Bestow Your Wisdom Upon Me

[DriXnaK]

This coming from someone like you...

[Al B. Sure!]

You're a steroid-using 170lb 28-year old 'man' who lives with his parents, is unemployed, 'attended' an online school to get a second degree in something you have no real interest in, has nothing to do with your bachelors, and has nothing to do with what you want to do in the future, has vague desires to learn the cello and live in Japan, wants to get a masters and doctorate in biochemistry, an entirely different field from your bachelors... need I go on? You're a mess.

I'm younger than you, don't live with mommy, and my goals are a lot more straight-forward... improve my 3 mile run time to attend a 6-week OCS course in the summer, commission as a Second Lieutenant, go through training, take the GMAT and LSAT and earn either my MBA, JD or MBA/JD while a reservist.

The thing with goals is you need to take them one step at a god damn time. What the hell good is it having goals like the one you have? Narrow them down to a single path, find what the next specific task to be achieved is, and go for that task, not giving a thought about the 50 steps beyond that or whatever other tangents you want to go on until that task is achieved.

[Asher]

The huge advantage of this degree, or I should say this institution, is that it allows you to work at your own pace.

I would call that a disadvantage. The real world is filled with deadlines and you move at the pace dictated by your company and position. If a university does not replicate that kind of environment as closely as possible, it's not nearly as valuable.

[Asher]

I'm not threatened by Asher.

You should be. I could easily defeat you in a fight. Hell, any woman could.

Kick Alby in the shins, and he falls down in agony...

[Al B. Sure!]

I would call that a disadvantage. The real world is filled with deadlines and you move at the pace dictated by your company and position. If a university does not replicate that kind of environment as closely as possible, it's not nearly as valuable.

I think he meant that he can work faster than their pace, which would be advantageous in most real-world applications (Asher, you of all people should consider this so) though I imagine there would be a lot of idle moments and frustrations after a while if you consistently out-pace those around you when you are a cog in a certain productive process.

[Asher]

I think he meant that he can work faster than their pace, which would be advantageous in most real-world applications (Asher, you of all people should consider this so) though I imagine there would be a lot of idle moments and frustrations after a while if you consistently out-pace those around you when you are a cog in a certain productive process.

What universities don't let you challenge a course (take the final exam without taking the course)?

The whole concept of a "work at your own pace" university is not at all appealing to companies. That's not how the world works.

You can get your stuff done quicker in any school by challenging a course, or taking additional courses if you feel the courseload is too light. I know a few people who did their CS degrees in 3 years.

[DriXnaK]

You're a steroid-using 170lb 28-year old 'man' who lives with his parents, is unemployed, 'attended' an online school to get a second degree in something you have no real interest in, has nothing to do with your bachelors, and has nothing to do with what you want to do in the future, has vague desires to learn the cello and live in Japan, wants to get a masters and doctorate in biochemistry, an entirely different field from your bachelors... need I go on? You're a mess.

I'm not sure how using steroids is a hit on me? Of course we won't get an answer on this since you have no understanding of anything related to physical conditioning, let alone steroids. Any sort of argument I make will simply be ignored by you since you can't match up to my understanding and will simply continue to charge forward repeating the same thing over and over.

As far as my "online" degree is concerned, I can speak from experience that it is far superior to the degree I obtained from a state University. Your silly little degree in finance pales in comparison to it. Furthermore, I'm not sure how you can say I have no interest in it. I have been interested in computers since I was a kid, and my original track was to major in computer science before I decided to jump out of computers. Furthermore, your statement that it has nothing to do with what I want to do in the future is erroneous. This is part of my future, and biochemistry is a very long term goal. I'm well aware you have trouble comprehending anything beyond what's in front of you. You are, after all, not a guy who is very forward thinking.

I'm not sure how my desire to learn the Cello or live in Japan is vague either. Especially since I was getting good enough with reading and writing Japanese to be able to read newspapers before I stopped to focus on IT. We both know there is no way you could teach yourself the things I do, let alone in the span of time I take to do it. Why you even continue to attempt to challenge me is a matter of speculation. Usually it occurs after your confidence level is built back up and you feel there are enough people attacking me for you to jump in as well. You are pathetic.

