did college make u a better person??

[jack]

how? or did it make u worse? hehehe

[BadGiRL]

i don't know if college made me better or worse...however, i definitely know that college changed me A LOT.

before, when i see people smoke (even if my father did smoke) i was like...yuck..ano ba yan..kadiri... but now... when i see ppl smoke parang...wala lang..deadma... also when i see ppl who are high on drugs sa may taft...deadma na din ako... i don't react too much on issues concerning personal choices of individuals.
before also when i see ummm..."girls" (as in yung mga wannabes) i would really say something nasty about them and sobrang sama ng tingin ko..also noong i found out certain friends engaging in premarital sex... as in nadidiri ako....now deadma na din... college opened a lot of doors about life... kaya masaya sya...u'll learn a lot about life talaga...d tulad noong hs sa ultra-conservative prim and proper (kuno) sjcs... one thing though... i think college made me more cynical about life... ang tingin ko sa life....from another angle na...well..i just don't see life on a purely black and white basis anymore....

[Jacob]

agree with badgirl.

Opened a whole world for me. Like I got to meet diff types of people. Na-expose ako sa iba't-ibang interest.

Like films, for example. Sa college ko nalaman na Japanime goes beyond Voltes V and Dragonball Z; I got to see films like Reservoir Dogs, Blade Runner and Realm Of The Senses, whereas before mga pinapanood ko mga Grade Z movies like Let's Get Harry at Eye Of The Tiger. Feeling ko any film by Terence Hill and Bud Spencer was the apex of filmmaking. Marami pa. Marami pa.

[Ira]

It made me more tolerant of people who are different from me. And it made me realise that with success comes a lot of hard work, and not just natural intelligence.

[ChiQui]

Well... college I can say is very good for me... I'm learning so many new things, both in and out of the classroom. And I'm getting to meet so many people and learning how to deal with their different personalities. :)

[Yoshi]

I'm getting very close to that on March and I think that after all your Theology (immersion included) and Philosophy classes, you have a very different view of the world already, not to mention the different experiences you encountered with teachers and friends.

[jack]

It's really nice to know that most of us learned a lot in college. It's not only in academics, college has molded the different aspects of our personality. For me, i learned a lot of good things as well as bad in college. If I total everything I think i'm still better of as the "old" me. To the people who are still in college, learn and experience as many things as you can beacuse in the end tatawanan mo na lang yan lahat when you reminice the past...Good luck!!! :)

[grumpy]

dysfunctional going in, dysfunctional going out. i guess the seeds of psychoanalysis get planted early. <;sigh>;

- kailangan ko ng kape!!!!

[Wangie]

i don't know about being a better person or not...but i know it changed me a lot.

BADGIRL: agree ako sa iyo. for all it did, college moulded me into a stronger individual...more tolerant and more forgiving of myself and of the world.

if i hadn't gone to the college i went to, i'd never have had the guts to leave my family after college and make it out on my own. i had no money, no job, all i had was my strength and my friends to morally support me...tiwala na lang sa sarili at sa Diyos.

College gave me this strength. I would not have been me otherwise.

[piwi01]

college life made me better i guess, because it helped me deal to different kinds of pipol and taught me alot of things that are not taught inside the classroom!
it taught me to be independent and really work hard for my grades it also taught me to drop any subject when the teacher is a terror for students

[Rydex]

Of course college has changed a lot in me, particularly in my outlook in life. Responsibility, maturity, practicality...

If college doesn't change us in any way, it means that you didn't get your money's worth.

PEACE

P.S. I hope you don't mind me asking but how do I get to print those cute yellow faces?


[This message has been edited by Rydex (edited 11-23-1999).]

[_Mase_]

Quite easy, my friend.

If you want to make a smiling face, press shift and semi-colon, then press shift again and press 0. :)

If you want to wink, press the semi-colon and then press shift and 0. ;)

If you want to make a sad face, just do the opposite of the smiling face.

:) ;) :(

[Maverick]

Ahhh... ganun pala paggawa nun. Cute. :)

Eniwey, back to the topic. Yup I agree with the "college definitely changed me part." Hindi na ako yung super-idealistic na tao nung high school ako. College taught me a lot about being practical. Tapos marami ka pang mga bagay na natutunan, both sa classroom at sa real world.

About the "did it make me a better person" aspect, I think it did. It taught me how to be calm in the face of pressures na dala ng studies. Parang Jedi kumbaga! hehehe... Kaya ngayon kahit tambak ang work ok lang kasi sanay na. Kahit overtime ng overtime ok lang, at least ngayon binabayaran ka sa mga hirap mo, di ba?

[orano]

i believe college made me a better person. i was exposed to so many new things, new ideas which helped me become more open-minded. i learn to be more analytical in confronting problems... the experiences i had with my college org also helped me to be more flexible and to respond positively to criticisms.

[orano]

i believe college made me a better person. i was exposed to so many new things, new ideas which helped me become more open-minded. i learn to be more analytical in confronting problems... the experiences i had with my college org also helped me to be more flexible and to respond positively to criticisms.

[ross]

college changed me a whole lot. i see things in a different perspective. although it's not the college that changed me but rather the experiences that came during college.

[Rydex]

Gee _Mase_ ,thanks a lot! I've been wondering about that ever since I started visiting this site. Thanks again. :)

[Agent 007]

Definitely, it did! It made me realize how naive I've been during my high school days. ;)My writing skills dramatically improved as well. :)

[NewtoN]

...a little better...but better. :)

I used to get mad at my school,
Teachers that taught me weren't cool.
They're holding me down, turnin' me 'round.
Filling me up with their rules...

