Thread 23117299

Just started college, any advice /pol/?

>>23117299 (OP)
Graduate

>>23117299 (OP)
Do your fucking work.

>>23117299 (OP)
Imediately view everything you're learning as a means to start your own business or work for yourself. Do not settle for wage cucking for shlomo. If you do, just to get some capital to work with, dont' do it long.

>>23117299 (OP)
Do not major in something useless
Get good grades and network
That’s about it. Good luck

get a major in something related to orthopedics, that's where the real money is. Radiology is hella flush.

Do internships and make lots of connections

>>23117299 (OP)
Former professor here.
My advice is to just show up, and choose a major that isn't a joke.
Go to community college for the first two years or at least dual enroll to get your generals out of the way.
99% of professors at R1s don't want to teach. If you are polite, do your work, ask for help when you need it, and actually show up to office hours, you won't fail out

>>23117305
This as well. internship is work experience and graduating with none is suicide tier

>>23117299 (OP)
Impregnate all the sluts and leave

>>23117299 (OP)
>get a gf
>study and go to class all day
>workout
>go out with your gf over the weekend
that is how you normie. You will naturally make many friends if you have a girlfriend because you are not seen as a threat to women and men alike cause you wont compete eith their potential mates

>>23117299 (OP)
I don't understand why burgers simply don't go to Europe for college education. It's free and the accommodation for 4 years is still way cheaper than whatever they are paying over there

>>23117310
Same reason they don't go to community college, they get memed into the options that involve taking on a bazillion dollars in debt.

>>23117299 (OP)
Unless you're going into medicine or something and are taking it seriously, drop out now.

>>23117310
>not everyone wants to uproot their entire life
>have to learn a new language
>american companies dont care about EU degrees
>can only make connections in the EU, useless in the US

interact with coursemates. One benefit of this is getting reminded of deadlines you forgot or weren't aware of
check your university has your details right
meal prep is powerful (if you plan to cook)
aim to leave your room every day. You will be more productive outside your room. It's dangerously easy to coop up in your room playing krunker or smth

>>23117313
>>have to learn a new language
Dude its fucking Europe. Its genuinely new york levels of cultural diversity smeared across a continent. Everyone who isn't Irish or British is bilingual. University classes are all taught in English if there's an international student in the class which is common because its fucking Europe.

>>23117300
>>23117299 (OP)
Quite before you actually have to pay for classes, you typically get 2weeks to drop a class

After COVID and the lies, a college degree is proven worthless.
>Physicists And virologists shilkingshilling a mask they knew was useless
>Doctors and biologists calling an mRNA therapy a "vaccine"
GTFO

>>23117305
This and picking a real major is the only advice that matters during college. It's not what you know, it's WHO you know. Then pay back any student loans as fast as fucking possible once employed.

>>23117299 (OP)
Have sex

>>23117301
The Work has Finished, the Temple is Complete. The Mason has Lain Down His Tools.

>>23117299 (OP)
Don't do compsci. Stick with employable shit (no arts degrees, also no physics either unless you're very smart and want to get into academia). Philosophy, poli sci, and crim are decent picks for law school, public policy, things along those lines. Depending on your area, maybe check out the most optimal degrees for urban planning if you're clueless. Join clubs, college is the easiest and best time to make friends, even lifelong ones. Don't be too asocial, talk to women. Get involved at your college. also if you want to eventually do grad school, don't go abroad if its not an internationally well known school.

>>23117299 (OP)
I didn't go to college but it seems like the thing to do is put 90% of effort into getting Puss and the remaining 10% into LARPing as a liberal retard to get the professors to pass you.

>>23117299 (OP)
The white man studies his material and passes tests using his knowledge.

The Indian cheats and lies his way to his selfish goal.

Yes, actually I do have advice, study something useful and in demand and finish school.
Good luck.

>>23117320
>philosophy
>employable
huh?

>>23117323
>>23117320
Ignore these boomers, study art history. Learn how to See. Everything else is deprecated

>>23117324
phil majors tend to do the best on the LSAT. The field attracts high iq people which is why phil majors tend to be on the higher end of mid career income relative to other majors (arts, education, etc).

>>23117310
>>23117311
Living in a foreign country is extremely intimidating and scary to people. Not so long ago people didnt even leave their counties for most of their lives.

>>23117299 (OP)
>Just started college
Why the fuck would you do that

>>23117326
Good overview here:
https://bigthink.com/thinking/philosophy-majors-smarter-make-more-money/

However I am not saying that pursuing philosophy academically beyond the level of a bachelor's is advisable. Absolutely not.

