What to do, what to do?

2009-10-22 18:09:48

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Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

I'm at a crossroads of what to do with my life. Right now I'm going to college. You'd think I'd be happy... great weather, good friends and a pretty good school... but I'm not. If I'm not occupying my mind with something, I realize that I'm not enjoying myself here. I don't think I'm really 'ready' for college. I was a lazy fool in high school and that still hasn't changed. I also have no concrete idea of what I want to do with my life. That makes it hard for me to motivate myself to study when I feel like I'm just doing busywork (which was what 99% of high school was for me... I thought college was gonna be different). Not to mention it's hella expensive. If I wanted to just take general courses I'd go back to DC and study in Northern VA for two years then transfer.

I think what my life needs is excitement. Adventure. I'd join the police force, but all the ones in DC (Cali's got a hiiiiiiiiigh cost of living) require either a four-year degree or military experience. I'm considering joining the military (Army) but I have yet to talk to a recruiter.

What would you do if you were in my situation? I mean, I do want to finish college at some point, but I feel like until I really have a good idea of what I want to be, I won't be able to give it my all.

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2009-10-22 18:13:19

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FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Until you get into the guts of your major course of study, college is a lot of busy work...but it's an opportunity to pad your GPA, as well. I'd say nug through the prereqs. It'll make you appreciate the real stuff even more when you get to it.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 18:14:16

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6941

I agree with FEOS. You won't really start enjoying much of your classes until you hit your major work, the stuff you signed up to do. I was just like you when I first started, lazy and uninterested. It gets better, trust me.

2009-10-22 18:21:56

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6440|what

Don't join the army, man. Did you know there's a war on right now?

Finish your study, it may not be great now, but once you get into either what you love or what you are good at, it'll be worth it.

2009-10-22 18:27:21

#5

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6576|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

mtb0minime wrote:
I agree with FEOS. You won't really start enjoying much of your classes until you hit your major work, the stuff you signed up to do. I was just like you when I first started, lazy and uninterested. It gets better, trust me.

i agree

My friend/housemate is getting his BS in aerospace engineering and planning on a master's in software engineering, and he's helping assemble an aerospace engineering team for a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle competition (including me ). Give it another year or two, you'll learn to like what you're majoring in.

2009-10-22 18:28:34

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6941

Besides, if you don't finish college now, you'll never come back. With the economy and job situation the way it is, it's a perfect time to be in school. Then things will improve and you'll be just in time with your new degree. It'll be worth it in the long run.

2009-10-22 18:28:46

#7

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

So 2 more years of slogging through crap before I get to what I really wanna study? Again, I thought that was done when high school was done. Great to see I'll be getting more of the same for two years before I learn anything substantive

@Cowami idk what I'm even trying to major in. I'm undeclared. Right now I'm dabbling in engineering and the only one that interests me is Civil engineering. Even then it's extremely math-intensive, something I'm not good at.

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2009-10-22 18:30:31

#8

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6576|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
So 2 more years of slogging through crap before I get to what I really wanna study? Again, I thought that was done when high school was done. Great to see I'll be getting more of the same for two years before I learn anything substantive

@Cowami idk what I'm even trying to major in. I'm undeclared. Right now I'm dabbling in engineering and the only one that interests me is Civil engineering. Even then it's extremely math-intensive, something I'm not good at.

so? neither am i

2009-10-22 18:35:34

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6941

If you can't wait, join a club that has something you're interested in. There are plenty of engineering clubs out there. Here, the Civil Engy club works on building steel bridges, concrete frisbees or bowling balls, and even racing in a concrete canoe, all for competition. You have to get out there and find interesting stuff, that's what college is all about, becoming independent. Nothing comes to you, you have to go out looking for it.

Also, those 2 years are gonna pass either way. You can deal with it now and be happy in two years, or you can quit college and come back later and still have to put up with 2 years of GEs and wish you had just gotten it over with, or you can just never come back and in 4 years wish you had stuck with it so that you could have a better/happier/more satisfying job and pay.

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2009-10-22 18:42:17

#10

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
So 2 more years of slogging through crap before I get to what I really wanna study? Again, I thought that was done when high school was done. Great to see I'll be getting more of the same for two years before I learn anything substantive

@Cowami idk what I'm even trying to major in. I'm undeclared. Right now I'm dabbling in engineering and the only one that interests me is Civil engineering. Even then it's extremely math-intensive, something I'm not good at.

You do have choices in selecting your prereq classes, don't you? Choose ones that interest you, yet still count toward your graduation requirement.

Protip: If math isn't something you're good at, dabble in something other than engineering.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 18:44:24

#11

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
So 2 more years of slogging through crap before I get to what I really wanna study? Again, I thought that was done when high school was done. Great to see I'll be getting more of the same for two years before I learn anything substantive

@Cowami idk what I'm even trying to major in. I'm undeclared. Right now I'm dabbling in engineering and the only one that interests me is Civil engineering. Even then it's extremely math-intensive, something I'm not good at.
You do have choices in selecting your prereq classes, don't you? Choose ones that interest you, yet still count toward your graduation requirement.

