I had been planning on going to University for a Liberal Arts degree right after highschool (so next year) but University requires a much better work ethic than highschool and, as it stands, I have NO work ethic. I hate homework. I love to read, I love to write, and more than anything I love sharing ideas but I effing HATE homework. I'm already at that time of the year where I wish that I could say goodbye to school and just up and go. I'm thinking of maybe just doing music for a year or two after highschool just to see how I like it. Maybe move to Halifax or Montreal.
as i was told this weekend by my best friend's father: "all it takes is one good grade spanking to get you into order"
im taking liberal arts classes here starting in january.... i want to major in botany and/or agriculture inna few years. imma be an organic farmer....
It's funny, I rarely EVER have homework. I have daily readings that I have to do and a few papers per class and a few tests. No daily homework for me except maybe to write a paragraph or so on the readings. College is a lot diff. than high school, thank the Lord above. I have terrible work ethic too. I don't study, read what I have to sometimes, do everything at the last minute. I'm doing fine but if I actually tried I know I could do a lot better. I must say, college isn't for everybody. It's sterotyped that it's something you HAVE to do in order to succeed after hs which I think is total BS.
Yep, college is alot different. You know what worked for me? I took off a few years (6 to be exact) after I totally blew off and bombed my freshman year. I realized that I wasnt ready. I was wasting time and money, and I really just wanted to do my own thing. I got a lot of things out of my system, traveled a lot, etc. I got to a point where I found something interesting(art history) did some research, and realized I was ready. I'm peepin' at 30, and Ill probably be in school for the next 6 years, but I really like it now! Its crazy--Im on the Deans List, I like algebra(IHATE MATH), and Im kickn ass and takin names. Dont go to school because you feel like you have to. Take some time to discover yourself.
I'm finishing up my senior year right now. The work usually isn't that bad except for a few times a year (midterms, finals, big papers all due together). Other than that its maybe an hour a day. Hell, its worth going for the girls alone.
I agree with Brad. Yeah, and if you do all of your weeks reading on sunday (or not at all), you have the whole week free
So far this year my schedule has usually been do about 6 hours a day on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday... Then start drinking Wednesday thru Saturday.
I never found homework all that bad, I mean, its a bitch, but Ive always found school to be really really easy. Its just the DOING that is hard sometimes. But you just gotta suck it up and do it sometimes. But really, its not that bad. And usually I do homework during classes or on the bus or whatever. And then theres still more than enough time for partying and having fun. Yeah, but I def. agree with not going straight to college. Im not sure if I am going to go straight to college or not. Im in my Junior year of high school right now, and Im on a yearlong exchange trip in Germany. Im wondering if this year away from home (in the US, Pennsylvania if youre interested) will help me decide what it is I want to do, but I think, at this point, that a year or so off after high school will help. More travelling. And I know the whole schpiel- ooooh, once you take off you never go back!!! Yes that is true for some, but Ive always been a highly motivated person (or else I wouldnt have gone thorugh all of the trouble of winning a scholarship that is paid for by the congress to get here in Germany for a year). I am not happy with sitting and doing nothing. So I guess Ill just have to wait and see how I feel. And that is what I think is most important, looking inside and following what you feel is best for yourself, not what others thing is best for you. Cheers and Love, Dylan
