...Secondly, ignore the people that complain about how much work there is to do, as you really won't have a huge amount. The problem isn't with the volume of work, but rather the motivation to do it. The point I'm getting at is that you should choose a subject you enjoy. Don't, for example, take physics because even though you hate studying it, you think it'll get you a good job. Unless you have superhuman willpower, if you dislike the subject, you will at some point slack off, and your grade is going to suffer consequently. Remember, a shitty degree in a 'good' subject is still pretty useless.

Lastly (concerning britfags mainly), make sure you get as many grants and loans as possible. I've heard people miss out on 2,000+ pounds per year just because they didn't bother looking into what they're entitled to. Make sure you research that shit, anon.

tl;dr University isn't that great, and probably isn't what you'll expect.

If you're at uni right now, tell us about your experiences or advice.

>>2865373
>>2865342
did you dropped out or something? It's sure butthurt around here...

Nobody's there to fucking babysit you or hold your hand when it comes to schoolwork.
You will probably fail at least once.
If you don't take responsibility to do shit and meet deadlines, you're screwed.

>>2865385
This is true. I have to start over because of it. I dropped out, have seen the error of my ways, and I'm now going back because being uneducated sucks, hardcore.

University gives you a shitload of freedom. If you come from a home where your parents smothered you, and you have at least moderate time management skills (ones that work for you) then your life should drastically improve.

I'm in my second year now. I did no work for a UAI of just over 90. In uni, no work (if you are somewhat bright/understand how an assessment needs to be done without running to five different faculty members) translates to Credits or Distinctions if you have a natural knack or interest in the subject. You can get by this way but after a while actually effort input becomes more imperative and if you want any semblance of success at all, you will need to study to get distinctions

tl;dr eventually you will have to start working in uni

Pay attention to the type of town/city the university is in. If you aren't the super-hardcore party type, consider choosing a university closer to (or actually in) a large urban centre. Small towns tend to become dominated by a single strain of idiot partygoer, and if you aren't into that, there's no where to go.

This might apply more to Canada than the US, since our drinking age is lower. If you go to a place like London (UWO) or Guelph, the whole town is just catered towards Abrecrombie&Fitch wearing douchebags who "love da club".

>>2865427

Yup. And you might as well build your routine early. I got by very well my first couple of years just doing everything last minute, etc. But now my fourth year courses are far more demanding and I know I can't write 20 page papers over one night.

>>2865456
This. I'm currently stuck in a town that I can't fucking stand! Unfortunately, I have to be here for at least a year. Once I have enough credits, I'm getting the fuck out of here. In retrospect, I wish I had just gone to school back home.

Unless you genuinely hate your family and all the people that you grew up with, don't go to a school farther away than a couple hours from home. It really isn't worth it.

I disagree, OP. Leaving the shitty people I had to endure in high school helped a lot. I love life so fucking much now. I'll have to agree with the "choose the subject you enjoy most" part. That made everything easier and fun, too.

>>2866036
True. I know a girl who went off to school in California (from Texas). She didn't do that well and now she's back. The problem of course is that being from an out of state school, if she wants to transfer somewhere down here, she'll lose a lot of credits. Even if you want to leave home, you should stay in the state (unless you get accepted to some Ivy league school or military academy).

>>2865342
That sounds similar to an actual study they did where people who came into a lot of money (such as winning the lottery) didn't really change that much. If you were a depressed, antisocial poor loner, you would just be a depressed, antisocial, rich loner. Money doesn't bring happiness, and leaving home doesn't bring friends (though it might teach you to be more independent which is always good).

>>2865342

Wow, couldn't disagree more.

I loved uni. I made a shitload more friends, expanded my musical tastes, experimented, found girls actually liked me; the whole thing.

OP is bitter that it wasn't amazing for him.

>>2865373

Choosing a subject you enjoy is key. A degree in english, if you truly love the subject, will be more useful and more rewarding than a degree in engineering, because it will lead you towards the sort of options you actually want to do.

And yes, this might mean not earning the big money, but after a few years in the world of work most people realise it's more important to enjoy your job anyway.

>students.png
>nigger

Face it, people, most of us have zero time management skills, so "freedom" amounts to "waste time until the day before deadline/exam, then do one hardcore cram and get away with it or fail horribly".

>>2866278

yeah, I just wish all the time I wasted was with other people and not at home by myself reading 4chan or jacking off the hentai.

