I graduated !!! =D =D

[geniuz]

Yep, high school is really over for me now =D =D =D !! It's been a fun 6 years...but

My next step now is university (Technical University in Delft), where I signed up for a study called Aerospace Engineering. It's been a close call between that and Computer Science, but I picked the first, because I'm very interested in physics an math. Besides they implied that during that study I would also learn a great deal of computer programming...so I'm really thrilled to see what I'm up to ! Do you guys have any experience studying at any kind of university ? I guess it's all the same just little different culture, if so please tell me ! The more I know the better....

But first I'm gonna enjoy my 3 month (!!!!) holiday (the study starts in September)

[Lakshmipathi]

Congrats geniuz !!! Great to hear you are stepping to University Soon.
But that's in septemper till then Enjoy...3 months holiday...and also keep learning something about linux ..
All the very best

[bigtomrodney]

Congratulations geniuz!

Do you guys have any experience studying at any kind of university ?

Man if there's only one piece of advice it's don't forget to party, but especially don't forget to study. You are going to have some of the best times of your life, the world opens up with a whole new set of experiences. Make sure you go for it and have a ball just don't forget the studying.

Not much point in going to college if you don't finish it Cramming is not the way to go. It only works if you have some knowledge in the first place

Really glad for you, congratulations

[geniuz]

Thank you all very much !

Ofcourse I will keep studying linux, that's my hobby...might sound "geekish" but somehow I believe it can always come out usefull, plus it's just very fun "tuning" your computer and coding your own stuff.

As for the partying, won't forget that :P
And I've always been very serious in studying, yet I'm not a "geek" and up until now it wasn't very needed to spend a lot of time learning, but I knew the moments where I had to give my best shot. Also both my parents were engineers so I believe I got a little something of that too...nevertheless I know I'll surely have to pull myself together and learn the hell out of myself, even with some talent.

[daark.child]

Congratulations on finishing high school and good luck with your new course. You are making some of us feel old. Its been 11 years since I finished high school.

[Agent-X]

Yeah, college is about thinking for yourself, saying outrageous things, and memorizing/applying a lot of knowledge.

In other words, get back to work! <-- best advice ever

You probably won't learn how to do self-study until you do a year of complete full-time. By then, you might understand how to grasp the rhetoric of reading material and understand what the author wants you to learn. But that doesn't mean you should not try to read things that relate to your major and your classes.

Real advice?

I think socializing in a university is a nightmare in the end. I'm a top student because I don't screw around with people and their drama. Life moves on and so do people. Relate to people that relate to your major. Knowing how to have fun is always a good thing. But learning to enjoy your field and doing things in it are that much better. For example, chemists like to do experiments; engineers like to build/design things: And these people see these things as fun.

I suggest you take up a healthy hobby like weightlifting or martial arts to divert their energy/time into. It keeps the body fit, and it helps the neurochemistry so you don't get depressed.

[geniuz]

Yeah, college is about thinking for yourself, saying outrageous things, and memorizing/applying a lot of knowledge.

In other words, get back to work! <-- best advice ever

You probably won't learn how to do self-study until you do a year of complete full-time. By then, you might understand how to grasp the rhetoric of reading material and understand what the author wants you to learn. But that doesn't mean you should not try to read things that relate to your major and your classes.

Real advice?

I think socializing in a university is a nightmare in the end. I'm a top student because I don't screw around with people and their drama. Life moves on and so do people. Relate to people that relate to your major. Knowing how to have fun is always a good thing. But learning to enjoy your field and doing things in it are that much better. For example, chemists like to do experiments; engineers like to build/design things: And these people see these things as fun.

I suggest you take up a healthy hobby like weightlifting or martial arts to divert their energy/time into. It keeps the body fit, and it helps the neurochemistry so you don't get depressed.

Thank for your advice !!

next to programming, one of my great hobbies has been sports, I now do weightlifting for about 2 years since I was 16 actually, before that I did volleyball and I played on a pretty high level. So I believe I've always had a delicate balance between my mind and my body.

As for self-study...in holland the education system is of such that it prepares you for self study very well. In high school for instance we worked with semesters, and exam-weeks...4 a year to be exact. In those semesters you were expected to study yourself. So I think I have the idea already, I'll just have to do a lot more studying because of the amount of theory and the high level.