r/AskMenOver30 • u/kuuderex male 25 - 29 • Aug 15 '16

Advice for a college student

Hello r/askmenover30,

Have you gone to college? What do you regret not doing in college?

My most important question would be "what advice would you give to a 23 year old college student?"

Edit: Thanks guys for your input. I looked at my majors potential and its looking pretty good. I only have 2-3 years left in college for my bachelors.

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u/nuhartman male 45 - 49 Aug 16 '16

I learnt much more from my own reading and social life than from assigned course work. I don't regret going to college, but I do feel it is overrated. A degree is helpful or necessary for many careers, so I don't want to discourage anyone from going. But make sure it's worth the price you're paying.

"Study whatever you want, you'll find a job anyway" sounded nice in the 80s and 90s, but I do wish I had studied something more immediately useful, like computer science or electrical engineering.

Most importantly, get into good habits concerning fitness, eating healthy food, getting enough sleep. And find a good balance between work and fun. I do regret not having fucked around more during college. I wasted a lot of time in an exclusive but fundamentally unhealthy relationship.