Protip: If math isn't something you're good at, dabble in something other than engineering.

We have choice to an extent. For instance, everyone has to take a couple English courses, but there are a variety of what they're focused on.

And then you've got stuff like making every business major take calculus. Someone tell me what the hell a Marketing or Communication major will need that for.

edit: It's also very difficult to transfer into the business school at my uni if you didn't apply to it as a freshman. So unless I get lucky and am able to transfer, I'm pretty much stuck with either something math-intensive like engineering, something like biology or chemistry, and stuff like psychology or philosophy.

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2009-10-22 18:46:15

#12

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
So 2 more years of slogging through crap before I get to what I really wanna study? Again, I thought that was done when high school was done. Great to see I'll be getting more of the same for two years before I learn anything substantive

@Cowami idk what I'm even trying to major in. I'm undeclared. Right now I'm dabbling in engineering and the only one that interests me is Civil engineering. Even then it's extremely math-intensive, something I'm not good at.
You do have choices in selecting your prereq classes, don't you? Choose ones that interest you, yet still count toward your graduation requirement.

Protip: If math isn't something you're good at, dabble in something other than engineering.
We have choice to an extent. For instance, everyone has to take a couple English courses, but there are a variety of what they're focused on.

Find one that is the least distasteful. If you own the selection, perhaps you'll find more enjoyment in it...or less disinterest.

H2k9 wrote:
And then you've got stuff like making every business major take calculus. Someone tell me what the hell a Marketing or Communication major will need that for.

Limits. Derivatives.

Stuff like that.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 18:53:05

#13

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

A lot of people I've talked to say accounting (in real life, not in school) mostly uses basic math and some algebra.

How about public health science majors? Why in god's name would they ever need calculus?

2009-10-22 18:56:17

#14

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
A lot of people I've talked to say accounting (in real life, not in school) mostly uses basic math and some algebra.

How about public health science majors? Why in god's name would they ever need calculus?

Again, calculus is all about limits and derivatives...rate of change calculations, in essence. It is foundational to all sorts of analyses in many fields of study that aren't related to engineering (like economics, accounting, health sciences, etc).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus#Applications

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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 18:59:38

#15

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?

2009-10-22 19:06:14

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cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6576|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?

maybe philosophy

maybe

2009-10-22 19:15:22

#17

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?

Jobs that involve asking if people "would like fries with that?"

Oh...nvm. Cowami already covered that.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 19:15:53

#18

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6284

go to school now and get your BA or BS w/e and you will be a higher rank if you ever decide to join(dont!)

take one of those career placement test thingies.. they can help ya decide what you'd like to learn more about aye?
like this http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

2009-10-22 19:21:14

#19

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?
Jobs that involve asking if people "would like fries with that?"

Oh...nvm. Cowami already covered that.

What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.

2009-10-22 19:24:20

#20

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?
Jobs that involve asking if people "would like fries with that?"

Oh...nvm. Cowami already covered that.
What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.

If they have to deal with statistics at all...

But then again, the term "criminal lawyers" is just redundant.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 19:24:28

#21

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6576|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Christ. Is nothing safe from the scourge that is math?
Jobs that involve asking if people "would like fries with that?"

Oh...nvm. Cowami already covered that.
What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.

statistical probability that their client committed the crime

check and mate

2009-10-22 19:25:32

#22

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:

Jobs that involve asking if people "would like fries with that?"

Oh...nvm. Cowami already covered that.
What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.
If they have to deal with statistics at all...

But then again, the term "criminal lawyers" is just redundant.

www.instantrimshot.com

I bet this guy doesn't need to derive shit all day

2009-10-22 19:27:18

#23

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6698|'Murka

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:

What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.
If they have to deal with statistics at all...

But then again, the term "criminal lawyers" is just redundant.
www.instantrimshot.com

I bet this guy doesn't need to derive shit all day

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … _Obama.jpg

He's already proven he's not real good with numbers.

You thinking you'll just go ahead and do that, then? Just drop the old resume off at 1600 Penn?

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-22 19:28:09

#24

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5989|College Park, MD

FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:

If they have to deal with statistics at all...

But then again, the term "criminal lawyers" is just redundant.
www.instantrimshot.com

I bet this guy doesn't need to derive shit all day

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … _Obama.jpg
He's already proven he's not real good with numbers.

You thinking you'll just go ahead and do that, then? Just drop the old resume off at 1600 Penn?

Heck yeah. Shoot the breeze over some half-smokes at Ben's.

2009-10-22 19:29:34

#25

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6755

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
What do criminal lawyers need to derive? Hah, gotcha.
If they have to deal with statistics at all...

But then again, the term "criminal lawyers" is just redundant.
www.instantrimshot.com

I bet this guy doesn't need to derive shit all day

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … _Obama.jpg

Fuck you, deriving is the best part of calc.

And Obama was studying law, not business. In business, you need at least a basic understanding of calculus.

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