[ARCHIVED THREAD] - College... (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 8/24/2008 5:55:29 PM EDT
| Another year... starting tomorrow. Sucks. Anyone else? |
I would give anything to go back to my college days. I would have worked hard, played hard, and done more than could be imagined. Now I'm stuck in debt, working 2 jobs to pay the bills, and my wife lives with her parents. But don't let me interupt your little pitty party. Go on and complain about how going to class for 3 hours a day, being surrounded by hot chicks, and doing whatever you want whenever you want sucks. |
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I wish I could have gone back to school. After my scholarship was taken away because I couldn't get a first-class USMC PFT, (THANKS A HEAP, MAJOR O'LEARY), I couldn't get back in with grants or loans later on. It wouldn't hurt if I won the lottery or could get a couple years working in Iraq so I could finish up. Trust me guys, having to go to class sux, but it sux worse when you're passed over for a gig because the other guy has a degree, and you have already been doing the job well. |
i go to a school with 17% girls, half of them are either nerdy indians, or snobby athletes. the food here SUCKS, the dorms are loud, so sometimes getting sleep is rare. this summer, working a minimum wage manual labor tough hours job was a cake walk comparatively. adult life will have it's own challenges, i'm positive. but for at least my school, its tough on the heart and mind. i'm actually looking forward to getting out and getting into the grind. girls my age are fucking retards, i mesh with older women better. for all i know i'll be looking back ready to backhand a college kid for bitching, or not. |
+1 Get that degree. You'll thank us later! |
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Another semester of law school started last week. THE BEST start ever. First class (Bankruptcy) canceled because the professor got jury duty (I kid you not). Tuesday afternoon, the school cancels classes Weds and Thurs because of Fay. Then they cancel Friday, but I don't care because I don't have any classes on Fridays. Then we get an email telling us that classes this week will follow the following schedule: M = W, T = R, W =F, then regular Thursday and Friday. I have two classes on Weds and one on Thursdays and (as stated above) no classes on Fridays. I have lived in Florida all my life and I have yet to miss this many days due to weather at the beginning of a semester. It's beautiful. |
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First day of class tom. Third (3rd) Fall Semester Barely a Sophomore credit wise. To those who are about to begin college for the first time. DO NOT FUCK UP! DO YOUR SCHOOL WORK THEN PLAY! take it from someone who had a free ride and now must pay out of pocket due to grades. DO NOT FUCK UP! |
Also, do not change majors and schools at the same time. Added 3 more years on for my schooling! |
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18 hours chock full of hard sciences plus labs ... Chem II w/ Lab Genetics w/Lab Anatomy & Physiology w/ cadaver lab with English Comp 102 and Spanish to round out the list. Next semester is another 18 hours full of sciences, then summer is a ball buster as well with another tough Fall and Spring semesters to follow before graduation May 2010. I keep telling myself that 40 is not too old and that this is a great opportunity to go back to school! 
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Married or single? If you are single you are right! Lots of girls like older guys. If you are married it would seem more like torture. Those classes sound like you will have a good degree and a good job when you get done. It will be worth it in the end. |
Happily married to a very hot Mrs.  Realizing that the kids you are going to school with are young enough to be my own children puts a whole different spin on things.  After graduation in May, 2010, it is then on to Physician Assistant Masters program...so, May 2012 I will be out and treating. |
I hated every minute of school from my first day of preschool in 1989 till last May when I walked out of my last final. Im thrilled to be out. |
Well done sir. Thats what I call a good load of credits! I never had less than 18 credits per semester for 4 years straight. Hats off to anybody thats willing to do it, but thats the way you get done in 4 years. |
I have mixed feeling about my college days. I just graduated on December 23rd 2007 and started working full time on Jan 14th. My major was Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. Unlike some majors, engineering is a very hard major and I spent a lot of my weekends not going out and enjoying the college life as much as other students with majors such as marketing and business did. Looking back on it and thinking about it for the past half year I am happy with my decision to get an engineering degree. I had 8-9 really good job offers before I even graduated with starting salaries around $55k. Like stated earlier in the thread. Try to keep up with you classes and your work load. During my junior year fall semester, I partied a little too much and my grades were affected by it. I ended up having to go for another semester. That extra semester was not cheap. Overall I enjoyed my college days and some days while sitting at work I wish I could go back. Enjoy it while you can because you will never be able to just take a day off and not have to worry about anything. Plus there is Pie everywhere.
