If you could go back in time and re-do college.

ozzz

If, somehow, you were magically transported to the beginning of first year, what would you do differently for the 3/ 4 years spent there?

Chucken

ozzz wrote: »

If, somehow, you were magically transported to the beginning of first year, what would you do differently for the 3/ 4 years spent there?

If you think you've taken the wrong path, its ok

3rdDegree

I'd tell Samantha Malone how I really felt about her.

Chucken

ozzz wrote: »

If, somehow, you were magically transported to the beginning of first year, what would you do differently for the 3/ 4 years spent there?

Right. 3-4 years is a lot of time in anyones life.
Is there something you would have prefered to be doing?

ozzz

Na I'm just curious as to what people would have done differently. Anything really

MooShop

Why go back in time? No point regretting what is already done.

Plenty of opportunities these days for people to go back to college and take a different path, no excuses really!

T-K-O

Have less fun

MadsL

Not bother finishing my degree.

Queen-Mise

ozzz wrote: »

If, somehow, you were magically transported to the beginning of first year, what would you do differently for the 3/ 4 years spent there?

I either would have done the degree in marine engineering I originally applied for.

Or I would have love to have done something in medicine. But probably the first one.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Make more time for the genuine people and have less for the drinking crowd.

DeanAustin

It's like anything, I'd have worried less knowing what I know now and I'd have enjoyed the ride a bit more.

But I look at my life today and I still worry about a lot of stuff. I'm sure in 20 years I'll look back and think "If I could go back to 2013, I'd worry less. It all worked out okay in the end."

Human nature I guess, everything looks utopic in retropspect.

ToddyDoody

ozzz wrote: »

If, somehow, you were magically transported to the beginning of first year, what would you do differently for the 3/ 4 years spent there?

Therapy session once a week, including the holidays.

Hersheys

While I do love the choices I've made & the opportunities that have arisen for me because of them. But if I was doing a do-over I'd do medicine.

pablohoney87

Dump my girlfriend who after 4 years of college dumped me.
:mad:

Mechanical Engineering - but life had other plans. I may still do it though, just for fun like.

yeppydeppy

Pharmacy and Karen Somethingorother, I'd definitely do her.

pablohoney87

Deleted User wrote: »

Mechanical Engineering - but life had other plans. I may still do it though, just for fun like.

Funny when I started college mechanical was viewed as the toughest discipline to land a job with and civil was the easiest. Now its the opposite

nikkibikki

Early Childhood Studies instead of Arts. Wouldn't have ended up working in Financial Services with that degree! And probably would have studied more as subject matter was more interesting than what I had chosen in Arts!

Theta

I wouldn't have a job right now but Id become an Architect instead of what im doing now.

Menas

I would have put my grant money in to Apple Shares, Nokia shares and invested in Riverdance.

pablohoney87

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Funny when I started college mechanical was viewed as the toughest discipline to land a job with and civil was the easiest. Now its the opposite

I went to a [sarcasm] lovely [/sarcasm] all girls school, they strongly discouraged any of those manly careers! Shocking now to think of it, they made life difficult by only putting languages on during Physics/Chemistry, so if you did science, you couldn't do a language!

neaideabh

Science or engineering and NOT arts!

pablohoney87

Deleted User wrote: »

I went to a [sarcasm] lovely [/sarcasm] all girls school, they strongly discouraged any of those manly careers! Shocking now to think of it, they made life difficult by only putting languages on during Physics/Chemistry, so if you did science, you couldn't do a language!

Was like that in my sisters lovely school. Until one of the chicks stood up and said somethin bout it. But the manly engineers came up with the genius idea to combine our nights out with the first year nurses. All balance was restored to the universe

Doylers

neaideabh wrote: »

Science or engineering and NOT arts!

Ouch arts, I feel sorry for you :pac:

LadyMayBelle

I'd do medicine. And move out of home. Having lived in Galway where we'd the University and the tech college (GMIT), pretty much everyone I knew lived at home during college (cheaper rent and only a ten minute bus trip to college). But you 'miss out on a lot.

omahaid

I'd probably try and have more fun as all I did was work and study. Although if I had more fun I'd probably be here saying I should have done more work and study.

josealdo

I'd drink less and work harder .

desertcircus

I'd do science rather than management, with an eye to going into research in evolutionary biology. And I'd probably rethink the decision to remain involved in college societies in final year.

pablohoney87

sugarman wrote: »

Anything BUT Engineering, not so much as a sniff of a job going... Yet everyone I know that done I.T around the same time are nearly all working for top companies

Only for Civil. Chem Electronic and Mechanical the industry is screamin out for. I work in Engineering recruitment. Was a tough 3 or 4 years for them but it's all pretty good now

Teyla Emmagan

I'd sleep around more. Or even just sleep around. All those hot young men who lusted after me.. Wasted!!

yermanoffthetv

Doylers wrote: »

Ouch arts, I feel sorry for you :pac:

I have no regrets doing arts, It depends on what you do with it. I landed a full time job in financial services earning €35k(graduate scheme) before I even finished my last exam.I thought I was loaded at the time! Ive since done a postgrad in IT for obvious reasons though. The ones usually ripping on arts students (I dont mean you Doylers :pac:) are usually studying something so boring that nobody wants to talk to them about it.

Try asking a science student about centromeres or whatever. Youd want to deafen yourself with your own thumbs after 5 minutes