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Hey guys..
Today my parents demanded I sign up for college classes.. (I haven't done much at all towards college)
with my mom warning me if you don't sign up sooon all the good classes will be gone and you'll be on a weird schedule!
WELL FML.. your right mommmy... to bad you'll never read this to see me admit such things.
I looked up what classes I can take and omgosh.. there nothing nada shit zilch left..
I'm left with two reasonable choices and I come to you TL for advice.. (gawd help me)
I can either.. take the two hour bus to college 5 days a week for 3 hours of classes..
~or~
I can go twice a week monday and wednesday but my classes are spread out throughout the day and I'll be there from 8 am to 10 pm.
An important factor is.. the classes that are required at some point to graduate and for more classes. are teh 5 days a week ones.
But if I take the monday/wednesday classes.. its true i'll be kinda stuck doing nothing at college all day. But I'll have more time to hunt for a job. Whereas if im spending 5 hours everyday going back and forth not so much..
and then do the important math and English classes next semester.. where i will sign up way ahead of schedule.
thoughts?
 
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monday/wednesday and it's not even close, if it takes as long as you say to get there this is the easy choice
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Ask yourself what's more important, time in the day or taking a break between classes.
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Do the two long days at college. TRUST ME. I have done both, short days with extra tavel vs long days with more days off.
If nothing else you waste a TON of time in traveling if you go with what I would consider the bad route. It forces you to do more homework on certain days, but overall it makes your week flow a lot better.
Do the monday/wednesday route 100%.
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monday wednesday is the obvious choice...
remember to sign up really early for your following semester though
in fact, i'd suggest signing up now while you're at it if possible. i know that my school lets ppl sign up for both fall and winter semesters at the same time, and most ppl do sign up for both semesters at the same time.
you know what, even i wished i only had to go to school on monday and wednesdays only and get entire days off/be able to work for money. assuming of course my schedule doesn't look like shit with all the extra classes next semester...
EDIT: actually, make sure that your following semester doesn't look like complete and utter shit before you go for the monday/wednesday option... you never know what might happen.
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Monday/Wednesday route.
Especially with a long commute, it would be more efficient, and allow you more time to work on assignments and what not. A problem that could arise from this would be burning out from all the consecutive classes, so it would still depend on what you can handle.
EDIT: A thing to note is, when you're on campus for an extended period of time, you can take the breaks in between classes to work on the assignments, leaving what you don't finish to do at home.
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Monday/Wednesday no questions asked. Sure you'll be at school for a long time, but there will definitely be breaks. During breaks you can do HW and such so that the next day when you have school off, you have more time to rest as well as review your notes.
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Why wouldn't you sign up earlier? You would have had to have done it anyway, I don't see the point in putting it off.
ydi
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On August 27 2009 17:22 kdog3683 wrote:
what's your college?
SPSCC ~ South Puget Sound Community College
BTW still working on joining Washington Wallies 
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yeah id go with the 2 long days, especially since youll really feel a 2hour bus trip there and back EVERY day...but does the bus operate at 10pm? no trains near you?
like people have said before, you can study at school, or use the computers to download/do your assignments, access the library there, socialise etc.
is there a square or shopping centre or somewhere nearby to your college you can go for lunch or w/e on ur breaks?
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On August 27 2009 17:38 JohnColtrane wrote:
yeah id go with the 2 long days, especially since youll really feel a 2hour bus trip there and back EVERY day...but does the bus operate at 10pm? no trains near you?
like people have said before, you can study at school, or use the computers to download/do your assignments, access the library there, socialise etc.
is there a square or shopping centre or somewhere nearby to your college you can go for lunch or w/e on ur breaks?
yea some buses go to 11.
No trains the college itself is only 7 miles away only 12 minutes or so by car. but by bus with all the stops and transferring to buses its at least 2 hours there and back.
Nothign really around the college but a 7/11 station. There is kinda hangout building with ping pong tbales an couches for students to just chill at.
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Take the mon/wed option.
and next time wake up the moment class applications start or you will get screwed.
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2 Long Days, no compeition.
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man find a different bus? :S how can that one be so slow, 12minute trip by car but 1hour by bus?
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On August 27 2009 17:55 JohnColtrane wrote:
man find a different bus? :S how can that one be so slow, 12minute trip by car but 1hour by bus?
Bus doesnt take the highway : /
and no direct bus there and back.. gotta hop a total of 6 buses there and back
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SIX BUSES??!!
ride your push bike? if not, buy one?
