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I may take time off College for my dream.
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Sc2Corpse
United States210 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
For godsakes don't drop out as a gold leaguer. What exactly are you going to do, sit at home and play 12 hours a day? A better plan is to be more efficient with school, work hard at it and get your daily work done fast so you can play SC2 the rest of the day. I don't see why you can't spend like on average say 5 hours a day doing school stuff, leaving 7-9 hours for SC2. Even in the poker community where people are banking $50/hour+ dropping out is seen as a bad move. If you really want to do this, make it your goal to stay in school and work hard at it and SC2 until you get to GM. Then start talking about dropping out again. | ||
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Sc2Corpse
United States210 Posts
On March 21 2012 12:58 cz wrote: "I have only been playing the game for 2 and a half months and I am already in Gold league" For godsakes don't drop out as a gold leaguer. What exactly are you going to do, sit at home and play 12 hours a day? A better plan is to be more efficient with school, work hard at it and get your daily work done fast so you can play SC2 the rest of the day. I don't see why you can't spend like on average say 5 hours a day doing school stuff, leaving 7-9 hours for SC2. Even in the poker community where people are banking $50/hour+ dropping out is seen as a bad move. If you really want to do this, make it your goal to stay in school and work hard at it and SC2 until you get to GM. Then start talking about dropping out again. Wise words, I shall think hard about this decision. and I didn't have plans of just sitting at home and playing Sc2, I was going to work a job also to support myself, and if I can hardly find the time to play Starcraft just with juggling college I know I will never get to achieve my dream juggling college AND a job. | ||
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F3arless
Canada45 Posts
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Mattchew
United States5684 Posts
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Wampaibist
United States478 Posts
Hes taking a break because it's his passion College is so important and I wish you would try your hardest to do both at the same time, and I hope this is what you really want. Give college your all till the semester ends and then make your final decisions after thinking it through a little longer. Give it your best shot dood, hf | ||
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Pokebunny
United States10654 Posts
In short: - Try to get as good as you can get with the time you have. It depends on your major, but you should have quite a bit of free time if you free yourself from extra activities that waste your time and get your work done in an efficient and timely manner. - If at this point you really feel you're pushing your skill level to the highest you can with what resources you have and you're really still interested, then consider taking off school. If you choose to go through with it anyway, I wish you the best of luck - I don't mean to discourage you from following your dreams. I am a strong believer of everyone simply trying to enjoy life as much as they can more than anything, and if this really makes you happy, then go for it. If you have a comfortable family life and can easily just take a semester off to do this then great, but I'm just warning you that it's nearly impossible to know what you really want until you're at that point. See you at MLG!  I'll be there too. If you'd like to chat more about the journey to becoming a pro level player @ MLG, feel free to PM me and maybe we can meet up for some food or something one day, if I'm not busy haha ^^ enjoy! glhf~ | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
On March 21 2012 12:56 Sc2Corpse wrote: So here is my story, I know a lot of you TL members are going to say "No don't do that, you will never make it, it is impossible." but I think I am going to take some time off of college to be more focused and dedicated into Starcraft, it is my DREAM to be a professional RTS/Sc2 player and make a living from something I love doing playing video games, and I am a firm believer that if you dedicate yourself to it you can reach your dreams no matter what, and here recently I just cant focus my attention to Sc2 and follow my dream like I want too because College swamps me with Homework day after day, so during the week days I hardly get to play any and It keeps me stressed out, I have only been playing the game for 2 and a half months and I am already in Gold league with no RTS background, playing about 3 hours a day and watching streams ALOT sometimes even during my classes! I was never really good at school anyway, Games have always been there for me and I know that's what I want my future to be in, the gaming industry, so I think after this semester ends, one more month, I will take 1 or 2 semesters off too just play Starcraft 10+ hours a day just to see how far I get, if all else fails and I don't get even close to my dream I can just start going back to College, I just wanted to get everyones input on this idea, and please don't say "You will never make it." because I have learned not to listen to stuff like that, anyone can make a dream come true....Thanks TL. See everyone at MLG Columbus! :D No offence, but it's the truth. SC2 has been out for almost 2 years now (already been 2 years if you count the beta) so getting into it just now is a bit late to really have dreams of going pro. Even more so since you say you have never played an RTS before so your mechanics