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Noel Rozny What's the biggest mistake you made when you were in college? http://bit.ly/Aj01Dw

16 weeks ago from myFootpath

Chris Parker: @Noel Where should I begin, there are to many to recount
16 weeks ago
Edward Antrobus: I'm with Chris on that one. But biggest mistake? Would have to be getting into the habit of skipping classes. Often, it was for something as ...MoreI'm with Chris on that one. But biggest mistake? Would have to be getting into the habit of skipping classes. Often, it was for something as trivial as because it was raining.
16 weeks ago
JRandom42: My biggest mistake? According to my parents, not going for a PhD in Physics. According to my friends, not taking the draft deferrment and going ...MoreMy biggest mistake? According to my parents, not going for a PhD in Physics. According to my friends, not taking the draft deferrment and going when I graduated from high school and getting drafted. Me? I don't think I really made any. I went when I was ready and able to pay for it. I knew what I wanted to major in and pursuded it rather single-mindedly. And I graduated in less than 4 years, with the knowledge that I still use today.
16 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: @Chris and @Edward--very honest, but somehow I bet you both didn't make as many mistakes as you thought you did! @JR--Thanks for sharing!
16 weeks ago
Beatriz Alemar: Mine is not having more fun. I was always so much into building my resume that sometimes opportunities to have fun slipped through my fingers. ...MoreMine is not having more fun. I was always so much into building my resume that sometimes opportunities to have fun slipped through my fingers. That or not studying abroad.
16 weeks ago
Chris Parker: @Noel Thanks for your optimism, I am looking at all around mistakes that were associated with college. Thank goodness they did not have the ...More@Noel Thanks for your optimism, I am looking at all around mistakes that were associated with college. Thank goodness they did not have the campus police television show back then
15 weeks ago
Michael O'Mahony: For me I can relate to some of the other comments - like Beatriz maybe I could have had more fun outside college, but I always enjoyed my time in ...MoreFor me I can relate to some of the other comments - like Beatriz maybe I could have had more fun outside college, but I always enjoyed my time in college and founf the study easier as time went on. I rarely if ever missed classes but only for a very good reason like illness. Maybe I could have gone on to do a PhD like JRandom42 was thinking (not in Physics though) but maybe I will go back and do something different next time, like Psychology. Michael.
15 weeks ago
Edward Antrobus: Okay, Chris has me beat. That was my 2nd roommate's first roommate!
Aside from skipping classes, the major mistakes I made included not going ...MoreOkay, Chris has me beat. That was my 2nd roommate's first roommate!
Aside from skipping classes, the major mistakes I made included not going after more outside opportunities and sticking with the wrong program too long after starting to have doubts.
15 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: @Beatriz and @Michael--I so agree! I wish I would have had a little more fun and studied abroad.

@Chris--Ha! :)

@Edward--I agree. I interned, ...More@Beatriz and @Michael--I so agree! I wish I would have had a little more fun and studied abroad.

@Chris--Ha! :)

@Edward--I agree. I interned, but I wish I would have done more with all the great campus organizations and volunteer groups. They made it easy to get involved, and I wish I had taken advantage of it.
15 weeks ago
Katrina Lennon: As a recent college grad they are fresh in my mind...my biggest regret is sticking with a sport after the first year. It just took took up way too ...MoreAs a recent college grad they are fresh in my mind...my biggest regret is sticking with a sport after the first year. It just took took up way too much time and there wasn't even any scholarship money for it (at the time). Instead I wish I pursued a leadership position in my sorority, got more involved with campus clubs and activities and had one or two more internships. I regret not establishing relationships with professors that could be greatly benefiting me right now as well. I really came to this realization when I stayed an extra year for my MBA. I got very involved then, which made me realize my mistake as an undergrad.
14 weeks ago
: The biggest mistake: Not going to college until I was 30! I did a stint in the Army, then worked overseas for the feds for eight years then went ...MoreThe biggest mistake: Not going to college until I was 30! I did a stint in the Army, then worked overseas for the feds for eight years then went to college. You really need to go when you're 18 to get the full blown experience and capitalize on your alumni connections early in your career. At 30, I treated it like a job: get in, get it done, move on.
14 weeks ago
missbianca: Not sticking with what I really wanted to do. Influenced by family and what they figured was best, now more than 10 years later I am at the ...MoreNot sticking with what I really wanted to do. Influenced by family and what they figured was best, now more than 10 years later I am at the beginning. They never tell you career transition is an uphill battle, just have to enjoy the ride.
14 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: @Dean--Thanks so much for the honest response! Are you ultimately still glad you went?

@Miss Bianca--Thanks for the comment! We receive ...More@Dean--Thanks so much for the honest response! Are you ultimately still glad you went?

@Miss Bianca--Thanks for the comment! We receive questions and inquiries on our site from many who are going through the same transition you are.

14 weeks ago
: Absolutely. It's always better to have and not need, than to need and not have. The IT degree launched my second career, and I always felt like it ...MoreAbsolutely. It's always better to have and not need, than to need and not have. The IT degree launched my second career, and I always felt like it was something I wanted as much as needed. It was always out there that "here's this thing you could do", and when the opportunity arose, I capitalized on it.
14 weeks ago
Geoff Brown: I graduated from Yale in 1973 (yeah, I'm an old guy) but it was the first year Yale admitted women (only one out of 8 were women) so it was ...MoreI graduated from Yale in 1973 (yeah, I'm an old guy) but it was the first year Yale admitted women (only one out of 8 were women) so it was practically like an all-male school -- lots of bus rides to beer-washed "mixers" at all-female colleges. After coming from a normal coed high school, it was a major emotional mistake. Was great academically, though -- leading to work in advertising and conversation role-playing software. But socially it was a big mistake. Should've gone to a coed college. Hindsight is 20-20 of course
14 weeks ago
Debbie Burdge: For me, not networking enough and keeping up those relationships. I went back to school as an adult after the military and still didn't "know" any ...MoreFor me, not networking enough and keeping up those relationships. I went back to school as an adult after the military and still didn't "know" any better. Now I tell my students to "do what I say, not what I did," and hopefully their lives will be easier for it.

13 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: @Geoff--Your response was from a totally different perspective. Thanks for sharing!
13 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: @Debbie--I so agree. I wish someone had pounded the value of networking into my 18-year-old self.
13 weeks ago

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