats all you want then fine. However it seems you want to learn for learnings sake. In which case as I said, find out what your professors are doing and learn from them. Its the best place to learn. Perhaps use your time to learn something you know nothing about. CPU design? Compiler design? AI? I spent my spare time learning how to Decode Captcha's because I thought it was interesting and looked like magic until I learnt how. Thats the point of being there. Best of luck with it! Having been in the same situation I can understand the frustration. I found improving my social life and learning on my own projects helped me a lot in the first year. Then I did as many here have suggested, branched out and took Chinese Language (in China) which challanged me and kept my focus. You can also take harder courses (if possible). Taking things like Theory of Computation and Algorithms and Data Structures were some of the harder but more satisfying courses I took while a student.
- iQuit 17y ago
  >Perhaps use your time to learn something you know nothing about. CPU design? Compiler design? AI? I spent my spare time learning how to Decode Captcha's because I thought it was interesting and looked like magic until I learnt how. Thats the point of being there. I'm really starting to like Lisp, which leads to AI. I might look at something along those lines. >Taking things like Theory of Computation and Algorithms and Data Structures were some of the harder but more satisfying courses I took while a student. Rest assured, I've been waiting with baited breath to take those courses. It's just that getting to them requires about 3 or 4 boring classes. Thanks for your advice!

by iQuit 17y ago

boyter 17y ago

Ah I see. Remember that the course is designed that way so that everyone is on an equal footing (which makes marking easier). In your case I would say stick with the course. University/College isn't about learning things from the subjects (you will find later most is useless) but it proves you are willing to stick it out and finish which does mean something to an employeer. If thats all you want then fine. However it seems you want to learn for learnings sake. In which case as I said, find out what your professors are doing and learn from them. Its the best place to learn. Perhaps use your time to learn something you know nothing about. CPU design? Compiler design? AI? I spent my spare time learning how to Decode Captcha's because I thought it was interesting and looked like magic until I learnt how. Thats the point of being there. Best of luck with it! Having been in the same situation I can understand the frustration. I found improving my social life and learning on my own projects helped me a lot in the first year. Then I did as many here have suggested, branched out and took Chinese Language (in China) which challanged me and kept my focus. You can also take harder courses (if possible). Taking things like Theory of Computation and Algorithms and Data Structures were some of the harder but more satisfying courses I took while a student.

iQuit 17y ago
>Perhaps use your time to learn something you know nothing about. CPU design? Compiler design? AI? I spent my spare time learning how to Decode Captcha's because I thought it was interesting and looked like magic until I learnt how. Thats the point of being there. I'm really starting to like Lisp, which leads to AI. I might look at something along those lines. >Taking things like Theory of Computation and Algorithms and Data Structures were some of the harder but more satisfying courses I took while a student. Rest assured, I've been waiting with baited breath to take those courses. It's just that getting to them requires about 3 or 4 boring classes. Thanks for your advice!