EPTHaving said that, different universities have different standards as you have said already. But that shouldn't matter because professors are merely facilitators for your learning experience. Their goal is to guide you in the right path. Your goal is to initiate. As long as you own a good textbook, you should be fine. But if your college requires you to buy a shitty textbook (like my school does from time to time), invest in a better one to supplement your learning if you're interested in the subject.
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billy5000
United States865 Posts
Having said that, different universities have different standards as you have said already. But that shouldn't matter because professors are merely facilitators for your learning experience. Their goal is to guide you in the right path. Your goal is to initiate. As long as you own a good textbook, you should be fine. But if your college requires you to buy a shitty textbook (like my school does from time to time), invest in a better one to supplement your learning if you're interested in the subject. | ||
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RedTail
United States104 Posts
My advice to you is there are so many oppotunities in college. I'm not talking about everything there is to life like partying, sports, friendship, culture, food, art all that shit which is obvious. Mostly every college has specific programs that are geared towards students. I bet there is an economics club. If you join that/become president/ whatever it will look really good on a resume or help you in an interview with the skills you've learned. You can talk to professors. Stop by and ask questions. Do internships. Study abroad. There are so many options out there that are for YOU. and not just in a social or cultural way. I mean in a resume way. In a look good/ get a good job way. Befriend a professor and do research. They are working to help you. It is easy, if you have initiative, to make yourself look good in college. | ||
Chill
Calgary25963 Posts
On July 20 2012 23:06 KING CHARLIE :D wrote: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” ― Ernest Hemingway That's a pretty awesome quote. Never seen it before  | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:40 zalz wrote: You can try and be as smart as you like, in the end, unless you are some hyper intelligent freak of nature, skill won't get you very far. If you lock yourself off from other people, you are going to be missing the crucial skill of networking. People don't hand out promotions on the sole basis of skill and talent. Normally I'd argue that people can be intelligent freaks of nature and be very social, but the OP has mentioned he likes to close himself off. Try to be the best all you like, but nobody will recognize you for it if you lack the social skills to climb the ladder. There is such a thing as internal and external IQ. No there isn't. And while I think all forms of IQ are rather bogus; emotional or otherwise, there is a lot of enjoyment to gain from having friends or people to talk to. | ||
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