I hate college and everything related to it.

[He Man]

I havent received a letter to orientation yet, and they wont tell me when i'll get one, and they wont let me register for an orientation date, and they wont let me register at all.
I've called, but the person who deals with it never picks up the phone and their mailbox is always full so i can never leave a message. This is the 4th college i've been to. They all suck. Im sick of dealing with this shit all year and im getting dressed now to go there and chew some make the beast with two backsing asses out.

City College of NY. suck it.

[herm]

wow, that kind of sucks...

college was the best 6 years of my life.

[wbeck257]

I've learned more about dealing w/ bureaucratic bullshit in college than anything else.

They don't care about you, they just want your $$$.

[il d00d]

I have dealt with three state colleges and they were all pretty much the same.  DMV levels of efficiency.  This was further complicated by the process of getting financial aid. Yay.
I am sad to say that it was ultimately one of the reasons I dropped out with a year to go.  It was a deeply stupid move on my part, and I regret doing it.  One day I am going to take a real deep breath and try again.  Don't give up - a degree is a really good way of decreasing your exposure to this type of asshattery in the working world.  Good luck, fight the good fight...

[Statler]

deep breath, HeMan....

going in person is good, but heading there half cocked rarely fixes the problem.

good luck.

[TiNi]

college was the best of times, and the worst of times.

admin does suck, but statler gives some good advice... breathe!
good luck!

[SacDuc]

Stop putzing around with college and do something useful with your life. The world needs more good plumbers. Become a plumber. Also quit pregnant doging. 

sac

[Speedbag]

I've learned more about dealing w/ bureaucratic bullshit in college than anything else.

They don't care about you, they just want your $$$.

+1

I hated my six years more than I loved it. Of course, I had to work my way through (no loans, hence the six year plan) and had a tiny fraction of the fun everyone else seemed to be having. It was a burden more than anything, and things are WAY better now.

[DucHead]

Stop putzing around with college and do something useful with your life. The world needs more good plumbers. Become a plumber. Also quit pregnant doging. 

sac

+1

I never understood the "everyone has to go to college" mentality.

Oh, and maybe your punctuation errors raised a red flag with admissions.   

[jclin]

I never understood the "everyone has to go to college" mentality.

If you want, you can blame federally assisted college loans with barely any requirements besides having parents that aren't multi-millionaires. It's not the only reason, but one of 'em.

[Grampa]

nuf said

[He Man]

I dont write the way i type. I'd still be in 8th grade if that were the case. arent we suppose to be informal here?

And Statler, I do carpentry and electrical work to pay for the years expenses every summer (really its just beer and gas money lol), so i've paid the dues and would like to upgrade to Engineering!    

Anyway, I went there, and the front desk told me.... "we sent your letter out today. your orientation is next week. Just respond to the letter when you receive it in the mail"

So lets see...monday mail out......Wednesday receive....wednesday, I mail out, they receive friday, and I need to be there on tuesday the 12th. GENIUS!!!!!!   I asked them if i can just RSVP over the phone or in person, they said no. I asked them if there is a number i can call if i dont get it in the mail, they said no. Ladies and Gentlemen, higher education is run by the functionally illiterate.

As far as as "everyone has to go to college".....the truth is. College is nothing more than a tool used to determine if you can deal with bullshit. What do you really learn in college? I think its mostly how to survive in society, and how the world spins. You get well rounded in everything, and focused on 1 topic. But to be competative, you still need to get more education and licensing to work. Which means more tests and more bullshit to go through before you get there. both of which you have proven you can deal with by going through college. Are skilled trades just as important? yes. I wasn't going to go to college until the very last minute, i wanted to be an electrician. Plumbers, carpenters, electricians, Masonry, etc, are ALL very very respected careers. If anyone thinks otherwise, then you have your head up your ass. You get paid well, not mind blowing, but you go as far as you want to go. Stay as a worker, or go back to school and work for yourself. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with choosing a trade job over a college degree. But you will eventually go to college as a tradesmen, even if your 35, its the only way to get more money and advance.

Or to paraphrase....what bobspapa said.

[trenner]

What do you really learn in college? I think its mostly how to survive in society, and how the world spins.

I learned quite a bit of pyrotechnics in college.  I learned how to play foosball really well.  I learned how to calm down a friend having a bad acid trip.  And, how to teach myself efficiently.  And that I hate partial differential equations.  Also, how to ride a motorcycle in LA traffic, and why you shouldn't order onions on your sub sandwich if you're going to sneak it in to a movie theater stuffed into the sleeve of your leather jacket..  Also, that rootbeer schnapps is the work of Satan.

[Grampa]

  Also, that rootbeer schnapps is the work of Satan.

dood...I figured that out and all I rock is a GED

[tonyj311]

join the Marines. http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15422

You get to fight the lava monster.

It is a non-stop, thrill a minute job. (ok I may be exaggerating a bit).