/lit/ - Literature

>>10415730
>age
18
>major
math
>how you like it
way too many kids here but otherwise not bad
>taking any interesting literature classes
those don't exist anymore
>does it have a nice library
not nearly as nice as that one, but it is fairly large
>advice for freshman self
don't do drugs

>>10415730
Reminder that universities turn you into a brainwashed leftist drone. Opt out if you can. Become an autodidact. Read Evola, read McDonald, read Moldbug

>>10415730

I'm 17 years old and I go to columbia. I feel very silenced here, as most of the people at this school are women, especially accounting for Barnard people. I don't know what I plan on studying, but I would like it to be interesting at the very least-- something that breaks the boundaries of the field I'm studying, not just reinforces and adds onto ways of thinking already established. I'm going to start taking a western lit. class next semester (hopefully). We have several good looking libraries, but I'm always too anxious to study out in the open in each of them; whenever I'm sitting at a table in Butler, I notice that everyone around me is quicker to leave than at any other table. It's probably because most of the other tables are filled with people that have friends, not just a solitary person such as myself. That being said, I'm happy with the choice I made to come to New York for school, because it's provided me with a great perspective on life, and what it's like to live and work on a plane where everyone takes themselves so seriously. New York is disgusting though.

>>10415753
>turn you into a brainwashed leftist drone
This is not the case if you have even a reasonable amount of conviction in your beliefs/principles. Regarding being an autodidact: if you think 90% of people going to college are really there to learn, you are wrong. It is to get a degree in order to live a comfortable life. I love learning and even I am not in university to learn.

>>10415762
is this a copypasta? people aren't leaving the tables around you because you're alone, it's because you haven't showered or shaved in two weeks and you're looking at hentai on your thinkpad in public.

>age
19
>what uni/college you go to
California State University of Bakersfield
>major
Mathematics w/ concentration in pure math
>how you like it
I'm digging it; I'm on track and I like my teammates. The math program seems to be pretty good too.
>taken any interesting literature classes?
heck no; I am taking a rel. studies class next semester, "The Meaning of Death"
>does it have a nice library like pic related
it's not to bad. My old Uni had a beautiful one for how small the school was.
>any advice for your freshman self
nah, not really; if I changed it, I wouldn't be here

>>10415730
20

FSU

Philosophy

6/10

Best class I took in terms of literature was just a simple creative writing workshop

Library is pretty ugly, most whores go there and socialize the whole time

Don't go to university

does anyone want to talk about dwarf fortress and heidegger at uchicago

>>10415762
Columbia seems very comfy, perfect for an introvert

>>10415850
what's that?

>>10415730
21 recently dropped out of a local cc, STEM just isn't going to be my path except perhaps programming, just gonna work and travel a bit. Humanities classes are fucking fun though, I'd almost pay the $600 dollars just to have people around me be forced to engage with my interests, more grls to. The 4.0s from the occasional humanities class was the only thing that kept my gpa afloat, writing essays is fun, especially compared to engineering
>>10415762
B-B-B&

>>10415802
>pure math
my man

>>10415774

My clothing is actually very nice, thanks; and I take very good care of myself. I do my homework, not browse hentai, on a clean mac without any stickers. It's not a copypasta, it's just the reality of being lost in a world that's far bigger than I thought it was.

>>10415854

The food is really good, I have to say; the other day (yesterday) they had some crepes that I was able to try, and I enjoyed them very much.

That being said, I am still looking for friends that care about me and reach out to help me when I'm depressed and not doing very well, instead of take the opportunity to reap their own joy from my suffering (i.e., making me feel like garbage). I think that finding these people is going to be the hardest thing for a person like me over the course of the next 3.5 years at this school.

>>10415889
>I'm 18 years old and I go to columbia. I feel very silenced here, as most of the people at this school are women, especially accounting for Barnard people. I don't know what I plan on studying, but I would like it to be interesting at the very least-- something that breaks the boundaries of the field I'm studying, not just reinforces and adds onto ways of thinking already established. I'm going to start taking a western lit. class next semester (hopefully). We have several good looking libraries, but I'm always too anxious to study out in the open in each of them; whenever I'm sitting at a table in Butler, I notice that everyone around me is quicker to leave than at any other table. It's probably because most of the other tables are filled with people that have friends, not just a solitary person such as myself. That being said, I'm happy with the choice I made to come to New York for school, because it's provided me with a great perspective on life, and what it's like to live and work on a plane where everyone takes themselves so seriously. New York is disgusting though.

Yeah that was a typo, sorry.

>>10415894
Only thing 90% of people in college care about is getting fucked. Find people like you. My roommate is very similar to me and we get along great, easily my best friend.

>>10415892
applied math bores the heck out of me. I guess I'm just gonna have to get a PhD. But I see myself working in the Catholic Church too. Idk what to do lol

>>10415802
oh too, any CSUB /lit/ hit me the fuck up;

>>10415937
probably worth learning to program (if you can't already) so you can fall back on a code monkey job if things don't work out. not discouraging you from pure math, though, it's what I'm in as well.

>>10415753
Moldbug thought MacDonald was wrong though he respected him for being an edgelord. Moldbug thought Jewish leftism was mostly just a function of upwardly mobile Jews adopting the political views of the WASPs. Evola is garbage.

