University or High School? (1 Viewer)

[Kulazzi]

University, TAFE or High School?

Personally I find uni better because for one I'm getting better marks (80+ ) then I was during the HSC (only between 50-70) and also because there is no set syllabus to follow (well not for arts anyway, not sure about othe degrees) you can just speak your mind and still gain great marks! :uhhuh: whereas during the HSC there was a syllabus to follow and you had to answer according to how its set in the syllabus <_< and if you don't follow it properly then you kind of lose marks.

So which do you guys find better? TAFE, Uni or HS? This is for everyone btw, not just first-years =)

 

[kami]

Personally I find uni better because for one I'm getting better marks (80+ ) then I was during the HSC (only between 50-70) and also because there is no set syllabus to follow (well not for arts anyway, not sure about othe degrees) you can just speak your mind and still gain great marks! :uhhuh: whereas during the HSC there was a syllabus to follow and you had to answer according to how its set in the syllabus <_< and if you don't follow it properly then you kind of lose marks.

So which do you guys find better? This is for everyone btw, not just first-years =)

I'm finding it a mixed bag atm, so I suppose I see it as equal but since I'd gone through the HSC with glowing expectations of uni then there's a rather large sense of dissatisfaction now. Of course it doesn't help when tutors tell us how much the courses are like the hsc and that we must follow the syllabus *gag*

 

[alby]

tafe's a good in-between bit for people who either need to get their butt into gear before uni (a la me), people who dont entirely know what they want to do, or tradies. its similar to school, but
- you're not as spoon-fed (you still get overheads and photocopies though)
- you can say what you want & not have to worry about it fitting in to the sillybus
- you're actually responsible for what you put into your work/assignments/exams (no shit scaling to say that nerds are smarter than anyone else)
- and, unlike the hsc/school it does actually impact on what you do in the future. it might still be paid by mum & dad, but failing a subject (or 10) does actually impact on how long you're there (same goes for uni, i know), and how long it is before you can do other stuff (and quitting the course 1/2 way through isnt the easy way out caus you've already paid for it)

 

[Kulazzi]

tafe's a good in-between bit for people who either need to get their butt into gear before uni (a la me), people who dont entirely know what they want to do, or tradies. its similar to school

sorry, I forgot to put that option in, thanks alby

 

[alby]

dont worry, we survive being the little middle men (and women )

 

[lala2]

I'm finding it a mixed bag atm, so I suppose I see it as equal but since I'd gone through the HSC with glowing expectations of uni then there's a rather large sense of dissatisfaction now.

I feel the same way too! I thought uni's gonna be loads of socialising, having fun, doing work (occassionally), and all that jazz. When I found out that we had heaps of contact hours, I thought that we wouldn't have a huge workload because that would proportionate (?) out. I kinda deduced that from the fact that humanities, law, and commerce people had less contact hours but a whole load of readings and independent studying to get done. I am disappointed in uni. I hope it gets better next semester. If not, at least by the end of this year I'll be a quarter through my degree!

EDIT: Though I like the freedom--both socially, academically and just everything. You do what you wanna do (notwithstanding the fact I want a pass), and it's great.

 

[BronwynKate]

I love my TAFE at the moment.

This year for me has been one of gaining practical experience as a writer and developing myself as a rounded human being. I feel the two go hand in hand.

We have a wonderful Co-Ordinator who shows leadership and enthusiasm and lots of support for writers. I study the Diploma of Arts in Professional Writing and Editing. I could have got Certificate IV but I would like to gain more skills, finish my novel and use the ones I already have. I have been involved in public performances and this year I joined the Victorian Writers' Centre, fulfilling a childhood dream.

I will put in my VTAC application for Melbourne University as a mature-aged student (I will be 24 in 2007 when I begin) for Literary and Creative Studies.

I hope to come back to this thread next year and tell you where my future lies.

I know the skills I have gained at Box Hill Institute have helped me a lot in my personal and professional life. I have gained a great deal of fulfillment through working through difficult problems and increasing independence. I like being an independent learner, and to some extent I was one during VCE though not during my middle years but I had been as a junior student, very highly motivated.

I must say the Vocational Access and Education department as a whole are awesome, and so is the CEO, John Maddock.

