If you could go back in time...

Gutwrench · 08:43 PM

Knowing what you do now, if you could go back in time to college again would you have studied something else and taken a different route in life? Were your efforts worth what you've earned? If not, what do you think you'd be doing?

ravenvii · Dec 26, 2012, 09:37 PM

Heh. On one hand, I was studying completely the wrong thing, and went astray for ~7 years for nothing. However, I wouldn't have met my SO if I went down the "right" path.

So... no.

mobilehaathi · Dec 26, 2012, 10:56 PM

I don't know. I'm quite happy the way things worked out for me, but I'm so hopelessly curious I'd probably go study something else just to mix things up!

Mousse · Dec 27, 2012, 11:54 AM

I would. I would have gone to Harvard instead and asked to be roommates with Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Like the old saying goes: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." I could have been the Marcus Crassus of the First Triumvirate. I could have been the Joe Besser of the 3 Stooges. I could have been the Ronald Wayne of

Computers, Inc.

samiwas · Dec 27, 2012, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gutwrench

Knowing what you do now, if you could go back in time to college again would you have studied something else and taken a different route in life? Were your efforts worth what you've earned? If not, what do you think you'd be doing?

If I knew what I know now, I'd go back solely for the social aspect. I was a quiet, withdrawn, yet driven and egotistical in college. I am now much more outgoing, but much more laid back, while still being driven. I tend to get along with people a lot more now, and wish I could have experienced that in college (graduated 15 years ago).

As far as changing my field of study, no way (I changed it at the end of my freshman year). I love what I do and it's what I wanted to do since I was a kid.

wvuwhat · Dec 27, 2012, 05:07 PM

Yep, would have gone into some sort of engineering/science/IT major instead of my B.A. in Communications/Journalism. Would have been much easier to find a suitable job after graduation.

SandboxGeneral · Dec 27, 2012, 05:08 PM

If I could I would have liked to have gone for psychology and/or behavioral sciences rather than computers and networks.

Orange Crane · Dec 27, 2012, 05:52 PM

I did. BS in computer science, BA in graphic design, AA in boatbuilding. Currently studying environmental science with a focus on sustainable urban agriculture. Life is a learning experience. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Gutwrench · 06:50 PM

I was a scholarshiped athlete which demanded a large time commitment so I picked an easy but pretty worthless major. I had a great experience and suppose I wouldn't do it differently but today a couple decades later it's tempting. After college I went into the service, then college again. I've retired from one career and now on a second path.

Any physicians Participating here? I wonder if they feel medical school was worth it.

daneoni · Dec 28, 2012, 10:07 PM

I'd go back to the year 1999 and buy a boatload of

/google stock. And of course change some of the decisions i made...or didn't make as it turns out.

Probably warned some people i know/knew who ended up making mistakes as well...some of which proved fatal.

Roller · Dec 28, 2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gutwrench

Knowing what you do now, if you could go back in time to college again would you have studied something else and taken a different route in life? Were your efforts worth what you've earned? If not, what do you think you'd be doing?

Pretty much the question asked in Ken Grimwood's novel Replay, which hopefully will get made into a movie someday.

Apple fanboy · Dec 29, 2012, 02:30 AM

Invest everything in gold when I started work 23 years ago. I would have been retired by now!

HectorBrower85 · Dec 29, 2012, 03:15 AM

Life's been good for me so far but if I knew how some things would change beforehand, I'd definitely be more rich!

Mord · Dec 29, 2012, 04:12 AM

I'm pretty much fine with what I did, but if I could preserve my current life, spouse and living situation I'd have studied pure math.

Through studying Physics, computer science and ElecEng I've come to appreciate just how beautiful mathematics can be, I think focusing on that would have set me up better in life.

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Gutwrench macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2011	If you could go back in time... Knowing what you do now, if you could go back in time to college again would you have studied something else and taken a different route in life? Were your efforts worth what you've earned? If not, what do you think you'd be doing? Last edited by Gutwrench; Dec 26, 2012 at 08:43 PM.
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ravenvii macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melenkurion Skyweir	Heh. On one hand, I was studying completely the wrong thing, and went astray for ~7 years for nothing. However, I wouldn't have met my SO if I went down the "right" path. So... no. __________________ 01011001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110011 01110000 01101111 01101111 01101110 01111001 00100000 01100010 01100001 01110010 01100100 00100001
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mobilehaathi macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA	I don't know. I'm quite happy the way things worked out for me, but I'm so hopelessly curious I'd probably go study something else just to mix things up! __________________ Of crimes---none is greater than having things that one desires; Of disasters---none is greater than not knowing when one has enough. Of defects---none brings more sorrow than the desire to attain.
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Mousse macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Mended Drum, Ankh-Morpork	I would. I would have gone to Harvard instead and asked to be roommates with Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Like the old saying goes: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." I could have been the Marcus Crassus of the First Triumvirate. I could have been the Joe Besser of the 3 Stooges. I could have been the Ronald Wayne of Computers, Inc. __________________ D'oh! (_8(\|)
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SandboxGeneral Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The New World	If I could I would have liked to have gone for psychology and/or behavioral sciences rather than computers and networks. __________________ Twitter \| Website \| ♫ Free iTunes Music ♫ *Random Access Memories* ~ daft punk
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wvuwhat macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007	Yep, would have gone into some sort of engineering/science/IT major instead of my B.A. in Communications/Journalism. Would have been much easier to find a suitable job after graduation.
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Orange Crane macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	I did. BS in computer science, BA in graphic design, AA in boatbuilding. Currently studying environmental science with a focus on sustainable urban agriculture. Life is a learning experience. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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Gutwrench Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2011	I was a scholarshiped athlete which demanded a large time commitment so I picked an easy but pretty worthless major. I had a great experience and suppose I wouldn't do it differently but today a couple decades later it's tempting. After college I went into the service, then college again. I've retired from one career and now on a second path. Any physicians Participating here? I wonder if they feel medical school was worth it. Last edited by Gutwrench; Dec 28, 2012 at 06:50 PM. Reason: Poor grammar and English.
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daneoni macrumors G4 Join Date: Mar 2006	I'd go back to the year 1999 and buy a boatload of /google stock. And of course change some of the decisions i made...or didn't make as it turns out. Probably warned some people i know/knew who ended up making mistakes as well...some of which proved fatal. __________________ 15" MBP Core i7 \| 27" ACD \| AEBS \| 5G iPod \| iPhone 5 \| 3G Apple TV \| iPad mini
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Apple fanboy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom	Invest everything in gold when I started work 23 years ago. I would have been retired by now! __________________ Late 2012 21" iMac 2.9GHz i5, ITB Fusion drive, 16GB RAM, 2 TB TimeCapsule, iPhone 5 32GB, iPad 4 32GB, iPad 2 16GB, apple TV 2, iPod touch 4th gen 8GB, Xbox 360 120GB. Macrumors Scavenger Hunt IV 2
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HectorBrower85 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Life's been good for me so far but if I knew how some things would change beforehand, I'd definitely be more rich!
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Mord macrumors Demi-Goddess Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Old York	I'm pretty much fine with what I did, but if I could preserve my current life, spouse and living situation I'd have studied pure math. Through studying Physics, computer science and ElecEng I've come to appreciate just how beautiful mathematics can be, I think focusing on that would have set me up better in life.
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