13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

DarkCl0ak — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:43:11 GMT

These are all great principles for the "corporate world". But its still all crap when you think about it. I mean writing a resume, if you can't write a resume you shouldn't have an MBA. If you don't know how to negotiate naturally then I don't think you belong in business. Getting to the point is common sense. Dressing for success is just run of the mill business crap. I wouldn't care to much about how you dressed if you actually knew stuff. Hence Engineers, scientists etc.

If you have problems with the above. I don't know how they let you into college. lol

Good luck!

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

jacquetta szathmari — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:53:54 GMT

Hi, I am using this post in my esl class to teach usage of conditional sentences with I wish.

Thanks

Jacquetta Szathmari

New School University

ELS Dept

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

Dan — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:19:46 GMT

A pretty good, list but I'd like to add to #13. For a letter of resignation, it should be as short as possible also for legal reasons. You do not need to justify or praise anyone has companies are required to ensure that your resignation was voluntary.

But at the final days of any company, you should probably spend your last two weeks gathering contact information. Don't rely on a mass e-mail giving your information because most likely it would be in your best interests to contact them in the future rather than the other way around.

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

vain — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:58:20 GMT

so you think that the best, highest paying jobs are serving as a wage slave in an office? impressing the boss? buddy maybe somebody needs to s-p-e-l-l it out for you-- thinking for yourself is the key to doing anything you want, not niceties of work characteristics and pointing out trivial differences in social norms of completely different spheres. whatever you're wearing in college, if you can remember what you read and apply it consistently and concentrate, there's no reason you shouldn't have an impeccable record. on the other hand, if you worry about dotting i's in a paper instead of about filling it with insight and originality and utility of the human capital you possess, then nobody is going to be able to save you from your need for a network of yes men and your implacably habituated ineptitude.

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re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

Welcometomyisland — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:50:31 GMT

Sometimes I feel like this quote hits the nail right on the head on my feelings about my college experience,

“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library.” – Will Hunting

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

connor reed — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:20:23 GMT

After a nice beginning, your credibility with me tanked on this phrase.

"In school my parents footed the bill, so I never really worried about saving money, balancing my checkbook or overextending my credit card."

How could a person not learn to budget beyond their sophomore year?

That's just sad.

College teaches us,

to organize,

structure and focus our thinking,

recognize like minded individuals,

follow a plan,

and hopefully, to discern the meat of an issue from the minutia.

The rest just sounds like rich kid playing educated.

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

Loan — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:16:48 GMT

My name is Loan.I come frome vietnam.I am so confuse right now when i do not know what do i have to do at the fist step for my major. It is big different with VN.I am in ESL class right now. I want to repair and choose the major i want to study. Nobody tell me what class i need to take to become this or this.Is it in America have some book they list all kind of major and tell you what will you need to do for that major and what is that major for in America. Can some one give me the recomendations. I woul apriciated.Thank you

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

Marko — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:56:56 GMT

I think a lot of responders are being way too critical of this man's essay. He makes very valid points.

The main thing that I would like to say is this.....going to college for the sake of going to college is usually not the best idea. For instance, I know many people who have went to college "because it was the right thing to do." They recieved their bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, politcal science, english, etc. Where did their degree get them? Absolutely nowhere.

My point is that you have to have a plan in life for everything that you do. Else you are wasting your time and money. If you are going to college......make sure you have a definite plan. Make sure that you don't make the major mistake of saying to yourself "I will get my bachelor's degree in Psychology and once I graudate I will get some kind of business job doing something." You gotta have a plan!

re: 13 Things I Wish I Learned In College

Mike — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:59:07 GMT

i stumbled upon his post and really like it. the negative comments i suspect may be coming from college students unprepared to graduate. it would serve them well to use this advice and quickly.