There are people like you at your University. When I started college I seriously aspired and worked towards becoming a millionaire through developing multiple sources of income, and I found people like me. Trust me, you will be able to find gamers and people who aren't addicted to drugs, alcohol, and getting laid. A good thing to do is to find a group at your college that participates in an activity you enjoy. There might even be a group that plays Starcraft. There will probably be a day where all the groups go somewhere on campus with poster boards to recruit people. Check it out when that happens.

Also, study something that you love. If you are going to college as undecided or studying something you don't like your probably wasting your time. When you study something you love homework shouldn't be an issue and you will meet people with similar interests as you in your classes.

henreiman

United States407 Posts

July 07 2011 20:34 GMT

#42

I'm coming in really late to the debate, but let me give you a few pieces of advice:

1) Talk to your roommate. I am very much like the way you describe yourself, and a lot of my best friends are relatively hardcore into the partying scene. I distance myself from it. Just because he loves to smoke/drink/etc doesn't mean he isn't a nice and reasonable guy. Heck, maybe that's just the persona he puts on to seem cool. It might be possible to send up some ground rules and keep that section of his life out of yours.

EDIT: I should mention that I did get somewhat into the partying scene because of my friends...and guess what? I loved it. I used to hang out with 5-6 friends every weekend, now I have 3-5 different places to choose from on a Saturday night. I enjoy a few drinks every now and then, and the situations that follow make it worth it every time. Partying looks bad from the outside, but trust me man, you'll find your way to do it and you will ENJOY it. The phrase let your hair down from time to time is cliche but so true.

2) The scenario above is admittedly unlikely. If he does turn out to be a dick, ask for a roommate transfer. Private colleges definitely tend to help out their students like that, especially opposed to public 40k people universities.

3) In regards to going to college, GET OVER IT! I don't care if it's "not for you" because the degree isn't for you either - it's for your parents and society! If you don't have at least a college degree - let alone masters - it is incredibly tough to get anywhere in this world without a genius IQ and a helluva lot of luck. College provides a TON of time for other activities - you can spend at least a couple hours a day gaming if you wish. Plus, you can socialize, pick up women, and basically find your niche in life. Who knows, maybe you'll end up getting a Ph D in German Classics because you find out you love them so much.

Most importantly, it's not like the best years of your life are behind you once college is over...you can hone your skills for 3-4 years, use summer as basically 3 months of sanctioned "nothing but SC2/games" time, and become a progamer when you graduate. Most progamers HAVE college degrees...Destiny, Incontrol, and Catz all mentioned they have degrees on their streams. Ever heard of the CSL? Tons of progamers such as DarkForce and Antimage are in college right now! Are you Idras skill level, so that you can ditch college and go straight to Korea? Well you're Platinum, so probably not...not to mention I have heard Idra plans on going back to college after his progaming career dies down. NesTea is what, 30? Going to college doesn't give up on your dreams, it hardly even delays them.

Marcus420

Canada1923 Posts

July 07 2011 20:37 GMT

#43

are we supposed to feel bad or something?

toughen up a bit.

AwkwardGuy

United States3 Posts

July 07 2011 20:43 GMT

#44

I guess you guys are right, nevermind.

MASSivezTV

United States289 Posts

July 07 2011 20:44 GMT

#45

i guess you guys are right, nvm.

MASSivezTV

United States289 Posts

July 07 2011 20:44 GMT

#46

On July 08 2011 05:43 AwkwardGuy wrote:
I guess you guys are right, nevermind.

sorry this was me, didnt know i was on my other account

quirinus

Croatia2489 Posts

July 07 2011 20:50 GMT

#47

Good, he's going to hopefully teach you some things. Cherish it!

Tarbosh

United States127 Posts

July 07 2011 21:20 GMT

#48

I think you are too worried. If your roommate always wants to be partying, then let him. If you aren't joining in then he is less likely to want to spend time hanging out in your dorm/suite with you anyway. He'll be off doing his own thing, and you can stay in and do your thing. You will have a lot of free time in college, especially if you aren't doing any extracurricular activities. You should have no problem getting all your school work done and still having time to play games for at least 5 hours a day. Class is only 3-4 hours a day, maybe 5 some days if you are only taking class 4 days a week. Unless you are attending a very difficult school or program, it will be a lot more relaxing than you are expecting. You don't need to socialize if you don't want to, go to class, come home, do work, play. Maybe you can even find some other SC2 players on campus that you can hang out with. talk about SC2 with and play with.

Edit: I didn't read anything besides the OP.

Enervate

United States1769 Posts

July 07 2011 21:45 GMT

#49

I find it funny that your other account's name is awkward guy.

Elegy

United States1629 Posts

July 07 2011 22:08 GMT

#50

On July 08 2011 04:52 MASSivezTV wrote:

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Im outgoing with the people I am comfortable around, like in high school i had no problem at all because i was with those people for around 13 years of my life.

As far as me being able to become a pro gamer, yes. If you know me you would know that I have achieved greatly in the things I do in life when I put a lot of time into it. I do believe that I could apply the same mentality and skill into starcraft.

I think most people are outgoing with people they are comfortable around...

This pro gamer infatuation on TL is really disturbing, every single pro ever asked the question always answers play in your spare time and if you can't get really damn good part time, going full time won't magically grant you crazy skills. The fact is that you won't become a pro gamer, you clearly aren't outgoing, and going to college is easily the best thing for you to do career wise and in terms of social life.

There will be plenty of kids just like you who are reluctant to become socially active in college and it's not difficult to figure out who they are. You're setting yourself up for failure with such an attitude, to be honest.

MASSivezTV

United States289 Posts

July 07 2011 22:15 GMT

#51

lol

Elegy

United States1629 Posts

July 07 2011 22:25 GMT

#52

also socially active in college =/= drinking and one night stands, although its certainly one way to go about it

SiN]

United States540 Posts

July 07 2011 22:35 GMT

#53

maybe you should be above platinum before thinking about going pro...

MASSivezTV

United States289 Posts

July 07 2011 22:46 GMT

#54

maybe you shouldnt post here?

Riku

United States1064 Posts

July 07 2011 23:19 GMT

#55

On July 08 2011 07:46 MASSivezTV wrote:
maybe you shouldnt post here?

Why ask for advice if you are going to refuse to take any?

You're acting like a spoiled child that clearly has no idea what supporting yourself in the real world is like. I think you need to suck it up and grow up before you find yourself spending the rest of your life trying to become a "pro" in your mom's basement.

Sorry if that's harsh, but it seems like you need a serious wake up call, kid.

Cassel_Castle

United States820 Posts

July 08 2011 00:25 GMT

#56

You'll have time to try to get "pro" in college lol. Try to get an off-campus apartment though, dorms aren't fun for anti-social people.

Endymion

United States3701 Posts

July 08 2011 00:47 GMT

#57

My roommate was a "typical fratboy" like you're describing and we didn't have a single fight the entire year, just give the guy space and he'll give you yours. And be sure to not make presumptions judgements, you REALLY don't want to get in a fight with your roommate or get on bad terms with them. Also, you can leach off of his social tendencies to make friends with his friends, I met 90% of my friends who didn't play Starcraft through my roommate in university. It's really not as bad as it seems, and plus you'll meet awesome girls. Chin up!