College Impressions

So I've been in college for about three weeks now and my overall impression of it is, "Wow.  I thought this would be fun."  To fill you in, I am going to U of Michigan-Dearborn, which is a commuter school.  I am studying to get a major in Computer Information Science (CIS).  I trust that everyone on this site knows what that is.  In short, I want to develop video games. 
 
I am a freshman, so I understand that there are some core classes/credits that I need to get out of the way.  At the moment, I am taking a Math class, Sociology, Psychology, and Composition.  Math is just easy as hell.  I've got a really nice Composition teacher.  My psych. class is a little boring (and so is the professor) and my sociology class is mildly interesting.  My problem with sociology is that it's a night class and after being there since 10:00 am, I just want to leave. 
 
So, the overall impression I mentioned earlier, stems from having a terrible schedule and really boring classes.  Plus, making that 30 minute drive 4/7 days a week becomes a huge drag (I do have a carpool). 
 
My question to you guys is, does it get better?  Is this how it is for everyone when they first start? Should I try finding a place that is closer, instead of still living at home to save money? 
 
Any advice or stories would be cool.  Thanks =)

So I've been in college for about three weeks now and my overall impression of it is, "Wow.  I thought this would be fun."  To fill you in, I am going to U of Michigan-Dearborn, which is a commuter school.  I am studying to get a major in Computer Information Science (CIS).  I trust that everyone on this site knows what that is.  In short, I want to develop video games. 
 
I am a freshman, so I understand that there are some core classes/credits that I need to get out of the way.  At the moment, I am taking a Math class, Sociology, Psychology, and Composition.  Math is just easy as hell.  I've got a really nice Composition teacher.  My psych. class is a little boring (and so is the professor) and my sociology class is mildly interesting.  My problem with sociology is that it's a night class and after being there since 10:00 am, I just want to leave. 
 
So, the overall impression I mentioned earlier, stems from having a terrible schedule and really boring classes.  Plus, making that 30 minute drive 4/7 days a week becomes a huge drag (I do have a carpool). 
 
My question to you guys is, does it get better?  Is this how it is for everyone when they first start? Should I try finding a place that is closer, instead of still living at home to save money? 
 
Any advice or stories would be cool.  Thanks =)

If you get frustrated for some classes/assignments just remember, the key is to make it look like you know what you are doing.

Upon reading the title, I really just wanted to respond to this with "drink more beer and smoke more weed," but given your circumstances, that wouldn't do you a fat lot of good...

I'm too old to care about school, but your name is awesome. Look there first.

If by better you mean drunk chicks, then no. Otherwise I wouldn't be horny all the time. But you'll meet new friends and stuff, and you'll get the handle of how to pick better classes. Everything else is up to you really.
 
Want a story? I have a teacher that every class seems to go off in some crazy tangential story about how he did this thing for a big company, this lasts for about an hour, then we have 10-15 minutes of class, then he goes off again about how he had it hard because there was no one to teach him the ropes, really we probably spend 30 minutes of class talking about our actual subject. The worse part of it, is that his stories are the most boring, mind numbing stuff I've ever had to endure. It just drains the life out of me for the rest of the day.

I'm in my Junior year of Mechanical Engineering and the classes have got a little harder every year but its still manageable. The best thing about college are the weekends thursday-sunday, get drunk blow of steam and forget about all your classes for 4 amazing days. Stick with it going to collage is really important. 

God I fucking hated sociology.  My teacher was such a bitch.  I remember she had made a comment about how women could be just as good engineers as men could.  Engineering is vastly dominated by men, and that's no coincidence.  When she originally said that, I rolled my eyes, she saw, and asked "do you disagree?"  I looked around, in a class strangely filled with women, and muttered "yeah, you are completely wrong."  Nobody ever talked to me in that class after that =/

I've heard that the first two years of any school are the same. After that, then it starts to get interesting.

Half of what makes college good is being around people your age 24/7. My dad did commuter college and says he missed out on a lot and really didn't enjoy it as much as he should have. That being said, don't switch to a worse school just to have more fun. You probably already know that, though.. If you're there all day, do you have time to fit in clubs or something?

College sounds like a really fun MMO.

In your case college would just be highschool again

Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you are bud, college freshman. Moved out of the ol' homestead, I figured it would take some time to get fully adjusted to the new lifestyle change, but I didn't realize how "set in my ways" I was.

It gets better when you find new interest then it gets worse when you have to learn the boring aspects of those interest, rinse and repeat and thats life.

" I've heard that the first two years of any school are the same. After that, then it starts to get interesting. "

" In your case college would just be highschool again "

" Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you are bud, college freshman. Moved out of the ol' homestead, I figured it would take some time to get fully adjusted to the new lifestyle change, but I didn't realize how "set in my ways" I was. "

" @Dark_Jon said:

" I've heard that the first two years of any school are the same. After that, then it starts to get interesting. "

You heard wrong, the first two years are the best. All you do is take electives like sociology, psychology and cultural anthropology. The longer you last in college the harder the classes and less fun you have. 
 
