Things I Wish I Had Known

walshie

walshie

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Well I just completed my first semester of college and well I learned a lot of things. Although I feel like it is better to learn from your mistake firsthand, there are some things "I wish I had known" beforehand. List some things you wish you had know before you went off to college.

 
How much a joke high school really is and how most things back then had no long term consequences.
That standards are retarded.
 
I just finished my commerce degree and these are two things I wish I had known from the beginning:

1. Show up to class and either listen or take notes. You will understand things so much better from having gone to class, even if you don't listen all the time.

2. In numbers classes like math/stats/econ, make sure you know when your prof has moved on to a new chapter. If you ever have time to do homework, that is the time to do it. Even reading the review section of every chapter as you finish it means that when it comes time to write an exam, you will at least recognize the concepts and won't freak out because everything seems new the day before the test.
 
how much i hate people who think that going to college basically guarantees a 300k/year job and that youre so much smarter than all the guys in high school or other people with no degree.

how big a part of college is just finishing it. like just get that degree. everywhere, practitioners (who fucked up millions of lives) are like "ahahahah, that theory is nice and well, but we do things differently" (i study banking & finance).

 
1. Make a thread about how you wish you had known things.

2. Don't actually post anything that you wish you had known.

3. lol wut
 
this. there is sort of a source of entitlement; that kids after college expect some insane paying job and they are entitled to it.
 
^^^Download your textbooks online http://textbooknova.com/

If you need to take your notes on the go then print out the parts you need to study. Or you can purchase a playbook/tablet for half the price of textbooks and just upload them onto it. This will free up more money to spend on partying and socializing with females.

Bananas are delicious, cheap and SO good for you. Also many grocery stores will give you a discount of up to 50% off on bananas that have browning spots. Gorillas can rip trees in half and get jacked eating these super fruits. Females dig muscles homie, ya dig?

Many universities include dental insurance as part of your tuition - I highly recommend looking into that before you go to school to save boat loads of money at the dentist. Females prefer healthy looking teeth.

The first day of class is one of the best times to meet girls. Sit down beside a cute girl and you can talk to her about the class you just had, as well as her predictions on how hard she thinks the course will be. Even if you don't plan on fornicating with her, she will most likely have other female friends. History would suggest those female friends will also have their own female friends! This chain of female friends is exponential and investing early can pay excellent dividends.

Most importantly if you didn't figure this out in high school already - The earlier you start your work, the easier the whole process will be. Your time management will be more efficient and you are much less likely to fall behind. Once you are the top of your class, all the girls will naturally gravitate towards you.

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I learned these tricks in high school, but university is the same game except there is a substantial decrease in the amount of fucks given.

TL;DR School might not be the best option for you if a few small paragraphs seemed too daunting to read.

Also woman are a numbers game. The more you meet at school, the more likely you are to finding a keeper

- an educated keeper.

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Fucking this.

Also, this is going to sound kinda gay, but believe in yourself. I wanted to be a lawyer (criminal) but never thought i was smart enough for it so I just fucked off through college. Now that I'm out of college and granted I have a decent career, I wish I would have tried harder as I've always enjoyed law.

Other than that, have as much fun as possible and get your shit done.

 
this is sooo true. colleges tend to inflate students expectations. Let me tell you, most of you will not be making 100k right out of college....no matter what they tell you.

also, no matter how much you think you know, you don't know SHIT! I left college thinking I knew it all, and then I got in to the real world and found out I didn't know shit. College lays the ground work, but you're going to learn a lot more once you hit the real world.
 
Things I learned in college:

-If it feels like more than two fingers, it's probably a dick.

-Nobody has freckles on their ass; wear a condom.
 
dont overdo it on the cologne. nobody likes that sex panther dude who reeks up the entire room.
 
while i havent entered the real world, i agree. i looked up "average salary for master grads" where i live and its 40,000 euros before taxes. thats around 2k per month net at fucking best. and guess what. half of people earn less than the average.

and especially in banking & finance, it sickens me to see all these guys trust their theory and think they have learned something. i hate to see another 30 mindless analysts being produced who will create the next crisis in 20 years.

obviously, thats a bad industry for this because literally noone knows anything but still earns so much money, its hilarious.

 
After freshman year, you really stop making new friends and stick with the circle you really originally clicked with.

Also, take as many notes in class as possible. You won't have time to understand the content you are writing down exactly, but when you look over the notes later for 15 minutes, everything will come together real easy.
 