>>2866036

You're nuts. Going to school in a new place is awesome, and a good way to see more of the world.

Your home town and family will always be there to visit in the holidays.

>>2865456
Oh god, I just applied to Guelph

University is okay... But really all the shit they tell you at orientation only applies if you like to go out and party or join their clubs. I don't. Also, if you hate or are apathetic about football, don't go to a football school. I go to UF (which I chose because of proximity to home/financial reasons, not for sports or fame) and home game weekends are fucking hell. Thank god the football season is over.

A university degree does not guarantee a good job upon graduation. Yes, the degree is important, but employers are more interested in your work experience than your diploma.

3rd year Biotechfag here.

College is exactly like school, except they don't give a shit about doing work or not. There's a greater risk of getting thrown out if you don't do well.

People are more varied, depending where you go. You may get a bunch of country hicks that annoy you, or you may get those BRO douchebags. Either way, there is a chance you'll make friends with a certain niche of people provided you aren't completely socially retarded.

Also, since there are way more people, there isn't that comfortable closeness as you would get in school. No one knows you, nor they want to.

You have to either be "yourself" lol, and just go with the flow make friends, keep a low down and attend some social activities no matter how tedious they are, and you'll do fine. But if you want to be a popular douchefaggot, then run for some cause, not because it's righteous but because its "keeewwwlll"....

pic unrelated but cool.

If you don't like your subject, you will hate your life very quickly.

If you can't be happy at university, you can't be happy anywhere. You have freedom, the time to do things, money, everything on a plate.

If you are one of the many many people that are being lured into teaching because of the money (golden handshakes a grand a month for shortage subjects etc) be aware. the kids are not like the ones in the adverts and it IS personal despite what your mentor might say. you just have to get over it and move on.
or give them detention.

>>2866328
Well I'll say this.. Guelph has a lot of coffee shops. - and it IS a nice city. It's a mob retirement town so crime is generally low. - they like it that way

If you don't have to live in the dorms, then DON'T, if you love freedom. You'll likely have a room half the size of the one you had at home, with a douchebag roommate in your face all the damn time because they probably won't have a life, and you'll have to put up with his/her shit whenever you're there. You get no privacy whatsoever in the dorms, and resident advisors are usually nutbag control freaks because they are little 18 and 19 year olds who get a taste of "power" for the first time in their measly lives and they will abuse it. Most of them become extreme tattlers and watch everything everyone else does. Also, universities make their own rules and have a tendency toward violating the First Amendment and they get away with it. Good luck ever making faggot jokes with your friends in the dorms, you'll get written up and be yelled at by little twats younger than you.

Oh, and all that privacy you have at home to fap in the bathroom and take loud shits and have a nice clean shower? Forget it. It will be gone immediately.

Otherwise, uni is pretty cool.

I am in my 4th year now.

first year sucked, my girlfriend broke up with me and i was depressed 90% of time being away from home and friends and whatnot.

second was more of the same, partied a bit, spent a lot of time visiting my hometown to see friends.

third year was a bit better, i got a great job where i met some cool people my age. lost my virginity at a random party to this random chick i never saw again. partied more, become a bit of an alcoholic/pothead

4th year as of now. doing quite well academically, making more friends in class now that our class sizes are a lot smaller. still a bit of loner socially, but overall things are a lot better.

I'm doing postgrad at Oxford. It's an amazing place, and people are actually fairly laid back here, and very pleasant. Most students are far from the toff stereotype.

They do work everyone bloody hard here, though. I suppose that's why it's so good...

>>2865342
I hate these pictures that EVERY college has on their pamplets and billboards. You know, where theres a group of students from all cultures, SO diverse, smiling and laughing and getting along. They're wearing their Banana Republic pastels because the autumn colors of leaves bring it out.

Us-anon here. My experience with college has been completely different from that of high school. I have found at least 3 fold the amount of friends that I did have. I started smoking weed, which is pretty fun. And very little is expected of me, outside of good grades. I have no obligations until 1 PM every day, I spent the majority of my time playing video games in my room or hanging out with friends, and the only time I'm ordered around by my parents is when I have family obligations and have to come home.

One thing thats working out surprisingly well for me is as follows:

I got stuck at the community college, due to a few failed applications and crappy enough grades to not be able to transfer anywhere else. I want to major in music, so I'm currently signed up for quite a few music courses. This college fails at course descriptions, so I found myself in Beginning Class Piano by mistake. I've been playing for 13 years. However, a bit of research showed that no matter what I do or where I go, there isn't a way to test out of it (at least, I haven't found it yet) so I have to take the class.

