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College wasn't like this in my day

  • 01-06-2012 9:45pm
    #1
    investment
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭


    so what was college like for you men??


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  • #2
    Ben D Bus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭Ben D Bus


    Beer and ridin' mostly

    Can't possibly admit it was any other way.


  • #3
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Finishing my 3rd year of college and living at home.

    No beer for me, no ridin' for me.

    Plenty of hours in college, lots of assignments.

    Basically can't wait to finish college really.


  • #4
    mawk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭mawk


    first time; it was a lot of work. and almost no riding

    second time; it was a lot of work but with better grades and more riding/drinking

    all in all, more educational than entertaining


  • #5
    Rich11
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭Rich11


    never went to college, sometimes i thinks i missed out:(

    ah well:D

    love student nights, all that cheap cheap drink woooo hoooooooo:rolleyes:,

    ps: im only 22 before you guys all the im an aul fella perving over the young wans:pac:


  • #6
    entropi
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 21,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭entropi


    More educational than going out on the piss and looking for women all the time, college is not what you think it will be (depends on the course though, as mine is very intensive). Heading to 3rd year now, shit just got real!


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  • #7
    JimmyCrackCorn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn


    I was a hippi through college. Only got sense after I left, how I got lucky in college was a mystery to me. How I finished was a mystery to me two.

    If I could go back I'd kick my ass. Benefits of hindsight.


  • #8
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I love college! I have loads of work to do, but I really love the craic aswell. Nights out and college events. Last semester I was out usually two nights a week, and always different stuff going on. It was so much fun. Managed to get all my study done and enjoy myself, pretty much all throughout college.

    I am in my 5th year now, and not many phd opportunities in my field, and can't afford to do another masters, so probably going to have to enter the real world next year :(


  • #9
    karaokeman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭karaokeman


    Just finished first year now.

    It was a great year, made lots of new friends but no ridin' as such, just a few girls came to me on nights out and stayed with me for it. No luck with taking anyone home, or any of that.

    I'm arts so I mainly spend my time faffing around, standing outside the common room and walking to the town (I go to Maynooth). The workload is manageable, but I know that next year I will need to take it a bit more seriously.


  • #10
    seanmacc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭seanmacc


    saved_by_the_bell_the_college_years-show.jpg

    Mine were exactly like "Saved by the Bell, the College Years"


  • #11
    DB21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭DB21


    I'm enjoying college so far. It's great academically and personally. I know it's cliché, but you really do discover yourself.


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  • #12
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,109 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Very hard work. Went out four times in four years, three of those after the academic year was over.


  • #13
    Newaglish
    Registered Users Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭Newaglish


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Very hard work. Went out four times in four years, three of those after the academic year was over.

    What on earth were you studying?!


  • #14
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    Enjoying it, but I don't really like clubs so I don't get out that much


  • #15
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,109 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Newaglish wrote: »
    What on earth were you studying?!

    Anthropology, Philosophy, Maths Studies, Statistics and (pure) Mathematics. I don't know what the subjects have to do with it, though. University is for education. What else are you there for?


  • #16
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Anthropology, Philosophy, Maths Studies, Statistics and (pure) Mathematics. I don't know what the subjects have to do with it, though. University is for education. What else are you there for?
    Its always good to enjoy the journey :)


  • #17
    Sugar Free
    Registered Users Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭Sugar Free


    investment wrote: »
    so what was college like for you men??

    A means to an end in order to begin my career.


  • #18
    kangaroo
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭kangaroo


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Very hard work. Went out four times in four years, three of those after the academic year was over.
    That was a bit like my time there: but then I had an (undiagnosed) illness (M.E.).

    Just curious whether you were a mature student and/or had a kid? I hear mature students, sometimes with kids, going (back) to college incl. studying very intensive courses like medicine - the thought makes me shudder: I wouldn't fancy it.


  • #19
    Shreddingblood
    Registered Users Posts: 791 ✭✭✭Shreddingblood


    Just finished first year. Here's how I'd sum it up:

    Getting fúcked up, getting fúcked and getting fúcked over.


  • #20
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Vesty, i thought you were in dubai???

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78949665&postcount=125


  • #21
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,109 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    kangaroo wrote: »
    Just curious whether you were a mature student and/or had a kid?

    Both.


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  • #22
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    I know there is a rose tinted glasses element but they do seem like the best years of my life. First time living away from home, sharing houses with and making loads of new friends, parties, the worst hangovers, loving the day the maintenance grant was lodged in the bank :D, struggling to pay the rent/utility bills but always enough money to go on impromptu all day booze sessions :confused:. Mine were the days before mobile phones, email, Bebo and Facebook.


  • #23
    Newaglish
    Registered Users Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭Newaglish


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Anthropology, Philosophy, Maths Studies, Statistics and (pure) Mathematics. I don't know what the subjects have to do with it, though. University is for education. What else are you there for?

    Sorry, you made out that you had no time for nights out because of all the intense learning and studying you were doing. The subjects you studied aren't notably difficult (or easy). Is it more accurate to say that you didn't have time because you had kids and didn't want to because you were of a different age group? There isn't anything wrong with this but I think it's misleading advice to suggest to young people that they should only have 1 term-time night out over their four year degree.