I also don't see how pursuing life long education goals is a bad thing. I realize, again, that a simple man like you is content to stick with just a few things. I, on the other hand, feel an insatiable need to continue to improve and acquire more information at all times. Also, you're only 3 years younger than me, if even that, so I'm not sure why you keep clinging to your age as if it somehow puts you in a better position. Furthermore, I have already explained to you that it is "parent" not "parents." I realize that you probably don't remember this since your memory is not exactly the best. At the end of the day Albi, you're weak and a total **** up. Your ambitions are below average, and your abilities are clearly below average.

I'll also tell you that my goals are well planned out, which is why I have a time line for them, something you can't seem to grasp. Some areas must be accomplished and completed before others. My perception of time is obviously far different from yours since you clearly find it acceptable to aim for so little.

[DriXnaK]

What universities don't let you challenge a course (take the final exam without taking the course)?

I'm only aware of them allowing you to do that for some gen ed requirements. Otherwise, you have to take their courses.

[giblets]

If the university's pace is too slow for you, that just gives you some spare time to read books about wine, study Japanese and practice the cello.

[DriXnaK]

Which I actually did during my time getting my marketing degree. If I didn't go to class, I did something else, usually teaching tennis since at that time I was working full time every day. Some instructors got pissed at me and demanded I show up for class. So, I did, and I sat in the front row ignoring them while I did nothing but write Kanji. I have so many stories from my time at school. I even got pulled out of class by security one time. I made absolute mockeries of everything my instructors wanted done, never once doing what they expected, but always fulfilling their pointless rubric requirements. It became amusing to me to see how far I could push the envelope. I got most of my instructors to admit that their course was pointless and not applicable to the real world. I even told my Marketing Management Problems professor up front that his course was a waste of my time and I'd rather spend it on something more useful. To which he replied that he was going to fail me from the course (before I ever even turned anything in) and that I should just drop the course.

The fact is that the traditional academic system is a scam and the people employed in it, at least in certain areas, are idiots. I took zeros on all my homework assignments, instead pulling out scores near perfect on the exams in order to keep my B. In most courses I walked in starting at a B and came out with the B. In one of my marketing courses I took zeros on 15% of my grade resulting in me being forced to pull out a 95% on the midterm and a 99% on the final in order to keep my B. The only way they could drop me below a B was to use things like "class participation" as part of my grade. In other words, subjective non-performance based grading. It's a joke.

[Asher]

I'm only aware of them allowing you to do that for some gen ed requirements. Otherwise, you have to take their courses.

Those schools are stupid, then. Or your research is faulty.

If you know the content and can demonstrate as such, most universities are more than happy to have you pay for the course, take the final, and not take up any more of their resources.

[Asher]

WTF kind of university gives class participation marks? Jesus ****ing christ

[DriXnaK]

State Universities.

[Asher]

I very very rarely went to any of my lectures in university. I'm glad I never had class participation marks. I find lectures pointless, I don't learn by having people ramble in broken english.

[DriXnaK]

Same. I can learn so much faster and more efficiently on my own. I only showed up when they threatened my grade with it. The reality is that I only ever put in time on the day before the test, and it wasn't much. Compare that to the 6-10+ hours a day I put on this degree with no days off. Even though it's "online" it makes my Marketing degree look like ****ing trash. I truly believe this system will eventually replace the traditional university. I just can't see a reason to employ these morons to stand up there and lecture. Just hire one or two people to answer specific questions for students when they get stuck. It will save money, increase efficiency, and allow people to far exceed the 16 week bull**** that is the current academic system.

Oh, and I'll mention that my Java class is an abnormality. Most the "mentors" as they're called for the courses are usually very helpful when you have a specific question. This ***** that runs the programming needs to be fired. She reminds me of the idiots I saw at the state University I attended.