Do you like studying?

[CJD]

I study, but I hate doing it, I picked #3

[cactoblasta]

Sociology really isn't that hard, peregrine. I've done almost a full major's worth of soc units and they were a hell of a lot easier than lingustics units (my non-language major). The reading is a female dog but so long as you do all of it in first year's general introduction you'll be more or less set for the rest of your academic career. Unless of course you intend on honours, post-grad study or marks higher than a credit.

 

I generally only put around half an hour to an hour per week into any standard humanities subject, and around 4-5 in my language majors.

 

I've always liked studying certain things - languages in particular - but I can't stand maths and sciences. It's not that I'm bad at it - I did pretty well in my stats prereqs - but I hate the mindset you need. I prefer more creative courses where an answer is only wrong if you can't argue it persuasively.

 

So basically I'm saying I like studying, but only on some topics. Everyone's probably like that, and the sooner you figure out what you like the less likely you'll end up with the glorious job title of 'sandwich artist' at Subway.

[Povuholo]

I don't know what I'm going to study yet after my exams. Sociology probably. I am going to study something, that's the only thing I know for sure.

 

*laughs*

 

Good luck on that one with such a strong dislike of studying. The only way you're getting a degree in sociology without a lot of hard work is if you go to some party school where "not showing up to class high" is considered good enough for a B.

Okay after rereading my last post I can see why you thought this... Should've said things a little different.

 

I don't have a strong dislike of studying. I don't like it very much, but if I need to I will. I don't skip class or whatever, or start learning for an important test/exam 5 minutes in advance.

 

I mean, who actually LIKES studying? Who says learning for a test is a hobby? Well I don't. You can like studying one thing more than another, but that doesn't mean that studying is you're favorite way of spending time. What I'm saying is that nobody really likes studying, but that doesn't mean we don't do it (enough). Some might not study enough, but I do.

[Tiberiu911]

I mean, who actually LIKES studying?

 

Accually there are people who like it. That's pretty much where I got my #1. I was having diner with some friends and they where talking about someone who didnt like studying. And I asked the same question. Two girls said in the same time: I do, for the intellectual orgasm when you have better grades than anyone alse.

 

 

And Peregrine, I did say that:

I am concious that college wont be as tolerant and that I wil have to change my habits.

 

 

English. Try repeating your dislike of studying when you're taking difficult math/science classes.

 

Difficult math, you can pass it with 10 minutes of revising if you're good in math. But you do have a point in science classes. Too many things to remember.

 

In many aspects of your post you might be right Peregrine, but not studying does not necessarily mean you are bound to fail in life and everything alse. Studying and learning is a very different thing. But yes, I agree with you: there are classes where lack of study is not forgiven.

[Mercbird]

I think everyone realise what the value of education is, but I really do get more of a kick out of the practical application of knowledge, and you have to admit there is a lot of required study devoted to buggerall. So no, I dont like studying those, but I do it anyway. To get to the good parts.

 

What I do like is the practical application of chemistry, which had me build chlorine bombs and baking "cookies". :D And history and geology and anthropology that had me digging in two metre deep holes for bones and potshards. It was however the application of a charming smile and flashing a bit of genetically lucky long leg that earned me my bigest salaries.

 

So come of the intellectual high horses and look at the double standards were all living, every 'geek' I know wishes for a pretty girl to maul, or slobbers away over porn sites for abnormally breasted women, certainly not looking around for a finely tuned mind and a penchant for mathematics. And god forbid an opinion.

 

How many of you make your own beds, cook your own meals and wash you own crusty jocks, or are you lucky enough to have someone around to do that for you. Go tell them to get a degree and take care of your own dirty laundry, which leaves so much less time for those lofty pursuits.

 

All different types of people are needed in this world, to make things work.There is no need to look down at people whose physical ability allows them to earn a living, and no need (or point) to judge people who are unable (for whatever reason) to rouse themselves from intellectual apathy. Getting people to see the 'need' to study, when their bellies are empty is impossible, the need to eat food will win.

 

And this is not only true in a third world country. The guy serving you fries may well be revolted that you would actually eat those fries three times a day, every day. But you may have inspired him to go to gym and keep the lard of his ass. And youre both laughing, which makes the world a better place, right? :dry:

[Abramul]

While I don't like studying, I do enjoy learning.

So come of the intellectual high horses and look at the double standards were all living, every 'geek' I know wishes for a pretty girl to maul, or slobbers away over porn sites for abnormally breasted women, certainly not looking around for a finely tuned mind and a penchant for mathematics. And god forbid an opinion.

It can safely be said that some people are fools.

[Dark0ne]

I find I have a good short term memory and thanks to the modular format of most British education you're tested on specific segments of each category. Ergo "revising" a day before a test is a very real posibility.

 

For me, time management is about knowing what you need to learn and what you don't need to learn; when you do it is irrelevent!

[cactoblasta]

How many of you make your own beds, cook your own meals and wash you own crusty jocks, or are you lucky enough to have someone around to do that for you. Go tell them to get a degree and take care of your own dirty laundry, which leaves so much less time for those lofty pursuits.

 

That's pretty hardcore. How many of us out of high school don't do all of that? As for the degree smear, who's to say a uni student can't cook, clean, study full-time and work 20 hours a week? I think it's possible. It has been for me, anyway.

 

I reckon if you've got the brains you should be studying something. It doesn't have to be at uni - even sparkies and plumbers need to keep up to date with their field.

 

I don't think anyone here was attempting to say you had to be an 80-hour a week nerd to be successful in life, just that you have to find what you like and be prepared to put the study into it.

[ResidentWeevil2077]

I reckon if you've got the brains you should be studying something. It doesn't have to be at uni - even sparkies and plumbers need to keep up to date with their field.

 

I don't think anyone here was attempting to say you had to be an 80-hour a week nerd to be successful in life, just that you have to find what you like and be prepared to put the study into it.

Kudos, especially now since plumbing requires one to at least have their high schoool diploma :) . Lucky for me I still stay at home :P , and just commute to and from school. I agree that success doesn't necessarily mean you gotta work your ass to the bone, as long at what you do is what you enjoy doing. I don't believe that one should have to work hard all their lives, but no one should be able to get things for free either.

[General_Crespin]

I'm out of high school, I was homeschooled, but I'm not going to college yet.

 

I didn't mind most of my studying. Math was the worse, lets not get into the reasons, but everything else I didn't mind, it was generally interesting. :)