College Life: Prudence or Party?

[OSUforME]

<p>Actually, I never tried to distinguish. The number of placements a school has into the finance sector is often a measure of success. </p>

<p>My post about corporate management out of MIT was in response to barron’s point about UW success.</p>

[beanieboo]

<p>almost exactly what lollybo said… i just started college so im going to give a somewhat different perspective on this. in high school i did not “work to my full potential” i went out every weekend, and drank and partied at most of them from junior year on. i still was able to dedicate myself to work and my ECs during the week. sure if i had stayed in on friday and saturday and studied longer instead of tlkaing to friends i wouldve done better. but i dont regret anything… i got into and am attending boston college now so i say thats not too shabby. i would not have given up my social life even if it had gotten me into penn (which was my dream school).</p>

<p>and in college i plan to go to class, to study, and to maintain a high gpa. but i also plan to let loose every weekend and have some fun with my peers. i wouldnt be studying at 3am friday night anyway… so who cares if im sleeping after a long night of partying? college is an experience, youre not going to remember that you got a 96 on an exam instead of a 90. but you will remember those classic party moments and moments with friends forever</p>

<p>its all about priorities… id rather have some fun with my life</p>

[ken285]

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I think it’s safe to assert that, for most students, the number of consecutive hours spent working/studying is inversely related to the quality and quantity of work produced. In other words, humans are not machines–our efficiency is severely limited when we are not happy.

It’s only an inverse relationship after a certain point; if you don’t study at all, then you don’t do well. I’d say it’s more of a bell curve, and the key to success is figuring out where your peak is; it’s different for each person.</p>

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My philosophy is… why work your ass off in high school to get into a good college, and then work your ass off at college to get a good job, and then work your ass off at work to make a lot of money, when you’re going to die eventually anyway? I mean, sure, I want to be reasonably rich eventually, but only so I can afford to enjoy myself. You only live once.

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<p>Out of the 3 phases which you mention, working your ass off in college is probably the most important one. It will set you up for a job that not only has a high salary, but a job that you enjoy. The perfect job will be the one that won’t seem like a job at all; it’ll be something that you actually like. And of course, it’ll be something where you don’t have to work your ass off for 70 hours a week every week. </p>

<p>That being said, you can’t just work and don’t play at all; you wouldn’t reach your peak efficiency. Moderation, moderation, moderation.</p>

[arbiter213]

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I may not be the most intelligent student on campus, but through prudence, will emerge ahead.

Yes. (Directed to the bold.)</p>

[pearlygate]

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Those who over-exercise will burn themselves out. Those who site sedately all day suffer from atrophy. A boy who studies all the time has no friends. Another who only makes friends fails in his examinations. Staying too long under the sun can result in heatstroke and sunburn. Not going out at all makes the skin pale and pallid. Sharpening at all will render the knife useless. Being extreme is always the cause of pain. Moderation, then is the key of life. It is the way to live our lives as it is meant to be lived.

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<p>a quote from here
<a href=“http://ririanproject.com/2007/09/04/10-big-lessons-from-little-kids/[/url]”>http://ririanproject.com/2007/09/04/10-big-lessons-from-little-kids/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;