Comments on: 7 Mistakes I Made When I Went to College

By: sucker

sucker — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:44:56 +0000

Man sound a lot like my first 1 yr of college, i was 1st in my family to attend college and i blew it…

ans got stuck @ C.C. for 3 yr and didn’t talk to my 4 yr college friends…just because i didn’t get mt 4 yr degree..even C.C. staff got tired of me…

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By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:00:33 +0000

I think #2 is the most important one on the list. At least you DID switch. I didn’t get to do what I wanted until I went back for my Masters.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:36 +0000

#2 was the one I fell into. I entered as business because I thought it would be the most stable even though I love computers. 2 years later I switched to Digital Media and lost a lot of courses in the transition.

By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:52:40 +0000

Plonkee – welcome to Moolanomy and thank you for your comment!

Yes, I did learn from college both academic and life lessons. I also became friends with many good people, and had my moments of joy. That said, things could have been better.

Lastly, I think it is better to earn less and do what you love.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:41:06 +0000

To be honest, I don’t think of education in the same way that you do. I think that is because I’m from the UK and we have distinctly different funding arrangements.

My point is however, that you have clearly learnt from college. It is more important to learn from mistakes than from successes.

I had a wonderful time at university and I wound up picking a career that I love. If I had chosen a different (and harder) post-college career I could be earning (literally) twice the money. But its not all about the money.