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Different... (Reply to this comment)
by lorinsilver
Just reading your review makes me think that college is a LOT different here in Belgium! No credit card vultures, hardly anybody gets a job during college... why should they? A year of studying costs between 100 and 200 dollars. (No, I didn't leave out a zero).
The downside is the lack of choice. Say you want to be a translator, then you go to a specific translator College and take the lesson plan they offer. No major or minor you can choose...
Hmmm... I think I'm going to write a small essay on the subject.
A very informative and well-written epinion!
Hans / LorinSilver
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Sep 11 '01
6:36 am PDT
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Re: Hi+:-) (Reply to this comment)
by luvrdaisy
The credit card thing is crazy... The companies surround campuses like vultures now... my senior year there was a different credit offer/giveaway in the lobby every day... it was nuts... a lot of people ended up getting screwed cause of that
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Aug 29 '01
8:46 am PDT
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Hi :-) (Reply to this comment)
by smile7724
What a wonderful review!
Being a college student, I will definitely store some of that advice for when I approach 2004 ready to snatch my diploma. I especially appreciated Tip No. 2, in which you explain that it's just as important to be involved in extracurriculars as it is to study hard and ace the tests. I'm uber-involved here at UR, and I've been worried that I should be working for 4.0s each semester instead. Phew!
Other points you put in, like not having more than one credit card, and not having unprotected sex, were also extremely important to have mentioned.
Thanks for the great read!
:-)
Jen
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Aug 29 '01
7:33 am PDT
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Before Going to College, Do 3 Years in the Army (Reply to this comment)
by Darmer
Then, you'll have a pretty good idea about what matters in life, even if others say you are a cynic and you KNOW you're really a realist!
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Aug 24 '01
10:47 am PDT
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Re: About+Tip+#2 (Reply to this comment)
by luvrdaisy
I know, it goes against everything you ever learned to value, doesn't it? But here's my reasoning... if you do well enough to have a decent GPA, instead of trying harder, keep the decent GPA and live life. Your GPA is only worth something if you're going straight to grad school, and in the first round of job interviews. If you network well and sell yourself, it won't matter as much.
So then you graduate, and all of a sudden there is no more summer vacation. You can't sing in a cappella groups anymore (no time). You can't go out to dinner on wednesday night (need to get up early thursday). College is the last time in your life when you can really DO a lot of things and have a say in how things go (student gov't).
Not to mention, involvement in things outside of class is a bigger selling point in many job interviews than your GPA is.
And now, to be honest, with so many people going to college, the GPA and degree means a lot less. A degree now gets you a $7.00 telemarketing job. No joke. :-) so anyway, that's where I'm coming from... :-)
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Aug 24 '01
6:07 am PDT
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About Tip #2 (Reply to this comment)
by a_r_egerton
I'm not quite sure I agree with that. I do believe college students should have extracurricular interests, but I don't think those should take priority over classes. On the other hand, students do need to give themselves a chance to unwind so they won't burn out.
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Aug 23 '01
12:10 pm PDT
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Re: Priorities (Reply to this comment)
by luvrdaisy
definitely the best way to go! And look at you now, you sexy libertarian you... :-)
Thanks for the comment, means a lot :-)
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Aug 23 '01
9:58 am PDT
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Priorities (Reply to this comment)
by Bryan_Carey
I worked all the way through school, because I had no other choice. I paid for all of my schooling, which had advantages and disadvantages. It did take up a lot of my free time, but on the positive side, I didn't have to worry about control from parents. I could do whatever I wanted, because I was the one who paid the bills. And without any parental threats or control, I had lots of freedom to pursue beer and sex!
Good advice!
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Aug 23 '01
9:36 am PDT
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Re: Part-time+jobs... (Reply to this comment)
by luvrdaisy
yup... Of course I workedo n-campus... which was great for networking (alumni office) but I could continue working there after graduation. And I didn't save enough. I was lucky I had Mutual Fund but figured if I could go back I'd have gotten a waitress job or worked at the mall
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Aug 23 '01
9:11 am PDT
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Part-time jobs... (Reply to this comment)
by dequebec
...I agree on the merits of saving. I have a part-time job and save about 75% of it, with the other fraction going to little indulgances such as coffee. Its amazing how this saving has added up to a few thousand dollars this year, which will help!
...epinions, earnings, go directly into my pocket :-)
Jennifer
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Aug 23 '01
8:52 am PDT
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