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I'm the one asking questions about things I never got a chance to do or experience
I'm wondering what I'm missing out in my life
it makes you feel like you're doing something with your life for a period of time. although some people might feel the opposite...
My college experience has been abnormal due to COVID, but it's okay. Boring at times with the topics you cover but it's fun once you start working towards your major rather than just the basic "General Education" stuff.
It is what you make it.
Studying 'out-there', theoretical ideas and cutting edge research, writing about it and chatting to lecturers is awesome cool. That's what I went into it for. I don't regret that.
I do regret not using more of the time to 'find' myself and build up lasting friendships.
The employment market today (in the UK) depends on networks and relevant experience. It's taken for granted that you'll have passed your degree. I hadn't wanted to believe this.
There are some career paths that career fairs and advisors try to funnel you into. If you don't go with their suggestions, you have to find your own way. I had thought this meant that they were an option and that finding my own way wouldn't be a problem. I ended up unemployed until I found something else I hadn't really wanted to do that much, and it paid less than what the advisors had suggested in the first place, and was harder to climb up the career ladder.
Modern Languages. The course had a lot of literature and linguistics in it, and the tutors with whom we had small-group tutorials were academics in these fields and were actively publishing in them. They were most honoured if we read their latest publications, and they usually tried to coax us towards their current research interests anyway.
I only went for one semester and decided it was not for me. College is good for some and not as much for others. It definitely depends on what you're wanting to do career-wise as well.
As for the "college life" part of it, I didn't really experience much of that. I didn't live in a dorm or go to any parties, and barely knew anyone, as I was always trying to complete work any time I wasn't in class, and was an extremely shy and reserved person at the time. The few people I got to talk to after class and had great conversations with, I never saw again because the campus was so huge and outside of class, you rarely saw the same people.
For me, considering I was struggling in other ways at the time and had a lot of stress in my life, it was very overwhelming and I couldn't wait to be done after I had decided to drop out.
I personally thought that them requiring prerequisites of classes I had already passed in high school was pretty stupid and pointless, especially when they had nothing to do with the degree I was wanting at the time. I was also required to take a "freshman" class that pretty much focused on political indoctrination (believe what you want, but don't push it on students; allow them to make their own choices), trying to scare us into signing up for student loans if we hadn't already, and using stuffed animals to teach us about STDs. Those parts seemed like a real waste of time and money if you ask me.
I went twice.
My first degree was very much something I did because I thought I should. It was boring and felt like a waste of money.
My second degree was something I did because I was very passionate about the subject and had a clear career goal at the end of it. That experience was very rewarding.
That first part is my degree... I studied economics and majored in management. Sure, I became a car salesman, but I could have done that without a degree.
I am learning how to code, cause programmers are always in demand, the jobs always pay well and you can work home office if more viruses of "undetermined ethnic origin" pop up.
I do plan on opening more businesses in Bulgaria and investing in lucrative deals, but I need a day job and programmer ticks all the boxes, until my businesses make enough money and require full-time attention from me.
Only then might that management degree be worth something.
Kinda sad that I'm doing it now, getting a certifficate/ 2nd degree... Only 7 years too late.
But I guess that's what you get when you pick what you'll study in university without thinking about it properly...
My thoughts to picking management were basically: "Managers make money, call the shots, are rich, drive flashy cars and I wanna be a manager too".
Smart move. And nah, it's not 7 years too late. You're still young, but old enough to make smart choices.
My second degree was the making of me. I used to regret not doing it first time around, but now I look back and realise that the reason I did so well is because I knew exactly what it was like to do the wrong degree and fuck around wasting time and money.
Mature students are often the best students.
i had fun but went to a military academy so it gave me just another layera bullshit and dumbass authority figures to navigate and rebel against
It was the best time of my life but that was 50 years ago. The world was completely different.