Buy a recorder for the classes that are longer in case you start to pay attention less, you can go home and listen to what you missed during the lecture. And the biggest thing I learned from my first semester two years ago, GO TO CLASS. Skipping class is very easy, but just go and get shit done, no matter what. College really isn't that bad if you just dedicate yourself to it.
 
i graduated grad school at the top of my class and was used to being "the smartest guy in the room". I've never felt so dumb as I did in my first year of professional employment. I probably learned as much in my first year as I did in all of my schooling. It was a very humbling experience.

 
in my first few years after college, ill be happy to nail down a 30k/yr job. which is about the same as my best friend has been making since he graduated vocational school when he was 17. but in 15 years, he will still be making about the same, and ill have moved up in the world. if i play my cards right, theres a good chance i will be making 100k/yr, and thats what college is for.
 
Sure, by no means was I saying that the potential to make six figures isn't there. That's why we go to school. I just see a lot of college grads who think they'll be making that right out the door...or within a year or two of graduating and more often than not, that's not the case.
 
yeah that is a stupid assumption to make. i thought you were making the argument that college isnt worth it because you still cant get a high paying job, which ive heard from a lot of 25 year old people who didnt go to college but have decent paying jobs working for graduates.
 
^^^ with so many people studying right now, it should also be hard to get a 100k job down the road. you dont need 1000 managers in a firm or thousands of engineers.

the trend is going in other directions than having expensive experts in your company.
 
it's not as much something i wish i'd known as something that i learned, but there's nothing impressive about scraping by doing the least amount of work possible.
 
I don't know if college taught me anything specifically but it sure taught me how to think about things in a very structured way. That alone was worth the college expense I will be paying over the next couple years.

now obviously I learned some very specific things but over all my thought process has been changed. I think you should acknowledge going into it that this is the case.

Also I always thought that you werent paying to learn stuff you were paying for the chance to prove you know these things. so if you feel you aren't learning much just remember that.
 
bring less stuff when you move in.

My first year I was over prepared. I had anything I would ever need for school. It was nice to have, but it was too much.

You will acquire so much random shit from so many different sources, and you'll have no idea how or why.

And also just about everything you bought for college will be completely useless after college.

 
1. Give a fuck.

2. Don't be afraid to ask for an extension. Professors don't care if it's a little late if it's going to be higher quality.

3. Don't be a schmuck. Take advantage of events like comedians, guest speakers, etc.

4. Not all frats are dicks.

5. Geeks are cool.

6. Don't get whiskey dick.

7. When in doubt, cereal and the salad bar is your friend.

8. Don't EVER wear a letter jacket. I don't care how many second team regional honors patches you have.

9. If the condum breaks, congrats. Move up. Don't blame bad technique.

10. Don't ask people's major/year to start a convo, especially at parties.

11. Don't run on campus. Just be late.

12. Riding your bike without hands just makes you look like a douche.

13. Involvement > 4.0

14. Don't wear stupid hats.

15. Make workout buddies.

16. Watching ski videos in class doesn't impress the hot chick behind you.

17. Know when to take a girl out on a nice date and when to meet up with her at the dining hall. You don't want to freak her out or be cheap.

18. If you weren't paying attention earlier in class, you probably don't want to risk asking a question that has already been answered.

19. Drunks steal from public fridges.

20. Do something stupid now and then.
 
Even if you did really well in high school, college isn't necessarily the best option for you. Unfortunately I am realizing this now instead of 2 years ago.
 
Don't take life too seriously, but still care, just don't let it get the best of you.Don't believe everything you're told, take everything with a grain of salt.

Don't be so quick to judge people. I recently met a group of people that I would have made fun of and called fucking dorks in highschool, but after hanging and getting to know them better they're actually a cool/fun group of people.

Do what makes you happy and always make sure you try your best to be happy.

Enjoy life and have fun basically, becuase in the end no one makes it out alive.

Also relevant:

A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly and the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

Next, the professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes!”

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. “Now,” said the professor as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things: your family, your children, your health, your friends, your favorite passions—things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

“The pebbles are the other things that matter: your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else—the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled and said, “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers.”

 
This!

I've only ever used 1 book at uni, and chances are you can find an e-book and save yourself the cash

The only good thing about my campus is once a year the set up a pre season rail jam.

Also 90% of the people on campus are horribly lame

DO NOT ASSOCIATE!
 
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