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<blockquote data-quote="money_pit_yj" data-source="post: 701977" data-attributes="member: 7710"><p><strong>Re: Random Thoughts</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Things I learned in colledge:</p><p></p><p>The first time:</p><p>1. College was awesome but class sucked</p><p>2. Chemistry is the devil</p><p>3. A human being can live on beer, chicken strips and mozzerella sticks for weeks</p><p>4. 8 Hours of sleep a night is overrated and you can survive on multiple 2 hr naps throughout the day.</p><p>5. Class was overrated and a C average will get you a diploma and a crappy job (that could eventually turn out to be an awesome job after years of long hours and hard work).</p><p></p><p>The second time:</p><p>1. College with a family and full time job is hard.</p><p>2. If you start on the companies dime, you WILL finish or find a new company. They are investing in you and you have no choice but to finish.</p><p>3. If a diploma is necessary in your field, a second post graduate diploma is even better</p><p>4. College is less about WHAT you learned and more about THAT you learned. To this day, I still very rarely use direct knowledge I gained in the class room, but team the class work with the experience has helped me further my career.</p><p></p><p>College is by no means a necessity for everyone. For me it probably was because I am not very mechanically inclined so Plumbing, HVAC, Electrician, Mechanic type work is not something I want to do everyday. I wish I could, but it is not my strong suit. I just wouldn't get the idea that when you go to college all of a sudden $100K+ jobs get thrown your way. Have a plan of where you want to end up and make sure college will get you there or you ill just work really hard for a piece of paper in a frame in your closet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="money_pit_yj, post: 701977, member: 7710"] [b]Re: Random Thoughts[/b] Things I learned in colledge: The first time: 1. College was awesome but class sucked 2. Chemistry is the devil 3. A human being can live on beer, chicken strips and mozzerella sticks for weeks 4. 8 Hours of sleep a night is overrated and you can survive on multiple 2 hr naps throughout the day. 5. Class was overrated and a C average will get you a diploma and a crappy job (that could eventually turn out to be an awesome job after years of long hours and hard work). The second time: 1. College with a family and full time job is hard. 2. If you start on the companies dime, you WILL finish or find a new company. They are investing in you and you have no choice but to finish. 3. If a diploma is necessary in your field, a second post graduate diploma is even better 4. College is less about WHAT you learned and more about THAT you learned. To this day, I still very rarely use direct knowledge I gained in the class room, but team the class work with the experience has helped me further my career. College is by no means a necessity for everyone. For me it probably was because I am not very mechanically inclined so Plumbing, HVAC, Electrician, Mechanic type work is not something I want to do everyday. I wish I could, but it is not my strong suit. I just wouldn't get the idea that when you go to college all of a sudden $100K+ jobs get thrown your way. Have a plan of where you want to end up and make sure college will get you there or you ill just work really hard for a piece of paper in a frame in your closet. [/QUOTE]
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