Which "college experience" better suits you for the Real World?

Question

(1) staying in and studying and trying to get the best grades possible; or

(2) going out to the bars and parties and learning social skills and networking, assuming you still manage to get decent grades and not fail out but you are sacrificing getting excellent grades.

Answer 1

2 is better suited for the real world. (1) is good for getting your first job out of school, but after that, no one cares about your GPA. Networking will get you a lot farther in life.

Answer 2

1 and 2 are good, but the real world is so much more than just 1 & 2 alone... it all depends on whether or not you are holding down a job, paying rent, managing school loans, etc.... If someone is footing your responsibilities and you are not a part of managing those same responsibilities you could be a straight A drunk and not have a clue about the real world.

A college experience can be had by anyone; even if you don't go. It's how much you do on top of school that matters, be it social, academic or otherwise.

Answer 3

For me personally, i would say the first one. I have been like this my whole life, and i am now better prepared for my job. I graduated in June, and i got my job BEFORE i graduated because i was focusing on school, and my internships. Because of this, my place of employment noticed me, and offered me the job.

I know for some people the second suits them better, the only thing is that you have to BE CAREFUL not to get too carried away with the partying. My cousin (and a lot of other people i know) started out with straight A's without trying too hard, so they got more into the party seen. WELL, they got a little too into it, missing a few classes, letting grades slip, still thinking they'd be okay. But it got out of hand and they ended up having to drop out for a while because of grades, AND because they spent too much money partying, and had to build some more up. My cousin ended up going back to school, but my brother, and a few others did not. They are in their late 20's with a factory job, and a degree only half way completed.
Some people thrive off of their social life, and it is great for them to do both studying, and moderate partying. I think it is all about the individual, but you just HAVE to be careful.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You obviously want to hear "2". However, it does depend on what kind of "real world" livelihood you see yourself going after. If you want to be a lawyer, for example, then prepare yourself for a job market where grades, #s, and pedigree are all that matters -- to the pt of cancelling out like full-blown asperger's syndrome. If you want to be a sales rep or something, clearly the skillset demanded is different.

Nobody likes those pathetic aging-frat-boy, bridge-and-tunnel lotharios who get drunk and stubbornly rant againist the elitism displayed by corporate hirers, girls at the bar, and the rest of the world conspiring against them to keep them down. Ex: "oooh, excuuuse me, she didn't want me b/c I'm not a *hedge fund manager*...i didn't go to *princeton*....la di da...i happen to be a whopping 5'6" and run the most successful tire depot in all of long island, but i'm obviously not going to be buying *her* any bottles anytime soon! so **** you, *****!" etc.

Obviously social skills are important -- often moreso than grades -- but going to a lot of parties will not redeem you if you suck too much on paper. So, keep it in balance, is all I'm saying.

Answer 6

First, I can't say enough about having a degree in a field that is in demand...my sister got a degree that wasn't marketable and ended up working as a clerk. If you can't do that concentrate on grades first!

Secondly, the learning experience from a part time job with a company in your field of study is "priceless" for lack of a better term.....it will give you networking, work experience, social skills, and really looks good on a resume.

good luck, and God bless.......Go get em tiger !!!!!

Answer 7

If you haven't learned social skills by the time you go to college you're in big trouble. Focus on school first - if there is time left over then go out and party.

I don't follow my own advice - but I get horrible grades no matter what, so why not go out to the bars too right?

Answer 8

By the time you are in college, you should have some decent social skills. What you haven't developed you can do so on the weekends. So 1 is the best answer because if you don't know your subject well enough to master in it, you have wasted your time and your parents or your money.

Answer 9

I think its a mixture of both. It is important to get good grades and study hard because that show dedication. However you need to learn to socialize and participate in life responsibly and that would be the number 2.

Answer 10

That depends on what you want to do. Some professions look very closely at your GPA. If you want to go to law school or medical school, your GPA is very important. When you leave college , because you don't have alot of experience yet, companies will want to know your GPA. This is true more in the highly technical fields like computer science or engineering.