Makes Me Think - Today, I realized that I'm paying almost $20,000 per year for the next 4 years of my life to get a university degree, and I've spent the past 4 months of my freshman year basically reviewing crap I learned in high school. MMT

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Today, I realized that I'm paying almost $20,000 per year for the next 4 years of my life to get a university degree, and I've spent the past 4 months of my freshman year basically reviewing crap I learned in high school. MMT

#2922 (5) - Dec 10, 2009 by student - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (1140) - No, that made me sleepy. (339)

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Amen to that. Even first semester of my sophomore year I am still reviewing my high school material....MMT.

#1 - by JammSchra
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Sounds like you're going to the wrong university. I stopped reviewing high school concepts 4 weeks in.

#2 - by Hikshi
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I spend close to 50,000 a year for my education. I may be reviewing a lot from high school academically, but you can't put a price on the life lessons you will walk away with.

#3 - by lgoode
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I feel the same way, and to be honest I'm getting really sick of the repetition.

#4 - by tonyf686
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Take AP classes in high school to skip GE! =D

#5 - by YoSoyMi
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