@Lost_In_Gaming: Your class load seems pretty easy, all classes are gonna be boring no matter what so thats no big deal. Just make sure to schedule your classes early for next semester so you can get the best time slots. "

" @CommodoreGroovy said:

" Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you are bud, college freshman. Moved out of the ol' homestead, I figured it would take some time to get fully adjusted to the new lifestyle change, but I didn't realize how "set in my ways" I was. "

Was it hard making the switch, then?  Like I said, I'd like to move out at some point, but that means working more so I can pay rent.  Should I just make the best of living with an overbearing mother? "

" So I've been in college for about three weeks now and my overall impression of it is, "Wow.  I thought this would be fun."  To fill you in, I am going to U of Michigan-Dearborn, which is a commuter school.  I am studying to get a major in Computer Information Science (CIS).  I trust that everyone on this site knows what that is.  In short, I want to develop video games.  I am a freshman, so I understand that there are some core classes/credits that I need to get out of the way.  At the moment, I am taking a Math class, Sociology, Psychology, and Composition.  Math is just easy as hell.  I've got a really nice Composition teacher.  My psych. class is a little boring (and so is the professor) and my sociology class is mildly interesting.  My problem with sociology is that it's a night class and after being there since 10:00 am, I just want to leave.  So, the overall impression I mentioned earlier, stems from having a terrible schedule and really boring classes.  Plus, making that 30 minute drive 4/7 days a week becomes a huge drag (I do have a carpool).  My question to you guys is, does it get better?  Is this how it is for everyone when they first start? Should I try finding a place that is closer, instead of still living at home to save money?  Any advice or stories would be cool.  Thanks =) "

I'm only a sophomore in high school. Looks like I have a lot to look forward to.

" @zombie2011 said:

" @Dark_Jon said:

" I've heard that the first two years of any school are the same. After that, then it starts to get interesting. "

You heard wrong, the first two years are the best. All you do is take electives like sociology, psychology and cultural anthropology. The longer you last in college the harder the classes and less fun you have. 
 
@Lost_In_Gaming: Your class load seems pretty easy, all classes are gonna be boring no matter what so thats no big deal. Just make sure to schedule your classes early for next semester so you can get the best time slots. "

You know, post secondary can be fun and very enlightening, as long as you're studying subjects you care about and are genuinely interested in. I don't know if you just happened to pick the wrong degree or something, but if you really are having no fun (in relation to courses) and find every class boring, shouldn't you be rethinking your strategy a bit? "

Commuter schools don't have a lot to offer (take from a graduate of one). Join a club or make a club. Or make some friends and start some tournaments like some of my pals did. Also, your school should have some version of a student's activities committee. Look for events that they do or help them out. 
 
Otherwise, yes. you'll just have to suck it up until you either graduate from the school or transfer. Four year colleges with dorms are typically the real colleges to go to, state colleges especially.

I wish I could commute to University rather than living here. Not being into fancy dress or into the British drinking culture, nothing outside of the lectures seems to interest me.

That's similar to how I am doing in college right now. The only difference is my school specializes in game development so all my class have to do with that and I'm taking the general ed. classes in the summer. I'm having a lot of fun so far and this is my 5th week of school.

Yes, it get way better.

Well.  I'm gonna stick it out at University of Michigan-Dearborn.  Hopefully I can get more into the game design portion next year.

The key is to not just get drunk, but stay drunk.

You don't really get the college experience unless you live on campus. Not to mention your freshman year will be mostly gen-eds. I'm taking mostly political science classes this year (my major), and I'm actually enjoying most of them.

Suck it up and move on. It could be worse. Boring is better than so-hard-you're-ready-to-snap. 
 
Although tbh, I'd go insane if I wasn't enrolled in Science as well as Computing (double degree). We did a headcount in our Programming with Data Structures lecture. Total 131 people, 3 of them females. 
 
Psychology is about 70% women. Giggity goo.

In terms of what you are studying it does get better. My advice is in the first 2 years find the professors that work for you and take their classes even if it's something you aren't really interested in. A good professor can make a non interesting subject interesting and the professor is what makes or breaks the class/academic experience. As far as everything else goes with college... well... as to whether that gets better or not isn't for me to say. All I can tell you is that as you mature you'll wake up to all the BS that goes on in that ivory tower and that makes it (the institutional side of things) a lot worse, because you'll see how so many of the schools policies, or their way of handling things, or their inner politics are just retarded and make no sense. The first year of college is the roughest, because it's the transition year. The last year is the most intense, because you're trying to finish all the requirements for your degree. I recommend taking summer courses, because by knocking off requirements earlier it makes that last year much more manageable.

 Engineering is vastly dominated by men, and that's no coincidence.

"Computer Information Science...  I want to develop video games."  Wait, what?  Isn't CIS database management and design?  Maybe I'm thinking of Computer Information Systems.

" "Computer Information Science...  I want to develop video games."  Wait, what?  Isn't CIS database management and design?  Maybe I'm thinking of Computer Information Systems. "