Aslo Moldbug went to Brown, and MacDonald is a Ph.D who teaches at a college. Would they been able to produce their work without a university education?

>>10415894
not sure what to say then, if you aren't a complete sperg then you're probably just imagining people avoiding you. if you want friends, you need to actively seek them, go to events and such. there are not going to be many people similar to you, so this will take considerable effort.

>>10415894
>>10416001
also learn to use semicolons properly please

>>10415983
don't worry, you're good. I'd probably become a math teacher or go into applied mathematics. I got into math because of a great high school teacher.

and dude fuck me. I took an intro class for C++ and I had a terrible teacher. I'm beginning to use MATLab which I understand more.

>>10415730
>66
>Ole Miss
>Business
>its gr8
>no i'm not a fag
>nope everyone here is a 90 IQ whyte nigger
>bang more women without a second thought
my favorite books are Culture of Critique, Mein Kampf and Turner Diaries, I really like Atlas Shrugged and Ride the Tiger by EBOLA; my family is wealthy but I think we should be wealthier, I'm scared of niggers even though I've never had to deal with them, my dad owns a construction firm I'll probably take over and then sell immediately through my frat connections, I do cocaine 5 times a week, I have 3 STI's and i cheated on my last 3 fake girlfriends, me and my friends used to assault freshman players on our Lax team as a hazing ritual haha one time we trapped a freshman in a shower for 30 minutes with hot water on and he almost died and also had a panic attack and a siezure haha, I can drink a whole handle and all that happens is I end up maiming homeless people and getting bailed out with no questions asked, I'm 6'3 but jealous of guys who are an inch taller, my dick is 6" but 6 INCH GIRTH SO IM THICK DICC, I can bench 2 pl8's and roided in HS and now have a distended gut from doing that but its whatever I'm strong enough to throw geeds onto our lawn. Me and my friends have date rayped over 50 women a piece, mostly geed whores who we don't have to answer for since they're not as wealthy as the srat girls we date, we all share study guides for our biz calc classes and take exams together whenever we can, also I had a gay experience with my lax bros at camp in 7th grade and like to watch them shower but I cover it up with ironic homoeroticism. I'm the social chair at my frat Delta Epsilon Rho Pi; I like sports mostly, intramural is cool, I demand that we play without pads even though we've gotten letters from underclassman's parents asking us not to do this because it's extremely dangerous, but I don't care because I like harming people who have less testosterone than me. did i mention I'm a sociopath? I like to steal alcohol even though I never have less than 2K in my bank. I bought into BTC but mostly just use it to buy porn archives of other frat guys srat lays. I've cheated on all my tests and been in 15 nasty fights since Fall Quarter started, and overall I'm pretty handsome, I'd say Chad, but honestly Hyper Chad some days when I'm looking THICK AND TIGHT AND JUICY. I went to Cabo 4 times as a Highschool student and had sex with a gym teacher, she was fucking gross lol, did it as a dare while I as being recruited at 16 as a junior for my older brothers frat.

>>10416137
I sense that you are being ironic. But your use of the term geed is really selling me. I have always hated the term geed or gdi, such an unoriginal name for non greek life. Anyways, if this isn't ironic you are a giant faggot and are pretty weak for doing steroids and being 6'3.

>beautiful, aesthetic library
>loud as all hell, very echoey, old creaky wood everywhere
._.

>>10416082
C++ is honestly not the best language to start with (though I did start with it myself). Try Python, loads easier. If you find you enjoy programming, I'd also recommend Haskell, but it is not easy to learn.

>>10415730
19. Go to shit-tier unknown liberal arts college in NJ as an international student. Computer Science. Hate everyone in CS. Hate most professors here. Took one of those freshman reading and writing courses with a great professor and really liked it. Library is shit tier--I saw a giant hairy centipede in here a few weeks ago. Younger me, don't underestimate yourself and apply to better colleges.

>>10416224
Yeah, i've heard python is the go to math programming lang. How'd you start tho? My uni doesnt offer python classes.

>>10415850
used to play dwarf fortress a long time ago poorly and have never read heidegger, but id still hang out

>>10415730
>age
21
>what uni/college you go to
UConn
>major
physics
>how you like it
Hate it of course, but I'd probably hate most universities
>taken any interesting literature classes?
No
>does it have a nice library like pic related
It's nice I guess
>any advice for your freshman self
Avoid friends unless they're socially detached and intelligent (because everyone else runs the high risk of using you for money or work)

>>10415730
>26
>Harvard Extension School
>Government
>It's alright, work load is killing me but I guess it'll be worth it.
>The first class I took what a literature class. Shit was super rigorous. Had to read a novel every three or four days.
>Oldest library system in the country and biggest private library in the world.
>idk start earlier

>>10415730
>>10415730
>21
>ole miss
>biz
>no opinion. i'm a cloistered monk, still living in a dorm, which has detrimentally affected my academics and disposition. addicted to big dick porn-o, sucked a guy off over the summer, he ate my ass. homosex is objectively wrong, but i rate the experience 6/10, been blown by a hooker, and i prefer t&a. im not fat, pretty /fit/ actually, just another isolated facecel. i can write fairly well. things could be MUCH worse, so im not sad, but i am depressed. /blog
>why would i take a class for something i can get from a book?
>the library's nice. faulkner's everywhere
>no advice. i wouldnt want to do anything different