are levels behind everyone elses. Also, 3 hours a day is nothing really, especially since you need to play catch-up like I said earlier. If you really are serious about it you would already be devoting more time to it. Just continue college, unless you are just plain flunking out then there is no reason to leave it. Unless you are already a High Masters/GM I wouldn't dream of going pro. It seems like you already lack the discipline to succeed in school so what makes you think you can succeed being a progamer? Could you really stand to play SC2 for hours everyday and not get bored of it?.Sorry to be so blunt, but I think you should really think this over. You don't seem dedicated enough to go pro. If you are looking for someone kinda doing what you are doing, check out Lobbers posts on reddit. He is taking a year off trying to go pro. Even though he seems really dedicated and is putting a decent amount of time into it, he isn't accomplishing much. All I know of him is that he hit GM on NA recently and took a game off Huk in a Playhem. That's nice and all but it's still a far-cry away from being a programer, and this is someone who is more dedicated and better then you. | ||
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brachester
Australia1786 Posts
Editl: by don't drop out, i meant don't take a brake from college just to play games. Do both at the same time to see if ur really have the talent to do it. | ||
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Black[CAT]
Malaysia2589 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
On March 21 2012 13:02 Sc2Corpse wrote: Wise words, I shall think hard about this decision. and I didn't have plans of just sitting at home and playing Sc2, I was going to work a job also to support myself, and if I can hardly find the time to play Starcraft just with juggling college I know I will never get to achieve my dream juggling college AND a job. Isn't working a job to support yourself going to take as much if not more time away from your day as college? If you're in a college program with actual jobs at the end (e.g. not liberal arts) then you can just not work and go into debt. Making min wage to take time away from school doesn't always make sense. | ||
RedJustice
United States1004 Posts
It seems you are already working, which can take away your time. Do you mind explaining what about school (whether it be the school you attend is so very difficult, your particular major, etc) that is keeping you from being able to spend time gaming more? Are you doing other activities that are a time suck? There may be solutions to free up more of your time than you think you have. Someone who can be very helpful for this is a learning resource specialist that many schools may offer as a resource. These people aren't just for someone who has a disability. They can help you with things like time management so that you can get things done very efficiently and have more free time. | ||
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Dubzex
United States6994 Posts
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
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Sc2Corpse
United States210 Posts
On March 21 2012 13:11 cz wrote: Isn't working a job to support yourself going to take as much if not more time away from your day as college? If you're in a college program with actual jobs at the end (e.g. not liberal arts) then you can just not work and go into debt. Making min wage to take time away from school doesn't always make sense. Not exactly, College require me having homework from 4 classes, 4 days a week, If I just worked a job, it would be work come home, play starcraft, repeat. | ||
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Initiative
United States131 Posts
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Sc2Corpse
United States210 Posts
On March 21 2012 13:12 RedJustice wrote: Pokebunny and cz have the best advice-- don't give up if you are passionate about it, but leaving school may not be the best solution. It seems you are already working, which can take away your time. Do you mind explaining what about school (whether it be the school you attend is so very difficult, your particular major, etc) that is keeping you from being able to spend time gaming more? Are you doing other activities that are a time suck? There may be solutions to free up more of your time than you think you have. Someone who can be very helpful for this is a learning resource specialist that many schools may offer as a resource. These people aren't just for someone who has a disability. They can help you with things like time management so that you can get things done very efficiently and have more free time. Pretty much the College I go to, which im sure most Colleges are like this SWAMP me with homework, I am talking about 4 classes giving homework 4 days a week, so it takes up a HUGE part of my time, I am majoring in Computer Programming so I also am doing hard math which I am struggling with since it is my worse subject, so really by the time I study and do homework, its time to go to sleep and wake up early and go to class, repeat, its just a huge road block in my way of my dream it feels like. | ||
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F3arless
Canada45 Posts
On March 21 2012 13:09 Black[CAT] wrote: LOL, another one of those wood/bronze/gold to Pro blogs! I thought they were extinct already! QFT, please dont drop out before talking to ur parents, if they are radicalists, dont upset them, play in the summer! | ||
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Thaniri
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MacroNcheesE
United States508 Posts
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