ArneHD
Just a little bit mad
I'm taking Geology at university at the moment and I remember most of what I learn, if only because I have to use everything I learn.
A question for those of you going to college/university
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Not really, but when I was majoring in Computer Science, and was forced to take 6 levels of Calculus and 3 levels of Physics, and I dared ask why it was necessary -- I was told that it teaches problem solving skills.
It's the process of learning and understanding that some universities try to teach. Not just factual knowledge.
It's the process of learning and understanding that some universities try to teach. Not just factual knowledge.
Yeah, I'm with Ecofarm. For the classes that I actually wanted to take, my Political Science, Music, Sociology and Economics classes, I remember a pretty good amount, because I would buy the textbooks, take good notes, etc etc. For classes that I was only taking because the University makes me, like physical sciences, I remember a embarrassingly small amount.
Its that way for high school too. If I had to retake my senior level Calculus class, there is simply no way I would be able to pass, since I haven't had a real math class in almost 4 years.
Its that way for high school too. If I had to retake my senior level Calculus class, there is simply no way I would be able to pass, since I haven't had a real math class in almost 4 years.
Stevenpfo
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Yeah, that is true. The classes in high school that I really looked forward to, I had a much higher retention rate.
mangxema
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That's still good. That's what's really important, anyway. Realistically, you're going to need plenty of on-job-training for whatever you do. As a soon-to-be electrical engineering graduate, employers don't expect me to make radar system, but they would like to be able to use buzzwords and me not have a vacant stare on my face.
AL_DA_GREAT
amour absinthe révolution
I never take notes, I never study still I remember pretty much everything. I can remember every word that my teachers said several years ago.
GoodGame
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The answer is yes, conditionally. It's the "you never forget how to ride a bike" truism, but you still have to get back into riding a bit to get your skill up again.
Getting a good GPA is probably the most important thing about college, and the second most important is finding out what subject areas interest you the most, and for what you're the most gifted.
Sad fact, it might take years before you land a perfect job, but a good GPA will help you the most make ends meet before you do.
Getting a good GPA is probably the most important thing about college, and the second most important is finding out what subject areas interest you the most, and for what you're the most gifted.
Sad fact, it might take years before you land a perfect job, but a good GPA will help you the most make ends meet before you do.
Irish Caesar
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You wouldn't get credit for AP calc in college?
That sucks.
If you can take the stat course and get credit for it towards your degree, that means you won't have to pay to take the same class for hundreds of dollars more in college.
And not spending hundreds of dollars when you don't have to is my kind of math.
You wouldn't get credit for AP calc in college?
That sucks.
If you can take the stat course and get credit for it towards your degree, that means you won't have to pay to take the same class for hundreds of dollars more in college.
And not spending hundreds of dollars when you don't have to is my kind of math.
No, because it's regular Calc.
My classmate, who learn the same thing as me in a level above, are likely going to have the option of taking AP Calc, I'll get stuck with regular Calc because of a bad year last year. And they say high school doesn't matter in your life. I'm fine with taking Stat, I just wanted to know if it would be better to take Calc for some unbeknown reason.
Irish Caesar
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No, because it's regular Calc.
Ah, I had just assumed BC calc would be with the AP program... I figured any high school offering AP math and teaching calculus would be teaching the AP version.
I suppose in that case it depends if you can get credit for the stat. If you can, then take it; if you can't, take the calculus. You'll have a head start on the curve, if nothing else.
Depends on your math goals.No, because it's regular Calc.
If you're not interested in math at all and are just doing it to satisfy the educational overlords, then go ahead and take AP Stat and get credit for it.
If you're kind of interested in math, perhaps thinking of studying something vaguely (but not closely) related to it, like sociology, then still probably go with AP Stat.
If you are actually interested in math and plan on continuing on taking it further, then take calculus, as calculus will build a foundation for further math that statistics won't. (This is assuming the calculus teacher is decent.) Then re-take it in college to develop a sound foundation that people who only take it once often don't get. And if you want to learn statistics, you can always later on take calculus-based statistics (i.e. real statistics), rather than AP (i.e. bullcrap) statistics.
Take my advice with a grain of salt, though.
Ansar
Détente avec l'été
I hear Statistics is always a good class to take, so I would go with that, Al. 
Stevenpfo - Sadly, I can't remember most of the stuff I learned last year in Anatomy and Physiology
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Stevenpfo - Sadly, I can't remember most of the stuff I learned last year in Anatomy and Physiology
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Also consider what your possible majors (if you have any) would require. If you need Calculus somewhere along the line (but not Statistics), then you're better off going for the regular class. You might save a class if you pass the AP course, but if you know it will not be necessary, then it hasn't gained you much, has it?
(Though it turns out that if I had AP credits, I wouldn't have really saved money, since there is a flat rate for full-time students where I am from 12 to 18 credits. Oh well! Didn't have any credits, anyway, since I gave up all hope on C++.)
Bast
Protector of Cats
LOL! Nailed it. Especially with business degrees. Although don't underestimate postgraduate qualifications.
I've done some science and arts too. I think you do learn some substantial theories there though.
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I don't remember particulars, but I tend to remember the broader points of the option classes I took a few years ago. Although, the writing and "learning" abilities I developed in them are still there.
For the stuff in my major field, I tend to remember most of it.
For the stuff in my major field, I tend to remember most of it.
I'm retaining most of it, since I focus on broad concepts and ideas rather than rote-learning specific details. History and political science and development studies is best tackled that way.
Not convinced I'll retain much Spanish 5 years from now, depends whether I stay in Australia or not.
Not convinced I'll retain much Spanish 5 years from now, depends whether I stay in Australia or not.
Shadylookin
master debater
not really, at least not for classes not in your major. I mean the odds that I(a computer science major) will remember the knowledge I learned in theatre class(that I had to take) are as close to 0 as you can possibly be(I've already forgotten most of it actually).
scherbchen
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honestly? I only learn for tests. depending on the difficulty of said test I will spend 2 days to 2 weeks studying stuff I will never again in my life need, apart from other tests. one week after the test I will hav forgotten just about everything.
if the stuff I had to learn was even remotely needed for the job I intend to take it might be different. (Spanish/English teacher. it is very usefull to know how verbs were inflected in Chaucer´s time if you want to teach basic grammar to 8 year-olds)
if the stuff I had to learn was even remotely needed for the job I intend to take it might be different. (Spanish/English teacher. it is very usefull to know how verbs were inflected in Chaucer´s time if you want to teach basic grammar to 8 year-olds)
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
To be absolutely honest, not really. Some stuff sticks out, but the majority of it I've forgotten.
Technically though, college just gives you an overview of what you're expected to do. The company that hires you will lay out more precisely what to do and give you more precise training in that particular job.
Technically though, college just gives you an overview of what you're expected to do. The company that hires you will lay out more precisely what to do and give you more precise training in that particular job.