>>10416291
oh you go to ole miss too bro? and you're a biz major? that's what's fucking up bro. We should meet up and do bro stuff, you should check out our frat, we do gay stuff on the DL too, no one needs to know but us bro, we're gonna record it and use it as blackmail when you get married but its whatever, come cheat with us, we'll help you pass all your classes bro. That's what''s fucking up BROO

25
TSU
English
It was 8/10 till I realized there was no real challenge to be found. Reasoned that if I wanted a real challenge then I should have gone to a real University instead of a publicly funded daycare.
It was my primary focus and they filled virtually each class with crap. Zadie Smith is a hack, btw.
As an HBCU, its library had two modes: normal and nogged. Normally, it was very quiet and housed most of the white people on campus in between their classes. When it was nogged, you had obnoxious shit going on all the time. Either there was constant chatter, terrible rap blasting out of the public terminals, or it was an active nigga moment scene.
If you learn a trade and read copiously, you'll be much better off.

>age
22
>what uni/college you go to
university of toronto
>major
comp sci/math
>how you like it
some days i like it some days i want to commit mahjong in front of a 1200 person lecture hall
>taken any interesting literature classes?
haven't really taken anyway, intro to greek mythology was ok
>does it have a nice library like pic related
probably i only go to the ugly STEM libraries
>any advice for your freshman self
stop only drinking straight vodka out of the bottle and olde english it's disgusting and it's gonna make you get triggered by the smell of hand sanitizer in the future
study for calculus II, don't get 20% on your midterm, skip all your classes then cram the entire course 2 days before the exam

>>10415730
>age
26
>what uni/college you go to
>major
went to UVM for undergrad (philosophy & English)
now at Harvard for grad (philosophy)
>how you like it
good so far, prefer UVM for the atmosphere but Harvard for the scholarship -- grad school's hard though
>taken any interesting literature classes?
took a class on Proust that managed to get me through the whole book and there was also a class on DFW at Harvard
>does it have a nice library like pic related
Harvard's Widener is a masterpiece
>does it have a nice library like pic related
cultivate a social life as soon as possible, and in dating/romance don't be a passive neurotic mess who sends walls of text but can't speak in person. this stuff takes practice but it will pay off and make your college experience much better, especially if you start working on it asap.

>>10415730
>age
20
>what uni/college you go to
University of Western Ontario
>major
double with EE and philosophy
>how you like it
goat combo
>taken any interesting literature classes?
not really
>does it have a nice library like pic related
absolutely not
>any advice for your freshman self
Put yourself out there more and make more friends

>>10416406
oh and HIT THE GYM
it's FREE

>>10415730
>>age
23
>>what uni/college you go to
Stanford...'sup brainlets
>>major
PhD in a music-related field
>>how you like it
it's a real delight. palo alto chugs dick though.
>>taken any interesting literature classes?
no but I'm in a course on medieval French poetry next semester
>>does it have a nice library like pic related
library looks like an old folks home
>>any advice for your freshman self
uhhhhh don't drink so much

>>10416137
kek

>tfw university has a shit-tier """"modern"""" looking library

>>10416388
I'm at uoft and I'm in Comp Sci too: we should be friends-- email me at torontofosterwallace@gmail.com

>>10415751
chances are im pals with one of your professors

>age
18
>Uni
McGill
>major
English
>How you like it
It's nice
>taking any interesting literature classes
First year so not really
>does it have a nice library
Main library isn't like that, but we have the religious studies library and the Islamic studies library that are both really nice, but really small
>advice for freshman self
talk to the qt in intro to moral philosophy sooner, it'll go well

>>10416606
>sup brainlets
>music-related field

My transfer advisor is suggesting that I send out applications to Harvard and Stanford, as she feels that I have an excellent chance at either of them.

Should I sacrifice the hundreds of dollars in app fees just to get a 0.01% chance at either of these unis? My GPA is pretty much exemplary, due to my having taken extra units at Stanford, but I have absolutely no extracurriculars; I am not special. I feel as if the admissions department will just throw my application in the bin as soon as they read that I'm coming from a community college.

I was planning on joining the Air Force next year to become a translator, but my advisor heavily advised against that, since she divulged that she hadn't seen academic achievements as good as mine in decades. She said it would be a waste of potential if I didn't go to a private university.

Though, I hadn't told her then that I was only planning to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that I wouldn't be laden with debt as I graduate with a Bachelor's.

What should I do, fellas?

>>10416606
I live in Palo Alto, my guy. It's immaculate here. What's the matter?

>age
20
>what uni/college you go to
Some small liberal arts college
>major
Computer science (???(or maybe it's theoretical computer science? (Computer science - pure math? (?))))
>how you like it
I fucking hate programming but I don't know know what else I'd do. I took some math and really enjoyed that and want to delve deeper into algebra and discrete maths, so I'm dropping a lot of software engineering stuff and basically making myself way less employable
>taken any interesting literature classes?
No. I've never really enjoyed analyzing literature in that kind of group environment
>does it have a nice library like pic related
It's a functional library
>any advice for your freshman self
Why the fuck did you do CS?

