I did it 20 years ago, and don’t want to college again.
As for where I went, I feel indifferent since it’s been so long, it might not be very relevant anymore. It got absorbed by its parent company or university or something, so it doesn’t exist anymore, and they don’t offer the same degrees that I went for.
So I worry about what future employers might think. I hope my 10+ years of work experience will outweigh the crummy college I went to. But I’ve also been a stay at home mom for the past 8 years. So we’ll see how it goes, since I need to get back out there again.
I wanted to college at Stanford.
Instead I colleged at a community college and transferred to a Bay Area university. Then returned to that same university for grad school.
I’m still taking community college courses for the joy of learning and professional development.
True Story
I live in the part of So Cal between LA and Palm Springs. My daughter was wicked smart. 5th in her high school class (she wanted no part of having to speak at graduation). The girl who was 1st was one of those overachieving types who aced every AP class and had an actual perfect GPA. This was a relatively small suburban high school where there wasn’t at the time a huge amount of academic pressure. In fact my daughter’s graduating class was the first one where the students had been there all 4 years (Yeah 4 year high school. first graduating class were those who came in as sophomores)
My daughter went to Pomona College (her choice), small, top rated (not Cal Poly, that’s good too, she went there for her Masters) but only about 350 people in each class, small classes, a lot of wicked smart folk. She is a veterinarian now.
The girl who was 1st got a full ride to Stanford.
When mine came home for the summer and at breaks she checked in on old friends and what went on with people. My the middle of the second year, #1 was on academic probation and taking classes at the local community college. She actually broke under the strain of the pressure at Stanford.
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Now I’m not saying those type of schools aren’t for some people. But they do not guarantee success and after this even … 25ish years ago, i tell parent’s unless your kids can hack the pressure don’t encourage it
@Cerridwyn
I graduated magna cum laude from undergrad. I consider Stanford for a MS in biology but I didn’t want to take the time for the prerequisites. I still regret that decision.
@kittykat9180 I hear you. If anybody really doesn’t have some sort of regret about the things, decisions, from their younger years it’s the exception not the rule
@Cerridwyn@kittykat9180 I was that kid that was first in my class. I had a full ride to Stanford and a few other rather prestigious schools. I had a scholarship to MIT, though it wasn’t a full ride. I specifically didn’t go to them because I had insane imposter syndrome and was terrified that I’d crack under the pressure.
@Cerridwyn@sillyheathen
Wow, that sucks you didn’t go. Did you still have a scholarship at your chosen school?
I was able to go to any state college for free. I chose my university because they had one of the best programs in the country for my major.
It was the only university I applied for. I knew I’d get in with my community college grades, but in hindsight, that was a risky move. Grad school was half paid for with my graduate assistantship in the spring semesters. Another reason I stuck with the same university was because they didn’t require the GRE and Stanford did. I didn’t want to take a stupid exam.
I was able to finish both degrees with not a lot of loans. I paid those off quickly by finding a loophole that allowed me to pay almost no interest.
For the record I’m very over educated. I don’t have a doctorate in anything. Had I gone to school with a different time I probably would have, but I do have one community college degree, abachelor’s degrees a master’s degree and a post graduate certification and Healthcare informatics
Fix it.
@zhicks1987 Is that brokenness intentional?
Where you want to college? That’s illegal in most states.
I feel because I didn’t finish any college worth a shit that I don’t give a fuck about where I don’t want to college at.
@mediocrebot apparently never went to kindergarten it appears!!
@MrGoodGuy Probably still aspired to colladge anyway.
@MrGoodGuy
/showme @mediocrebot going to college
I like to think this poll is for those that want to go to college and those that went to college.
@Ignorant What about those who want to collage instead?
/showme a beautiful collage
@mediocrebot Meh.
@xobzoo for that you would need to want to go to collage college first.
Both i wanted to and i went to college.
But only one of those for military service afterward,
Shouldn’t the second choice be “Meh” and not “Indifferent”?
@heartny I don’t care.
@macromeh That could be the fifth option
I don’t want to college.
I did it 20 years ago, and don’t want to college again.
As for where I went, I feel indifferent since it’s been so long, it might not be very relevant anymore. It got absorbed by its parent company or university or something, so it doesn’t exist anymore, and they don’t offer the same degrees that I went for.
So I worry about what future employers might think. I hope my 10+ years of work experience will outweigh the crummy college I went to. But I’ve also been a stay at home mom for the past 8 years. So we’ll see how it goes, since I need to get back out there again.
Want to College? Yikes, I Went to College…
@Mandamm but did you want to?
/showme a teacher cracking knuckles with a ruler
There should be an option for “I didn’t go to college.”
College? What’s that?
I wanted to college at Stanford.
Instead I colleged at a community college and transferred to a Bay Area university. Then returned to that same university for grad school.
I’m still taking community college courses for the joy of learning and professional development.
@kittykat9180
True Story
I live in the part of So Cal between LA and Palm Springs. My daughter was wicked smart. 5th in her high school class (she wanted no part of having to speak at graduation). The girl who was 1st was one of those overachieving types who aced every AP class and had an actual perfect GPA. This was a relatively small suburban high school where there wasn’t at the time a huge amount of academic pressure. In fact my daughter’s graduating class was the first one where the students had been there all 4 years (Yeah 4 year high school. first graduating class were those who came in as sophomores)
My daughter went to Pomona College (her choice), small, top rated (not Cal Poly, that’s good too, she went there for her Masters) but only about 350 people in each class, small classes, a lot of wicked smart folk. She is a veterinarian now.
The girl who was 1st got a full ride to Stanford.
When mine came home for the summer and at breaks she checked in on old friends and what went on with people. My the middle of the second year, #1 was on academic probation and taking classes at the local community college. She actually broke under the strain of the pressure at Stanford.
__
Now I’m not saying those type of schools aren’t for some people. But they do not guarantee success and after this even … 25ish years ago, i tell parent’s unless your kids can hack the pressure don’t encourage it
@Cerridwyn
I graduated magna cum laude from undergrad. I consider Stanford for a MS in biology but I didn’t want to take the time for the prerequisites. I still regret that decision.
@kittykat9180 I hear you. If anybody really doesn’t have some sort of regret about the things, decisions, from their younger years it’s the exception not the rule
@Cerridwyn @kittykat9180 I was that kid that was first in my class. I had a full ride to Stanford and a few other rather prestigious schools. I had a scholarship to MIT, though it wasn’t a full ride. I specifically didn’t go to them because I had insane imposter syndrome and was terrified that I’d crack under the pressure.
@Cerridwyn @sillyheathen
Wow, that sucks you didn’t go. Did you still have a scholarship at your chosen school?
I was able to go to any state college for free. I chose my university because they had one of the best programs in the country for my major.
It was the only university I applied for. I knew I’d get in with my community college grades, but in hindsight, that was a risky move. Grad school was half paid for with my graduate assistantship in the spring semesters. Another reason I stuck with the same university was because they didn’t require the GRE and Stanford did. I didn’t want to take a stupid exam.
I was able to finish both degrees with not a lot of loans. I paid those off quickly by finding a loophole that allowed me to pay almost no interest.
Which time?
For the record I’m very over educated. I don’t have a doctorate in anything. Had I gone to school with a different time I probably would have, but I do have one community college degree, abachelor’s degrees a master’s degree and a post graduate certification and Healthcare informatics
Depends. Where II got my undergrad? Indifferent. When I got my masters? proud. The law degree? Pissed off.
@dptalia yikes