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College / University Graduates - Do you Regret Ever Going?

I think college is great for people that it worked out for. College isnt meant for all and some people would be much happier being an electrician or carpenter... Me I love chemistry and it has kept me out of trouble and in living a fruitful life with a wife and kids, but my story isn't the same as someone who instead of studying for years and being lonely and miserable, they could have had a great time working a regular construction job then open up there on shop and make millions a year, cause plumbing may not look glamorous but how much does someone pay when you need to get your toilet unclogged etc, it's like 300$ the second they walk in the door. Every old lady out there or yuppies who dont know anything about electrical or plumbing have to pay ALOT of money for the simplest of fixes.
 
I became a drunk, so I regret it in that aspect but sober now, just perscription drug, legit but controlled, they are harder to quit
 
I definitely regret going to university to study mathematics. Personally I look back on it as a waste of time and money. Mathematics is something you can teach yourself thanks to the internet 😎 (and often I did as I never attended lectures 😄) and often in a much, much shorter time span than a university semester.

The only positive thing I'd have to say about the experience is that I made a few good friends there :).
 
Jabberwocky said:
Do you regret going to college/university? If so WHY? If not then WHY?

I'm completely in the middle on this one because I took a Bachelors in Business Management and Marketing. Completely outdated course and basically useless.

However, those 4 years of my life were some of the best. I made friendships that still hold extremely strong to this day (10 years later).

BUT, I had a fucking huge student loan to pay off, which if I had sent that money on self-education would have taken me much further much quicker.

What's your opinion and if you're at college now are you thinking its worth it or not?
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Yes, to young to be able to know what you want.
No acceptable real live experience, is totally missing.
That could give you a clue about it. What is my purpose in life.

Like the Scandinavian country between mid and high school.
You have a 1 year standard break,
to think or get some real life experience.
And make a well thought choice bout your next step

So instead of choosing the classes that interested me.
Biologie, Chemistry, Physics/ Natures, Mathematics,
History and Geography.

My only parents Mama, Granny and the school guide.
Led me the wrong path to the opposite side.
Wealth, me giving shit bout getting rich or 'movin on up'.
Economic and Trans-International High School it was.
First in a line of unfundemented choices.

And me went along with it, as i was young and in mature.
Aimed at getting money, money, money. 🥴
Missed the balls/ didn t yet have a own opinion,
and had no clue about what i wanted to become.
Only knew my interest in the classes i mentioned.

Then fucking army duty, they draft 🚹 at 17, but were ending it.
In a year 2 or so, stayed on school to stay out of that [wasted years] :

1. Army 1 year trained to be cannon meat,
2. or the 2-nd option 1.5 year jail. Along with hard-core criminals,
treated as deserteur unwilling to fight for the king & country.
3. The community service option/ about 2 years.

Which would be my preference now !
But again grown up pressure, made me choose wrong

Now they reinstated Army service the Baldheads.
They still draft kids before they are even able to think.
Stand up for em self. What changed they draft 🚹 & 🚺 s.
Daughter jus got 'the letter from the gouvernement ..' i heard.

Yesterday, 'picture her giving a damn bout this country, i never did !'

Her school sucks big time, and just at the point of are we gonna,
solve this little problem of school. You are blaming on my Kid.
Or not my favourite option, fight it out. War, as i know her rights and their obligations. They turning it round.

So basically showing a straight line, saying its curved.
Most would say ok its bended, not me right = right.
You may jump or hide, try make me jump the Hoop.
Not the type.

I am open for changing my opinion,
keep a working together style.
Environment, like said rather no trouble/ solution,
the most efficient way imo.

So would i do it different could i do it again. Definitely !
 
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I never graduated but I did go for two years. I enjoyed the labs and some classes though I then realized that I wouldn't want to spend my working life either teaching or in a lab.
dropping out bought me some time where work *was* fun
 
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lecroute said:
I never graduated but I did go for two years. I enjoyed the labs and some classes though I then realized that I wouldn't want to spend my working life either teaching or in a lab.
dropping out bought me some time where work *was* fun
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Oh the labs, Biology classroom and natural physics.
During the time ultra dangerous weird things,
on school where still allowed. So lessons involved:
Throwing dry/ frozen CO2 in water in the class room.

Catapulting balls, to learn to evt calculate the bow curve, mathematically.

Radioactive material and Geiger teller. Present.
Real Human Skeleton, a conserved Platypus.
You were offered to stroke. No limits.
Ringworm's in Formaldehyde of a meter long,
fetus-es diff stages and animal s. In Jars looking at you.

White Phosphorus in water, unlocked.
We worked with lab tubes and fire,
so there was a open super shower in the classroom too.

