heres another spinoff thread: when did you start college?

disslunker · 08-01-2007, 04:39 PM

during high school? immediately following? waited a few years? never?
i want to know what yr status is as well (still attending / graduated / etc).

i guess it all depends on the situation but i wonder if its harder to finish college starting earlier or later. i always felt that most people who just go to college after high school because its expected of them or whatever probably drop out more often because you aren't ready for it / have no idea what you want to do / are just tired of having yet another chunk of school to look forward to. this is why i've waited 4 years and just started going back last spring. it was probably best for me because i really love it and am doing very well, which probably wouldn't have happened if i went at age 18.

Aeroplane · 08-01-2007, 04:43 PM

during high school, last semester - '94.

Mo · 08-01-2007, 04:44 PM

2008, hopefully.

darcyismybass · 08-01-2007, 04:44 PM

Two years ago...05. I went right out of high school.

Nimrod's Son · 08-01-2007, 04:50 PM

took AP in HS then took a year off afterwards before heading on to Univeristy

ravenguy2000 · 08-01-2007, 04:57 PM

I took AP classes in HS and then before my last year of HS I took classes at Washington University which is incidentally when I started posting here.

Then I went to college right out of HS, quit after a year, went to community college off and on and as of Fall '06 I'm at UCONN fulltime and will be done in Fall '08, hopefully.

neopryn · 08-01-2007, 04:57 PM

right after high school, fall of 04. on track to graduate in december 08, so i could've done worse i guess.

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-01-2007, 04:57 PM

I took two college courses my senior year of high school and went immediately on to college to study economics for 3 years. Though I pissed much of my time away I still managed to get through most of my classes and was only 3 semesters away from a degree. After the 3rd year I realized that I hated what I was studying and entered in a Paramedic program.

Currently I'm taking classes to get my BSN (nursing degree) in the hopes of either working aeromedical or continuing on to get my Nurse Practitioner or Nurse anesthetists degrees.

Aeroplane · 08-01-2007, 04:59 PM

damn, you guys are making Nimmy look ooooooooold.

Nate the Grate · 08-01-2007, 05:01 PM

Graduated high school in 2005, started college the next year. Will graduate in 2009, as scheduled.

Looking back, all the commotion over AP courses in high school was such a joke. I took two of them, didn't help/hurt me any in college. They were like every other high school class, except slightly harder.

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-01-2007, 05:02 PM

The most usefull class I took in high school was typing.

mpp · 08-01-2007, 05:04 PM

I went straight into colleg and then straight to law school.

Now I'm out and about.

Nate the Grate · 08-01-2007, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol' Couch Ass

The most usefull class I took in high school was typing.

Dude...strange, but I was just talking about high school classes the other day, and I told my friend that typing was one of the best classes I took. I used to chicken-peck before that class, and even though now I don't type exactly how we were taught, I'm pretty close to the way it's supposed to be done. I type a lot faster and better than when I was 15.

smurfing · 08-01-2007, 05:06 PM

started college right out of high school and i wasnt ready for it. im still attending but it will take me more than 4 yrs to get my degree

if i wasnt a social retard i probably would have done fine in college, though

cosmos · 08-01-2007, 05:07 PM

took ap classes in high school, then went straight into university in fall of 2005. expecting to graduate in 2009

darcyismybass · 08-01-2007, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the Grate

Looking back, all the commotion over AP courses in high school was such a joke. I took two of them, didn't help/hurt me any in college. They were like every other high school class, except slightly harder.

Yeah, I took language AP's and they were a fucking breeze for the most part. (Spanish and French)

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-01-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the Grate

Dude...strange, but I was just talking about high school classes the other day, and I told my friend that typing was one of the best classes I took. I used to chicken-peck before that class, and even though now I don't type exactly how we were taught, I'm pretty close to the way it's supposed to be done. I type a lot faster and better than when I was 15.

I had a similar experience. Hitting college without good typing skills is a Rx for misery. That and my college english class (in which we did nothing but write papers) were a good primer for the grind of knocking out page after page in college.

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-01-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darcyismybass

Yeah, I took language AP's and they were a fucking breeze for the most part. (Spanish and French)

The only thing I use my AP spanish for these days is talking to drunk Mexicans on the side of the road.

Eulogy · 08-01-2007, 05:13 PM

took the only ap class offered at my high school (how lame is that) and then started the fall after HS graduation.

after one year, i am on track to graduate in 2010. woooooo!

Martyr · 08-01-2007, 05:14 PM

2001 about a week after 9/11

disslunker · 08-01-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurfing

started college right out of high school and i wasnt ready for it. im still attending but it will take me more than 4 yrs to get my degree

if i wasnt a social retard i probably would have done fine in college, though

how old are you alex

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-01-2007, 05:15 PM

Do you think the two events were at all related Martyr?

wHATcOLOR · 08-01-2007, 05:18 PM

1998 right after hs

Martyr · 08-01-2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol' Couch Ass

Do you think the two events were at all related Martyr?

You being a smartass for any particular reason? I just always put the two together.

smurfing · 08-01-2007, 05:22 PM

skipgo · 08-01-2007, 05:35 PM

i dropped out of HS because i hated it, but then went to college 3 years later, that was 1994. I miss college, it was a good bit of fun.

avian chaos · 08-01-2007, 05:54 PM

During high school, when I was 15, I started going to the local community college. I took a break between ages 20-22 and have now transferred to a University.... Starting on my last-ish year in two weeks.

obscured01 · 08-01-2007, 05:55 PM

Yeah I took dual credit classes in high school and then went straight on @ 17 to college. I started at a junior college and then transferred to a 4 year uni after that though.

