College and school in general...
- Thread starter Lamberto Quintero
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So are you saying it doesn't matter where you go to college really? I've heard often that it's important to know why you're going to college. I believe that. But how do you make sure you pick the school and classes that will help you the most? Especially with general education u gotta take all the useless classes anyway.
I would suggest that you read up about the whole college thing. Just get a College For Dummies type book, they have reviews of the schools and statistics like how many of the students graduate and whatnot. Also there is some yearly publication from Time or some other major magazine that covers the same stuff. That will give you a general idea of what a particular school does well and what they do not. Also try to talk to people that have been there. Basically every major college is probably going to be good in some areas and not so good in others. You can kind of tell by what majors they offer. San Jose State for example is a very good math/science school. I have heard this from people that have gone there, but looking at what they offer it kinda tells you the same thing. They offer Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, etc. a lot more science stuff than most schools.
I've been to four different colleges, including one in Mexico. All of them are basically the same.
The only real difference is how many people there think they're somehow above learning. In a school like Harvard or Stanford, you've got classrooms full of people with their minds set on becoming Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, and things like that; in particular, people who plan to go to graduate school.
In a state college, you have more people who just want their 4-year degree for bragging rights, or to get their parents off their back, etc. And in community college, you have a shitload of daydreamers and never-will-bes that are just there wasting time and money.
So no.....the schools will always be the same. Nordstroms will always have better clothes than Fred Meyer, but that doesn't mean Fred Meyer doesn't have good clothes. An Escalade for $40,000 is going to be superior to a Geo Metro, but which one do you want to commute in? And so on and so forth.
On a side note: If the gentleman up above was talking to ME, saying I don't know what I'm talking about, I would have him post up some more info about HIMSELF and his PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, how many colleges HE has been to, and what grades he got there........Not just rehash some bullshit book, or relay someone else's opinion.
Knowledge is knowledge. Either you want it...or you don't. You shouldn't need your 20 closest friends and family going to the same college as you, and all up in your classes, for you to do well.
If the atmosphere isn't already there, you have to make it FOR YOURSELF...which might just mean quitting drinking and smoking weed, limited TV & Internet, and all those other sacrifices you've been meaning to make but haven't gotten around to. Now is the time.
The only real difference is how many people there think they're somehow above learning. In a school like Harvard or Stanford, you've got classrooms full of people with their minds set on becoming Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, and things like that; in particular, people who plan to go to graduate school.
In a state college, you have more people who just want their 4-year degree for bragging rights, or to get their parents off their back, etc. And in community college, you have a shitload of daydreamers and never-will-bes that are just there wasting time and money.
So no.....the schools will always be the same. Nordstroms will always have better clothes than Fred Meyer, but that doesn't mean Fred Meyer doesn't have good clothes. An Escalade for $40,000 is going to be superior to a Geo Metro, but which one do you want to commute in? And so on and so forth.
On a side note: If the gentleman up above was talking to ME, saying I don't know what I'm talking about, I would have him post up some more info about HIMSELF and his PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, how many colleges HE has been to, and what grades he got there........Not just rehash some bullshit book, or relay someone else's opinion.
Knowledge is knowledge. Either you want it...or you don't. You shouldn't need your 20 closest friends and family going to the same college as you, and all up in your classes, for you to do well.
If the atmosphere isn't already there, you have to make it FOR YOURSELF...which might just mean quitting drinking and smoking weed, limited TV & Internet, and all those other sacrifices you've been meaning to make but haven't gotten around to. Now is the time.
I actually never heard of that before, since I moved to Sac only a few years ago. It does sound interesting, and it also goes to show you that even when parents do their jobs raising their children to be good, other influences can overwhelm and take over leading to things like this. Although, raising a kid catholic isn't the best way to make him "good" IMO...