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imo bike it if its possible? its also physical activity and environmentally friendly. you win on all fronts
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thedeadhaji
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mon wed and do all your hw at library np
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On August 27 2009 18:13 thedeadhaji wrote:
mon wed and do all your hw at library np
yea, make use of your spare time at the college, and you can have several days of doing other stuff instead.
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France828 Posts
Seriously you can cram your whole week into two days?....
Concerning your choice, it depends what classes'll benefit your goals most, and how serious you are about those goals. I'm guessing that since you didn't care what classes you'd end up with, you aren't immensely motivated, so you should totally go for the two day week.
You're lucky you've got such an easy choice :s. I've got classes from 8AM to 6PM every day, not including the hour or subway transportation in mornings and evenings 
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also, you should add a poll
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have you ever thought of adding/crashing the courses you want?
i don't even sign up for most of my courses now. i've found that if you're persistent, you can almost always get into the class you want.
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Screw college, go out and get laid bruh!
Personally, having just finished my college degree myself, I'm starting to wonder just what use it is, seeing as every job I've applied to so far is asking for experience rather than education. Its like getting a raid guild in world of warcraft: they wont invite you if you don't have experience and gear but you can't get either without getting into a raidguild.
The gear is like my diploma, noobs in full epics that are obviously eBayed.
Edit: eBay being my university.
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It's only 7 miles away, just ride a bike dude.
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Canada9720 Posts
two hour bus ride there and back? fuck
do the twice a week thing
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Twice a week is a terrible idea, but the three hour commute might make it the better idea.
And if it's only 7 miles away, riding a bike and doing it every day would really make way more sense. (Every campus I've ever been on has bike racks).
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im also for taking the bike. You will get used to it quickly. besides 20-35 min bikeride is nice in the morning before you go to your college classes.
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I've also done both ways (I live in Vallejo and commute to San Francisco for school), and I have to say that doing it in as few days as possible is usually best. You may feel a sense of getting burnt out, but as you'll have 5 off-days per week, that'll give you plenty of time to rest and get homework done. While if you take the daily classes, all that traveling will get to you and you'll feel as if you barely have time to get homework or anything else done.
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On August 27 2009 17:12 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
Do the two long days at college. TRUST ME. I have done both, short days with extra tavel vs long days with more days off.
If nothing else you waste a TON of time in traveling if you go with what I would consider the bad route. It forces you to do more homework on certain days, but overall it makes your week flow a lot better.
Do the monday/wednesday route 100%.
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I can go twice a week monday and wednesday but my classes are spread out throughout the day and I'll be there from 8 am to 10 pm.
An important factor is.. the classes that are required at some point to graduate and for more classes. are teh 5 days a week ones.
But if I take the monday/wednesday classes.. its true i'll be kinda stuck doing nothing at college all day. But I'll have more time to hunt for a job. Whereas if im spending 5 hours everyday going back and forth not so much..
this one. trust me. you will be much happier about this stuff when you look back on it later. plus, you'll find something to do in your free time.
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On August 27 2009 18:13 thedeadhaji wrote:
mon wed and do all your hw at library np
Definitely this option. Having done 5 days a week with 2-3 hours travel per day for average 3 hours a day, this is the only option that won't make you hate life.
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take the full days because you will be less inclined to skip class
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Do the long days. During your breaks you can study or use the Campus Wireless to play starcraft.
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On August 28 2009 00:19 Gnabgib wrote:
Do the long days. During your breaks you can study or use the Campus Wireless to play starcraft.
Starcraft fits perfectly on a thumbdrive and with the no cd update you can jam on the school computers all day long  .
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On August 27 2009 21:45 Osmoses wrote:
Screw college, go out and get laid bruh!
Personally, having just finished my college degree myself, I'm starting to wonder just what use it is, seeing as every job I've applied to so far is asking for experience rather than education. Its like getting a raid guild in world of warcraft: they wont invite you if you don't have experience and gear but you can't get either without getting into a raidguild.
The gear is like my diploma, noobs in full epics that are obviously eBayed.
Edit: eBay being my university.
haha this post was hilarious
I have similar thoughts about graduating
I don't really wanna go and honestly prolly wont last 2 quarters.
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This was a pretty obvious choice man. Taking the 2 hour bus ride is not work it unless it is a MUST. I know I have done it. So go with the latter and go M and W. Just make sure you bring snacks, music, and whatever else will keep you entertained. Just stay in the library to do hw and what not.
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