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> What about university students? interestingly, i have a teen that will be heading off to college in a couple years. My plan is to send him off to the dorm wi
by chasd00 1y ago
> What about university students?
interestingly, i have a teen that will be heading off to college in a couple years. My plan is to send him off to the dorm with a Macbook and not his gaming rig heh. Although, inevitably, it will be up to him to decide how to make the best use of his time..
- shortrounddev2 1y agoIsn't it up to him to bring his gaming rig?
- kcplate 1y agoNot the original commenter, but if I was that parent, I’d explain to my kid the amount of money I would be contributing towards their education and expenses if they bring it…and if the don’t bring it. They can make the educated choice then.
- esseph 1y agoAnd they'll take it and make friends and get jobs from those associations with more value than the degree itself. Not trying to sway you, just thinking about common outcomes!
- decremental 1y ago[dead]
- kcplate 1y agoThat seems to me to be the least likely outcome of that decision. A common outcome would seem to be a year spent bombing in their classes because they can’t separate themselves from some stupid game to study while accumulating $10-20k in student debt.
- hirvi74 1y agoOne of my first jobs was working for my university while attending. We had a small student lead team of people that did IT work for other students, and faculty. We'd fix or at least attempt to fix any software issue or hardware issue that we feasibly could with the tools we had available. In my unsolicited advice, I recommend your son take both devices. I'll spare you my countless war stories, but I can confidently say I have seen many students up a creek without a paddle at some of the most unfortunate times.