The best advice about college I can give anyone is to make a variety of friends. Having a network of friends will not only give you great memorable times. But they provide such a great resource. And I’m not talking about the “oh my gawd, what is she wearing?” type of resource. But I shall explain. Let me get there. Just be patient.
Okay folks, lets not lie to ourselves. We all spend way to much time on our computers, mostly because we need someway to pass the time. Especially as a college student. Between, our beloved Facebook, Twitter, stumbling around on Stumbleupon, and taking the occasional glances at the Lexis/Nexis database to be able to type in one or two sentences for the paper that’s due in 24 hours, we spend a significant time on the computer.
Lets face it. We should know that technology is all around of us. And if you don’t, why have you emerged from under your rock to read this blog?
But with surfing the web comes dangers.
College internet+ computers= crappy virus protection software
Temple uses a crappy little thing called Symantec Endpoint Protection. And it wants to kill. It’s main purpose is to destroy my computer. In the past two months I’ve had a virus, some spyware creepin’ on me, and had to defuse the ticking my bomb my laptop had become.
If it had not been for the ingenuousness of my friend, (who just so happens to be a computer science major and employed by the geek squad ) I probably would have had to fork at least $300 to repair the brutal beating my baby had to endure. (I am not going to pretend I know anything about computers, viruses, and such. Because I don’t) I could go on and on about the crappiness of college virus protection and tell you in excruciating detail about the day I sat by the side of my computer and held it’s hard drive as it underwent many hours of being wiped clean and revived, but that is not the point I’m trying to make.
What I’m trying to say. Everyone of your friends has a special skill to offer. In this case, being a boss with computers. I’ve discovered the more variety of friends you have the more you learn, and like in my case, you can benefit from their skills. Especially if they have a major different than the one you have. If knowledge they have can be unbelievable and mind blowing. It can open you up to a whole new world.
Many people say, be nice to nerds; because, one day they’ll be your boss. In just a few weeks at college I have learned this is 100% true. Every guest speaker I have heard at Temple University was unbelievably skilled in their profession, it was clear to see they were passionate about what they do.
Now, when I say nerd, I mean that in the most loving way. I would called my self a nerd. I’m a theater nerd, film nerd, and Harry Potter nerd. Heck, I’m proud of it. I’m passionate about things, I have a skill, so why not be proud of that? I would call my friends nerds. They all have a passion certain things and just by listening to them talk, I have learned more than I have in my years at High School.
What I’m trying to say in the midst of my rambling is a vast group of clever, smart, witty people makes for the best times at college. I’m not even going to begin to tell you what happens when a computer science major, a physics major, and a chemistry major will cook up to pass time.
Okay folks, lets not lie to ourselves. We all spend way to much time on our computers, mostly because we need someway to pass the time. Especially as a college student. Between, our beloved Facebook, Twitter, stumbling around on Stumbleupon, and taking the occasional glances at the Lexis/Nexis database to be able to type in one or two sentences for the paper that’s due in 24 hours, we spend a significant time on the computer.
Lets face it. We should know that technology is all around of us. And if you don’t, why have you emerged from under your rock to read this blog?
But with surfing the web comes dangers.
College internet+ computers= crappy virus protection software
Temple uses a crappy little thing called Symantec Endpoint Protection. And it wants to kill. It’s main purpose is to destroy my computer. In the past two months I’ve had a virus, some spyware creepin’ on me, and had to defuse the ticking my bomb my laptop had become.
If it had not been for the ingenuousness of my friend, (who just so happens to be a computer science major and employed by the geek squad ) I probably would have had to fork at least $300 to repair the brutal beating my baby had to endure. (I am not going to pretend I know anything about computers, viruses, and such. Because I don’t) I could go on and on about the crappiness of college virus protection and tell you in excruciating detail about the day I sat by the side of my computer and held it’s hard drive as it underwent many hours of being wiped clean and revived, but that is not the point I’m trying to make.
What I’m trying to say. Everyone of your friends has a special skill to offer. In this case, being a boss with computers. I’ve discovered the more variety of friends you have the more you learn, and like in my case, you can benefit from their skills. Especially if they have a major different than the one you have. If knowledge they have can be unbelievable and mind blowing. It can open you up to a whole new world.
Many people say, be nice to nerds; because, one day they’ll be your boss. In just a few weeks at college I have learned this is 100% true. Every guest speaker I have heard at Temple University was unbelievably skilled in their profession, it was clear to see they were passionate about what they do.
Now, when I say nerd, I mean that in the most loving way. I would called my self a nerd. I’m a theater nerd, film nerd, and Harry Potter nerd. Heck, I’m proud of it. I’m passionate about things, I have a skill, so why not be proud of that? I would call my friends nerds. They all have a passion certain things and just by listening to them talk, I have learned more than I have in my years at High School.
What I’m trying to say in the midst of my rambling is a vast group of clever, smart, witty people makes for the best times at college. I’m not even going to begin to tell you what happens when a computer science major, a physics major, and a chemistry major will cook up to pass time.
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