What is College?

[vindicatorx]

Do you mean college college or university? I don't understand the difference. In the UK we seem to refer to 16-18 as like, well, you go to "6th form colleges" but 18+ is university but don't americans just have like.. school, highschool, higherschool or something, and then college = university?

In the US it goes Elementary k-5, Middle school 6-8, and high school is 9-12. College is a generic term for higher than that. Some areas they have a junior high instead of middle school where it is 6-9 and high school is only 3 years but not much anymore.

I went to college twice once to have a good time and once to get my actual degree. First time was amazing still have friends from those days but I barely went to classes. Now my second time at it I was on overage 14 years older than everyone else and I mean that is hard to get past but the school part was a lot easier this time. For the most part classes are easy if you go and pay attention. Sure some of my programming classes had me working 50+ hours a week on homework but I got through it.

[the game]

So it's like... university lite?

basically yes.

[Deleted]

I have numbed the feeling off stress at uni with copious quantities of alcohol.

It's going pretty well.

We should study together.

[pk3]

From how OP describes it it looks like a stricter high school where you learn every possible subject?

No idea if that's right.

Anyway in my country you finish high school at 18-19 of age and if you go to any higher education after, like university or technical studies or medical studies, or whatever it's specialized in something and not "I had a class of maths and history and this and that". That sounds like high school to me.

The OP is using "college" interchangeably with "university." He attends Florida State University which has 44,000 students and is ranked as the 95th best university in the U.S. Community college in the U.S. is a form of higher education in the U.S. after high school which is usually just cheaper and offers specialized trades like welding if you want to do that. You can transfer from a community college to a university if you want to save money.

Honestly OP, you should change your post. You are confusing non-Americans.

[Chelly]

What is College?

Now its your turn.

University for me = "Personal Responsibility". I have two ~4h classes a week and this huge amount of free time is driving me nuts.

[Deleted]

I cried when I had to leave the books of the library.

Like a little fucking bitch.

[MerinPally]

University for me = "Personal Responsibility". I have two ~4h classes a week and this huge amount of free time is driving me nuts.

I have 9-6 every monday. I have more on a monday than you have in a week.

God damn.

[MerinPally]

We should study together.

Bring your own beer and sure. I study chemistry. Good luck.

[tratra]

sorry but i couldnt be bothered reading all that thing...

well for me college in simple words is just a Bshit...

It trains you on how to react on formal aspects of life, but other than that well you'd be better of getting working experience on the field that you want.

Now Masters is different depending on the Uni and PHD ... well its like working anyways. So ye college wont give you anything other than basic knowledge of formality and maybe your field.

[Deleted]

University is nice. I like the fact that (over here at least) they grade you based on your exam results and essay/lab reports rather than attendance. I like studying the subjects alone and not sit on the lectures. I also like the fact that the subjects are not so broad anymore, but you can go really deep into the subjects you are interested in. Plus here I sometimes feel like I'm actually contributing to something when working with my departments on researches and stuff.

I got 1:1s in module I never once attended.

I fucking loved it. Philosophy of Education lectures? I've got BOOKS MOTHERFUCKER!

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sorry but i couldnt be bothered reading all that thing...

well for me college in simple words is just a Bshit...

It trains you on how to react on formal aspects of life, but other than that well you'd be better of getting working experience on the field that you want.

Now Masters is different depending on the Uni and PHD ... well its like working anyways. So ye college wont give you anything other than basic knowledge of formality and maybe your field.

All my wuts.

[Fahrenheit]

College was fun, in some ways more fun than high school, in some ways less than high school. But being an adult with a smoking hot wife, no kids, and a combined income of around 175k a year blows them both out of the water.

[Deleted]

College was fun, in some ways more fun than high school, in some ways less than high school. But being an adult with a smoking hot wife, no kids, and a combined income of around 175k a year blows them both out of the water.

Don't forget your sick Lambo.

[anon5123]

College was a 2 year waste of facepalming at fellow moronic uninteresting students

Yeah, pretty much. All throughout high school and now into my senior year of college, I've been surrounded by idiotic "dudebro"-esque males.

In general though, college has been pretty easy. My mother was all like "OMG COLLEGE IS SO HARD, NO PLAYING, ALL STUDYING ALL THE TIME" but I've found it to be overall not too hard or stressful. Currently sitting at a 2.9 GPA or so, hoping to hit a 3 by the time I graduate in the spring.

University is nice. I like the fact that (over here at least) they grade you based on your exam results and essay/lab reports rather than attendance. I like studying the subjects alone and not sit on the lectures. I also like the fact that the subjects are not so broad anymore, but you can go really deep into the subjects you are interested in. Plus here I sometimes feel like I'm actually contributing to something when working with my departments on researches and stuff.

Yeesh, what college do you go to? At mine, every single class has a "no attend = fail" policy. Anywhere between 3 and 6 unexcused absences (depends on the class) will either drop your grade by a letter, or just fail you immediately.

Not that I mind, really. Paying all this money to come here; not going to skip class for no reason.

[Deleted]

Yeah, pretty much. All throughout high school and now into my senior year of college, I've been surrounded by idiotic "dudebro"-esque males.

In general though, college has been pretty easy. My mother was all like "OMG COLLEGE IS SO HARD, NO PLAYING, ALL STUDYING ALL THE TIME" but I've found it to be overall not too hard or stressful. Currently sitting at a 2.9 GPA or so, hoping to hit a 3 by the time I graduate in the spring.

Isn't 3 just plain mediocre?

[cubby]

It's a place to broaden your horizons. Meet new people and make life-long friends.

[Fahrenheit]

Don't forget your sick Lambo.

I drive a 5 year old Mazda 6

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Isn't 3 just plain mediocre?

It is. But really unless you graduate summa cum laude or something, employers don't care about your GPA in college.

[anon5123]

Isn't 3 just plain mediocre?

Not everyone can be a straight-A student. (especially when you're forced to take fucking calculus classes that have nothing to do with your major)

3.0 is a B average.

[Deleted]

I drive a 5 year old Mazda 6

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It is. But really unless you graduate summa cum laude or something, employers don't care about your GPA in college.

Last I checked summa cum laude isn't actually a set distinction at all, but rather is set arbitrarily by the awarding institution.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

It is. But really unless you graduate summa cum laude or something, employers don't care about your GPA in college.

Ehhhh...

The harder fields, like engineering have internships that actually pay but since a lot of people want to be in the hot internships like Boeing they cut off people below a 3.0 GPA to filter out all the applications.

So GPAs can land you a better paid internship but if you're doing a PhD in gay and transgendered studies you're probably working for free anyway.

[Deleted]

Ehhhh...

The harder fields, like engineering have internships that actually pay but since a lot of people want to be in the hot internships like Boeing they cut off people below a 3.0 GPA to filter out all the applications.

So GPAs can land you a better paid internship but if you're doing a PhD in gay and transgendered studies you're probably working for free anyway.