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I think we can all agree that, other than the girls and parties, college wasted some of our best years.

by imsteve 19y ago

ardit33 19y ago
how it wasted your years? Sure, you can start a startup at very very young age, but there are lots of other usueful things you can learn in college. I had the chance to get some good art clases (which were fun, and a good way to meet girls), minoring in physics, math, doing some finance/accounting. I did things that I wouldn't normally do, i.e was forced to go beoynd my level of comfort, which is a good thing, as it forces you to learn new thigngs and it broadens your horizons. Whoever says that college is a waste probably didn't know how to take full advantage of it. (in academics, fun, creating life lasting connections, and learning from interacting with so many people of your age). In the "Real World" you just don't face the huge amount of interactions in such a confined space, with some many people of your own age.
- imsteve 19y ago
  I'm mostly talking about the first two years: exact repeat of the first two years of highschool. Of course, I don't think I went to the academically best college.
cperciva 19y ago
I can't agree with that. I didn't go to any parties or have any significant involvement with girls when I was doing my undergraduate degree (unless departmental awards ceremonies count as parties), and I'd say that my years were not even remotely wasted. Neither were the years when I was 20-24 years old (when I was doing my doctorate). Of course, if you're not interested in learning, you'll find college/university to be a waste -- and in such circumstances I would very much encourage dropping out. For those of us who enjoy learning, however, it's the partying and girls who are a waste of our best years.
- greendestiny 19y ago
  I'm pretty sure they aren't mutually exclusive, look at Feynman. If you have to ask if award ceremonies are parties...
- russ 19y ago
  Girls are only a waste of time if they don't like you.
- imsteve 19y ago
  > Of course, if you're not interested in learning, you'll find college/university to be a waste That's the problem, I was, but that was not the focus of my school. Most everything I learned, I learned on my own time. After school I learned much more on my own time. Had I been able to skip the first two years, I probably would have learned more on my own.

I think we can all agree that, other than the girls and parties, college wasted some of our best years.

by imsteve 19y ago

I think we can all agree that, other than the girls and parties, college wasted some of our best years.

how it wasted your years? Sure, you can start a startup at very very young age, but there are lots of other usueful things you can learn in college. I had the chance to get some good art clases (which were fun, and a good way to meet girls), minoring in physics, math, doing some finance/accounting. I did things that I wouldn't normally do, i.e was forced to go beoynd my level of comfort, which is a good thing, as it forces you to learn new thigngs and it broadens your horizons. Whoever says that college is a waste probably didn't know how to take full advantage of it. (in academics, fun, creating life lasting connections, and learning from interacting with so many people of your age). In the "Real World" you just don't face the huge amount of interactions in such a confined space, with some many people of your own age.

imsteve 19y ago
I'm mostly talking about the first two years: exact repeat of the first two years of highschool. Of course, I don't think I went to the academically best college.

cperciva 19y ago

I can't agree with that. I didn't go to any parties or have any significant involvement with girls when I was doing my undergraduate degree (unless departmental awards ceremonies count as parties), and I'd say that my years were not even remotely wasted. Neither were the years when I was 20-24 years old (when I was doing my doctorate). Of course, if you're not interested in learning, you'll find college/university to be a waste -- and in such circumstances I would very much encourage dropping out. For those of us who enjoy learning, however, it's the partying and girls who are a waste of our best years.

greendestiny 19y ago
I'm pretty sure they aren't mutually exclusive, look at Feynman. If you have to ask if award ceremonies are parties...
russ 19y ago
Girls are only a waste of time if they don't like you.
imsteve 19y ago
> Of course, if you're not interested in learning, you'll find college/university to be a waste That's the problem, I was, but that was not the focus of my school. Most everything I learned, I learned on my own time. After school I learned much more on my own time. Had I been able to skip the first two years, I probably would have learned more on my own.