>>23117299 (OP)
I reccomend taking a basic economics course immediately. If you drop out, you pass.

>>23117299 (OP)
>just started college
>ai takes your job

>>23117327
>Living in a foreign country is extremely intimidating and scary to people.
Yeah because they've never done it. Fuck most Americans haven't even left the fucking country or even their fucking city. Europe is genuinely one of the safest places on the planet. Its like being scared of going to Disney Land if you're an American.

Best thing I got out of college was my wife.

>>23117299 (OP)
Go to class.

Graduate in *something*.

A degree in *something* is better than no degree.

Do your homework.

Keep your syllabus.

Don't get some chick pregnant.

Your core curriculum courses (Chemistry 101, Biology 101, English 101, Econ 101), will take up most of your time. Try to take 2 each semester.

Balance with 2 or so more courses in the general direction that you think you want to do.

And then maybe one "fun" course or elective.

That should give you (4+4)+(3+3)+3 about 17 credit hours right there.

Don't go over 18 credit hours if you are working. You WILL burn out.

>>23117299 (OP)
Another tip:

Keep your old papers. Even if you got an "F" on them.

Re-use your old papers. Add new ideas and sources.

By the time I graduated, I had an undergraduate senior thesis that took very little work because I had rehashed and retranslated my own work between so many classes.

>>23117299 (OP)

I would say go Greek if you can

If you do that it might still be possible for college to be worth it in current year, but ymmv

>>23117299 (OP)
Do your homework and don't miss any assignments.

Don't be fat.

>>23117325

The real money is in underwater basketweaving (unironically)

Keep fit and in shape. I had way too much free time on my hands at first, even when doing a physics major. Once all your online homework is done, don't just veg out on your laptop all day getting high lol. I became too sedentary in college.

>>23117299 (OP)
change your major to finance
network network network
talk to as many women as possible and ask them what they want to be and say 'whoa thats cool I think you can do it' and then ask them to go get some food to talk more
stop playing vidya and find other physical hobby to keep you healthy and enjoy as you get older

>>23117299 (OP)
drop out it’s a waste of money unless you’re becoming a doctor

>>23117299 (OP)
Major in law, you can work in many industries with a law degree including finance. But not vice versa. Good luck anon

>>23117305
Get a letter of recommendation from that one professor you really got along with.

>>23117305
My senior year is starting soon and I have yet to make any new friends or apply for a single internship.

Don't fixate. If you study engineering, don't adopt a mindset of "I'm going to study engineering, graduate engineering, get an engineering job and be an engineer". Get a degree in something, and then get a job in something, if you don't have a specific passion that translates to a given career path then don't overthink what the somethings are.

>>23117299 (OP)
I never went to college and I have never regretted nor made a difference in my life.
Also nobody gave a shit about going to school either, nobody asked for proof I finished highschool.
If you want a job that demands(!) degrees then go. But I don't know jobs like that

>>23117299 (OP)
Drop out, go into a trade. Electricians are badly needed.

>>23117299 (OP)
Find the guy whos dad works at google and suck his cock, everything you could learn you could do so for free online. You are there specifically for the social aspect so find that guys dad and get some knee guards otherwise you won't find a job.

>>23117299 (OP)
Yeah quit

>>23117299 (OP)
seconding the latter half of >>23117303
truly, network. And I don't mean fratting (though this is a valid form if you're in the business school). I mean presenting yourself well on linkedin, then dm-ing people asking for calls. anyone >25 in your domain of interest is always interested in having some bright eyed kid ask them about how they did it or see the world doing it in the future (seriously, be willing to be curious and ask dumb questions for the purpose of asking smarter questions later).

If you dont come from a lot of money or dont have great insurance, dont be a pussyfoot about going to your on campus doc.

this includes going to the GYM and going to one of the therapists on campus (free because of your being a student vast majority of the time). Seriously, if your on pol pre college, it would probably do you some good.

Yeah beyond that, get good grades but truly try and learn the subjects, get comfy with but not dependent on ai, lift, have sex. You can do it anon.

>t 2024 super senior grad

>>23117299 (OP)
why are children allowed here now

>>23117300
this, graduate asap go to college to get a job not to be a student

>>23117310
>Uproot life
>potentially need to learn a new language
>spend 2-6 years in a foreign country
>get a degree that literally no employer or coworker will respect because its from yurostania
The only reason visas get jobs here is because the government covers visa payrolls, making them cheaper for corpos here to hire, not because they're looking for their degrees.