    I managed plenty of nights out at times that we weren't busy - the first week or two of the term, friday nights, before holiday periods, etc.

    I didn't go out the week of or before exams, did plenty of study when needed and got an excellent grade. I also still had plenty of time to keep my fitness levels really high and work a part-time job.


  • #24
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,109 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Newaglish wrote: »
    Sorry, you made out that you had no time for nights out because of all the intense learning and studying you were doing.

    No, I didn't. That's what you inferred.
    The subjects you studied aren't notably difficult (or easy).

    As I mentioned, what had the subjects got to do with it? Most subjects are as easy or as hard as each other.
    Is it more accurate to say that you didn't have time because you had kids and didn't want to because you were of a different age group?

    Probably. I'm not a frequent drinker or a party animal.
    There isn't anything wrng with this but I think it's misleading advice to suggest to young people that they should only have 1 term-time night out over their four year degree.

    I'm not suggesting people only have one night out per term. That's what worked for me, but young people need to get their priorities right.
    I managed plenty of nights out at times that we weren't busy - the first week or two of the term, friday nights, before holiday periods, etc.

    I didn't go out the week of or before exams, did plenty of study when needed and got an excellent grade. I also still had plenty of time to keep my fitness levels really high and work a part-time job.

    You're a model student. Well done, you!

    How many students drop out of college because they let the workload get on top of them?


  • #25
    Newaglish
    Registered Users Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭Newaglish


    I'm not going to get into a multi-quote tit-for-tat, it's not what the thread is about.
    You're a model student. Well done, you!

    Thank you.


  • #26
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I think university is about way more than education! It's about gaining life experience through making friends, meeting different types of people, doing so many new things. For younger students its usually their first taste of independence and most people grow and become their own person.

    When I was in my undergrad I went out a good bit and worked a job a lot. Still got top marks. Have to find a good balance.

    In my masters now, I take every opportunity to socialise, I don't work too often, but as often as I can get work, but I do a lot of volunteer work at conferences and other opportunities, and I attend trade shows, I do a career workshop. Still trying to build myself as a person and give myself employable attributes aside from academics. Plus I'm getting top grades (gloat).

    I guess its different for mature students who already have all this life experience, and live with a family. But the priority of students should really be to find a good balance in their life, not to focus on study.


  • #27
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    I couldn't agree more. It is the one time as an adult that most are not shackled with mortgages, kids, long term partners or spouses or careers that take priority over everthing else. I acknowledge that it can be a different perspective for mature students however. While it is important to have your wits about you as regards studies, lecture attendance etc, if acedemics was all college was about, it would be a pretty miserable place to be. Even college presidents wouldn't encourage academic education to be your sole focus.

    Often, young people would have associated with the same set of peers since they were small children and this is their first exposure to being young adults with new found independence, meeting people from different towns/counties/countries, having outlooks broadened, learning and experiencing different ways of thinking.


  • #28
    Samich
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    I have an hour commute each day, 9-6 most days. So I rarely go out. Suppose if I really wanted to go out I would. But not having a bed to sleep in and then not having a breakfast and not having a shower is crappy.


  • #29
    timewilltell
    Registered Users Posts: 505 ✭✭✭timewilltell


    Just finished my 3rd and final year, and I'm devastated. Had the best 3 years of my life thus far. First year I lived on campus which was a big help as that's where I made friends. LAst 2 years we rented.

    as Princess Peach said, college does help you find yourself. I became independent in both my actions and my opinions. I broadened my experiences by volunteering and exploring other activities.

    The social side was also fantastic! I felt sorry for those in my year that had to commute, as I don't think it's a genuine college experience.


  • #30
    Partizan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Partizan


    First time I went to College (WIT 1995-98) I lived at home with my parents in Waterford City. First year i did not go out at all bit in my 2nd went out a few times with the lads, a bit of drinking but no riding.

    Second time I went to College (UL 2001-05) as a Mature Student, I lived away from home for the first time in my life and I had a blast. Did the Co-op and Erasmus thing, studied, partied, drinking and plenty of riding. Best years of my life.


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  • #31
    The Corinthian
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    For me it was one long party; la dolce vita.

    I took the scenic route, largely because by the middle of the first year I would attend one in five lectures, at best. Of course, this was back in the day before continuous assessments and semesterisation so you could get away with it a lot more.

    Instead, it was clubs and societies, pubs and receptions and parties. Running college events and peoples election campaigns. Wearing a tuxedo and speaking in front of a large crowd at the debating societies on a regular basis; at first because I cared about the motions being debated and later because of the never ending stream of groupies.

    It was always being on the guest list for all the balls and clubs. And waking up next to one, or two, naked girls who'd I'd met the night before. And reading about myself in the student papers, or watching others read about me. Or articles that I wrote (not about me). And making a not inconsiderable amount of money in the process, by both fair and less fair means.

    And then eventually, long after everyone else who had started college with me had graduated and moved on, I completely lost my taste for it, put my head down for a final year, graduated and got on with my life.

    My postgrad was different. Went in. Attended lectures. Studied. Went home.


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