What’s most important to you about your school/work environment?
How important is the school you got your degree from when it comes to getting a job in the field? Like the title says, how important is the school that you get your degree from? I’m almost finished with my bachelors in information technology from a well known for profit school. In the past, I’ve been told that degrees from this school are pointless. However, I know several people with non IT related degrees who have gone on to get great jobs in their field. I currently work for a tech company who is in need of developers, and they’re thrilled that I’m almost done and are going to start training me soon. So I don’t see the school being an issue. But I was just curious. For the students who manage to balance their work, studies, personal life, side projects etc. I envy you, and I have to ask ...well... how do you do it?
The title pretty much says it all. I'm a freshman in college, and I'm still trying to refine my productivity habits and time management skills even though I'm almost half way through my semester. I've struggled balancing my life between school, family, friends and hobbies. Recently in the past 2 weeks I've already caught myself doing 2 all-nighters a week, and I have to do something different cause I can't continue with my life in college like this. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I keep track of daily and weekly to-do lists. I structure out my week every sunday night. I stay at school to get my work done and stay on campus from 9am - 7pm to stay for lectures and to study. I log in all my due dates into my planner and a giant calendar at home, but I'm still struggling here and there. I'm gonna ask again... how do you demi-gods who disguise yourselves as mere college students do it? 20M. So, last year I had a shitty job with bad hours while I went to school. My first term was bad, I got 2 D's and a C. I thought I could improve so I tried it again for a second term, but again I noticed my job had been affecting my grades. Ever since last term, I quit my job and I did very well last term and am currently doing very well this term with all A's and B's. However, I'm at the point where I've spent a majority of my savings from my old job so I know I'm gonna have to look for a new job soon, but I'm scared that if I get hired somewhere my grades will go down again, and at this stage in my college career I can't let that happen if I want to accomplish the goals I have in mind. I still live at home, and I have good supportive parents who understand my situation, but they keep telling me if I don't find a job, how am I gonna move out when it's time for me to transfer colleges? They're completely right but I'm just really nervous about the whole situation. How can I try to find time for a job while going to school full time? How many of you all actually liked school better than work and why? I know it's very much a minority opinion, but I'm curious as to who here genuinely feels this way, and the reasons for it - the good, the bad, and the ugly in comparing the two worlds. Did you go to grad school full-time or plan to? Does where you go to college matter THAT much?
Live in CA, US. I went to a community college, then transferred to the nearest state college (SFSU). However apparently SFSU has a bad reputation? So far 5 people have scoffed at my choice of college. One claiming it's unlikely to get a good career by going to a place like SFSU. I know that pedigree matters somewhat, but I thought that if you can prove that you're capable you should be able to get a good career?
Furthermore I chose to double major in two fields that have a high growth rate in employment opportunities in the next 10 years according to the BLS (Statistics & computer science). What do you guys think? Did people in my position screw themselves over for choosing to go to a state college? Also does a certain choice of major lessen the downside of having gone to a state college? Does where you go to college matter THAT much today? I'm going to my local university in my city, but later on, I'm going need to move out state to go different college. Right now I could move, but it's better once I become more stable like have money or mobility to pay for my things. Cause even if I get the financial aid I don't think it's going cover everything in MIT or Harvard. I'm going only my local cause it's close and cheap to get a bachelor and probably an MD. I'm still not sure but yeah hopefully I could be in top 1% in rich people later in life I don't know that why I'm asking move now or finish my bachelor and medical doctor degree md here. Right now current situation I'm poor that would need to get financial aid to cover for everything and my car breaks down going need money to repair it if I move by myself. Right now I'm poor but live with my parents and go to university to get a degree then spread my wings to pursue more advanced ones.
The title pretty much says it all. I'm a freshman in college, and I'm still trying to refine my productivity habits and time management skills even though I'm almost half way through my semester. I've struggled balancing my life between school, family, friends and hobbies. Recently in the past 2 weeks I've already caught myself doing 2 all-nighters a week, and I have to do something different cause I can't continue with my life in college like this. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I keep track of daily and weekly to-do lists. I structure out my week every sunday night. I stay at school to get my work done and stay on campus from 9am - 7pm to stay for lectures and to study. I log in all my due dates into my planner and a giant calendar at home, but I'm still struggling here and there. I'm gonna ask again... how do you demi-gods who disguise yourselves as mere college students do it? 20M. So, last year I had a shitty job with bad hours while I went to school. My first term was bad, I got 2 D's and a C. I thought I could improve so I tried it again for a second term, but again I noticed my job had been affecting my grades. Ever since last term, I quit my job and I did very well last term and am currently doing very well this term with all A's and B's. However, I'm at the point where I've spent a majority of my savings from my old job so I know I'm gonna have to look for a new job soon, but I'm scared that if I get hired somewhere my grades will go down again, and at this stage in my college career I can't let that happen if I want to accomplish the goals I have in mind. I still live at home, and I have good supportive parents who understand my situation, but they keep telling me if I don't find a job, how am I gonna move out when it's time for me to transfer colleges? They're completely right but I'm just really nervous about the whole situation. How can I try to find time for a job while going to school full time? How many of you all actually liked school better than work and why? I know it's very much a minority opinion, but I'm curious as to who here genuinely feels this way, and the reasons for it - the good, the bad, and the ugly in comparing the two worlds. Did you go to grad school full-time or plan to? Does where you go to college matter THAT much?
Live in CA, US. I went to a community college, then transferred to the nearest state college (SFSU). However apparently SFSU has a bad reputation? So far 5 people have scoffed at my choice of college. One claiming it's unlikely to get a good career by going to a place like SFSU. I know that pedigree matters somewhat, but I thought that if you can prove that you're capable you should be able to get a good career?
Furthermore I chose to double major in two fields that have a high growth rate in employment opportunities in the next 10 years according to the BLS (Statistics & computer science). What do you guys think? Did people in my position screw themselves over for choosing to go to a state college? Also does a certain choice of major lessen the downside of having gone to a state college? Does where you go to college matter THAT much today? I'm going to my local university in my city, but later on, I'm going need to move out state to go different college. Right now I could move, but it's better once I become more stable like have money or mobility to pay for my things. Cause even if I get the financial aid I don't think it's going cover everything in MIT or Harvard. I'm going only my local cause it's close and cheap to get a bachelor and probably an MD. I'm still not sure but yeah hopefully I could be in top 1% in rich people later in life I don't know that why I'm asking move now or finish my bachelor and medical doctor degree md here. Right now current situation I'm poor that would need to get financial aid to cover for everything and my car breaks down going need money to repair it if I move by myself. Right now I'm poor but live with my parents and go to university to get a degree then spread my wings to pursue more advanced ones.
