awesome post by ZJ

[JDMcNugent7]

I think I can get alot out of college, I just need to take it more seriously. It's just hard to get motivated when some of the classes they put me in are so ridiculously stupid, like art appreciation - I don't appreciate art and i dont want to, its the boringest class I could ever think of and the teacher acts like all of our lives are centered around art, when we have no clue what the fuck she is talking about.

Next semester I get to pick my classes more and hopefully they will be more interesting.

In the mean time. I need to be happy with a good, steady profit from poker and try to minimize the amount of "gambling" im doing by staying at stakes i can pretty easily beat rather than challenge myself too much. I just want to build my bankroll more, but focus on school first. And by focus on school i mean start doing homework and doing well- no way will i take school overboard - i have never come close to that in my life.

[melioris]

So yeah, I also am sorry that this is off topic, but I think it is kind of relevant to JD so I will reply.

I don’t think that college is overrated, particularly in the cases when someone doesn’t know what they want to do. But if you are not going to take advantage of the resources when you are there, then I agree that it is overrated. But JD’s situation is somewhat unique. Certainly I had no idea what to do with my life when I was in college, but I didn’t have anything else so I stuck with it and figured something out. Also, if the typical BA in some liberal arts degree doesn’t little or nothing for your job search, I fail to see how it is a viable plan B.

I agree wholehearted with you about the ‘out of classroom’ experiences. It is these that shape you and mold you as an adult. But since you can not predict what these experiences will be at specific institutions and how they will change you, they are, in effect, random. And who is to say what other unpredictable random future events were denied by your choice to attend one school over another. Or even over not going to college and learning a trade. These things are unknowable.

I wasn’t trying to suggest that JD should get old soon and not live life to the fullest with my sanctimonious rant. He is a young and should enjoy himself to the fullest. I only was trying to suggest that, in his somewhat unique situation, he consider his options as clearly as possible

[jillaj]

The worst part of college was how boring my gen ed classes were. As soon as I took classes the pertained to my major the classes were interesting and easier to attend. Picking a degree you can actually make money with is also wise since it is what makes the world go round.