First Week in College

[Narcolepsy]

so your college was at first crap and now boring? dude your uni sounds lame. uni's about drinking too much essentially, everything else, drugs, sex, they'll follow.

it's like being the hulk, you just have to drink alot, transform, then wake up knowing you've done some damage..

that may have been the stupidest analogy i've ever made.

I don't know, I always thought college was like... you know... school. Where you learn stuff.

 

[knut]

Constant heavy drinking and drugs? Sounds fuppin' awful. Thank God I'm no going.

 

[kirovman]

I don't know, I always thought college was like... you know... school. Where you learn stuff.

Like school? Sounds like a pretty lousy college...

 

[Absinthe]

You don't need uni for a multi-year bender.

 

[kirovman]

I would have loved a multi-year bender after Uni, but unfortunately career called.

I'm trying to slip benders in on the sly.

 

[Narcolepsy]

Like school? Sounds like a pretty lousy college...

Oh no, I'm at the University of Florida, which is one of the premier party schools in the nation. I just happen to be here to get an education.

 

[Crazy Horse]

I go to college primarily to learn. No point in wasting a ton of money, that would be extremely foolish. My parents are decently wealthy but the stuff doesn't grow on trees.

 

[kirovman]

Work-life balance, no reason why you can't have both, with the proper time management.

That's always a point I can sell in my interviews "I got a 1st Class degree, but still managed to maintain a social life, proving my time management abilities"

 

[Crazy Horse]

so your college was at first crap and now boring? dude your uni sounds lame. uni's about drinking too much essentially, everything else, drugs, sex, they'll follow.

it's like being the hulk, you just have to drink alot, transform, then wake up knowing you've done some damage..

that may have been the stupidest analogy i've ever made.

I assume you do all this bullsh*t on your parent's dime?

 

[Crazy Horse]

Work-life balance, no reason why you can't have both, with the proper time management.

Yes, that's what you keep telling yourself until you start getting C's.. D's.. F's...

The work must come first. It's not so much of a balance as it is overcompensating on the work side.

 

[dfc05]

I go to college primarily to learn. No point in wasting a ton of money, that would be extremely foolish. My parents are decently wealthy but the stuff doesn't grow on trees.

Indeed. Actually my school was just ranked the #1 party school... but I don't go outside much at night so I don't really notice it . I'm more likely to be up working on homework.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Yes, that's what you keep telling yourself until you start getting C's.. D's.. F's...

The work must come first. It's not so much of a balance as it is overcompensating on the work side.

He got a 1st.. a 1st class Degree.. he's left uni now..

Oh no, I'm at the University of Florida, which is one of the premier party schools in the nation. I just happen to be here to get an education.

No reason why you can't enjoy yourself..

University is about so much more than just learning in a classroom.

 

[Crazy Horse]

No reason why you can't enjoy yourself..

University is about so much more than just learning in a classroom.

Out of curiosity, do you have above a 3.5 GPA?

 

[Murray_H]

Out of curiosity, do you have above a 3.5 GPA?

We don't have GPAs in the UK

 

[MrMan]

Out of curiosity, do you have above a 3.5 GPA?

Are you saying that intelligent people can't go out and enjoy themselves, be social and get drunk every now and then like everyone else their age?

For the record, my housemate last year worked his ass off around going out, and is now working with Sony in London.

Me? I get battered, stoned, whatever. But i was never that intelligent in the first place :thumbs:

 

[theotherguy]

I dont intend to do anything crazy while I'm at college. For 45 thousand dollars a semester I want to get my money's worth when it comes to education, and then party later when I'm a millionare.

 

[Narcolepsy]

No reason why you can't enjoy yourself..

University is about so much more than just learning in a classroom.

Hey, hold on a second. I never said I don't have fun. (Unless your only definition of fun is a 4 year state of perpetual drunkenness.) I just make sure the schoolwork is taken care of before I go out and have a good time.

What I'm retaliating against is the notion that college is a "4 year bender." That's just as idiotic in my mind as spending all of your time holed up in your room. Moderation is the key.

 

[Crazy Horse]

Are you saying that intelligent people can't go out and enjoy themselves, be social and get drunk every now and then like everyone else their age?

For the record, my housemate last year worked his ass off around going out, and is now working with Sony in London.

Me? I get battered, stoned, whatever. But i was never that intelligent in the first place :thumbs:

Incidentally, I was only asking a question.

 

[Absinthe]

For some reason, neither me or any of my friends like university.

I'm seriously wondering if I'm missing some key aspect of the whole thing.

 

[MrMan]

Incidentally, I was only asking a question.

Just seemed like the question was for a reason, that's all

 

[Adidajs]

Oh no, I'm at the University of Florida, which is one of the premier party schools in the nation. I just happen to be here to get an education.

i spent two years working for UF in a clinical research lab before moving back here to Texas for an MD/PhD program. Gainesville, lots of fun. great town. i drank a lot when i lived there.