Martyr · 08-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avian chaos

During high school, when I was 15. I took a break between ages 20-22 and have been back in school for a year now, and starting on my last-ish year in two weeks.

whoa. you went to college at 15? then went back to high school?

avian chaos · 08-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martyr

whoa. you went to college at 15? then went back to high school?

No, I went to college and took college courses to fulfill my high school requirements. Doing that saved my life; I dreaded high school.

08-01-2007, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
disslunker techno-pagan Location: LETS PRETEND THAT THE MASK YOU ARE HOLDING REALLY IS YOUR FACE Posts: 7,148	heres another spinoff thread: when did you start college? during high school? immediately following? waited a few years? never? i want to know what yr status is as well (still attending / graduated / etc). i guess it all depends on the situation but i wonder if its harder to finish college starting earlier or later. i always felt that most people who just go to college after high school because its expected of them or whatever probably drop out more often because you aren't ready for it / have no idea what you want to do / are just tired of having yet another chunk of school to look forward to. this is why i've waited 4 years and just started going back last spring. it was probably best for me because i really love it and am doing very well, which probably wouldn't have happened if i went at age 18.

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08-01-2007, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	during high school, last semester - '94.

08-01-2007, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mo DOWDY KITCHEN MAN Location: This side of the truth Posts: 17,675	2008, hopefully.

08-01-2007, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
darcyismybass Apocalyptic Poster Location: makin movies, makin songs and fightin 'round the world Posts: 1,431	Two years ago...05. I went right out of high school.

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Nimrod's Son ٩(●̮̮̃•̃) Location: I like short girls with long straight hair who dress like boys and like to drink. Posts: 68,537	took AP in HS then took a year off afterwards before heading on to Univeristy

08-01-2007, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
ravenguy2000 NO FATS Location: NO FEMS Posts: 28,988	I took AP classes in HS and then before my last year of HS I took classes at Washington University which is incidentally when I started posting here. Then I went to college right out of HS, quit after a year, went to community college off and on and as of Fall '06 I'm at UCONN fulltime and will be done in Fall '08, hopefully.

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neopryn let's see your penis! Location: i had a few beers, but i'm cool to drive Posts: 31,505	right after high school, fall of 04. on track to graduate in december 08, so i could've done worse i guess.

08-01-2007, 04:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ol' Couch Ass He is I and I am him Location: Too naughty for the locals to keep down Posts: 10,013	I took two college courses my senior year of high school and went immediately on to college to study economics for 3 years. Though I pissed much of my time away I still managed to get through most of my classes and was only 3 semesters away from a degree. After the 3rd year I realized that I hated what I was studying and entered in a Paramedic program. Currently I'm taking classes to get my BSN (nursing degree) in the hopes of either working aeromedical or continuing on to get my Nurse Practitioner or Nurse anesthetists degrees.

08-01-2007, 04:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	damn, you guys are making Nimmy look ooooooooold.

08-01-2007, 05:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nate the Grate Cam Neely Location: Lewiston, ME Posts: 6,218	Graduated high school in 2005, started college the next year. Will graduate in 2009, as scheduled. Looking back, all the commotion over AP courses in high school was such a joke. I took two of them, didn't help/hurt me any in college. They were like every other high school class, except slightly harder.

08-01-2007, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ol' Couch Ass He is I and I am him Location: Too naughty for the locals to keep down Posts: 10,013	The most usefull class I took in high school was typing.

08-01-2007, 05:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
mpp clamshells clappin Posts: 6,896	I went straight into colleg and then straight to law school. Now I'm out and about.

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smurfing quit netphor until nov 5 Location: quit netphor til nov 5, 2007. Posts: 4,366	started college right out of high school and i wasnt ready for it. im still attending but it will take me more than 4 yrs to get my degree if i wasnt a social retard i probably would have done fine in college, though

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cosmos Ownz Location: take it to the limit. meet the extreme. you have to knock them dead. deal yourself a full house. if you wanna dance, then dance! but do it with passion. all bets are off. four on the floor. it's go time, and it's the final quarter. Posts: 565	took ap classes in high school, then went straight into university in fall of 2005. expecting to graduate in 2009

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Eulogy huh Posts: 37,315	took the only ap class offered at my high school (how lame is that) and then started the fall after HS graduation. after one year, i am on track to graduate in 2010. woooooo!

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Martyr m o n o c h r o m e Location: Dublin Posts: 2,356	2001 about a week after 9/11

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Ol' Couch Ass He is I and I am him Location: Too naughty for the locals to keep down Posts: 10,013	Do you think the two events were at all related Martyr?

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wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: whip that's for stealing !! whip And that's for getting blood on my whip !!! \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 42,845	1998 right after hs

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skipgo blahblahblah Location: i'm a horrible human being Posts: 9,190	i dropped out of HS because i hated it, but then went to college 3 years later, that was 1994. I miss college, it was a good bit of fun.

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avian chaos Oi! Prick! Location: I've got: a radar blip, an empty clip, post nasal drip, and kung fu grip! Ya oughta check-it-out on my microchip. Posts: 14,975	During high school, when I was 15, I started going to the local community college. I took a break between ages 20-22 and have now transferred to a University.... Starting on my last-ish year in two weeks.

08-01-2007, 05:55 PM	#28 (permalink)
obscured01 Nerdular Nerdence Posts: 9,085	Yeah I took dual credit classes in high school and then went straight on @ 17 to college. I started at a junior college and then transferred to a 4 year uni after that though.