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"You have to go to college"
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"You have to go to college"

Uhm. Hmm.

I disagree with no.3
I don't really study hours upon hours for my classes. Course since my classes interest me, and I research this sort of stuff during my free time anyway(so it's no different that I do it for class), I guess it could just be my bias. Okys ut depends on your major(expect studying for sciences and maths. It's just a natural fact that these disciplines require significantly more time dedicated to them.)

I guess 1 thing is notice is that k-12 study was/is often "memorize this" whereas most college work is "research this/analyze this". Course if your prof gives multiple-choice and stuff, consider yourself lucky cause that means class will be a bit easier than if you were to write essays(my anthro final was answering 4 questions with multiple-page essays...by hand, in class)

I don't have an ultra-pc nor do I give a crap. Generally college is more mature than HS, though that doesn't mean it's completely different. There is still the usual student stuff going on, like cliques and gossiping and parties. The main difference is mainly the fact that they don't make big issues about it(so basically more respect for your deicions compared to HS).

But yes, lots of leftists in colleges. Especially most profs. There are some pockets of non-leftists, often coming from conservative or religious families(assuming they weren't oppressed to the point of rebelling and joining the other side). It depends on the location of your college and demographics for most part(like my college is in a predominantely WASPy area, so there might be slightly more conservatives than average)

You're gonna spend the next X years of your life paying something. Unless America becomes less of a corporatist state intent on squeezing you dry. Course student debt sucks but corporatist America tends to reward those who go through the insanity of paying a ton for higher education.

As for 1, I dun know. It's up to you, maybe you'll change mind maybe not.(I consider the decision not to have kids as a product of corporations attempting to control the "breeding" of those who are not wealthy, thus make them easier to control! Ok maybe not necessarily but I lean towards having offspring vs not)

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(06-14-2013 08:02 AM)Potato Wrote:  watch the fuq out, we've got an "intellectual" over here.

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"You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-03-2015, 04:19 AM
"You have to go to college" - brainiac3397 - 02-03-2015 06:08 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-03-2015, 06:30 AM
"You have to go to college" - xcriteria - 02-03-2015, 06:18 AM
"You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-03-2015, 06:38 AM
"You have to go to college" - brainiac3397 - 02-03-2015, 06:39 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-11-2015, 03:37 PM
"You have to go to college" - brainiac3397 - 02-12-2015, 01:22 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-12-2015, 10:23 PM
RE: "You have to go to college" - vonunov - 02-13-2015, 12:27 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - c00ldud3 - 02-12-2015, 10:34 PM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Ami - 02-17-2015, 09:46 AM
"You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-18-2015, 12:46 PM
RE: "You have to go to college" - thewake - 02-23-2015, 07:47 AM
"You have to go to college" - c00ldud3 - 02-23-2015, 09:21 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-23-2015, 09:52 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-24-2015, 12:50 AM
"You have to go to college" - brainiac3397 - 02-24-2015, 02:04 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - vonunov - 02-24-2015, 06:42 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - Missile - 02-24-2015, 07:16 AM
RE: "You have to go to college" - thewake - 02-24-2015, 10:33 AM

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