 

[Crazy Horse]

For some reason, neither me or any of my friends like university.

I'm seriously wondering if I'm missing some key aspect of the whole thing.

You're not. I have more fun living at home with my parents and working. And yes, I have been to many parties at college, but that gets kind of old.

 

[hungryduck]

I dont intend to do anything crazy while I'm at college. For 45 thousand dollars a semester I want to get my money's worth when it comes to education, and then party later when I'm a millionare.

jesus, thats expensive. Where do you go???

 

[Murray_H]

jesus, thats expensive. Where do you go???

A semester is half an academic year, right? I don't know how long courses are in USA unis but lets say 3. That's $270,000 Jesus wept!

I know that doesn't answer the question, but you quoted something I hadn't read

 

[ComradeBadger]

Out of curiosity, do you have above a 3.5 GPA?

I take it that's quite a low one .. ?

No, I get 1sts and 2:1s in all my papers/essays/projects.

I live in a house with 3 other students, and I previously lived in a flat with 5 other students.. I love the freedom.

In the past two days I've got riotously drunk, been clubbing with mates, nicked half a fancy dress costume, held a mini houseparty for the england game.. faffed around with my guitar and such, climbed the tree at the end of the garden, discovered that we could run across the garage that backs on to our garden.. attempted to break into an abandoned warehouse and stolen a nice 'No Parking' sign.. and to top it all off we had a nice old deep conversation..

THAT is what it's all about.

 

[Adidajs]

there is no college in the US that is $45,000 a semester.

 

[Majestic XII]

Uni is hard work, long days (I hate thursdays. 08:15 - 20:00....) and a hell of a lot of parties! Make the best out of it, you will remember it for the rest of your life (And lets hope its good). Take it easy on the booze though, it's not worth being totally hammered everyday (Like I was the first week)

 

[99.vikram]

So it turns out drugs and booze aren't that hard to get...

Anyways, our hostel was finally WiFIed, meaning I can now bug you guys all the time!

The parties were good, but our first minor exams start in a week or so. Meaning it's time to start caring about studies. Let me give you an idea of the subjects I have this year - Engineering Drawing (an obsolete subject which deals with drawing lots of lines, mugging lots of rules..), Physics, Maths, Electronics, Workshop (another obsolete subject where you scrape at metal with a file, hoping you'll get tetanus and die before the next class), Computer Science and Chem (which I will have next Sem).

The initial excitement has died down now, but life's still kewl when you make your own rules...

 

[Crazy Horse]

I drank much this night, but I won 6/8 of the beer pong matches I played.

Good times. :cheers:

 

[Greatgat]

6/8 is the 5/7 loser.

 

[dahl2spy]

if u have a girlfriend that u dragged from highschool, do it with her as much as u can, then dump her, there's no such thing as cheesyness anymore, girls want to do it all the time and dump u. hell she may already be cheating on u, just make sure u don't get the gift that keeps on giving. if u're too stupid to know what that means i'm talking about herpes

 

[Raziaar]

if u have a girlfriend that u dragged from highschool, do it with her as much as u can, then dump her, there's no such thing as cheesyness anymore, girls want to do it all the time and dump u. hell she may already be cheating on u, just make sure u don't get the gift that keeps on giving. if u're too stupid to know what that means i'm talking about herpes

Pre-emptive dumping... wtf? That's not the way you want to go about relationships.

 

[cherry]

if u have a girlfriend that u dragged from highschool, do it with her as much as u can, then dump her, there's no such thing as cheesyness anymore, girls want to do it all the time and dump u. hell she may already be cheating on u, just make sure u don't get the gift that keeps on giving. if u're too stupid to know what that means i'm talking about herpes

you don't have a girlfriend do you?

 

[Shippi]

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[ComradeBadger]

Bah, first day of college tomorrow. I'm living at home so hopefully the whole drugs n party thing won't effect me so much. Sounds like my idea of hell tbh :|

You mean College in the UK sense, i.e. sixth form college. Which is not a patch on uni in those terms

You'll be fiiine

 

[Shippi]

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[Raziaar]

eh, it's not a college college.. it's kind of a hybrid... i've no idea what to expect, haha

Ninjas... be prepared for anything!

 

[rambler]

Bah, first day of college tomorrow. I'm living at home so hopefully the whole drugs n party thing won't effect me so much. Sounds like my idea of hell tbh :|

you sound really boring. go and play on your computer dear, let the big boys talk.

come back when you've become a real man.

OR AT LEAST A REAL BOY!!! LOL!!!!

 

[Sainku]

I still have a year or maybe two depending on my job till I go to college. I'm am not much of a party person and have never liked school. Most of my freetime will probably be spent working. But I think I am going to enjoy the freedom, even if hardly do anything with it. If that makes any sense :smoking:

 

[Shippi]

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