I don't think ill go to grad school and don't think I can do a job

Maybe I'll just kill myself

>>10416830
you're obviously retarded then
music is one of the most demanding fields

>>10416830
i ain't talking about music performance dumbass
>>10416898
ya gots to be joking. the town is absolutely filthy with culturally-illiterate tech bros with more money than they know what to do with and absolutely no social skills. that or old rich bitches who would eat horse meat if it just said 'artisanal' in the name somewhere. there isn't a decent bar in miles, the restaurants are somehow both more expensive and worse than they are in almost any other city i've been to, and the fucking Zuck hovers over the whole town like some kind of evil spirit.

>>10417007
Can't you find peers of your own caliber? You attend one of the most prestigious institutions in the world, chock full of young intellectuals, and you're complaining about the culturally-illiterate tech bros?

I go to De Anza College down in Cupertino, and I've met a few cosmopolitans there. If they exist in some community college, you'll find them at Stanford.

You're totally right about the old fucks, though. They're everywhere.

Have you tried the scene down in San Jose? There's a lot more vivacity down there than here. I used to live there, and Downtown is where it's at.

>>10416388
Have you taken any classes with Jordan Peterson?

>19
>university of arizona
>philosophy and cognitive science
>i love what i'm studying
>i haven't had a chance to take any literature classes :(
>our library is trashy af
>go to classes where attendance is mandatory; make more friends; avoid one-night stands

>Age
19
>University/College
University of Iowa
>Major
English & Education
>How you like it
Idk, still doing gen-eds
>Library
Our library kind of sucks desu. The layout makes no sense and there's no sense of grandeur. I know it's just a public university, but it also has some prestigious areas. We have budgets to build giant ugly modern art medical schools but not make the library pretty. It's a confusing network of long, low-ceiling rooms.

Also, because quietness in the library is a "cultural remnant of colonialism" people can be as loud as they want unless you go up to higher floors. Even there, I've had tumblr girls sit next to me and start loudly i-can't-even-ing over Steven Universe fanart on their phones.

18

Queen’s University

Computer Science and Film, through the Computing and the Creative Arts Program

It’s ok. Sometimes I feel insecure because I’m getting a BA instead of a BSci, and I don’t know if want to go into film or just be a programmer and write on the side as a hobby. Just finished my first semester so I have plenty of time to figure it out I suppose.

Only literature class I’ve taken is the entry level ENGL 100. It’s kind of dry. I liked AP Literature in high school more. My film class is fun though, I’ve had some great chats with my TA

There’s a bunch of libraries on campus, and they’re all quite lovely. Stauffer is the big main one, it’s very well lit and open and modern, but can be hard to find a specific book or a place to work during prime hours. Douglas is another, it has a really nice old study room with big stained glass windows on the top floor. Quiet as a tomb too, which is nice. I’ve been spending a lot of time at Bracken recently - it’s a smaller library on the bottom corner of campus. Extremely cozy, slightly lower ceilings than most public buildings, lots of couches, and the basement study area is the quietest place I’ve ever been. Just walking through it feels like you’re being too loud.

I’m still a freshman, so no advice. I’m open if anyone has any for me, though.

21
University of British Columbia
Poli sci
Interesting but useless
A couple, they were both pretty good
Nothing even close to your pic, the libraries are pretty ugly for the most part
Just join a frat, it makes the whole thing a lot more enjoyable

>>10417247
Queen's is the cringiest school in Canada

>>10416898

I'm a 1N2.

I can't really advise you on your chances of making it to a great school as is, or what you should do. But don't think you'd have to give up on academics if you decide to take the plunge and enlist.

If you want to, you can leverage your six years as a linguist into going to a Harvard or a Stanford. Top colleges are looking for veterans, and if you put effort into making yourself look good you can turn all the benefits of service into a lot of forward momentum for your life. Look up Service2School, they're a nonprofit that specializes in getting vets into prestigious schools.

>>10417236
U of Iowa alumnus here, CW & Math, graduated earlier this year.
Can confirm the tumblr girls; seen homeless bumfucks snoring on first floor couches for some nights, people had to politely evacuate the area, since it would be rude to disinvite the privilege-deprived from a safe space, the bourgeois morality compels them so.

>>10417329
Yeah, this town feels way too liberal sometimes. I am a liberal but the safe space mentality lurks all around. I will say though that a lot of undergrads come from rural Iowa and tend to be more conservative.

idk, it's a party school with SJW administration. Idk what I expect.

>>10417348
Was it last year when they opened up a social justice BA degree?
But I'd say at least here it's a bit more moderate than coastal colleges and Ivy league schools. Some years ago, after Ferguson a protest road block happened around IC downtown, which was almost a month later than everywhere else lol.

>age
19
>uni
Cambridge
>subject
Classics
>how you like it
Workload isn't hard and it barely rains so I can sit outside and read the Georgics among the trees and life really can't be better so far as academics are concerned. If I don't get a first i'll be pissed at myself though
>interesting literature classes
my modules are philosophy/history but the epic modules on Virgil and Homer are good
>libraries
My college library is beautiful but the UL could be better
>freshman advice
Be a little more sociable

>>10415730
>19
>St Andrews University
>Medicine
>I like the idea of being a doctor more than having to deal with medical students etc
> 7/10 library beside the sea
> Don’t spend so much time in your room

>>10415753
>this is your brain on /pol/

>>10417258
That's exactly what I was hoping to do with my experience in the military.

