I have had a couple of conversations in the past few days that have sparked a few things in my mind.
I want to go to a small university. I know this. Why? Well cheaper tuition, smaller classes, more one-on-one conversations with your prof.
Many people want to go to larger universities because of impressive/smart/well known profs, good reputation, and more people.
Let me start by saying that I have nothing against large universities. I honestly can't say that one university is better than any other, they are all equal. But I just hate the way people look at me when I say I want to go to a smaller university. It doesn't mean I am stupid, it doesn't mean I am striving to be unsuccessful.
If someone says "I go to McGill" "I go to Queens" "I got to U of T" I really don't think that should be seen as any better than saying "I go to Lakehead" or "I go to Nipissing".
Honestly, I think I may be the smarter one. I am going to get out of university, having paid less than $8000 for tuition. Maybe even less than $6000.
Now heres the thing: Profs. I understand top ranking universities tend to have "better profs" but honestly, if some person out there is willing to dedicate them self to earning a PhD, they're going to know what they are talking about.
I feel like I may have blogged this before, but I am unsure if I published it:
I don't want to be someone well known for going to a certain "big name" university, I want to be the person who makes a certain "not as big name" university, well known.
I plan to do big things with my life. I think I am going to get somewhere with my thinking, I honestly do. I know that philosophy is a terrible subject to take for a career. Education is my true love anyways. But besides that, I know that my ideas are good. They are out there, I know, but some of my ideas are so out there, that people actually like them. I am not talking about the fact that I like anarchy, communism or atheism, I am talking about my ideas about what the government should be like, the way money should be treated in our society. I know full-well that people aren't going to suddenly agree with me to make communist (and they are rightly so, most people in Canada can't handle that...), but I think most people can agree with me that Canada's government isn't the most democratic.
I think I have a lot of problems. My biggest problem is my failure to have confidence in my ideas. I never realized that until someone pointed it out to me. I don't talk in class, I don't verbally share my opinion. But I have good ideas! It is just they are usually seen in my blog, in an essay, or in a story. This is because of my lack of confidence behind my ideas. I will step up. I will love my ideas. I do.
"You have good ideas" - said the worst/best person in my life.
Anyways, back to my point. It doesn't matter what university you go to--- it's the experience that counts. Learn. LEARN! GO TO UNIVERSITY TO LEARN! I am going to kill the next person that is going to university to get a job.
Well, I better go kill 99% of the population. Bye.
Oh. Just a quick story.
*My mom and I are getting out of the car, about to go inside the house*
Me: "MOM! I hate you! You don't understand that you can do LITERALLY ANYTHING WITH YOUR LIFE!"
Mom: "No."
Me: *Screams extremely loud to the neighbourhood* "I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD! See mom? I can. I can even moon that car about to go bye."
Mom: "No you can't, you'll get sued for sexual harassment or something."
Me: "I can do anything I want. The government is so stupid! Who decided that mooning is a bad thing?"
Mom: "Quiet down!'
*just opens the door about to go inside*
Me: *screams even louder than the god comment* "ANARCHY!!!!!!!!!"
This is why I am completely sane.
I want to go to a small university. I know this. Why? Well cheaper tuition, smaller classes, more one-on-one conversations with your prof.
Many people want to go to larger universities because of impressive/smart/well known profs, good reputation, and more people.
Let me start by saying that I have nothing against large universities. I honestly can't say that one university is better than any other, they are all equal. But I just hate the way people look at me when I say I want to go to a smaller university. It doesn't mean I am stupid, it doesn't mean I am striving to be unsuccessful.
If someone says "I go to McGill" "I go to Queens" "I got to U of T" I really don't think that should be seen as any better than saying "I go to Lakehead" or "I go to Nipissing".
Honestly, I think I may be the smarter one. I am going to get out of university, having paid less than $8000 for tuition. Maybe even less than $6000.
Now heres the thing: Profs. I understand top ranking universities tend to have "better profs" but honestly, if some person out there is willing to dedicate them self to earning a PhD, they're going to know what they are talking about.
I feel like I may have blogged this before, but I am unsure if I published it:
I don't want to be someone well known for going to a certain "big name" university, I want to be the person who makes a certain "not as big name" university, well known.
I plan to do big things with my life. I think I am going to get somewhere with my thinking, I honestly do. I know that philosophy is a terrible subject to take for a career. Education is my true love anyways. But besides that, I know that my ideas are good. They are out there, I know, but some of my ideas are so out there, that people actually like them. I am not talking about the fact that I like anarchy, communism or atheism, I am talking about my ideas about what the government should be like, the way money should be treated in our society. I know full-well that people aren't going to suddenly agree with me to make communist (and they are rightly so, most people in Canada can't handle that...), but I think most people can agree with me that Canada's government isn't the most democratic.
I think I have a lot of problems. My biggest problem is my failure to have confidence in my ideas. I never realized that until someone pointed it out to me. I don't talk in class, I don't verbally share my opinion. But I have good ideas! It is just they are usually seen in my blog, in an essay, or in a story. This is because of my lack of confidence behind my ideas. I will step up. I will love my ideas. I do.
"You have good ideas" - said the worst/best person in my life.
Anyways, back to my point. It doesn't matter what university you go to--- it's the experience that counts. Learn. LEARN! GO TO UNIVERSITY TO LEARN! I am going to kill the next person that is going to university to get a job.
Well, I better go kill 99% of the population. Bye.
Oh. Just a quick story.
*My mom and I are getting out of the car, about to go inside the house*
Me: "MOM! I hate you! You don't understand that you can do LITERALLY ANYTHING WITH YOUR LIFE!"
Mom: "No."
Me: *Screams extremely loud to the neighbourhood* "I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD! See mom? I can. I can even moon that car about to go bye."
Mom: "No you can't, you'll get sued for sexual harassment or something."
Me: "I can do anything I want. The government is so stupid! Who decided that mooning is a bad thing?"
Mom: "Quiet down!'
*just opens the door about to go inside*
Me: *screams even louder than the god comment* "ANARCHY!!!!!!!!!"
This is why I am completely sane.
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