college

[brax10]

how many people go to community college?
if ur a dropout feel free to share with everyone

[getsuga.]

BROOKLYN TECH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Risk]

if ur a dropout feel free to share with everyone

lol

[ricefarmer301]

i got to the UVA

er, university of virginia

[Brood_Star]

drop out or go to community college

im beating the bellcurve at uoft by a fair amount and my marks are still shit and they make me do work everyday hehehe

[brax10]

i didn't quite comprehend that brood_star, can you make it a little easier to understand please

[mikey]

Brax you're too worried about your future man, aren't you still like 15? Just try to improve your grades now and worry about college then. If you worked hard it'll pay off.

also you play baseball and you're pretty good at it right? baseball scholarship peace.

[Brood_Star]

i wasn't used to doing work in highschool: get a good work ethic then, no matter how easy it may seem to you. i'm fucking skipping class left and right (meaning i have to play the catch up game) and i'm not doing my homework or studying and as a consequence i don't do as well as i should. i am doing well compared to the rest of my class, but the workload at university seems to be like 4x what i used to do in high school

dota destroyed my life

[ricefarmer301]

its OK to go to community college, u can transfer later with good marks

[ChEDo]

wtf is this?

[chxcks]

Im going to community college for my first 2 years ( more than halfway done) and then im transferring over to medical school after i get my associates

advantage is i pay 400 for all of my classes per semester versus paying 400+ per class at a university because your first year or two of college is retaking highschool bullshit. Also it's sometimes easier to get into a university when you have a good gpa and they see that you've already completed two years.

[speLLsy]

my university is a joke. i wish i tried to get in that ivy league advantage and maybe i could learn some discipline. but now i still half ass everything and get rewarded.. sigh..

[Novel]

i wasn't used to doing work in highschool: get a good work ethic then, no matter how easy it may seem to you. i'm fucking skipping class left and right (meaning i have to play the catch up game) and i'm not doing my homework or studying and as a consequence i don't do as well as i should. i am doing well compared to the rest of my class, but the workload at university seems to be like 4x what i used to do in high school

dota destroyed my life

youre also on the forums at 5 am in the morning

[Spit-wad]

Just remember that college = work. I, like many people, was able to get through high school with good grades to get into the university I wanted without doing shit. I did the homework that was required (graded) and went to class. I never studied for tests, including finals.

If you're this type of student, you will most likely be the same in college. Now I don't do much of anything, and skipping class is much easier, but my grades are noticeably lower than in high school. I can still pass every class without attending or reading a single page of the textbook, but I won't get A's anymore.

Decide what school you want to go to. Get the grades you need in high school. Recognize your study habits, and decide what kind of grades you want in college. Some college classes are of course easier than others, but the majority do require a good amount of work. The general estimate is 3 hours of work per credit (1 hour in class, 2 studying). I could get A's without doing that much, but it seems like a pretty standard workload for the tryhards.

Also, if you're in the US, better learn right away that the education system is built to fuck you over. After you apply to colleges, don't drop classes and don't let your gpa slip. Once you're in college, make sure you build a good gpa buffer your first few semesters so you can be admitted to whatever program you want.

If you lack motivation/don't study well, learn how to take tests. I can confidently pass any multiple choice test in any class by analyzing the questions properly. Multiple choice questions have nothing to do with the question or answer, it's all about the wrong answers. Professors write the tests in ways that allow you to spot the fakes. General rule of thumb - pay attention to the words "never" and "always". Almost everything in life falls under the "sometimes" category.
Also, D. All of the Above and E. None of the Above are demons. All of the Above is by far the most common answer if it is a choice. None of the Above is just meant to trick you.
Professors have giant egos. If you're taking a Marketing class, you can assume that the answers to questions will make Marketing seem essential. They tend to hype up their own fields. Same goes for psychology, and pretty much every subject.

That's my school advice for the evening.

[asrmatt]

Personally, I go to boarding school. So this means I have a lot of free time and independence to go about my work however I would like to. But, like Spit said, you should always remember a few things.
1) effort
2) time management and work ethic
3) don't play catch-up
4) don't get senioritis

I'm learning that the hard way now in my senior year. I skipped a class or two a week and would be screwed for any upcoming tests/quizzes. I would put off homework til the last second or just not do it at all, get grilled by my teachers and advisors, and then have to play catch-up again ANYWAY. I didn't study and I got C's. Now, I'm striving for about a 90 average in one of the most competitive New England boarding schools and that isn't even high honor roll, and I am probably in the 3rd quintile with that average. And to get a 90, I have had to spend anywhere from 4-7 hours a night on homework and studying. So, depending on the level of difficulty of your school/classes and your personal level of responsibility and commitment, I would say start building your way up to better work habits so that by the time you at 17-18 it is second nature to you. That's how it worked out for me.

[ChEDo]

Just remember that college = work. I, like many people, was able to get through high school with good grades to get into the university I wanted without doing shit. I did the homework that was required (graded) and went to class. I never studied for tests, including finals.

