| Thronesfell |
| (and in the end I'm not doing either of those things, but both schools eventually played a part in getting me to where I *am*) |
Heavy Snow, Limited Visibility| Thronesfell |
| (and in the end I'm not doing either of those things, but both schools eventually played a part in getting me to where I *am*) |
| Thronesfell |
| I think the main thing is to know what your goal is, and what paths you can take to get there; that can be very different depending on what you want to do! I've been through both a very academically demanding engineering program at a huge school, where you needed top test scores to even get in the door, and an art program at a tiny college that couldn't care less if you know how to count from 1-10, haha; the best approach is heavily dependent on where you want to go and what you want to do long-term. |
| Whitewolf |
| Red, dang, even my high school only had 88 people in my grade lol I loved loved the college I went to. I loved doing field work and hands on things like radio collaring possums and raising armadillos. If I could just do that I would - told my biology professor when he retires I want his place because he’s the fun one |
| Dark Choc |
| Man, fate must be listening to me, this chat is being so relevant to my current worries 😠|
| Ambrosia |
| I also had a horrid high school experience and chose not to go to college or do any further education. I still have a government job that required no experience and make over $30/hr. You don't need to go to college to be successful, it isn't for everyone and that is ok |
| Hummingbird Meadows |
| @Gladius, exactly. I went to college because the careers I was interested in required a degree, but doing all those GEs and learning the exact same things I was taught in high school was a joke. Not to mention the way colleges are ran. Professors have no responsibility and the schools can do whatever they want and get away with it. At least in my state. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| To be the benefit of college is the learning (agree with Fang on the benefit of small class sizes too) and the proof of committing to something long term |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Wow that’s crazy. I don’t think we even have any unis in Aus that are that small. I think most of my classes are 2000+ students but they’re spilt up into 7 groups of 150-200 so it’s easier to not feel unimportant |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| Bird - yeah, there's definitely an inflation of the value of a degree these days. Trade schools are where the money is honestly. We always need the people who build infrastructure |
| Whitewolf |
| I went to a small (500 or less student) private college that was highly focused and motivated on small classes and such, rather than large classes and 10,000 people were you just few like a small speck of dirt and I think that was good for me personally. I even had a few classes of under a dozen students. |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Fang <3 ty :) my last year of HS was very rough, I was going to drop out. 3 degrees later I’m doing very well :) |
| deadwood dressage |
| I dont think university is a waste of time but I will agree that its harder to count on a degree to get a job, hence why I am getting a masters |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Ps get degrees, 4s open doors. You don’t have to get the best grades once you’re in uni, do as well as you can and as long as you pass you’ll get to where you wanna be. I have a GPA of 4.65 ( terrible in Aus ) but I’m passing and set to graduate next year ;) |
| Hummingbird Meadows |
| College for me was learning that the system sucks and is usually a waste of time with GEs and stupid degrees that don't get you a job. |
| Womplekins |
| My school required us to take the SAT and I think my sister's required them to take both the SAT and ACT. We ended up going to the same college (albeit different programs) but those scores barely mattered for admittance. It depends a lot on what you're hoping to do in terms of college, so do your best, but also remember that the ACT isn't the sole deciding factor in your future in the grand scheme of things. |
| Thronesfell |
| Yeah, it depends a lot on the school and major as far as how big a deal it is. Some places are really demanding on test scores, some don't care at all, and there's a whole spectrum in between |
| deadwood dressage |
| college for me was all about learning that I will never again be that straight A honors kid I was in hs. And that's okay. in college you learn that really, you're just kind of average. Putting in the work matters a lot more than hs test scores or intelligence |
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| Thronesfell |
| (and in the end I'm not doing either of those things, but both schools eventually played a part in getting me to where I *am*) |
| Thronesfell |
| I think the main thing is to know what your goal is, and what paths you can take to get there; that can be very different depending on what you want to do! I've been through both a very academically demanding engineering program at a huge school, where you needed top test scores to even get in the door, and an art program at a tiny college that couldn't care less if you know how to count from 1-10, haha; the best approach is heavily dependent on where you want to go and what you want to do long-term. |
| Whitewolf |
| Red, dang, even my high school only had 88 people in my grade lol I loved loved the college I went to. I loved doing field work and hands on things like radio collaring possums and raising armadillos. If I could just do that I would - told my biology professor when he retires I want his place because he’s the fun one |
| Dark Choc |
| Man, fate must be listening to me, this chat is being so relevant to my current worries 😠|
| Ambrosia |
| I also had a horrid high school experience and chose not to go to college or do any further education. I still have a government job that required no experience and make over $30/hr. You don't need to go to college to be successful, it isn't for everyone and that is ok |
| Hummingbird Meadows |
| @Gladius, exactly. I went to college because the careers I was interested in required a degree, but doing all those GEs and learning the exact same things I was taught in high school was a joke. Not to mention the way colleges are ran. Professors have no responsibility and the schools can do whatever they want and get away with it. At least in my state. |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| To be the benefit of college is the learning (agree with Fang on the benefit of small class sizes too) and the proof of committing to something long term |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Wow that’s crazy. I don’t think we even have any unis in Aus that are that small. I think most of my classes are 2000+ students but they’re spilt up into 7 groups of 150-200 so it’s easier to not feel unimportant |
| Gaelic Gladiacres |
| Bird - yeah, there's definitely an inflation of the value of a degree these days. Trade schools are where the money is honestly. We always need the people who build infrastructure |
| Whitewolf |
| I went to a small (500 or less student) private college that was highly focused and motivated on small classes and such, rather than large classes and 10,000 people were you just few like a small speck of dirt and I think that was good for me personally. I even had a few classes of under a dozen students. |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Fang <3 ty :) my last year of HS was very rough, I was going to drop out. 3 degrees later I’m doing very well :) |
| deadwood dressage |
| I dont think university is a waste of time but I will agree that its harder to count on a degree to get a job, hence why I am getting a masters |
| Red Hill Hollow |
| Ps get degrees, 4s open doors. You don’t have to get the best grades once you’re in uni, do as well as you can and as long as you pass you’ll get to where you wanna be. I have a GPA of 4.65 ( terrible in Aus ) but I’m passing and set to graduate next year ;) |
| Hummingbird Meadows |
| College for me was learning that the system sucks and is usually a waste of time with GEs and stupid degrees that don't get you a job. |
| Womplekins |
| My school required us to take the SAT and I think my sister's required them to take both the SAT and ACT. We ended up going to the same college (albeit different programs) but those scores barely mattered for admittance. It depends a lot on what you're hoping to do in terms of college, so do your best, but also remember that the ACT isn't the sole deciding factor in your future in the grand scheme of things. |
| Thronesfell |
| Yeah, it depends a lot on the school and major as far as how big a deal it is. Some places are really demanding on test scores, some don't care at all, and there's a whole spectrum in between |
| deadwood dressage |
| college for me was all about learning that I will never again be that straight A honors kid I was in hs. And that's okay. in college you learn that really, you're just kind of average. Putting in the work matters a lot more than hs test scores or intelligence |
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