College.... oh fiddlesticks

Thor06 · #1 07-11-2006, 09:07 PM

Well I had my orientation at college this past Monday and Tuesday. It was uber boring most of the time, they told us the same old shit like 3-4 times all damn day. I am going to the U of M Institute of Technology in Minneapolis, MN. I am pretty excited, but I am now a lot more worried. In the IT, we only really have like 5 Lib Ed classes the whole 4 years and all of them are like Social Science, History, etc electives. My first semester I have Calc II, Biology, Intro to Micro Econ, and Physics. I am a little scared, I dont get to take any of those really lib ed classes my friends took like bowling and dance. Before these past two days, I was all gung ho to get to college, now I am frankly a bit scared. Its not the new people, I had no problems with that at orientation. They say the average IT student to make an average grade needs to spend 3 hours per credit (including class time) per week. Well, I am taking 16 credits next fall so I will need to spend atleast 48 hours per week to make an average grade. That is including class time, but its still going to average out to be like 2.5-3.5 hours per day outside of class studying. Thats 2.5-3.5 more than I am used to. Granted I wont have to spend all fucking day in a classroom, then 3 hours after school at a sport, then 6-9 hours each weekend day working like I did in high school but I think its going to be hard to force myself to do that much homework. I guess I'll just have to find me a cute study parter

. There is some serious burners down there guys, I was almost poppin one off all fuckin day

. How are you other newly college students feeling? Any advice from the "Been there done that" crowd?

ned032002 · #2 07-11-2006, 09:54 PM

It sounds like you'll have your hands full I wish you luck.

G-man422 · #3 07-11-2006, 10:01 PM

Yeah, good luck. a nice study partner would most def be a +. I'm goin to be a junior in HS next year, so i'm starting to look into colleges.

l_eclipse_l · #4 07-11-2006, 10:09 PM

I was a freshman last year. You won't have to do nearly as much work as they say. I spent maybe an hour or two per day doing homework and studying for my 15 credits, and most of that was at my campus job where I was bored and had nothing better to do but study and get paid for it.

G-man422 · #5 07-11-2006, 10:11 PM

^ where do you go to school at?

l_eclipse_l · #6 07-11-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by G-man422

^ where do you go to school at?

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Killa · #7 07-11-2006, 10:49 PM

I went to college for first year, then take off whole year, cause I was burn out for study. I properly come back in august.

george536 · #8 07-11-2006, 11:00 PM

does 06 stand for the year you graduted? if so class of 05 all the way!!!!!

nova1313 · #9 07-11-2006, 11:17 PM

college isn't as hard as they say for most. For some yes you may need to put that much into it. Outside of classes I spend about 10 hours a week on general stuff. On my CS classes I'd spend upwards of 20 hours on one class a week though. But it's not hard work by any means. Just budget your time and you will be fine.

I graduate this december then off to grad school next fall...

blk_srt · #10 07-11-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by george536

does 06 stand for the year you graduted? if so class of 05 all the way!!!!!

Class of 06 rocks way harder

Anyway Dustin, I took post secondary last year and I have one year lest at the local CC and then I will be joining you up there at the U...PARTY!!!

Blackcrow64 · #11 07-12-2006, 12:50 AM

Don't worry man, they make it all sound so much worse than it really is. I promise you'll do fine if you were ok in high school.

Thor06 · #12 07-12-2006, 03:56 PM

Thanks guys... sorry for the title mods, I didnt remember that until this morning, I was (and still sorta am) tired as hell.

Scott, get your ass up there next year!

Black99GST · #13 07-12-2006, 07:02 PM

I havent attended orentation yet, its during the beginning of august. so... its coming up fast. i'm a little worried to quit my job (heartland automotive tech) and move 2 hours away from my girlfriend. but in some ways, i'm way excited. my sister just got back this summer from her first year of collage @ the same school (University of Texas) and said it wasnt to bad, and i'm smarter then her by a long shot , so that made me feel better. i dont reallu have any advice for a collage student having not been one yet, but i know that i'm going to do what i have to in order to get through it all. good luck though. and Money is going to be tight... so mods are going to slow down, also i'm leaving my DSM at my parents house *in the gurage* so 6 months, no DSM= AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

EDMUND65 · #14 07-12-2006, 07:31 PM

i graduated high school, never studied for anything EVER, finals? nope, regents exams? nope... went to college SUNY Morrisville, in my 2nd year out of 2 and haven't studied for a damn thing yet holding a 3.0 GPA, and i took 18 credit hrs and had time to work 35 hrs a week... college isnt that bad depending on your major...

Blackcrow64 · #15 07-12-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Thor06

sorry for the title mods, I didnt remember that until this morning

Just out of curiosity, what is wrong with the title of your thread?

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