Would we have wanted we could have made bombs,
nerve gasses or drugs there probably too.
With some precaution s [a watch out],
classrooms didn t get locked back then. .
 
lecroute said:
I never graduated but I did go for two years. I enjoyed the labs and some classes though I then realized that I wouldn't want to spend my working life either teaching or in a lab.
dropping out bought me some time where work *was* fun
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IMHO you did the right thing, it's important to find joy in your work. The work nourishes you as much as the food you eat if the work is right for you.

As for myself, I am glad I went to Uni and post grad (PHD in E.E.) because the work I was engaged there in interested me and provided a means of employment for as long as I wished to work (and I did work well beyond my 70's).
 
i didn't finished....three years studying.....to regret about what?Can i turn the past?Now is ok!....this moment while i just typing.....without to being high or depressed or overjoyed....my belly is full,fire is burning....family by myside......dogs around....carpe diem....some sort
 
emkee_reinvented said:
Would we have wanted we could have made bombs,
nerve gasses or drugs there probably too.
With some precaution s [a watch out],
classrooms didn t get locked back then. .
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Hell yeah.

When I was at the University of Tennessee 1977--1982 we were getting very high-quality blotter acid made by students for $1 a hit.
I'm talking a solid 12 hours of intense tripping for one buck.

Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end....
 
jasperkent said:
When I was at the University of Tennessee 1977--1982 we were getting very high-quality blotter acid made by students for $1 a hit.
I'm talking a solid 12 hours of intense tripping for one buck
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To put that in perspective, I was buying 6-packs of low-quality beer for two dollars and a pack of cigarettes was $1.75.
 
Nas47 said:
dogs around
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working with dogs made me want to retake my academic education.
which i did.
but then came covid and the realization that i'm not made for today's standardized system. now i have a certificate in psychology i could hang on my wall if i cared enough to tell my (former) university to send it to me.

i learned more about dogs by just being around them, and reading some articles and i have been asked if i would train people's dogs by just how they see me act with dogs. the problem is that it's mostly the humans who need the training, and not the dogs.

@Cheshire_Kat i hope i will be as active as you are when/if i'm your age. you are an inspiration and a reminder that aging doesn't necessarily mean to sit all day on the couch doing nothing but wait for death to come.
 
Cheshire_Kat said:
When I was in Uni it cost $.25 for a pack of cigarettes :cool:
I quit when they went up from $.25 to $.35 ... ;)
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Wow. Good for you!

I wish I could say that. I didn't quit until this year. I do remember that when I started smoking, Marlboros were 60 cents a pack.

I also remember when primo weed was 30 bucks an ounce and I bitched when it went up to 35. And when I first heard of some going for 40/oz, I distinctly remember saying There is  no goddamn weed on this planet that's worth forty fucking dollars an ounce!
 
I'm going to school for computer science. I enjoy programming when it isn't like completely destroying me. I wanted to go when I was 18 but I was already iving drugs when I was in high school.

Now I'm like 32 going and all this ai stuff is coming out and the job market is completely destroyed. I feel like I'm too late to succeed with it.

I'm going to keep trying or I'm just going to be stuck working two kitchen jobs but I don't feel like a degree is a guaranteed way into a career unless you do more stuff on the side.
 
I just graduated at 36 with a BA in Religious Studies. It took me ages, I had been in school in some form since I graduated highschool in 2006.

Inshallah
 
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Jabberwocky said:
Do you regret going to college/university? If so WHY? If not then WHY?
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Of course not! Sorry but I'm not a fan of the song "another brick in the wall" (I like psytrance, not psyrock)

I graduated in 2011. As a designer, I learned too many skills in university. Plus an educational background is considered necessary for most jobs.

Jabberwocky said:
What's your opinion and if you're at college now are you thinking its worth it or not?
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It is!
even I miss being a university student. Many students do not have to work. They get support from parents and government. They only need to focus on study which is much easier than working and earning money
 
I think going to university is a personal decision, and it depends on what you’re looking for in life. For some, it’s the best path to acquiring the skills and knowledge they need for their career, while for others, hands-on experience or trade work might be more fulfilling. Personally, I don’t regret my time at university because it allowed me to grow in ways I wouldn’t have otherwise. I also discovered tools that helped me learn more effectively, like the Kaplan Anatomy Coloring Book, which made complex subjects like anatomy easier to grasp. You can find it at https://edubirdie.com/docs/california-state-university-northridge/biol-456-conservation-biology/61617-kaplan-anatomy-coloring-book if you have a need in such resource. It’s these small resources and experiences that can make the university journey worthwhile, even if the outcome varies for everyone.
 
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