A question for those of you going to college/university

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Do you actually remember a majority of what you learn? I've only been going to classes for a month and a half now but I just don't think i'll remember even half of this stuff if i'm lucky and i'm getting good grades! I'm averaging around 90-95% in my two classes.
 
To be quite honest, no.

Education doesn't really serve that purpose anymore methinks. Nowadays the purpose is mostly to jump through the bureaucratic hoops to prove to potential employers that you aren't a dumbass and can at least commit yourself to something.
 
I'd say I've retained about .3% from college.

Well maybe 1.5% overall if you include my Spanish class in Mexico. And that was mostly cause I wanted to show the chicas I was a cunning linguist. :D
 
I'm trying to use and apply everything I learn to work right now. it seems to really help me retain the knowledge. If not the specifics then at least the ideas implied. Those are my Management Studies courses.

I start Introductory Sociology and then Introductory Psychology right after that in a few months. I'm both excited and scared outta my mind about those. I have no idea what to expect but I know it'll at least be a little interesting. At the very least.
 
I remember most of what I learn. But since you've only been in school for 6 weeks, I'm not sure if it's a particularly good sign to be forgetting everything... too much drinking? :lol:

What's your major?
 
It's not that i've forgotten everything yet. The principles of everything seem to be sticking pretty good but the finer details and the multitudes of theories go in one ear and out the other. They stick around long enough for teh test.

My company provides so much money for college and so much for university per year. So i'm taking both.

Management Studies. I'm not sure if i'll take the 10 course one year version or the 20 course two year.

BA in Sociology with a minor in Psychology. It'll probably take me 5 1/2 years going nights at 2-3 nights a week.
 
Do you actually remember a majority of what you learn? I've only been going to classes for a month and a half now but I just don't think i'll remember even half of this stuff if i'm lucky and i'm getting good grades! I'm averaging around 90-95% in my two classes.

Yep. And what I don't remember, I consult my extensive notes for.
 
That's an abrupt change in direction. I am residing in Ottawa.

That's what I figured because of your location. But so many people have joke locations I just figured ... Ya know.

Cheezy: So many people have fiftychat sigs but no one goes there. I've been there 4-5 times at high traffic hours and no one was there. I wanted to see what all the talk was about.
 
It's not that i've forgotten everything yet. The principles of everything seem to be sticking pretty good but the finer details and the multitudes of theories go in one ear and out the other. They stick around long enough for teh test.

Doesn't sound like that much of a problem, especially if your taking first or second year courses. You can always look up finer point in textbooks and elsewhere.
 
That's what I figured because of your location. But so many people have joke locations I just figured ... Ya know.

Cheezy: So many people have fiftychat sigs but no one goes there. I've been there 4-5 times at high traffic hours and no one was there. I wanted to see what all the talk was about.
It's heydey has past. Probably for the best.
 
Finally got it figured out. I've been sitting in the char thing up top in teh fifty chat there the whole time by myself :lol:
 
Repetition helps you remember a lot of stuff. I mean, I've been here for a few years, and all of the classes keep building on each other, which forces the memory to either kick into high gear or give up.

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Narz, that was the best pun I've seen in a long time; thanks for the smile.

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Depends on the level of education, and the class. It depends on the class because, at an undergrad level, only a few classes are stuff that you are really interested in. At the grad level, most or even all of your classes are important to your desired understanding. I remember some stuff from classes in highschool, ver batum (sp?), and that was :cringe: almost 20 years ago.

It all depends on if you really want to be there. For instance: people can recite many verses of a movie the next day, week or even year. If you are as interested in class, you can do the same with them. When you get to the point that you wake up and can't wait for class to discuss the material, it's easy and you remember it all.

I haven't forgotten since my 3rd year of uni, when I started wanting to learn the stuff. I got lucky and stumbled into a disipline that fits me. Most people take longer to want to go to class.

How much do you forget about your favorite game? How many years did you play?
 
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