4 ms·

Am I the only one who really enjoyed going to class ? This kind of post pop up once in a while here, some guy tells the experience about skipping classes or dr

Am I the only one who really enjoyed going to class ? This kind of post pop up once in a while here, some guy tells the experience about skipping classes or dropping out of school. If that works for you, great! But I am actually one of those guys that could happily get back to school if I could afford it. School gave me so many things: My wife, my first job, my first client, etc. I could connect my dots back and everything started from the three different occasions I had been enrolled in three different universities. Should you skip class and doing it great? Sure! But your mileage may vary.

d23 13y ago
I really liked skipping class. Once I made that decision to skip and go back to sleep, it was the greatest sleep I could possibly have. It definitely wasn't a good decision though. I wasted a lot of money and probably missed an opportunity to major in something valuable rather than something that would just get me by.
- csmuk 13y ago
  Opposite anecdote for you... I skipped class, a lot. So much so that I nearly got kicked out of (a red brick) university in the UK. Up in front of the dean and everything. I was too busy reselling and refurbishing Unix kit and installing network kit and cabling. Oh and like yourself, sleeping when I desired :) After a year, I quit my electrical engineering degree anyway much to the disappointment of my entire family. I don't regret this for a minute. Firstly, most of the entire higher education system in the UK is a scam. It was primarily an exercise in shutting up and sucking cock which I really can't stand for. I'm not willing to trade my ethics and morals for an education. Secondly, prospects are terribly inflated. None of my peers are employed in that sector as it's cheaper to get your designs and production knocked up in the far east. All of them have a shit ton of debt, even after 15 years and are way down the ladder in their respective industries. At best, they're just about breaking even at the end of the month. The university in questoin is still selling the same course with false promises at the end. My practical knowledge and experience over the years turned out to be more valuable than the education would have been. Obviously I make no recommendation but higher education was a social event and business building opportunity for me.
yeukhon 13y ago
The problem is I rather use my internship to substitute course credit and my department won't let me do that. To be honest, why not. To me credits, diploma is just business. I would be working with a tech giant and my internship will be better than whatever class I was going to take. There are classes I love to take but either I don't time or I just don't trust the person teaching it (they just not very good at conveying material to students).

d23 13y ago

I really liked skipping class. Once I made that decision to skip and go back to sleep, it was the greatest sleep I could possibly have. It definitely wasn't a good decision though. I wasted a lot of money and probably missed an opportunity to major in something valuable rather than something that would just get me by.

csmuk 13y ago
Opposite anecdote for you... I skipped class, a lot. So much so that I nearly got kicked out of (a red brick) university in the UK. Up in front of the dean and everything. I was too busy reselling and refurbishing Unix kit and installing network kit and cabling. Oh and like yourself, sleeping when I desired :) After a year, I quit my electrical engineering degree anyway much to the disappointment of my entire family. I don't regret this for a minute. Firstly, most of the entire higher education system in the UK is a scam. It was primarily an exercise in shutting up and sucking cock which I really can't stand for. I'm not willing to trade my ethics and morals for an education. Secondly, prospects are terribly inflated. None of my peers are employed in that sector as it's cheaper to get your designs and production knocked up in the far east. All of them have a shit ton of debt, even after 15 years and are way down the ladder in their respective industries. At best, they're just about breaking even at the end of the month. The university in questoin is still selling the same course with false promises at the end. My practical knowledge and experience over the years turned out to be more valuable than the education would have been. Obviously I make no recommendation but higher education was a social event and business building opportunity for me.

yeukhon 13y ago

The problem is I rather use my internship to substitute course credit and my department won't let me do that. To be honest, why not. To me credits, diploma is just business. I would be working with a tech giant and my internship will be better than whatever class I was going to take. There are classes I love to take but either I don't time or I just don't trust the person teaching it (they just not very good at conveying material to students).