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Three of my classes this semester are going to be interesting, the fourth is just an intro education class. I've had the instructor of the first class before, he's hard but interesting, knowledgeable and entertaining. The Greek philosophy class is pretty standard stuff everybody should take. The class on religion looks like it's going to be full of fireworks from day one. It looks like I'm going to get hammered about religion by a dirty hippie.  Social and Political Philosophy is the sub-part of moral philosophy that concerns itself with questions of power and of the social forces that shape the individual. Narrowly considered, it examines the various answers to the question of what justifies coercive institutions, such as the state, the family, or even UWF. That is, what gives these bodies the legitimate—assuming that it is legitimate—authority to make us do that which we wouldn’t otherwise do, like pay our taxes, not stay out late, and take lab classes in science? So on this construal, the central issue is one of justice. Justice is widely considered to be the cardinal virtue of legitimate political and social organization. More broadly seen, Social and Political Philosophy systematically investigates all aspects of social reality and organization that play a role in the formation of the individual, his identity, his values, and his prospects. This then would include topics in psychology and personality theory, education and economic theory, law, politics, government, international relations and history. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES PHM 3200 will offer you the opportunity to: 1. Define and categorize the major political positions and viewpoints (liberalism, libertarianism, socialism, anarchism, feminism and others) from a philosophical perspective; 2. Evaluate the characteristic moral implications of major political philosophies and of the policies they recommend; 3. Analyze the historical origins and philosophical commitments of our dominant political philosophy—liberalism; 4. Critically compare and contrast liberalism (and your own political philosophy) with its main alternatives (libertarianism, socialism, anarchism, etc.); 5. Summarize a debate between competing political philosophies on a specific controversial topic—church/state relations, personal privacy vs. state security, federalism and states’ sovereignty, etc.—and; 6. Effectively communicate your interpretation of the fundamental claims at odds in this debate. Greek Philosophy A study of the origins of Western Philosophy, this course examines the emergence of rationality in Greek thought from the Pre-Socratics through the works of Plato and Aristotle. Emphasis will be placed on topics such as the nature of reality, the structure of knowledge and the good life Student Learning Outcomes/Objectives: In classroom discussions and essay exams students will: (1) clearly identify and define the central theories, concepts and questions encountered in Greek Philosophy. (2) develop the skills needed to compare, contrast, and critically evaluate concepts and arguments, (3) demonstrate the ability to derive cogent insights and conclusions, (4) display an understanding of the material’s relevance in a discussion of western philosophy. On Philosophy: “While philosophy may diminish our feelings of certainty as to what things are, it greatly increases our knowledge as to what they may be; it removes the somewhat arrogant dogmatism of those who have never traveled into the region of liberating doubt, and it keeps alive our sense of wonder by showing familiar things in an unfamiliar light.” ----Bertrand Russell Keeping the words of Bertrand Russell in mind, it is my hope that in our exploration of Greek thought we will begin that journey known as philosophy. New Perspectives on the Religious Self Each world religion has a particular understanding of the human person and a worldview. The course explores religions, their teachings and beliefs, and how these shape their conception of human living in the world. Of great significance will be analyses of religious teachings and their impact on environment and consumption of natural resources. The course will explore religious alternatives to extreme capitalism and the market-based economy which have become a religion by themselves with great exploitation and abuse of nature. Alongside the study of religions, the course will also delve into a comparative analysis and practical implications of diverse philosophical views. Student Learning Outcomes Critically analyze religious teachings on the nature of the human person. Describe the impact of religious views on society and the natural world. Show how religion relates to philosophy especially on preservation of life-forms. Develop an appreciation of religious diversity in the world. Acquire skills in critical thinking in the study of religion. |
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Out of the fourteen years since high school, thirteen (including this one) have included some form of formal higher education. Four years of college, two years of full-time graduate school, and the rest part-time graduate school (first master's completed, second in progress). I haven't ever really gotten out. I think it likely that there will be very few times in my life when I go more than four years without enrolling in some sort of class. |
Me too. I have a dirty hippy Philosophy 101 teacher. So far he talked about drugs 50% of the time and bashed religion the rest. Mid 50's male with a skullet.
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Just moved in this morning. Transfer student with just enough credits to still be counted as a freshman. Going to Polytechnic University, and they just merged with NYU which is a nice bonus. I'm sharing a suite with two international students and another guy I didn't meet yet. One of them is from China, the other from S. Korea, and this is the first time either of them have been to America.
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I start tomorrow. I should feel like something exciting's going to happen or like I should be running around crazy, but i feel like it'll be normal. Gonna be a rough semester tho. Im new in town, so hopefully the friends i've made will be able to hold me up. Sometimes I think it would have been better to take a year or two and do something that build character before going off to college. So far i've gotten through alright, but i think I could have used a bit more maturity at the beginning (could use a bit more maturity now). |
Best thing to do with those types is agree with them and say what they want to hear until the end of the semester and you'll get much higher grades than you deserve. I especially found this out when you've got a history or poli-sci class with a liberal professor... if you don't agree with everything they say, they WILL find a way to shit on your grades. Especially if you disassemble their crap with facts, they HATE that. Just agree, and focus your anger toward a post-semester ass-chewing e-mail or letter you can send to them once they can no longer do anything to you.  Also helps to give them horrendous marks if you're going to one of those schools that polls the students on what they thought of their prof at the end of every semester. |