>>23117299 (OP)
Buy Chainlink. That's all you need to do to escape being a wagie.

>>23117299 (OP)
Don't dropout remember you are there to study and get good grades that's it, whit that you can prove you are employable

>>23117354
>no employer or coworker will respect because its from yurostania
What is this cope?

>>23117299 (OP)
Network, Network, Network...

Half of your time should be spent in campus clubs, whether they be academic or recreational it doesn't matter.

Don't be an autistic retard and sperg on girls; there are plenty of them so don't feel bad getting rejected. You may even find a wife. Being a part of those clubs will build more character and make women admire you more.

Get a huge wall calendar that shows all months and days and use that to write important dates on.

Explore your surrounding area and take road trips on longer weekends.

>>23117299 (OP)
Drop out

>>23117299 (OP)
They don't want to pay for your future.
They're trying to shame you into "paying your way" through life.

Either you go to college, or you don't. Life isn't going to be easier for you either way, but only one way will open up more options. When you look back on your life you will only look back at the chance to go to college with regret. That being said you will also hate everything else about "your" life either way.

>>23117299 (OP)
Don't sweat it if you can't get a girl. Accept that you are basically level 1 with 0 XP. The guys who are years ahead of you are more likely to be successful in that regard. Don't take it personally.

By all means, go out and have some beers but don't expect anything and use the events to make friends, people you will enjoy spending time with.

It will only be in year 2-3 and beyond that after some making a fool of yourself during this time you'll start to get it and then you should try to get with a girl that's in her first year like you.

Still no luck close to graduation? Don't sweat that either. If you get yourself established at your job and it's a good one you can meet women via the company. Just make sure they're in a different dept than you.

Anyway the reason I mention this is like here anyway, like half the people meet their spouses via college.

>>23117302
what business can you even start anymore? Everything is fucking saturated to hell and AI is making that infinitely worse.

>>23117299 (OP)
Yea get to work. What are uou doing dickin around on here?

>>23117305
I got a job in my field straight out of college and so did my wife, and this is how we did it. The jobs, connections, and internships you get in college is as important as your degree and you're wasting your time and money if you're not doing this while simultaneously doing classes.

>>23117364
I almost had a career doing this, but I listened to my mother like a retard. I was only 19 but I was doing work study + full time courses + was VP, and later P of student council
I was actually offered a job on campus before I even had my degree (CoSci, the job offer was for admin) but my mother convinced me to turn it down and get a job in STEM. I am now a miserable wagie working in telecomms for less than I would be if I just took the full time job offer with benefits to work in admin at the college back then. My mother is a quadruple college dropout and made her career in a field completely unrelated to the degree she wound up getting, by the way.
If only I could reach back through time and smack my retarded teenage self's ass for letting that opportunity slip

>>23117299 (OP)
Unless you're in a serious STEM field, you're wasting your time and will end up serving coffee. If you are, bust your ass - you're there to learn. If you're in some goofy-ass field, like trans-lesbian dance theory or art history, you better GTFO, right now and get into a decent trades training program and apprenticeship.

>>23117299 (OP)
shoot yourself now and get it over with

>>23117820
my friend went into a trade & got an apprenticeship, now he works in a machine shop and gets rape threats as a joke from 50 year old married men every 5 minutes & drinks
probably the money is good though maybe

>>23117829
...is your friend a foid or something? That's bizarre

>>23117299 (OP)
Drop out, it's a waste of your time. Resort to organized crime or scamming old people for money and get out of America, people here are objectively the most foul trash on the face of the Earth.

>>23117829
Sounds like your friend took a huge L, just saying

>>23118105
he's a skinny italian dude

>>23117406
i am grateful for the experience anon
sorry and good luck
>>23119467
kinda yeah
i dropped out of highschool
i think the drinking fucked him up more than anything
we're both kind of pussies

>>23117355
Yeah that's what I believed like 6 years ago. Still waiting but Sirgay did betray.

>>23117299 (OP)
Finish what you start. If you have two brain cells, you should be able to take more than 12 credits if you are not working. The bar is set very low, literally just do the work and you'll be ahead of most of your peers. Don't drink. If you drink, don't drive. Have an exit plan.

>>23117357
The United States can be weird about foreign degrees sometimes, can confirm. It's actually even a movie trope.