Question:
Im only a Freshman in Highschool but i have a plan for what i want to do in college, i need an opinion.?
peace&&love&&eternal~gameing
2009-09-28 09:46:34 UTC
Ok. I was planning on Going to Texas A&M University in College Station, There i wanted to either rent a dorm or find something cheaper, which i would already have paid for me as well as food, i would study Veterinary sciences, i prolly spelled it wrong sorry, as a major and Computer Animation as a minor, or as a co-major, during the daytime. then i was hoping to take night classes studying culinary arts, and some other possible minor maybe. if i spent 8 hours in day school and 8 hours in night school that would give me 8 hours a day to sleep do my home work eat and anything else id need to do. i get $800 a month so i can pay for food and lodging if i do without certain lodgings and i was wondering if anyone has done something similar or could relate and tell me if i could do it or not without collapsing from exhaustion. i have time, plenty, to plan but i want to start early and get ready for something i might take awhile getting ready for so please answer this question truthfully and fully. Thank you.
Five answers:
jggb
2009-09-28 10:01:23 UTC
First, I applaud you for your advance planning. This, and time, is what may make it possible for you to achieve your goals!



Although it may be possible for you to do all this, you will probably be miserable! Why the push to do it all at once? An important aspect of getting a higher education is also experiencing what's called "college life." This does not have to include things like parties, but will include making friends and establishing relationships with people who have similar interests - this will help you for the rest of your life. Trust me. The connections you make in college can be vital.



So here's my suggestion: forget the night school. Minors really aren't that important - just get one and you will be fine. The people you meet and relationships you establish (with other students, with professors, in internships, etc) are just as important as the education you receive.



I would also start saving NOW. Ask your high school counselor or your parents to help - your state may have a special savings plan that could really help you.



Good luck!
darskee2000
2009-09-28 10:29:23 UTC
The first thing you need to know is that for every hour in a regular lecture style class you are expected to spend 2 -3 hours at homework.

Now subtract a full 8 hours out of each day for sleep, and look at what you have left.

What you have left is the rest of your life. You do not have to give up on any dreams, you just need to take one thing at a time. If you want to be a vet, put that first. When you have choices in your General Ed classes, you can work in any animation and Culinary classes.

If you are going to do college well, there is no free time.

Here in California, you can take college classes when you are still in High School. I always suggest that. It is a great way to get some classes cheaply and to explore new arenas. It is also a great way for you to understand exactly how much work and time the classes will take. Oh generally those cheap classes are from a community college (they all look the same once you have your BA).
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2009-09-28 10:18:37 UTC
Sorry - there is no way this is physically possible or academically possible.



1. It's unlikely that the university would approve an

Animal Science/Computer Animation dual major; they probably don't offer a "minor" in Computer Animation (at least not to someone majoring in a totally unrelated field). The Animal Science department may not even allow minors or dual majors.



2. Even if you could finesse #1, you would undoubtedly run into multiple schedule conflicts each semester trying to stay on track with required courses in the two subjects. (Remember that college is not cable television or TiVo - you have to take the classes when they're offered and there are generally only 1-3 sections of the upper-level courses offered each semester, even at the largest universities.)



3. You would also not even be able to schedule enough classes to consume 8 hours a day of classroom time. Colleges set limits on how many credit hours you can enroll in in any given semester; 8 hours of "clock time" a day would equate to well over 30 credit hours per semester.



4. Unless you take some of the "night school" classes while you also are physically in the day classes, there won't be 8 hours of classroom time scheduled at night. Think about it - if the night school classes started at, say, 6:00 p.m., they would have to run until 2:00 a.m. to consume 8 hours. You will also find that there is a much more limited choice of classes and majors available in colleges' evening programs.



5. Do you really think you'd be able to finish all of the reading, writing, studying, projects, meetings, etc. that would go with a totally maxed-out academic schedule like this in only the part of the "other" 8 hours you wouldn't be asleep, taking a shower, eating or collapsing on the steps of the campus health center?



6. $800 a month will barely pay for an A&M dorm. The typical room-and-board charge for freshman THIS FALL is $8,039 for the academic year. As a freshman, you would likely not be able to decline (and maybe not even minimize) the board contract; that option is usually only available to freshmen who are commuting from home. Living off-campus introduces the problems of finding someone to split costs with, paying for/finding transportation to and from campus, and scheduling in more time in each day for "commuting", grocery shopping and cooking.



Slow down, talk to some kids you know from your HS who have started college (especially those already at A&M), and revisit your plans in about six months.



P.S. Contrary to the one previous answer, you will NOT have 8 hours of homework every night in college. If that was true, there would be about 150 people in college across the country right now. You will have regular homework in some classes; you will have reading homework prior to each class meeting in most classes; and you will have projects, papers, etc. due periodically. Your actual workload will vary greatly with your course of study and the particular classes you're taking in a given semester.
2009-09-28 10:02:08 UTC
There's no such thing as 8 hours in day and night school. College doesn't operate that way. The last college courses end at 9 or 10pm. In college a full load of courses is 4 or 5 classes (courses). If you go beyond that you won't pass any of your classes and you will be exhausted.



What you want to do is unrealistic. Don't stress yourself out. If you go into Vet science, you will be very very busy with that major already. Since you're a freshman in h.s., you should just focus on h.s. for now. When you get accepted to a college, you will take 4 or 5 classes per semester.



Those 4 or 5 classes will keep you very busy. Especially with a hard major like vet science. In college they have advisors w ho will help you with what major to pick and what to do. Talk to them when you get to college. No advisor will allow you to take more than 5 classes per semester. That's just overkill.
2009-09-28 10:02:29 UTC
first of all, i think its admirable that you have all this planned out as a freshman. however, eight hours to sleep and do homework is nowhere near sufficient. you will have 8 hours worth of homework at the LEAST each night. you can't major and minor in 4 different things either. if u really want to, you can take a couple culinary arts classes but you cant have two majors and two minors. its total suicide


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