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By: plonkee

plonkee — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:54:52 +0000

I have to admit that I didn’t always study that much at Uni, especially in the first year, but the way that things are worked out in the UK, that wasn’t that important.

On the other hand, in the final year of my course, I worked hard and did some things that were completely out of my comfort zone, and I think that was good for my (general) education. Translating papers on complex analysis from French to English is not something I want to do again, but it certainly gave me a lot of confidence.

By: My Small Cents

My Small Cents — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:33:50 +0000

My best financial move during college was actually going to college. I dropped out of highschool when I was fifteen, took a few courses at a jr college and then worked for eight years. Then I went back to school, and finished in three years, magna cum laude.
This was actually a great path for me- had I stayed in high school and followed my peers to college I would not have goten nearly as much out of the experience as I did.
Not to mention that I also wouldn’t have come to France and met my dear hubby!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:31:53 +0000

Good for you for studying, as well as enjoying college life. I think it’s not best to go to either extreme.

I was a studier, perhaps a little too much. But I did keep two scholarships, and that certainly helped pay for tuition!

I did have fun too. I roomed with my best friend, and there were many late night girl talks, turning on music and dancing crazy until the wee hours, or “borrowing” trays from the cafeteria and going “traying” (sledding) down the nearby hill during the winter – harmless mischief like that.

By: Dad

Dad — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:05:25 +0000

You certainly did a superb job in college. And you got the point that so many miss. College is about learning something that you can use later. Frankly, it is not always easy to connect the two. I found that I had learned a way of thinking that helped me in problem solving on my job.

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:36 +0000

Hi Mrs M – they were smart decisions. My story is not so good as I’ve made a lot of mistakes and took many wrong turns.

But I do agree that learning as much as possible is important and it definitely helps financially. My next plan is to do an MA when I arrive in Australia. I think it will allow me to have a better paying job if my novel bombs and I decide not to start another business over there.