Is it OK to lose your scholarship in college?

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: LW07
So generally speaking people tend to do better in their major classes than in gen-ed classes?

Dude, you are 100% full of fail.

All of your problems / questions show a complete 100% lack of situational analysis, deductive reasoning, and independent thinking.

This is like asking "so, generally speaking, people's balls are less constricted in boxer shorts than they are in whitey-tighties?"

 

[TecHNooB]

Originally posted by: LW07
Also, the reason I tell myself(i know this will sound stupid) for not studying is that what if I studied and got an 88 on the test but didn't study and got an 86, so I'd rather not put forth all the hours for the extra 2 points. Plus tests just seem rigged so that whatever you study they put things on there that you didn't cover enough in your studying... makes you wonder if they can read your mind.

Well, now we can say you're doing it all wrong. Study and get 95+.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

despite popular opinion, college isnt for everyone

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA
haha in first semester and thinking about jobs 4 yrs down the road

even retards can pull 3.0 GPA, it is 99% work 1% effort
I've seen it all the time, super talented but lazy people do worse than super dedicated but ordinary otherwise

forget about excuses and get to work

does not compute

 

[Boo Boo]

21K for a pievce of paper thats only good for wiping ass

 

[Mo0o]

Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
despite popular opinion, college isnt for everyone

You're right, but it's the alternative that people don't want.

 

[LW07]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

I play video games alot, but at the same time is it really that bad to accept an easy B over slaving my butt off for an A?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: LW07

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

I play video games alot, but at the same time is it really that bad to accept an easy B over slaving my butt off for an A?

I dont understand why youre complaining then. If you're fine with mediocrity and arent willing to try hard, then you get what you deserve.

 

[LW07]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: LW07

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

I play video games alot, but at the same time is it really that bad to accept an easy B over slaving my butt off for an A?

I dont understand why youre complaining then. If you're fine with mediocrity and arent willing to try hard, then you get what you deserve.

Will I get fired when it comes time to get into the workforce if I keep this attitude going?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: LW07

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: LW07

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

I play video games alot, but at the same time is it really that bad to accept an easy B over slaving my butt off for an A?

I dont understand why youre complaining then. If you're fine with mediocrity and arent willing to try hard, then you get what you deserve.

Will I get fired when it comes time to get into the workforce if I keep this attitude going?

McDonalds probably wont care if you dont give 110% at the fry station

 

[Pollock]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
This is the problem with grades and the grading system. It teaches people like the OP to be blind idiots and all they focus on is the grade. You should be more concerned with learning and then the grades just fall into place. I went to class to learn, did my homework to learn, and studied to learn, and I graduated with an engineering degree and a 3.8 GPA. I'm not the brightest or best student either. The classes I did poorly in were the ones that I was only concerned with 'getting the grade' and it was in my freshman year. Once I understood that the point of school was to learn and it was going to benefit me for the rest of my life, I got straight As because I studied with a purpose. You need to change your attitude. Expecting to lose your scholarship and planning for it is stupid. Going to college just to say you went to college will not benefit you.

Originally posted by: LW07
Also, the reason I tell myself(i know this will sound stupid) for not studying is that what if I studied and got an 88 on the test but didn't study and got an 86, so I'd rather not put forth all the hours for the extra 2 points. Plus tests just seem rigged so that whatever you study they put things on there that you didn't cover enough in your studying... makes you wonder if they can read your mind.

This is so sad. You're right, though. You should definitely not put any effort into anything. That's the right attitude to be successful in life. Do just enough to get by.

truth

As for the OP, are you seriously asking if you should try and get good grades so that you can keep earning free money? Are you fucking serious? You do well and keep your scholarship, that's $1500 a quarter/semester that you get to keep. Lose that scholarship, you have to pay it. Is that really so hard?

No, your employers won't care about your scholarships (I have a full ride, but I don't tell them that in interviews), but that doesn't mean you should throw away a chance at some serious money. This is besides the obvious answer that learning makes you a better candidate for jobs in the first place, and that doing well in the workplace = more money anyway.

Also, $800 for books per semester is complete fail. Buy used. Hell, don't use the book at all, or pirate it, something. There is no way you have to spend that much.

 

[Sumguy]

Originally posted by: LW07

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Quit being a lazy fuck and study. God knows you're not partying it up in your free time.

I play video games alot, but at the same time is it really that bad to accept an easy B over slaving my butt off for an A?

Quit your bitching, you're telling me your going to lose thousands of dollars in scholarships because you're too busy dicking around on Halo? Then whine about how hard it is? My guess is that you expect your parents to pick up the money lost, because you apparently haven't bothered to calculate the amount of hours of work you'd have to put in to make that up.

I'll give you a hint: More hours than it takes to "slave your butt off for an A".

 

[ebaycj]

Like I said before:

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Originally posted by: LW07
So generally speaking people tend to do better in their major classes than in gen-ed classes?

Dude, you are 100% full of fail.

All of your problems / questions show a complete 100% lack of situational analysis, deductive reasoning, and independent thinking.

This is like asking "so, generally speaking, people's balls are less constricted in boxer shorts than they are in whitey-tighties?"

Only now I get the feeling that he's just trolling.

 

[Engineer]

I lost my scholarship at the end of my freshman year by 0.03 GPA. My grades went up dramatically when paying for it myself.

 

[helpme]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: mugs
I think my first semester of college was my worst. Once you start taking more of your major classes your GPA should go up (you should do well in your major classes)

I think you have it the other way around. General education classes(english, history, philosophy, all the liberal arts stuff) is easy. Major classes should be hard.

The content may be easy... but they are BORINGGGGGG

I found it eaiser to get A's in my EE classes, because the GEs were so boring that it was hard not to go through them on cruse control.

 

[LW07]

Originally posted by: helpme

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: mugs
I think my first semester of college was my worst. Once you start taking more of your major classes your GPA should go up (you should do well in your major classes)

I think you have it the other way around. General education classes(english, history, philosophy, all the liberal arts stuff) is easy. Major classes should be hard.

The content may be easy... but they are BORINGGGGGG

I found it eaiser to get A's in my EE classes, because the GEs were so boring that it was hard not to go through them on cruse control.

yeah, and honestly why would a data analysis, programmer, network administrator, or other computer related field need to know about who won what battle during the roman empire period or what happened in the civil rights era?