lmitchell0012
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Is there anyone here who has failed/knows that they won't do well in college?? For whatever reason, you know you're just not a college kid.
No. You pick your degree subject when you apply, which is in the autumn term of the second year of A-Levels. But the degrees you can apply for are strongly affected by what A-Levels (or "equivalent") you take, since most people take 3 or 4 subjects at A-Level. You pick your A-Level subjects when you apply for 6th form, which would normally be during the final year of GCSEs.Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but in the UK, students pick their major going into high school no?
That`s a really horrible statement right there. Liberal Arts (while having a focus in something which is important), allows one to have a greater grasp of knowledge in other subjects, allowing them to be "complete." Having a grasp of other subject areas can be useful for example. I know that in Harvard, econ students are required to take theoretical physics courses (according to someone who attends there), because theoretical physics helps on with their critical thinking and ability to understand abstract concepts, something that's invaluable in economics.It all depends on your Major. If you take a liberal art then you are almost doomed for failure, but you need to go to uni if you want to do something in science or engineering or anything like that.
Well its too bad it costs so much damn money to learn. Except it doesn't. I do it for free all time. Always have.I think people are forgetting the reason the reason why one goes to university: it's to learn. Quite frankly, if I wanted to make money, I'd have enrolled in my local trades school and I could be making really good money, while some sucker is engrossed in books and student debt. However, I"m here because I want to learn, as sappy as it sounds. I think too many people fail to understand that part of university, and think they're guaranteed a job when they come out of university.
Edit: sorry I misread the quoted part of your post. And you're right. It definitely does cost a lot of money to learn at some universities.Well its too bad it costs so much damn money to learn. Except it doesn't. I do it for free all time. Always have.
amen.I didn't think I was cut out for college. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, and had a 2.9 GPA my first semester of college. Then I stopped being such an insecure dumbass about it all, actually tried, and now I am a PhD student at Princeton.
The moral of the story is, you are in part what you think you are. If you think you are a college failure now, then you probably will be a failure in the future. This is a destructive attitude and you have the power to fix it.
I agree with chaos here - what he's saying is sort of a precursor to what does matter and can be highly important in determining your success in school (and life) - work ethic.I didn't think I was cut out for college. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, and had a 2.9 GPA my first semester of college. Then I stopped being such an insecure dumbass about it all, actually tried, and now I am a PhD student at Princeton.
The moral of the story is, you are in part what you think you are. If you think you are a college failure now, then you probably will be a failure in the future. This is a destructive attitude and you have the power to fix it.
Thanks for the inspiration, chaos. I've actually been feeling a lot like the OP lately, especially after I had to drop Multivariable calc in my first semester (this one) and am not doing too well in my other classes. This combined with the fact that I have been having troubles with depression for the past few years has left me feeling pretty miserable lately. I've been told the same thing a million times, but it's nice to actually hear a story to back it up.I didn't think I was cut out for college. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, and had a 2.9 GPA my first semester of college. Then I stopped being such an insecure dumbass about it all, actually tried, and now I am a PhD student at Princeton.
The moral of the story is, you are in part what you think you are. If you think you are a college failure now, then you probably will be a failure in the future. This is a destructive attitude and you have the power to fix it.
You need to write a book. Inspiring!I didn't think I was cut out for college. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, and had a 2.9 GPA my first semester of college. Then I stopped being such an insecure dumbass about it all, actually tried, and now I am a PhD student at Princeton.
The moral of the story is, you are in part what you think you are. If you think you are a college failure now, then you probably will be a failure in the future. This is a destructive attitude and you have the power to fix it.