Comments on: Getting the most out of college http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-out-of-college/ Entrepreneur and web developer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Career Development http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-out-of-college/comment-page-1/#comment-108117 Career Development Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:36:20 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-for-my-money/#comment-108117 I only recently completed my secondary studies and it has suddenly set in that I have absolutely no idea of the career direction i'm going to choose. I have always been a "teachers pet" sort of student, but now that I have endured several months in the reality, I feel that I have been focusing too much on unreachable goals. I feel it's come to a point where i'm goint to have to seek out some kind of career help or something of that nature to guide me in the right direction. has anyone been in a similar situation? I only recently completed my secondary studies and it has suddenly set in that I have absolutely no idea of the career direction i’m going to choose. I have always been a “teachers pet” sort of student, but now that I have endured several months in the reality, I feel that I have been focusing too much on unreachable goals. I feel it’s come to a point where i’m goint to have to seek out some kind of career help or something of that nature to guide me in the right direction. has anyone been in a similar situation?

]]> By: Ram http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-out-of-college/comment-page-1/#comment-46369 Ram Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:01:29 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-for-my-money/#comment-46369 Oh....atleast you guys are lucky enough to get good facilities, never mind the quality of the professors...we in India are used to getting taught at a very different level altogether...from about the sixth grade in the chemistry class the teacher says "Imagine there is a test tube in my leftt hand and I am pouring sulphuric acid from the beaker (imaginary as well) placed on the table into it" No wonder many of the Indians make very good sotware engineers.... Oh….atleast you guys are lucky enough to get good facilities, never mind the quality of the professors…we in India are used to getting taught at a very different level altogether…from about the sixth grade in the chemistry class the teacher says “Imagine there is a test tube in my leftt hand and I am pouring sulphuric acid from the beaker (imaginary as well) placed on the table into it” No wonder many of the Indians make very good sotware engineers….

]]> By: Brendon Kozlowski http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-out-of-college/comment-page-1/#comment-46199 Brendon Kozlowski Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:49:56 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-for-my-money/#comment-46199 At least you had professors who truly were, or are, experts in their field. For the majority of my 6 years of higher level education, I'd have to say that only 5-7 professors were actually intelligent enough within their field to be labeled as a true professor, and even fewer that I would consider an "expert" in their field. Ah, the choices we make. I should have gone to Boulder instead of a local state university. Regardless of that, I try to remember and use everything that was taught to me, whether through interaction, textbooks, hands-on experience, or anything else... By the way, Dan, I think you mispelt Baiada twice - at least in comparison to the logo graphic. :) At least you had professors who truly were, or are, experts in their field. For the majority of my 6 years of higher level education, I’d have to say that only 5-7 professors were actually intelligent enough within their field to be labeled as a true professor, and even fewer that I would consider an “expert” in their field. Ah, the choices we make. I should have gone to Boulder instead of a local state university. Regardless of that, I try to remember and use everything that was taught to me, whether through interaction, textbooks, hands-on experience, or anything else… By the way, Dan, I think you mispelt Baiada twice – at least in comparison to the logo graphic. :)

]]> By: ses5909 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-out-of-college/comment-page-1/#comment-46176 ses5909 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:31:53 +0000 http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/11/03/getting-the-most-for-my-money/#comment-46176 I always wondered if what you get out of college really depends on who is paying for it. My sister went to school, did the whole sorority life, almost failed out of college, and my parents paid for it all. She experienced the college life but she didn't get anything from her classes. I was the complete opposite though. I paid for about 6 years of college (that happens when you transfer schools 3 times and switch majors).I really tried to diversify and take as many classes as I could. I was the pita student who always asked questions in class and was always harassing my professors. The way I saw it was this, how often would I get to pick the brains of these experts in their fields? I did everything I could to maximize my education and I'm glad I did :) I always wondered if what you get out of college really depends on who is paying for it. My sister went to school, did the whole sorority life, almost failed out of college, and my parents paid for it all. She experienced the college life but she didn’t get anything from her classes.

I was the complete opposite though. I paid for about 6 years of college (that happens when you transfer schools 3 times and switch majors).I really tried to diversify and take as many classes as I could. I was the pita student who always asked questions in class and was always harassing my professors. The way I saw it was this, how often would I get to pick the brains of these experts in their fields? I did everything I could to maximize my education and I’m glad I did :)

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