School

[GoldMutant]

You know, I've surprisingly seen nothing mentioned of school on the forums. (Do people hate it?) I'm still in school after the summer and have a bit more of an education to go, so why not bring this up?

Whether it be about any memories/stories, favorite classes or teachers, or anything in general about your education, feel free to tell your opinions on it.

[Katie]

I would wager that most active folks, myself included, are past school age and on to work life. Once you're out, you don't talk about school much.

It's fun while it lasts. You don't realize how good it is until you're out.

But to stay on topic, I've finished a double masters degree. Got halfway through a doctorate in environmental science and got burned out with life and the stuff that I was going through at the time and never finished. My masters are in finance and management. I have bachelors degrees in marketing and I have minors in Spanish and foreign trade.

One day I may go back and finish that doctorate. I like the idea of helping save the world.


Oh and.... No debt. I did it all on grants, scholarships, employee benefits, and working full time while going to school. My parents did not have the money to do college and I didn't want to stay poor so I found my own way

[DarkFell]

I'll resume my college education in the Fall of this year. Going for an A.A. in Art.
The most fun I had in the community college that I attend was in the Art classes, but for once I actually had a fun academic course last semester and got an A from it. It was a bit of a surprise from my usual B and C course grade track record.

[IndigoErth]

Because many of us are "old," that's why.

Only one I oddly found that I missed though was my high school. Pretty good place, esp compared to where I might have otherwise ended up going; I lucked out pretty well on that front.

Even had the cool distinction of having a "major," if you will. Graphics Arts for me. Computer lab room plus a shop room with printing presses, dark room, the burner that made the plates for the presses, and the cutter... that thing was fun to use. Could take a careless person's hand right off with that big blade if it weren't for the safety features. Great teacher for that class too. Taught 10th and 12th grade together, 11th were on their own. When he was thinking of retirement his students were all amendment that he wasn't allowed to until their group graduated. lol

[CyberCubed]

I don't really miss College, pointless work and studying for stuff that had no use in the real world. Oh, and when I started searching for jobs my College degree did nothing to help me at all, so there's that too.

I didn't pay much for College and I obviously had to do it, but looking back on it now....meeeeeh.

[Prowler]

I graduated HS years ago.

As for College/University, I'm still there. And that's because I didn't immediately go from HS to Uni/College. I only got into College about a month or two before turning 22. In a lot of cases I'd say I feel a bit too old since many of my classmates are between 18 and 20. But there's also plenty of cases of 19-20 year olds that are quite mature, a few even more than I am lol. Not to mention there's always gonna be people who are older than you in your class.

I have enjoyed university for the most part, I guess. The experience was fun in the first couple of year.s Now I just don't care as much, but there's still fun moments about it. It's kinda annoying how so many people are so idealistic when it comes to life and politics, though. That's one of the cases where I feel I'm too old for university.

Anyway, back to on-topic, I disliked school a lot as a kid. I found it a waste of time and didn't get very well along with other kids. i was a shy introverted kid who had trouble socializing. So my school life between 7th and 11th grade wasn't very good.

There are some things I kinda miss about school, though. Not school itself, but just being a kid again and having no big worries or responsibilities. Although I wouldn't want to go back to being a teenager at all. That phase was pretty awful. If I had to choose, I'd rather go back ot childhood than to my teenage years. Also, as a kid, no one really takes you seriously and unlike Uni/College, your teachers still treat you like a little kid even when you're already 17-18 and about to graduate.

Life as an adult might be harder and more stressful, but you're also more independent and more mature as a result of it. And getting a paycheck feels a lot better than any good grade I've ever gotten.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I don't really miss College, pointless work and studying for stuff that had no use in the real world. Oh, and when I started searching for jobs my College degree did nothing to help me at all, so there's that too.

I didn't pay much for College and I obviously had to do it, but looking back on it now....meeeeeh.

Were in social science/humanities? At least I remember you saying that you've never been great at math, so I'm guessing you've majored in either a social science or in law.

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by Katie

I would wager that most active folks, myself included, are past school age and on to work life. Once you're out, you don't talk about school much.

It's fun while it lasts. You don't realize how good it is until you're out.

But to stay on topic, I've finished a double masters degree. Got halfway through a doctorate in environmental science and got burned out with life and the stuff that I was going through at the time and never finished. My masters are in finance and management. I have bachelors degrees in marketing and I have minors in Spanish and foreign trade.

One day I may go back and finish that doctorate. I like the idea of helping save the world.


Oh and.... No debt. I did it all on grants, scholarships, employee benefits, and working full time while going to school. My parents did not have the money to do college and I didn't want to stay poor so I found my own way

Way to go, Katie! I was first-gen college student in my family so I know the make-your-own-way deal. I managed to get most of my tuition covered by scholarships, but not the whole ride. If you got your Doctorate in Environmental Science where would you go from there? There's so much you could do!

I did not like High School so I'm not going to talk about that. I have a Bachelors in Bio-Psych (I think that's a less weird major now. I know when I started it Southampton LIU was one of the first schools to offer it). I just went back for my Masters in ABA a year ago. It's not too bad. (I almost kinda missed writing papers and doing projects as I'm a bit of a research nerd.) It's just hard keeping on top of school and a job and a half. But hey: work hard, play hard. After I graduate I'm going for Board Certification so I can be my own boss.

I feel like this thread was really meant for grade school. Lol. I didn't think there were too many members in High School, but best of luck to all of you!

[Jephael]

[senpai]

I made it on the Dean's List again and this semester is my final one before I get my BA. I've been looking into grad school but unsure of what I wanna do. I think I'm gonna teach for a while before I dive into a Master's degree. Maybe get in some traveling too. I wanna live a bit first lol

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I don't miss school at all. Some of my worst memories and years of my life were in primary and secondary school.

[BubblyShell22]

I graduated high school in 2002 and don't really miss it. The only fun I got out of it was being in choir and in drama club. I graduated college in 2008 and sadly that was when the economy took a sh*t so it was impossible for me to find any work. Believe me, I tried, but it just didn't work out. I even applied for my local library because I thought it was a great fit, but they didn't hire me and that ticked me off. I thought about doing online tutoring, but when I tried to apply to that, they gave me a run around and I ended up getting rejected after taking a session. I tried to apply again, but after they just put me on a waiting list and I never heard back from them, I was like, "Screw this!"

I'm more suited to a work at home job since I don't drive and live in the country, so that's what I want to do. My sis found something that might work for me that involves proofreading, but we have to look into it to make sure it's something I'd want to do. But I'm good at that, so I figured it would be a good idea to try it if possible.

[cowabunga14]

I've always had a love-hate relationship with school since it tends to get in the way of everything else. I look forward to graduating from college and moving on with my lie.

[Mew]

I'm in middle school right now.