4 ms·

Agreed, I've spent 10 years in university and I couldn't be happier with my choices. I feel I've really got a deep appreciation for my craft and my own abilitie

Agreed, I've spent 10 years in university and I couldn't be happier with my choices. I feel I've really got a deep appreciation for my craft and my own abilities and I've always been able to work on my side projects at the same time. So I'd say going to university is rarely ever a bad choice. Also, there will be plenty of time later to work, why not have some fun first and make a huge peer group of interesting intelligent people who have similar hobbies and interests to you.

arethuza 12y ago
"So I'd say going to university is rarely ever a bad choice." If you are motivated, passionate about the subject and going to a good university then I would agree - personally I think these factors are actually more important that the exact subject you do (YMMV). However, if you are not motivated, not really interested in the subject or not going to a particularly good university then I would question the wisdom of going - especially if you are going to end up with a large amount of debt afterwards. [NB I also spent 10 years in a university environment - 4 as an undergraduate and 6 as a postgraduate researcher and I thought it was great, but I am also acutely aware that I also knew a lot of people who dropped out or who did subjects they really weren't that interested in just because they felt they had to do something].
- reillyse 12y ago
  OK, so I guess the big caveat here is I wasn't living in the US at the time and left university without any debt. I can see how stressing about how much money you are spending would make hanging out in college a lot less fun.
nbouscal 12y ago
> I couldn't be happier with my choices. > I'd say going to university is rarely ever a bad choice. Interestingly enough, the second does not follow from the first. As it turns out, people are different.

4 ms·

Agreed, I've spent 10 years in university and I couldn't be happier with my choices. I feel I've really got a deep appreciation for my craft and my own abilitie

by reillyse 12y ago

arethuza 12y ago
"So I'd say going to university is rarely ever a bad choice." If you are motivated, passionate about the subject and going to a good university then I would agree - personally I think these factors are actually more important that the exact subject you do (YMMV). However, if you are not motivated, not really interested in the subject or not going to a particularly good university then I would question the wisdom of going - especially if you are going to end up with a large amount of debt afterwards. [NB I also spent 10 years in a university environment - 4 as an undergraduate and 6 as a postgraduate researcher and I thought it was great, but I am also acutely aware that I also knew a lot of people who dropped out or who did subjects they really weren't that interested in just because they felt they had to do something].
- reillyse 12y ago
  OK, so I guess the big caveat here is I wasn't living in the US at the time and left university without any debt. I can see how stressing about how much money you are spending would make hanging out in college a lot less fun.
nbouscal 12y ago
> I couldn't be happier with my choices. > I'd say going to university is rarely ever a bad choice. Interestingly enough, the second does not follow from the first. As it turns out, people are different.