Why is College way better than HighSchool? or is it?

[RangerMan Premium Member]

going home and working > school...
being broke gets old, quick

Maybe for yall Western Carolina folks...

Not for us at ECU //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[ThatDude 10+ year member]

There really isn't an easy major, in my opinion. I picked engineering because I'd rather do math. I hate writing papers, and remembering historical events. It's all personal preference really, I seen people who can't pass finite math for like the fifth time, but write A papers all the time.

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

GO TO COLLEGE, if you dont then get a hold of me Id love to hire you for minimum wage to come work for my company.

College is the best years of your life...under the conditions of: You go to the right school, you are not a loser who dosnt know how to communicate with people, your not afraid of girls, and take it seriously.

Bring your drinkin shoes ladies, I'll show you how it goes down in G-Town.

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

Like i said, EVERY major has to take at least one math and science course, they MAKE engineers take calculus and physics because it fits best with the major. Hell, I'm a business major and i took 3 math classes and chemistry.
Don't act like you have the only hard major. Once you get into 300 and 400 level classes (like me) it IS NOT a walk in the park anymore. I had a blast freshman year taking 100 level (joke) classes, and now that i actually have to work on stuff, school is a whole different ball game.

I like how some of the people in this thread who say they love college are freshman. Just wait, you're gonna experience the same things I am right now. And lets just say, it's not pretty. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

im not saying engineering is the ONLY hard major there is...lawyer, doctor, basically everything has a moderate amount of work involved with some exceptions...im just saying why would someone take like advanced math classes in a history major...yea they mite take some real basic math class but not something advanced...

 

[vettelovr1124 10+ year member]

I like how some of the people in this thread who say they love college are freshman. Just wait, you're gonna experience the same things I am right now. And lets just say, it's not pretty. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Good thing I'm not a Freshman...yet. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

I can't wait until my later years...my major requires tons of fun over the last few semesters.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

im not saying engineering is the ONLY hard major there is...lawyer, doctor, basically everything has a moderate amount of work involved with some exceptions...im just saying why would someone take like advanced math classes in a history major...yea they mite take some real basic math class but not something advanced...

Is finite math and math with more than one variable "basic"?

Because thats what i HAD to take, and it sure as hell didn't seem basic to me.

 

[ruckus]

You know why it is better cause it is your choice unlike highschool if you dont show for class noone is gonna call mom at home to ask why. They dont care, they have your money if you dont show, screw it. As long as you turn in your assinments they dont care what you do.

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

Pre law isn't bad but the first year of law school will make a man out of you.

Bio, Physics, Chem or any pre med undergrad is one of the hardest curriculums out there.

Engineering- you gotta love math

 

[HeavyChevy 10+ year member]

im not saying engineering is the ONLY hard major there is...lawyer, doctor, basically everything has a moderate amount of work involved with some exceptions...im just saying why would someone take like advanced math classes in a history major...yea they mite take some real basic math class but not something advanced...

Reasons why someone in a history major would take physics w/ calc instead of physics without calc:

1. You will quickly learn that working with a group of people is what college tries to instill because in the work world, you may or may not work in a team setting. So in the scenerio, you know a bunch of people who take physics w/ calc and your major doesn't require that from you, then you may want to take it with your friends so as you can study together, take online quizzes together, or even do the homework together.

2. The person in the history major may not be set on sticking with that major and can forsee that a change in major is coming (as students change majors 3-4x fold so the legend says). The major lets say they will change to is engineering; it would be easier on the student as far as transferring credits and classes taken if they have taken the physics w/ calc instead of the the physics without or the calc suite (calc 1-3 and differential equations) instead of just business calc or even pre-calc instead of trigonometry. Some colleges (ex College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, etc. and not the college/university itself) do try to make the transition easy and will see what classes you have taken and somehow try to transfer them for the equivalency of the classes as required by them but ultimately will make you take some of the core classes (chemisty, orgo if your doing chem or materials. eng., calc, physics w/ calc, and etc) that are required for the major before you even get a chance to take the courses related to your major like microprocessors or circuits for computer and electrical eng. to thermodynamics for mechanic eng. And the probably worst part of it all, is it will just push your graduation date back further and further, it's almost like basically starting all over after 2-3 years of college. So with all that information dropped on you by the advisor you either can say f it, i'll just stick it out in history and see what comes up or you can take those core classes then major specific courses.

There could be lots of odd scenerios as to why a student would take a more challenging class than a general one for ones major but it all really ties into what is needed for your course track (universal tracking as they call it at some universities) is for your major is what will let you know what classes you need to take.

Ultimately, you can say f what everyone says but after your first or second year, you will understand the way things go down.

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

ok i ill take your word...b/c i actually havent even been in college yet so...

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

How many people in this thread have gone or are going to college? Just wondering, I've been in college for 5 years and I have a degree, and I'm a week away from my second one. I also go to a rather prestegious university, where eveything is hard as it gets. Depending on what college you go to will depend on how hard any course is. Ex// Calc based physics at MIT is going to be harder than Calc based physics at most places.

As for why do people take harder classes than whats required in their core: Simple, either they want the challenge because they are interested in the subject matter or they are pursuing a minor.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

How many people in this thread have gone or are going to college? Just wondering, I've been in college for 5 years and I have a degree, and I'm a week away from my second one. I also go to a rather prestegious university, where eveything is hard as it gets. Depending on what college you go to will depend on how hard any course is. Ex// Calc based physics at MIT is going to be harder than Calc based physics at most places.
As for why do people take harder classes than whats required in their core: Simple, either they want the challenge because they are interested in the subject matter or they are pursuing a minor.

I'm finishing up my junior year at Valparaiso University. Majoring in business management (our business school is AACSB accredited)

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

I'm finishing up my junior year at Valparaiso University. Majoring in business management (our business school is AACSB accredited)

Im getting that same degree Saturday from John Wiley Jones School of Business at Geneseo University, also AACSB accreditied. Its really a great degree!

 

[ruckus]

How many people in this thread have gone or are going to college? Just wondering, I've been in college for 5 years and I have a degree, and I'm a week away from my second one. I also go to a rather prestegious university, where eveything is hard as it gets. Depending on what college you go to will depend on how hard any course is. Ex// Calc based physics at MIT is going to be harder than Calc based physics at most places.
As for why do people take harder classes than whats required in their core: Simple, either they want the challenge because they are interested in the subject matter or they are pursuing a minor.

I finished my Bachelors in Information Technology last February I went back to school late. Im 31 now dropped out like a dumbass at 16 and went back and finished highschool at 28. did my associates in Network Engineering and my Bachleors in IT accelerated program did the last 2 years in 13 months. Debating whether i am going for my Masters or not cause school got overwhelming that last 13 months.

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

I finished my Bachelors in Information Technology last February I went back to school late. Im 31 now dropped out like a dumbass at 16 and went back and finished highschool at 28. did my associates in Network Engineering and my Bachleors in IT accelerated program did the last 2 years in 13 months. Debating whether i am going for my Masters or not cause school got overwhelming that last 13 months.

WOW...talk about getting back on track...droping out is the stupidest thing someone would ever do in their life...your basically asking to be a bum living out in the store dumpster...