I'm between being an interpretor and being a photojournalist, though. I currently have a pretty basic understanding of Arabic, but I'm also an English major, so my writing/communication skills are beyond standards. I'm leaning more towards photojournalism as of late.

I'm curious where you got the "six years" figure. Is that the minimum commitment? Or is that the minimum commitment for the Post-9/11 GI Bill?

>>10417467
>the idea of being a doctor

>>10415730
>age
18
>what uni/college you go to
Queen's University
>major
Computer science with a minor in cognitive science (don't ask why I'm on this board)
>how you like it
Computer science kinda makes me want to end it all but cognitive science is incredibly fascinating
>taken any interesting literature classes?
negative
>does it have a nice library like pic related
Not like pic related, but its got some pretty nice ones.
>any advice for your freshman self
still a freshman

>>10417247
hey dude

>>10415730
>22
>Pace University
>History
>I liked it, it was a bunch of office buildings in lower Manhattan basically. Gave you a lot to do. I also liked the school fine, but most people I knew there didn't, I feel like a lot of it is just people disliking what they have.
>Not really, no.
Not nice like that. It was pretty unimpressive.
>Advice
More sociable.

>>10418642
I'm super interested in CogSci and considering doing a masters in Philosophy/Cognitive Science in the UK, how are you finding it so far?

>age
19
>college
Rutgers
>major
Math
>how do you like it
Hard as fuck, though this is my first semester out of community college. I think my number theory final kicked my ass. Am I a brainlet or is number theory just really hard?

>>10416249

youtube search "python class"

do problems on this website http://codingbat.com/python

>>10418681
no don’t do that please

>>10418681
First year the cognitive science course itself was kind of dry. Might have been because I got an old Indian professor with an extremely thick accent that just read the information off the slides every lecture though. Lots of memorizing stuff and definitions of shit, not a lot of thinking involved. The material itself is pretty interesting though. My main problem with it is that it's an interdisciplinary field so the course felt like it never went into too much depth with any of the topics, but that might change later in the degree. If you're at all interested in artificial intelligence and the ethics involved in that, a CogSci/philosophy degree would be right up your alley.

>>10418709
Why anon

>age
20
>uni
Boston University
>major
Linguistics
>how you like it
Can't complain, it's nice to finally study what I like instead of just taking Gen ed courses. After transferring from a small cc, it's a welcome change.
>any interesting lit classes?
Not yet
>library?
Mugar is pretty cool, but the Boston public library is better for aestheticso
>advice?
Talk more and don't be a sperg around people

>>10418721
Yeah I am, I've watched a fair amount of online lectures and am reading The Embodied Mind at the moment, which is fascinating. Also interested in Andy Clark as he's a professor at Edinburgh and co creator of the Extended Mind hypothesis.

>>10415753
>>10415994
>>10417489
rekt

>>10416899

>>10418690
both

>>10415730
>26
>msc in data science
>I wish I'd stuck with plan A of becoming a concert violonist, I hate desk jobs and working in academia
>there are none
>no
>don't rush to get that bachelor's degree, be young and actually live and you won't end up as bitter and miserable and for the love of god don't sell the violin

>>10415886
which part?

>>10416254
i'm down, i am pretty autistic and unpleasant but not of the brony/reddit variety that lacks self-awareness at least. also i'm possibly a decade older than you because i'm a grad student.

but i will hang out with anybody who wants to chat about /lit/ shit. all my classmates care more about seeing star wars movies.

>age
19
>college
VCU
>major
Psychology
>How you like it
I like it pretty good. Its urban, but it's safe. It's hard left leaning, but that doesnt bother me. Its kind of expensive to attend, but the housing is cheap and there's good food everywhere.
>interesting literature classes?
Nothing except for a class on medieval literature. I want to take more classes like this, because it gives me an excuse and a hard reason to force myself into reading something I hadnt considered before.
>nice library?
Hell yeah, Cabell is my shit. Modern-ass interior, named after a fantasy author, always smells like fresh coffee because the starbucks at the bottom.
>advice for freshman self?
You just keep doin what youre doin pal

>>10416388
>stop only drinking straight vodka out of the bottle and olde english it's disgusting and it's gonna make you get triggered by the smell of hand sanitizer in the future

are you me?

>>10417069
no but i walked by him in the hall once, didn't say anything but i felt the sudden urge to skip class and go clean my room

i was also in the vicinity for that first free speech protest that kinda made him famous but left after 2 minutes

>>10418821
ok, I am fairly unpleasant, but I don't think I'm particularly autistic. I would also be interested in chatting about /lit/. Are you on campus still? We should go to a cafe.

>>10415730
>tfw 25
>tfw the average age on /lit/ is apparently ~19
s h o c k i n g

>>10419450
>some 19 year old with a thesaurus nearby has lectured you on why your prose is shit and your favorite authors are shit

Don't listen to anything people on here say. They don't know anything

>>10419463
Nice liars paradox! Too bad I studied 9 semesters of philosophy, fiend B))))

*kicks down the ladder*

>>10419474
>liars paradox
Nope. Because I was never here. hence no paradox.