Its actually turning out to be very useful. I've been out of touch with reading music, so its good (though, basic and mind-numbing) practice, as well as rhythm practice.

TL;DR, whatever subject you want to do, if you have to take the beginning level course, do it. It can't hurt to review the basics.

>>2866639
I live in Guelph and love it. It's such a nice town from where I grew up.

>>2866714
Some people hate the dorms, but honestly I liked them. If you want to be left alone and spend most of your day fapping and lurking it might not be the best place. But I was only mildly social on high school - I had my own small circle of friends and enjoyed hanging out with them during the school day but outside of that I saw them briefly. But my college has a dorm for freshman enrolled in science/engineering, and it was the shit. I met a ton of people that I enjoy hanging out with that had the same classes as me and the same interests. Sure, there was a few douchebags but they're easy enough to ignore. And there's a few of the uber nerdy LOL SO RANDUM kids but they're even easier to ignore. Being in the dorms means getting to choose your own set of friends, doing what you want majority of the time outside of school, and having your own space away from home in a new city. I still enjoy spending time with nearly everyone I met freshman year and I'm a junior. The only ones I don't still see are the ones that got married and moved away.

>>2866556

I don't really enjoy college too much, I guess that means I can't enjoy life. :(

Sophomore here, another thing: There are parties out there. My first year I lived in a dorm hall that had tons of parties, so I was invited to several of them, and even if I wasn't invited, I'd just walk upstairs and some people would be like,"Hey dude, party, c'mon!" Only problem is that I didn't drink, so I didn't really look like I was ever having a fun time, so they stopped inviting me. Now as a sophomore, I haven't been to a single party. Nothing has really happened this year at all.

I agree with everyone saying that college doesn't hold your hand at all. You got to do all the shit yourself. There isn't anyone there to tell you when to go to class, when to get up, etc.; for the most part, you decide your schedule (sometimes some classes you need to take have crappy times). If you like to wake up late: Do it. But if you're better waking up early: Do that. Most classes aren't mandatory, also, especially lecture. However, a lot of Freshman classes are, so watch out for those.

>>2866871
Some people enjoy doing things for themselves just for the sake of being independent. And at 18/19 that is more true than ever. Although some people hate doing anything extra and loathe being more independent.

>>2866846

Totally agree with you regarding dorms (2866871, here). I ended up in a dorm hall that liked to party AND play video games. Our hall hosted a Rock Band tournament (where we won :) ), and also competed in a Smash Bros. tourney. Just make sure you leave your room to do things. First quarter, I left my dorm a lot since my roommate was there and it wasn't fun looking up porn and stuff with him there. My roommate left second quarter, so I kept to my room a lot afterward. Bad idea, as I didn't do much.

Think about it this way: I was nervous about going up to people I knew in the dorms and seeing if they wanted to do things. I'd be thinking,"Nah, they have homework and shit to do, they don't want to have fun!" Not true at all. They want an excuse to not do their homework just as much as you do. Go up there, play some video games for a bit, watch a movie, go out somewhere, etc.

>>2866898

'71 here again, it's a mix for me. I like independence when I have some type of vehicle to get me places. I had a bike before so I could ride anywhere I want whenever, but my bike was stolen, so now I just sit here, doing nothing. I sort of depend on other people to get me around, and it really sucks.

However, I'm too nervous to try new things. I got a counselor and then a Coach person. I thought the Coach person would tell me things to do in my life, things that I'd be too nervous to try unless someone who knows how these situations better would tell me to do them, but she doesn't tell me to do things, and is pretty much just like a second counselor. :(

In response to OP:

I started uni this fall. For me, uni was definitely an awesome occasion to start on a new path. Doing this is hard if you're seen as the boring loner guy. However, I decided to move to uni as far away as I could, with no one I knew, and start shit over. Have a social life.

Dorms make it easy as fuck to meet new people, it almost forces you to have a social life. I also chose a uni in which 80% of people come from out of town, so no one knows each other, there are no cliques, and everyone wants to meet people.

Want to get yourself a social life? Move into a dorm far from your hometown, leave your door wide open when you're in your room, and say hi to every single person you walk by in the halls.

