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5. Don't blow off you're non-CS/ECE/EE classes! This depends... I would not skip a Gen-Ed class if: - My grades depended (directly or indirectly) on my attend
by kirse 18y ago
5. Don't blow off you're non-CS/ECE/EE classes!
This depends... I would not skip a Gen-Ed class if:
- My grades depended (directly or indirectly) on my attendance. Surprisingly this wasn't too often, most profs had all notes posted via CMS. Usually I'd attend 100% up until the results of the first exam.
- The professor was highly distinguished in his field
- I determined that I learned more by activity/doing/hearing in the class than simply reading up on the subject (often strongly linked to the item above)
There's no point in wasting your time with a class that you can skip and discover the subject matter on your own later (which is much more fulfilling). I usually caught up on sleep or worked on my own projects. =)
- eru 18y agoI am very glad that we do not have those bogus Gen-Ed classes at university in Germany.
- Zev 18y agoYou can generally pick which gen ed class you want - it just needs to cover a certain topic ("Science with a Lab" for example). Which actually means anything from Physics or Chem to Astronomy or Intro to Computational Sciences. Gen Ed doesn't mean there's one set class that people have to take. It's just a general area requirement that's needed.
- eru 18y agoYes, I know. But I still cherish that I can do math and math only. (OK, we have to do something like a minor, but I chose math-heavy theoretical computer science to complement.)
- Zev 18y agoI would hate to be stuck knowing/doing only one thing for the rest of my life. As much as i love computers and the internet and the like, I couldn't imagine not being able to pick up a notebook and write a short story or draw something. Not to be able to compose (or hell, even just identify and listen to) good music, discussing politics in depth with lots of details with people and so on. Not being able to do anything but math/code? That honestly sounds horrible to me.
- eru 18y agoYou are mixing being forced to do something with doing something. I do a lot of stuff just for fun with other people or without at our own tempo (usually faster). Occasionally I also visit lectures in philosophy. And they would not teach you unicycling, juggling, and walking on a slack rope anyway. (And it's not math/code in university for me, it's math and math only that I have to do to get my degree.)