I am done with my B.A. but might as well Since I have finished it this year:
>Age
26
>Major
Political Science/American Studies (We do double majors)
>How you like it
I don't. Liberal arts are absolute utter bullshit. I have attended 3 years of lectures mostly biased baseless lectures on obscure shit and learned nothing useful. They can't shut up about critical thinking but they teach none of it and if you have challenged yourself before and is actually capable of any critic - you are fucked. If your opinion doesn't match the professor's you will not be able to write good papers - not cos he will mark them unfairly but because you wont be able to say anything at all on the required subject which you will not agree is legitimate/an issue/not pointless sophistry. It's not like any one will discriminate based on opinion, but you just can't learn things you want to learn which are useful since every course is just post-modernistic bullshit. This is mostly about Liberal Arts, and Political Science which is Social Sciences is much better but still very biased and selective on topics they will teach about.
>taken any interesting literature classes?
American Studies is basically glorified English/American literature with extras, yet the only interesting course I took in all of my 3 years of studies was introduction to English literature. It was informative and good. I learned things about truly classic works. Everything else was badly structured/obscure/politicized pseudo psychological analysis bullshit. My introduction to american literature did not have O. Henry and Jack London, but it had a contemporary Jewish (Philip Roth), Indian (Jhumpa Lahiri) and Muslim (Ayad Akhtar) contemporary authors who are comparatively absolute no-names. That was just an example of the weirdly biased structure of the courses.
>does it have a nice library like pic related
No, and it wouldn't help it if it would, since the people who studied literature with me were extremely poorly read and were not at all interested in reading more. I haven't read almost any assigned materials done all my assignments few hours before the deadline with good and Wikipedia as my tools and got an award of excellence. So, you really don't need to read to study literature those days.
>any advice for your freshman self
Don't go into liberal arts, for the love of god just don't. You will not be challenged, you will be just bombarded with politics and ideology and high-school level depth of critic. You will learn nothing. If for some reason you do decide to study anything liberal arts like literature, don't even bother to think and analyse, just make the stupidest most controversial yet fashionable modern claim on any topic and write your papers about it. That's the only skill you need beside basic essay structure - to know how to make pseudo-intellectual sophistry sound smart. If you got that bullshitting skill, you will get top grades every single time. But really what's the point? Don't bother

>>10417467
I used to glorify the idea of becoming a doctor, too, purely for the prestige that it adorns one with. Let me tell you from experience, my friend, that such an insincere reason to pursue years upon years of intensive studies will wear away at your ego and leave you an empty shell. The only people who aren't consumed by the stress beset by medical school are the ones who are truly in it to help their community and the sick. Even then, you aren't guaranteed to succeed. I've had a few friends regurgitated into disillusion when they found out that they couldn't take the stress from med school.

>>10419855
>I've had a few friends regurgitated into disillusion
not english, delete post

22, wszib, computer science

>>10415730
>22
>Boston College
>Math and Computer Science
>Wish I had done Physics
>I did the required core and was repulsed
>pic related
>Get on those SSRIs quick son

Look at my library

You look at it >>10420026

>>10420039
Looks comfy. Is there enough room to study there though?

>>10415730
>26
>MIT
>Doctoral in Mathematics
>I love it. It's immensely challenging, and even more rewarding.
>No.
>No.
>Take full advantage of your university's libraries while you have the opportunity.

>>10417467
It’s a shame the library is so ugly from the outside.

>>10420052
theres a whole area behind the camera and the student population is very low (so its a further subset of that in the actual library)

Anyone its all worth nothing anon. I'm awful

>>10416406
The DFW class isn't offered anymore is it? It's traditionally offered in the spring semester iirc but it's no longer in the course catalog ;~;

>27
>WCSU
>History MA
>First semester while working full time, a lot of work but I loved it- felt like I was doing what I was meant to for the first time
>In undergrad I took a lit class with this flamboyantly homosexual in his mid-20's who seemingly assigned the most outrageous material he knew of so that was interesting
>Library is pretty shitty
>Don't drink so much, being depressed is OK, don't let fear of not finding a "real job" hold you back from pursuing something you're actually passionate about

>>10415730
>age
20
>what uni
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
>major
Political Science, Arabic, and Communication studies triple major
>how do you like it
thoroughly enjoy it; I’m a resident assistant so I have FREE housing, a stipend, and all i have to do is put on stupid programs like “sex ed” or “socalize and smores”
tbqh honest have a rich professional relationship with dozens of professors, im part of the Forensics Club (speech and debate for you brianlets) and I run the Model Arab Leauge (Arab United Nations). In an essence, I’ve made the most of a subpar state university.
>lit classes
I have taken an intro class with a raging feminist, but she wasn’t terrible. Enjoyed it. Enjoyed the literature more for my Muslim history courses.
>any advice for your freshman self
Stop smoking weed and read more, faggot

>>10418694
thanks bro

>tfw waiting for answer from University
>No answer yet

>>10417467
>I like the idea of being a _____ more than having to deal with _____
Man you're gonna get fucked.

