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Agreed. I'd like to note I literally have zero problems with either system really. I'm rather enjoying university right now and the lifestyle I have and am per

Agreed. I'd like to note I literally have zero problems with either system really. I'm rather enjoying university right now and the lifestyle I have and am perfectly fine taking the scenic route. I learn plenty on my own and basically consider it a semi retirement stage :-)

drharris 14y ago
I'm glad you feel that way. Those of us with jobs and families snicker at college students who claim to be "so busy". Life is good at this time; do your studies and use those massive amounts of free time to socialize and create new things.
- acuozzo 14y ago
  > do your studies and use those massive amounts of free time to socialize and create new things. I never had massive amounts of free time at college. Maintaining a 3.9 in Computer Science without having the same amount of raw talent (and previous experience) as your peers is really hard, so I had to work my ass off. My schedule was close to 16 hours per day, 7 days per week (including classes). It was "Hell Week" for the ~4 years I was there. I worried my family and friends. It was unhealthy. Trying to keep up with, frankly, __smarter__ (and, most likely, more intelligent) peers was a real challenge. I tried "Studying Smarter, not Harder", but lacked the skills from K-12 education to do so. Attending classes on "How to Study" and the like really didn't help and, no matter what I tried, I always fell back into investing more time as a solution. I lacked the bio-hardware (read: brains) to go into Computer Science. I did it anyway. Don't forget about people like me! > Life is good at this time No, it wasn't. Not for me. > Those of us with jobs and families snicker at college students who claim to be "so busy". I don't. I have more free time now that I'm married and working (a stable and well-paying job, thankfully).

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Agreed. I'd like to note I literally have zero problems with either system really. I'm rather enjoying university right now and the lifestyle I have and am per

by confluence 14y ago

drharris 14y ago
I'm glad you feel that way. Those of us with jobs and families snicker at college students who claim to be "so busy". Life is good at this time; do your studies and use those massive amounts of free time to socialize and create new things.
- acuozzo 14y ago
  > do your studies and use those massive amounts of free time to socialize and create new things. I never had massive amounts of free time at college. Maintaining a 3.9 in Computer Science without having the same amount of raw talent (and previous experience) as your peers is really hard, so I had to work my ass off. My schedule was close to 16 hours per day, 7 days per week (including classes). It was "Hell Week" for the ~4 years I was there. I worried my family and friends. It was unhealthy. Trying to keep up with, frankly, __smarter__ (and, most likely, more intelligent) peers was a real challenge. I tried "Studying Smarter, not Harder", but lacked the skills from K-12 education to do so. Attending classes on "How to Study" and the like really didn't help and, no matter what I tried, I always fell back into investing more time as a solution. I lacked the bio-hardware (read: brains) to go into Computer Science. I did it anyway. Don't forget about people like me! > Life is good at this time No, it wasn't. Not for me. > Those of us with jobs and families snicker at college students who claim to be "so busy". I don't. I have more free time now that I'm married and working (a stable and well-paying job, thankfully).