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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Seriously? I'm taking online classes for a community college, and on the second day I'm already having issues with commitment. I've always been terrible at maintaining interest in school, and studying, and doing work, and pretty much everything associated with institutional learning. I've always been smart enough to skate by, but if I'm not even being forced to sit in on class, and I don't have a teacher to talk to me face-to-face, I sense trouble. My grandparents have fronted almost a thousand bucks for this, so slacking off just isn't an option.
So how the **** am I supposed to go against my most deeply ingrained urges to laziness and procrastination, especially when I have to do it ON THE INTERNET?
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let me ask... do you have a particular field in mind that you want to study for?
cause that's how i stay motivated. pick a feasible goal and just go for it, knowing that the alternative is a lifetime of being a bottom feeder.
i would advise against online classes except when practical. like i am taking one this semester which is going to be easy as hell so i'm not worried about it being online cause it's a waste of a class that i have to take just cause it's in my degree. i pretty much already know all the material though. plus travelling to school for this one class wouldn't be worth it for me. but in general you want to try to get your money's worth. in my experience online just isn't as good.
i'll also be honest... community colleges are hit or miss. the one i went to i lucked out in that i had one teacher who actually knew his **** and was actually there to help people break into a career. but there were other teachers and classes that were honestly worthless. usually people use community colleges for gen ed courses to transfer to a 4 year school cause it's way cheaper. that's the best option if you can afford a 4 year school.. but i'll warn you that you better do your research in advance and check with the 4 year school to see which credits will specifically transfer. cause in reality it's actually up to the 4 year school as to whether any credit will transfer or won't. so in some cases the community college might say they will and then they end up not transferring. a sad fact but i've seen it happen to people so beware.
if you can't do a 4 year school then you need to pick a practical field where 2 years might get your foot in the door. there are a few like this. cna (nursing) , tech jobs, trade schools..
but yea. that's how you do it. keep the pay off in mind to stay motivated. and get your ass to school man, if you can't get a ride then get a bike. or a job and a car. but honestly... being broke and the fact that either you're paying for these classes or you got a grant to pay for them which is an opportunity not to be broke should be motivation enough for you to apply yourself and learn the ****. i see plenty of people coast through community college and its easy enough to do but they're only cheating themselves. you have to keep in mind the reason you wanted to go to school in the first place.