>>10420311
>that reading comprehension

Man, you're gonna get fucked.

>>10420399
Yikes you're really embarrassed, huh?

>>10416406
can you talk a little more about grad studies for philosophy?

allso more advice please haha

I was going to SIU, which everybody shits on but the creative writing program was really great.

Unfortunately I have to drop out. Biggest regret of my life.

>>10418923
you fugg any art school girls yet?

>>10420566
SIU is great and Carbondale is a fun place.

>>10415730
>age
18
>what uni/college you go to
Kent State
>major
Engineering
>how you like it
ok
>taken any interesting literature classes?
fuck the humanities, fuck liberal arts, fuck cultural marxism
>does it have a nice library like pic related
libraries are overrated
>any advice for your freshman self
i am still a freshman

>>10418745
Mugar is a fucking dump. Say hi to Sammy from the print center for me (be gentle with him though--he might 'sperg out).

>>10418745
>any interesting lit classes?
>Not yet
I recommend looking up Arthur Macconochie, anon. He's a fantastic professor.

>>10420634
No, but i want to.
Art school girls are the opposite of roasties, and most of them are punk/alt chicks, my aesthetic with women my age

Does anyone go to Duke here?

Tell me about your experiences

>>10420774
>Art school girls are the opposite of roasties
hahahahaha

>>10420774
Yeeeahhhh
Hm.

Sometimes I feel bad that I'm at a shitty state university then I see all you guys at Ivys taking useless shit like English and music and it makes me feel better about myself.

>>10417042
De anza is wonderful, my grandpa would take spanish courses there (he wanted to read Cervantes in the original). I have fond memories of taking an astro course there over the summer and passing out every morning in the planetarium (never sign up for a 7:30am course). It's unfortunate that so many parents in the area malign DA as "that place where fuckups go"; it's a great institution that offers dirt cheap classes with instructors that actually seem to enjoy teaching.

>>10420812
Liberal arts/humanities degrees are fucking worthless. The people that get them now don't even contribute to society or the economy.

Here's some advice for you morons:
Either go STEM or ditch college and learn a trade. And by go STEM I mean stick with Engineering or Computer Science mainly unless your a god tier genius at Math or some shit.

Otherwise you're wasting your time and money. Colleges should just be turned into pure vocational schooling anyway.

But as it stands right now, honestly, get a real degree. You want want a marketable education, not a political indoctrination. You can get the latter online easily enough.

>>10420774
>art school girls are the opposite of roasties
you realize that VCU arts girls are notoriously known for being absolute whores, right? your average 19 year old art slut has probably fucked more than a dozen guys.

University of Delaware; MFA program

I wouldn't have done it if I didn't have a way to work it off or be awarded a tuition waive. I'm happy

>>10420814
Did you take Interstellar Astronomy with Dr. Peterson? I actually just finished a quarter with him this fall, and I gotta say that I don't blame you for falling asleep. Peterson isn't the most engrossing professor at DA. I had his evening classes, and, some nights, I'd have to stab myself in the thigh with a sharp pencil just to stay awake.

There are a lot of fuckups at DA, though; so they're not entirely off. Anyway, it's only normal, since Stanford looms over everything in the Bay Area. Lot's of incredibly educated people here as well. I usually just ignore the naysayers.

>>10420831
Why do people like you waste so much time trying to convert others into oversaturated fields? That's not to say that there's anything wrong with vocational schooling or STEM, though.

Why can't you just shut your fucking mouth and let others make their own mistakes? Why can't you accept the fact that some people just don't give two shits about money, and that they just want to study something that they enjoy?

>age
21
>college
U of Arizona
>major
Phil/foreign language
>how do you like it
Classes are fun. Campus is alright. Too many people.
>taken any interesting literature classes
Only taken some Japanese lit classes. Wish I could take more, but reading Oe, Ibuse, Endo, is alright. Wish they taught Mishima.
>does it have a nice library
It's a functional library so I'll give it that
>any advice for your freshman self
Like everyone else said already: make more friends and open up more. Currently trying to stabilize myself socially in my third year and I'm suffering for it. Just talk to more people, you autist.

>>10417211
Sup Arizona bro. What phil classes have you taken so far?

>>10415730
18
Western Sydney University
Social work
Dumb sjw everywhere
Don't exist
An Average library
Don't enrol in social work

>>10420831

I'm computer science and I know for a 100% fact that the kids in the humanities have a much much better idea of what to do after college with way better options and job prospects then I do.

>>10416899
also please god someone give me /adv/

>>10421154
Just switch your fucking major, retard.

>>10421164
And stay even longer?

and theres nothing else I can even do.

19
Columbia
Not sure
8/10
Shakespeare studies was interesting but filled with women
Good luck

>>10421167
Yeah, sure. I wish I had stayed in college longer. My life has gotten significantly worse since I graduated.

>>10421154
If you don't like programming but want to do math then maybe you could focus more on stats/finance or something.