For the record, I have yet to get laid (or even kiss a girl, ffs), but I'm partying all the time, hard. Bit too hard actually, my grades are suffering (but still decent).

And this is definitely the most fun I've had in a good while, HS was shit.

>>2866328

Sup, I'm going to Guelph this year to start my second year of University studying abroad (I'm a Britfag).

My parents were hugely controlling. Only letting me out once per week with friends(making it impossible for me to have a girlfriend). Uni was a breath of fresh air. I have my own room, with a lock on the door, a shared kitchen. I got a girlfriend within the first couple of months, broke up with her later, partied hard, got some lays. And I also work hard. It's all about balance and how outgoing you are.

>>2865342
" You'll have the freedom to fap whenever you like "

That's not true at all until you get an apartment or a house. If you are living in the dorms then you probably have a roommate, and chances are, no matter how cool he seems he probably doesn't want to be in the room with you while you are fapping.

Of course you could do it in the shower, but that's no fun, and what's the point if you don't enjoy it?

Just wait until your roommate leaves for class, then have at it. Unless you've got a schedule identical to his, then you're SOL. Me? I made myself an office in my larger than average closet, so I've at least got some modicum of privacy, which is great even when I don't have my dick in my hands.

tl;dr - You can fap when you want, when your roomate is gone.

>>2867247

Though don't get me wrong. I love college. I love what I'm studying and I've made some awesome friends. It brought me out of my shell so much.

The first day you get to the dorm, introduce yourself to every single girl that lives there. They all don't know anybody, and will do anything for a friend. Seriously, I got so much pootang cause of that.

I was a miserable loner when I left school (Britfag here).


Then I went to University fucking far away. I made friends on both my course (computer science) and in my dorm. Being so close quarters to people in your dorm means you will HAVE to interact with them, and unless you (or they) are anti-social twats, you will make friends with people.

If you choose to not be sociable, you'll end up having no friends. It's your own damned fault. Say hi to EVERYONE when you first move in, do parties, go to the pub or bar together. Get in there early. I did this, and it turned me into a happy, sociable person with plenty of friends and a healthy life.

If you're a Britfag, you'll know how easy it is for other Britfags to just get alone. Doubly so with a couple of pints in them!


I wish I did what the anonymous above me mentioned: Make friends with every girl you meet. I think I missed out a lot on this one.


Still, I have a girlfriend and plenty of other female friends - something I never had in school.

I'm so happy :3

OP probably had aspergers

OP speaks the truth.

blaockakkkk

>fap whenever you want
HHAHAHAHAHAHA

That said, I did indeed go from depressive loner to social butterfly in college. Choose the right one.

>>2865385 Ftw

Most of you are probably pretty smart and didn't have to study in high school, well that shit doesn't work in college. No matter what don't fuck around all day. Get you work done FIRST even if your social life has to suffer. You'll thank me later.

Only a 1/2 done year for me, I didn't do all ^^^^^that^^^^^ and fucked up big time.

What about drama? Is there as much drama as there was in high school?

Something I've always pondered upon.

I've always been the loner... :<

You experience will vary based on your own initative and circumstances.

/Thread

>>2867610

Yes, people gossip and bitch over who's going out with who, people cheating, the (very few) punch ups that happen after much alcohol and aforementioned issues.

But people are generally more understanding and maturer over each other. You never get bullying (something I was very used to in school...), jostling sure, but social jostling.

>>2867301

Thanks for the advice, anon. Definitely will take it.

>>2867651

College Drama?

Now, that actually sounds like fun.

>>2867610
It could be the city i live in but nobody seems to give a fuck, you wont get laughed at and looked at if you change your hair style for example
Mostly a city vs hillybilly town issue i think though.(note i am a eurofag, experiences on different continents may vary)

Also, OP's post is win. Spot on mostly but choosing what you like the most isnt always the best option, if you have no discipline to begin with you may aswell just pick whatever comes naturally easy as you are to lazy for aspirations anyway.

This thread is amazing. Thanks so much for the advice Anons. I was debating whether or not to go to a college in California (moved away in middle school), or stay here in Texas, but I think I'm going to start fresh again and move back to California.

Anyone here going/have gone to a Californian college? What are they like?

