Do you use those skills in life? I graduated but as far as all hte Advanced math and physics I took, or all the damn books I read haven't been of much use. I try to quote someone or speak about important topics of the past and no one knows what the hell I'm talking about. All I hear is Britney Spears did this, Did you watch 24 last night? Wow American Idol was awesome!
2007-02-20 10:28:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
"I graduated but as far as all hte Advanced math and physics I took, or all the damn books I read haven't been of much use. I try to quote someone or speak about important topics of the past and no one knows what the hell I'm talking about. All I hear is Britney Spears did this, Did you watch 24 last night? Wow American Idol was awesome!"
See? You've already learned something important. You've learned how shallow and ignorant most people are. And you're probably learning how to pay off all of those student loans.
2007-02-20 10:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Important is subjective. What I've learned in college has been important to me because it has helped me understand why the world operates the way it does. It helps me relate to people are are different from me. It helps me communicate effectively. It helps me get jobs. It helps me make money . . . .
As for people being more obsessed with Britney than who is running for President, you can't do anything about that except speak out against ignorance. But there is a balance. Personally, I'm fascinated by Britney BECAUSE she's stupid. But I can also read and understand Shakespeare with little effort.
And I LOVE meeting people who get my geek references. It shows me that education is not a lost cause.
That said . . . I have a graduate degree in English, and it has caused me more frustration, debt, and stress than I care to admit. I'm beginning to question if it was worth it.
2007-02-20 10:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you're surrounding yourself with the wrong people. I'm in college now, and a lot of the people I talk to enjoy having intellectual conversations. One of my majors is English, so we talk about literature quite a bit. I'll admit that I've forgotten a lot of what I've learned already, but I do remember the things I genuinely wanted to learn about. However, if it's something I'm not really interested in, I probably won't remember it past my senior year.
2007-02-20 10:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Persephone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You, my friend are hangin with the wrong people. Find a place in your area where intelligence is rewarded. Man my friends and I used to get together and play Scruples and Trivial Pursuit. I didn't know I was that smart!! Yeah you are definitely the intellectual type. Get out Find Others. But, I loved college. I was already a mom-found out in psych class I wasn't responsible for my mom's mental illness. She was hosp. when I was 10 days old. Talk about alot of guilt for nothing.
2007-02-20 10:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"When I think back on all the stuff I learned in high school..." Paul Simon. Seriously, though, college gives you a new way of thinking. A college grad from New York has more in common with a college grad from New Zealand, than from the high school grad next door. Stick around Yahoo Answers a bit. You can pick out the college grads right away.
2007-02-20 10:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by bullwinkle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My honest opinion is that no...you won't use what you've learned in college unless you go into a specific field where the subject applies. This is why parents have to review 6th grade math, in order to help their 10 year old with their homework.
A degree WILL get you farther in the working world than you'll get without one. It's all about the piece of paper unless, like I said...your degree is specifically applicable to your career choice.
2007-02-20 10:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am currently learning how to suffer. I am trying ro balance my studies, my job, and the great human questions all at once. It's painful now but if they (the employers) overlook my "wounded" GPA and bad mental health history, it will be a great prep for real world tasks.
College is the trying times before the trying times.
2007-02-20 10:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by Zeek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 10:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion college graduates are like a club you don't come out any smarter you forget almost everything in time but you have to join the club to et a decent job.
2007-02-20 10:32:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah it might not be fun
but try getting a job after dropping out of college
might as well get used to flipping burgers
good luck at burger king
2007-02-20 10:31:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