I switched out of comp sci 2nd semester freshman year

>>10421208

The only math I found interesting is math that has no bearing on reality whatsoever.
>>10421182
I just want to be done at this point

>age
20
>what uni/college you go to
Georgia State university
>major
Computer science
>how you like it
The professors and most classes are absolute shit. Comp sci people are autists. I actually like programming though and I didn't just major in this shit for the money. I got a student position working for my University and I've met lots of companies through work, just got a real job offer and I might take a semester off and make bank. The people are hella cool if you're also a libtard.
>taken any interesting literature classes?
Second year literature with a cute nerdy teacher got me into DFW. The teacher recited most of This Is Water on the first day of class and had us read consider the lobster the next week.
>does it have a nice library like pic related
No, the library sucks wet farts. Before they had fingerprint scanner there was 4 armed robberies in 4 months there.
>any advice for your freshman self
Stop sleeping with your dumb ass high school girlfriend, she's going to accuse you of rape when you break up with her. Get a haircut

>>10415730
>19
>USyd
>Phil
>fun
>no
>It's not aesthetically pleasing at all but the collection is great.
>dont be an autiste.

>21
>Universidad de Oviedo
>History
>Not much. You'll spend half of the degree studying a general and superflous history of almost everything, with no choice given of focusing on one particular age or field, and the other half will be filled with imposed autistic niche stuff such as "History of women", "Numismatics" or "Medieval archeology".
>Nah, not allowed.
>Nope. Our buildings originally were police or military quarters or something like that. Library is displeasing, tiny and poor.
>Just do your thang. It's the easiest one so if you happen to choose a useless and unsatisfying degree just like I did, read and study whatever really interests you so much as you posibly can so you get the foundings for a further parallel learning.

>>10418690
ay what campus are you on?

>>10421613
What's the phil course like at usyd? Might be a minor next year for me but not sure what to expect.
Are there much less asians? What kind of people go into philosophy?
Also is there a good gym

>>10421741
USyd phil is among the best in the country, so I'm pretty happy. Lots of choice and the lecturers are quite friendly and interesting.

Not many asians really, but there are a few. The type of people you'll meet are usually nerdy types who like to problem solve. Usually quite interesting people who are rather open-minded. Not many women though, which you might consider good or bad.

And yeah the USyd gym(s) are pretty good although I haven't used them much.

>>10421820
Although there are quite a few asians in the logic courses.

>>10415730
>age
19
>major
Linguistics
>how you like it
Grat
>taken any interesting literature classes?
Yes
>does it have a nice library like pic related
No
>any advice for your freshman self
Just fucking finish your stuff dude

>>10415730
>age
19
>what uni/college you go to
Not telling you
>major
Reaganomics
>how you like it
Hate college. Worst period of my life. Have to study my ass 24/7 to get shit grades, despite not having the maturity to properly study like my friends have. At least I am positive that I will gain said maturity, but it will be despite college, not because of it.

Miss high school everyday

At least the subjects are interesting, people are fine and, overall, I do have a good time when in college and classes. Everything after that is hell on earth

>taken any interesting literature classes?
Of course not

>does it have a nice library like pic related
Yes, but it is all just economy books that only economic tryhards read

>any advice for your freshman self
START STUDYING NOW! IF YOU STUDY PROPERLY THEN YOU CAN HAVE SOME DECENT GRADES AT FRESHMAN YEAR AND HAVE A GOOD... MEDIUM GRADE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SAY THAT IN ENGLISH. SECOND YEAR WILL BE JUST MUCH WORSE

Also, if you think you're getting a proper social life outta college, take that horse outta the rain

Pic unrelated

>>10421820
>>10421613
Do you commute from home? How far away from campus do you live? How are the rent prices in Sydney, is it as bad as it's made out to be?

>age
24
>what uni/college you go to
A land based college in England (I'm Scottish)
>major
What the actual fuck is a major? I'm doing a BSc in Ecology.
>how you like it
I like it a lot. I've been into ecological science and wildlife conservation for years prior to studying.
>taken any interesting literature classes?
No.
>does it have a nice library like pic related
No.
>any advice for your freshman self
Start earlier.

>>10421839
Rent prices in sydney are pretty bad. My commute is alright though, but traffic from 7:30 - 9, and 4:00-6:30 is awful.

>>10421826
Do logic courses ressemble maths or phil more?

>>10421860
Resembles maths more.

>>10421725
Busch. Shame because livingston is so much nicer and college ave is way more convenient.

>>10415730
>>age
23
>>what uni/college you go to
ug, poland
>>major
special pedagogy
>>how you like it
meh, first year is boring and quite useless
>>taken any interesting literature classes?
nope
>>does it have a nice library like pic related
not as nice, but good enough
>>any advice for your freshman self
study more, cunt.

>>10421312
>accuse you of rape when you break up with her
how'd that go, anon?

>>10420026

I'm BC, 21 years old, CS major

What's your Snapchat?

Age: 21

Uni: Rutgers

Major: Journalism/Creative Writing

How do I like it: Wouldn't want to be doing anything else

Taken any interesting literature classes: Yeah but at my CC

Does it have a nice library: A few I guess

Advice for freshman self: Maybe actually study once in a while

>>10416798
The rare books library on the 4th floor is super nice.

>>10422307
Well I'm not posting from prison right now so it could've gone a lot worse

>>10416798
did it go well with the qt?

>>10421837
how do you like the econ degree? i'll be starting econ next year

>>10420687
>Carbondale is a fun place
Only if you have friends. The used bookshop is good, though.