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You graduated 10 years ago. The college scene has changed significantly since then. We don't "learn" any more. We simply grind through stacks of mind-numbing bu
by nekitamo 16y ago
You graduated 10 years ago. The college scene has changed significantly since then. We don't "learn" any more. We simply grind through stacks of mind-numbing busywork in the form of homeworks and midterms given to us by the TAs of professors who are too lazy to actually attend their own lectures since they're busy working on their own pet research projects. College is an orgy of work that ends when you've accumulated enough credits so that you can receive your little piece of paper that says you're eligible for a cubicle job for the rest of your life. It's not an education, it's a chore, another hoop that society deems you should jump through before you become your own man.
I am a 3rd year EECS student. I am graduating this year. I already have a company that I can hardly wait to throw myself full time into. Good riddance.
- esw 16y agoI don't know that anything has necessarily changed, since you've described the university experience I had almost 20 years ago. For what it's worth, if you relate to college as a hoop that you have to jump through (I did), then you'll almost certainly have this experience.
- jhowell 16y agoIt's great that you are excited about the future. That's probably the most important thing. Having graduated about 13 years ago now, I guess that the thing that I come to realize is that if you're not happy now, you probably won't be happy at the next "phase," so enjoy the ride. Also, there seems to be an inverse relationship between happiness and responsibility. I don't fear or dodge responsibility, but I try to better understand its diminishing return in the scope of my life/happiness. I could be wrong, but I don't think at the end of it all, I'll be wishing that I would have taken on more responsibility, earlier.