If you're this type of student, you will most likely be the same in college. Now I don't do much of anything, and skipping class is much easier, but my grades are noticeably lower than in high school. I can still pass every class without attending or reading a single page of the textbook, but I won't get A's anymore.

Decide what school you want to go to. Get the grades you need in high school. Recognize your study habits, and decide what kind of grades you want in college. Some college classes are of course easier than others, but the majority do require a good amount of work. The general estimate is 3 hours of work per credit (1 hour in class, 2 studying). I could get A's without doing that much, but it seems like a pretty standard workload for the tryhards.

Also, if you're in the US, better learn right away that the education system is built to fuck you over. After you apply to colleges, don't drop classes and don't let your gpa slip. Once you're in college, make sure you build a good gpa buffer your first few semesters so you can be admitted to whatever program you want.

If you lack motivation/don't study well, learn how to take tests. I can confidently pass any multiple choice test in any class by analyzing the questions properly. Multiple choice questions have nothing to do with the question or answer, it's all about the wrong answers. Professors write the tests in ways that allow you to spot the fakes. General rule of thumb - pay attention to the words "never" and "always". Almost everything in life falls under the "sometimes" category.
Also, D. All of the Above and E. None of the Above are demons. All of the Above is by far the most common answer if it is a choice. None of the Above is just meant to trick you.
Professors have giant egos. If you're taking a Marketing class, you can assume that the answers to questions will make Marketing seem essential. They tend to hype up their own fields. Same goes for psychology, and pretty much every subject.

That's my school advice for the evening.

thanks for the words of wisdom i wish i could say something as wise...it was a great read i'll keep the multiple choice questions in mind for my next test

its all about work ethics and how much interest you have.

[Skull.IcE]

Skipping class seems easy, don't do it unless you know you can handle it (im a first year)

Also! Transferring is getting harder because EVERYBODY is doing it nowadays. Keep that in mind.

[1300]

Just remember that college = work. I, like many people, was able to get through high school with good grades to get into the university I wanted without doing shit. I did the homework that was required (graded) and went to class. I never studied for tests, including finals.

If you're this type of student, you will most likely be the same in college. Now I don't do much of anything, and skipping class is much easier, but my grades are noticeably lower than in high school. I can still pass every class without attending or reading a single page of the textbook, but I won't get A's anymore.

Decide what school you want to go to. Get the grades you need in high school. Recognize your study habits, and decide what kind of grades you want in college. Some college classes are of course easier than others, but the majority do require a good amount of work. The general estimate is 3 hours of work per credit (1 hour in class, 2 studying). I could get A's without doing that much, but it seems like a pretty standard workload for the tryhards.

Also, if you're in the US, better learn right away that the education system is built to fuck you over. After you apply to colleges, don't drop classes and don't let your gpa slip. Once you're in college, make sure you build a good gpa buffer your first few semesters so you can be admitted to whatever program you want.

If you lack motivation/don't study well, learn how to take tests. I can confidently pass any multiple choice test in any class by analyzing the questions properly. Multiple choice questions have nothing to do with the question or answer, it's all about the wrong answers. Professors write the tests in ways that allow you to spot the fakes. General rule of thumb - pay attention to the words "never" and "always". Almost everything in life falls under the "sometimes" category.
Also, D. All of the Above and E. None of the Above are demons. All of the Above is by far the most common answer if it is a choice. None of the Above is just meant to trick you.
Professors have giant egos. If you're taking a Marketing class, you can assume that the answers to questions will make Marketing seem essential. They tend to hype up their own fields. Same goes for psychology, and pretty much every subject.

That's my school advice for the evening.

and then you have technical classes

[bufforcplease]

Brax you're too worried about your future man, aren't you still like 15? Just try to improve your grades now and worry about college then. If you worked hard it'll pay off.

Eh you kinda have to start worrying about it starting from sophomore at least, if you want a good chance of getting into college of choice anyways.
Few AP courses, mostly A's, using SAT prep book to study for the test helps a lot. Sure it's stressful but it's a joke workload compared to college.
I'm not undermining community college or anything here, but getting into a good university is never a bad thing.




Back on topic I go to UC Berkeley! Fuck ivy leagues woooo

[speLLsy]

If you lack motivation/don't study well, learn how to take tests. I can confidently pass any multiple choice test in any class by analyzing the questions properly. Multiple choice questions have nothing to do with the question or answer, it's all about the wrong answers. Professors write the tests in ways that allow you to spot the fakes. General rule of thumb - pay attention to the words "never" and "always". Almost everything in life falls under the "sometimes" category.
Also, D. All of the Above and E. None of the Above are demons. All of the Above is by far the most common answer if it is a choice. None of the Above is just meant to trick you.
Professors have giant egos. If you're taking a Marketing class, you can assume that the answers to questions will make Marketing seem essential. They tend to hype up their own fields. Same goes for psychology, and pretty much every subject.

That's my school advice for the evening.

idk about the all of the above / non of the above. i always look for patterns but never find it. people always talk about "oh if its all of the above pick it! if its none pick it!" etc. but i never really see the pattern

however, what you say about the fakes is definitely true. but imo, in higher skill tests the professor/test writer hides them better and puts more tricks.