I've got to admit it's getting better...
a little better all the time...
Yes I admit it's getting...a little better since you've been mine. :)

- Beatles

[master_yoda]

College definitely made me a better person. I learned to deal with different kinds of people. I learned to understand them. At the same time, I also learned to take my own opinions more seriously. Apparently, when you start taking other people seriously, you realize that you should also be taken seriously. It's more a matter of self-confidence. Now THAT is something college can do for you.

[phoebe]

i think it did. like what badgirl said, i see a lot of things in a different perspective now. i also think college made me more tolerant to people who are different from me. i also learned that you have to be really unique in order to stand out because there are a lot of great people out there. it not easy being the best. there are always gonna be someone better than you.

[zyxthyn]

it sure did. it built up myself confidence and my ability to participate in classroom discussions, and my ability to debate with my classmates and my professors as well. i was able to change the things i hate about myself when i was in highschool.

[cathybee]

...a lot!
I totally unleash myself upon reaching college! I do things I don't do and regret not doing in high school like being more friendly, being more active in school activities, and stuff like that. I also tend to be more open-minded with a lot of things since I get to meet a lot of totally different people in college. Lots of tempting vices but I still stick with NOT trying them out. :)

[ICE_CUBE]

Sad to say, in my case...I dont think so. Here in college, I smoke regularly. Yes I already smoke when i was in HS..pero chempre patago pa at madalang lang talaga..but now legal na yon smoking sakin (not my parents knowing). Pero kung pag uusapan yon "growth" of course, malaki natulong ng college life. Now, Im facing different kinds of ppl. And Im trying my best to deal with them. Ok nga e, at least i have a preview what my life is gonna be years from now. :) :(

[kerb]

college?? hmm i met the other kind of specie. girls!. ive spent my elementary and hs in an all dorky boys school. yep it made me a better person *cough*. but to grow and become a better person depends on how u choose ur friends :). u can grow to be a mature person or.. grow a tail and a horn.
i have mine but i always try to conceal it har har har.

[shiva]

i've learned more about life in those 4 years than i had before then. i really appreciate that ateneo included (don't know if they still do) philosophy and theology in the list of core subjects. i think more than anything i've had to study, these two have helped me the most here at work! they've kept me sane (so far), for one, and grounded.

[ronan]

College definitely made me a better person. The formation in the seminary made me a more matured and integrated person. The academic life aspect made me open up my mind, the spiritual life aspect enriched my faith, the community life taught me how to mingle and "makisama" with my brothers (importance of brotherhood), and the apostolate life taught me to be sensitive to the needs, beliefs and hardships of others.

[stArGazEr]

yup! college really made me a better person! i learned to deal with different kinds of people..especially guys since i came from an all-girls high school. and i met a lot of friends...friends na until now, ok pa kame. you learn a lot from the people you meet...things na you can't learn inside a classroom. academics, yeah, it really prepared me a lot in my goal to become a doctor.
i had super duper fun in college!

[martian]

hi badgirl! asl mo??? hmmmm wag sobrang deadma sa mga people hook on drugs coz marami nangyayaring masama kapag drug addict.
College certainly make me a better person, dahil nung col doon mo makikita yung ibat ibang klase ng tao mas realistic unlike nung high school.

[uptowngirl]

Speak your mind! :)

[bugsbunny]

well i dont know kung better or worse.. pero alam ko it changed me... for one i became more open-minded... college opened up lots of things for me... one more thing i became more exposed to lots of characters... theres the basaguleros, the conios, the conio-wannabees( social-climbers), the intellectuals, the tamads... college also gave me a stronger character kasi it gave me so many challenges, academics or not, and ive survived it and gave me strength that i will survive everything. college set off something in me that didnt and wont appear in high school... pero college is a good thing... it opens your mind to lots of things and its up to you to get that...

[7YRbITCH]

Good question! Hmm... I guess in a larger sense, yes, college absolutely did me wonders in the sense that I'm more confident and LEARNED (haven't we all?) now than ever before. And it's not just in an academic sense, too.It's kind of a cliche but self-reliance is a good thing that I picked up from college and not to mention better study habits, too. But I guess all things have their not-so-good sides, too: a lot of ppl. say I've become a smart-*** 'cause of it. :-)

[rogue]

college indeed made me a better person...i am now more independent and responsible...my experiences in college have given me a better view of reality...college has helped me learn more about myself...enjoy!!!

[maranina]

Life's evr just the same...
In high school and in college...
There is nothing new...
It is ever just the same

Life's evr just the same...
It is still a big pile a trash!!!
It is really sumthin you hav 2 get ovr with...
Life is boring!!!

In this life, there are a lot of sh*theads!!!
there are lots of morons who think they know evrything!!!
there are lots of F*ckerz who are sadists!!!
the m*daf*kin sadists... think they nevr commit mistakes!!!... feel so high whenever someone is sad or down!!!

there are many special cases...
som cases which ya dont like...
situations in where people wanna f*ck around with you, stab ya in the back, treat you like a piece of sh*t, and make palabas that you're wrong!!!

This life is junk!!!
Walang kwenta!!!
Walang pagbabago!!!
Walang kulay... walang kwenta... WALANG KATUTURAN!!!

F*c*k* life!!!

[chloe15]

ahh.. nope, i don't think so. :D

[cHarL!e's AngEL]

college made me more resposible because i learned how to lessen my cramming :) the coverage of tests is super long kasi that i really can't finish everythin in just a night so i've gotten used to spendin the weekend studyin ahead :angel: gosh i sound like a total nerd! :lol: now nga my blockmates & i are kinda naninibago & scared at the same time coz it's been 2 weeks since school started but we're not feelin harassed yet :D in fact, i haven't done anythin for school!