Off to college... any words of advice?
Sunday, August 15, 2004 by macrobaye | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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Reply #3 Sunday, August 15, 2004 3:14 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:00 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:03 PM
And don't get into debt that will take a lifetime to pay off
Reply #9 Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:07 PM
And XX, I do have a laptop, so I'm one step ahead, my friend! A PowerBook G4 1.33GHZ/1GB/60GB/Superdrive etc etc etc, with an awesome graphics card to boot. The only computer I would ever buy for my needs (graphics, filmmaking, storage, and portability).
Reply #10 Monday, August 16, 2004 1:43 AM
Here is some good advice from a an American hero, John Wayne: "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." And here is some good advice from the Lord Jesus Christ to go along with that thought...."Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own!" :
lovesblessing adds her 2 cents worth: "Don't take any wooden nickles!"
Reply #13 Monday, August 16, 2004 8:04 AM
Reply #14 Monday, August 16, 2004 8:46 AM
Live with as many roomates as you can in your first semester. They could end up your best freinds through college.
Walk up and introduce yourself to each of your professors the first day of classes. (It helps alot, don't ask me why.)
Reply #15 Monday, August 16, 2004 9:20 AM
Go placidly amid the noise and waste,
And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep.
Rotate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself,
And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss, and _when_.
Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
and despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember The Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate.
Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you -
That lemon on your left, for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore. It will stick to your face.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds,
Clean air, tuna, Taiwan.
And let not the sands of time get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
For a good time, call 606-4311. Ask for Candy.
Take heart in the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.
And reflect that whatever fortune may be your lot,
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore, make peace with your god,
Whatever you perceive him to be - hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,
The world continues to deteriorate.
Give up!....
Reply #17 Monday, August 16, 2004 2:58 PM
For instance, Wheaton requires two Physical Education credits. Don't wait until you're a senior to take those!
Reply #18 Monday, August 16, 2004 3:38 PM
I currently have a 4.0 in my Jr. year and all I have done is show up to every class. As said above that's where you get the info that will be on the tests. Also some colledges use attendance as part of your grade.
Build a repore with your professors by asking questions and acting interested that will also get you better looked apon if your scores put your grade on the edge. Notice I didn't say kiss the professor's @ss.. Just paticapate in class.....
Reply #19 Monday, August 16, 2004 4:15 PM
| #18 by TasT - 8/16/2004 3:38:07 PM Show up....... I currently have a 4.0 in my Jr. year and all I have done is show up to every class. As said above that's where you get the info that will be on the tests. Also some colledges use attendance as part of your grade. |
Bingo!!! Show up and do the homework. At times you won't even have to study at all!!! Oh and try to make a portfolio of what you learned (really important!!!), try to keep all the books you will need and create your own small library of knowledge (sell the ones you know you can get for less).
Participate in class is key to understanding what is going on. So participate. And finally read, read, and read some more. get used to it because whether you have a degree or not, in order to live and have an actual life you most be able to:
Read
Write
Do research
Ask intelligent educated questions
With those 4, you'll be able to do anything whether you finish school or never gone to one.
Good luck! Finish what you start and stay in school till its done! (unless you become a rich millionaire or something....)
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Reply #20 Monday, August 16, 2004 5:32 PM
Ah, good old times.
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Reply #1 Sunday, August 15, 2004 1:19 PM