>>2867610

There was some drama my first year since everyone just came out of high school. Nearly got into a fight with this one kid who was probably at least 80 or so pounds heavier than me. Plus I'm only 5'6" and 120 pounds or so. I said some sarcastic remark and he got in my face. I was just like,"What, what's up?" He just stood here for a while. "So, umm, what's goin' on with you?" ... "You going to actually do anything, or just keep standing there?" Finally, after about 45 seconds, he pushed me. I fell back a bit, but then a bunch of people who were there started to hold the other guy back.

We're cool right now. Really, I didn't have any "beef" with him.

>>2867772

I go to UCI, and there's definitely a difference in people from NorCal to SoCal. SoCal people are pretty damn stuck-up, unadventurous, boring, rich, etc. NorCal, on the other hand, like to go and adventure, but they don't party as much and are probably boring to people who like to drink and shit.

I guess SoCal is more for partying.

>>2865342

Get off of 4chan and actually enjoy college like a normal person. Everything you said in you're post is a load of BS. College is what you make of it, and you obviously did not make very much.

Third year college person here.

I have to say, I was mostly a loner in high school, and pretty scared of being stuck in the dorms initially.
Now, I was lucky, and got a great roommate, made friends, and, after first year, we were all able to request to stay together. However, I have no doubt that a bad roommate or dorm situation will fuck you up like nothing else.
Among other things I've encountered
-loud music, literally making the walls buzz and drowning out a max volume TV
-shower sex
-people hiding girl/boyfriends in their rooms (and letting them into the shower, see above)
-a person so insecure she locked her roommate out of the room to change clothes
-people playing soccer in the halls and bathrooms
-nudists/underwear only (fairly unattractive)
-lots of marijuana/hookah/cigarettes (and harder drugs, more rarely)
All sorts of shit that always manages to happen when you're trying to cram for a big test the next day.

If you can make it through your first year and make friend you actually want to live with, it's great, but that first year can be really nasty.

Also, make sure you can budget. I had practically no money skills my first year and did some stupid shit. Luckily, I didn't have a credit card yet.
Same thing goes for food. Fast food all the time will get you fat as all hell.

>>2867772
I'm in the CSU system.
It's getting hard as hell to get into schools in Cal, though, with the budget cuts. if you can get in, cheers.

SoCal has nice weather all year round and access to most cultural centers (especially Hispanic and Asian). NorCal is a bit colder and...well...I left, so I can't say much good.

I go to a shithouse community college and the educational resources and teachers are very good for being a shithouse community college. However the student life is absolute balls and I hate my classmates and everybody who goes here sucks and it really is the 13th grade socially.

>>2866556
>money
lol shut the fuck up

>>2867772
USC reporting in. Shitrox.

>>2866910
It's a little harder to meet new people second semester except if you meet friends of friends that you made first semester, but the general story still holds true. People rarely move into the dorms with friends, and even if they did (as my two best friends from HS moved into their own room within my building) almost every resident is looking for new friends and very open to meeting new people and doing new activities. So after one or two times of being like "oh you guys are playing halo, mind if I come in next game?" it's pretty easy to approach randies and talk to them.

first year, germany.
ok, not as interesting as i thought. crappy grading, a lot like school.
hope junior, senior year is going to be more interesting. zeitgeist.

I just transferred into a hick-school, but it's very well known and has a lot of research power as it is heavily funded by the u.s. gov't.
initially was going to live in the dorms but then switched to apartment housing on campus, (10 min. walk to classes at least). But Im having second thoughts on living in an apartment because every one of my roommates always have their doors closed and don't enjoy to be social... always, it's depressing how quiet it is. I'm a pretty chill loner and not very motivated to do much unless I get encourage by others, so I'm fucked, in the social scene sense.
But I will most likely use this as motivation to get work/shit done and make sure I get into a good routine before moving into dorm housing next school semester.
But as far as what the unis don't tell you.... uhhhh, there is no fukin answer, it'll be a different experience for everybody so either make the best of it, or just..... do whatever. College life gives you no boundaries, there's tons of clubs, sports, organizations.... so like others have said...
DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL ENJOY, NOT BECAUSE ITS COOL OR ANY OTHER FAGGITY REASON.

Drinking and drugs will become readily available, at least they do at my large university.

Seriously, every weekend get either high as fuck or drunk as fuck. Before coming to college I had never drank or done any drug, now I do them routinely. You will make a ton of friends this way, and always have fun.

tl'dr Drink and smoke pot.

i very much dislike my roommates

>>2868445
Dude, just the weekends?


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