I'm a returning student about to complete my degree at the end of this year. I went to an art school for a few years out of high school and ended up in customer service positions with some great companies. I didn't want to continue in customer service, so I decided to go back to school. Started with two years at community college, and now finishing up my last two at university.
Some insights I picked up along the way:
- community college have great professors
- community college treats you like the adult you are
- community college is underrated
- university treats you like a child
- university professors are more selfish and self-serving
- university is busy dealing with so much extra-curricular stuff that most adults don't care about, it makes you question your decision
- Different "schools" within the university do things differently
- as an adult, it sucks to work in groups with young students
- I picked up way more knowledge in the "real world" than I realized as a lot of what is being taught is redundant
- there should be 4 semesters a year, not 2, people should graduate in 2 years, not 4+
At the onset of this journey, I was enthusiastic to learn, but along the way I've been beat down to just wanting to get "the piece of paper" and be done. It's been a long three years and each day forward is increasingly difficult to stomach since I realized I can learn all of what is being taught to me faster on my own.
I don't think anyone needs a degree anymore to get to where they're going. However, it does make it easier depending on one's path.
Some insights I picked up along the way:
- community college have great professors
- community college treats you like the adult you are
- community college is underrated
- university treats you like a child
- university professors are more selfish and self-serving
- university is busy dealing with so much extra-curricular stuff that most adults don't care about, it makes you question your decision
- Different "schools" within the university do things differently
- as an adult, it sucks to work in groups with young students
- I picked up way more knowledge in the "real world" than I realized as a lot of what is being taught is redundant
- there should be 4 semesters a year, not 2, people should graduate in 2 years, not 4+
At the onset of this journey, I was enthusiastic to learn, but along the way I've been beat down to just wanting to get "the piece of paper" and be done. It's been a long three years and each day forward is increasingly difficult to stomach since I realized I can learn all of what is being taught to me faster on my own.
I don't think anyone needs a degree anymore to get to where they're going. However, it does make it easier depending on one's path.