I could not have been happier or have got a better education for this transition in my life.

 

[volition]

I'm a first year student at UNSW this year, doing Commerce, and I must say I'm impressed at the level of freedom that I've got and the contact hours(12 or 13 hours every week) that I have.

However, when I look back to high school, I find that I still have many fond memories of the place. When I think about high school, I tend to forget about all the boring and stupid things that happened, like getting kept in during lunch, which never happens at uni

 

[Sarah168]

I'm not as self-motivated as I thought I was so I'm struggling with uni.

I had little competition at school and never had much trouble with schoolwork/assignments and was always confident of getting high marks but I was just absolutely overhwhelmed ain 1st year uni. My motivation went out the window and I got complacent and lazy and my marks showed it. It's not so much the existance of a syllabus cos there are guidelines of what to study/learn for uni but I just lost my confidence. Meh, my 1st year experience was practically 100%
"textbook style" for a student who did well back in HS.

Blagh. I'm learning the ropes now and getting better but now the work is doubling in difficulty so there's no catching up

 

[Ollz San]

well, i'm in SIBT so I don't know if that counts as uni.

but anyway, I've been to all three and I suppose each has its own goods and bads.

I like that uni has clubs and society so I can mingle with like-minded people and all that.
I mean, neither highschool and tafe have a gay/lesbian support group.
I also think uni has more interesting subjects compared to highschool.

 

[Kulazzi]

I like the freedom of uni, and that im doing somehting that im intrerested in. but i dont like that there is no more spoon feeding.

haha! Same here, but I guess you'll get used to it by next year.

 

[starbaaa]

I'm liking uni. I only go 2 days a week... five day weekend! And I'm getting good marks, in courses I enjoy.

 

[Shell]

I think i actually prefer High School. i have never missed anything so much in my life. Uni is so challenging. ok, so sometimes that can be a good thing. but i really miss how easy school was. i had no idea how easy they give it to you, until i started uni.

i miss following the damn syllabus and having to write exact things. i miss seeing the same bunch of friends every single day. i miss the teachers, they were mostly all friendly and they all knew your name. at uni, everything is so... big. i guess.

i never talk to my lecturers, im about as important as carpet fluff to them. at uni, i have a different group of friends for each unit basically. there are different break times to school. some days you dont even get a break to eat something.

and everyone lives so far away. at high school, your friends are mostly local.

 

[The_highwayman]

high school without question.

 

[glitterfairy]

I like the freedom of Uni. I love not having to see the same people every day (and thus having to be nice to them), and the knowledge that all I need to do is pass and get through each semester

 

[withoutaface]

As opposed to high school where you were expelled for any mark lower than 85?

 

[frootloop]

I'm not as self-motivated as I thought I was so I'm struggling with uni.

I had little competition at school and never had much trouble with schoolwork/assignments and was always confident of getting high marks but I was just absolutely overhwhelmed ain 1st year uni. My motivation went out the window and I got complacent and lazy and my marks showed it.

I think i actually prefer High School. i have never missed anything so much in my life. Uni is so challenging... i really miss how easy school was. i had no idea how easy they give it to you, until i started uni.

i miss following the damn syllabus and having to write exact things. i miss seeing the same bunch of friends every single day. i miss the teachers, they were mostly all friendly and they all knew your name. at uni, everything is so... big. i guess.

All of the above.

High school was awesome. I'd give anything to be back there.

At least I had friends... and didn't have to wake up at 6am every morning... and catch the train out to the city... and choose what to wear... and and... there's more but I should be going to bed so that I can wake up relatively early tomorrow and cram for upcoming exams.

 

[seremify007]

HSC we expected to get 90+ in everything. In Uni, I'm satisfied with anything above 60.

That being said, I enjoy the freedom of uni (3 day weeks! boo yah!), but it is kinda sad not having the d&m friendships which you had back in high school. It seems that alot of people are just "hi/bye" buddies who you chat with when bored and not much more?

 

[Nakashima]

Hard to say.

I've got more hours of uni than I had of high school. Five days a week, 8-5 on Monday... then again, year 12 was probably more stressful since even during holidays you couldn't relax.

Let's just all agree that both options are shit.

 

[The_highwayman]

DOLE FTW!!!