My College Dilema

I am going to be going to college in a little over a month, and while I can't wait to go, I'm curious as to the amount of free time you will have. I want to have a social life, good grades, but I consider myself a somewhat hardcore gamer. Does anyone currently in college have any advice on the amount of time you play and study? Should I not even bring my 360 to ensure that I will get good grades?

I think it depends on how hard your classes are and how many classes you have.

Im a Police and Public Safety student at Algonquin College in Ottawa and i find that as long as you manage your time around school and not gaming then you will have time to do everything you want to.

Time management is key!

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Well it depends on your major and your goals as a college student. if you a premed student like me who needs good grades to succedd (3.5 and above), then forget about gaming.....but if your mayb an accounting or finance major who can get by with a 2.9 or lower, then you'll have all the time in college to play Videogame and F**k College H*es. :)rdeemed23

Currently Im entering my senior year. I am a math and physics double major and have a 3.91 GPA. To be honest I only get to play on xbox live about once or twice a week only a hour or two at a time. I have a 360 and a DS. It does depend my friend his a business major and anytime I go down to his room hes always playing games. I am taking on average 19 hours a semester and hes taking 12 hours a semester. He has to stay five years however and I dont. Its all up to your choices and how much work your major requires.

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[QUOTE="rdeemed23"]Well it depends on your major and your goals as a college student. if you a premed student like me who needs good grades to succedd (3.5 and above), then forget about gaming.....but if your mayb an accounting or finance major who can get by with a 2.9 or lower, then you'll have all the time in college to play Videogame and F**k College H*es. :)Mwright68

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Well it depends on your major and your goals as a college student. if you a premed student like me who needs good grades to succedd (3.5 and above), then forget about gaming.....but if your mayb an accounting or finance major who can get by with a 2.9 or lower, then you'll have all the time in college to play Videogame and F**k College H*es. :)rdeemed23

Good advice pimpin.

Study first and then game to your heart's content. It rarely if ever works to play first. All that matters is that you get your stuff done when it's assigned and you'll find you have tons of free time down the road.

Just finished my second year in Finance (3.6 GPA btw... and sure to go higher this year)... but I did have some issues with time management... it can be challenging.

Here's one key tip, though. NEVER play a MMORPG during college unless you're the king of self-control... else your grades will suffer.

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haha thanks!

I agree with your parents, is it really worth getting bad grades just so you can play on games?

HELL YEAH!

no but seriously...

No one noticed the irony of asking a question about splitting time between games and classes on a thread with one of the biggest spelling mistakes ever in the title?

Irony gets me through my days....

it just depends on who you are. If you're geared more towards your future and what you want to do then you'll spend more time earning those grades. For those who are in the field of entertainment, it's a little hard to stay away from games. I myself am in the field and usually only get to play games about a few times a week and about an hour at a time. Every other free time goes to spending time with friends.

So you're going to college but your parents still have any sort of say over what you bring? They're footing the bill, aren't they? If they aren't, why are you listening to them?

Study first and then game to your heart's content. It rarely if ever works to play first. All that matters is that you get your stuff done when it's assigned and you'll find you have tons of free time down the road.

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Very Very good advise...Monumental actually. Follow this and everything else will be a breeze.

Oh! Also realize that GPA wise the first year (sometimesthe second, depending on hours) can make or break you. I was a fifth year senior andmy grades good or bad hardly effected my over all GPA. When you have over 140 hours the GPA fomula is diluted pretty well. Study first, play second.

i graduated a few years ago. I spent nearly 5 years in school and double-majored.

I played a lot of video games during high school (PS1, Saturn). When I went to college, I really really fell out of video games. I think I had Sim City 3000, and that's it. So I did not spend a lot of playing games.

Honestly, you shouldn't be so focused on video games while your in school, and in life in general, video games should not ever be a concern. If you have time to play, then play. But seriously, 1 of my best friends flunked out of college his first year because he was so addicted to Star Craft. While I went on to graduate and go to graduate school, and now work in the video game industry... he still lives at home and attending community college to make up for getting 10 Fs in one year.

So when you go to college... it might be wise to dictch the video games. You'll find out after a week how liberating it actually is, not to be so focused and invest time, energy, and money into something that... while it's fun... is in the end frivolous. Don't be one of those guys I went to college with who just played Quake in their dorm room, while everyone else was out having fun and talking to cute girls.

btw... I worked part-time and went to school full-time. Typically, the only free time I had was about 11pm-2am... and occassionaly a Sunday or Saturday. Your schedule will be very busy.

I wish I can do it all over again, it was kinda fun. And the girls... wow... so many of them.

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Study first and then game to your heart's content. It rarely if ever works to play first. All that matters is that you get your stuff done when it's assigned and you'll find you have tons of free time down the road.

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Very Very good advise...Monumental actually. Follow this and everything else will be a breeze.

Oh! Also realize that GPA wise the first year (sometimesthe second, depending on hours) can make or break you. I was a fifth year senior andmy grades good or bad hardly effected my over all GPA. When you have over 140 hours the GPA fomula is diluted pretty well. Study first, play second.

Even in my case it's easier said than done ;)

A little update here. Well, in a mere 8 days before I am heading off for college, my parents tell me that I can't bring my 360 to college. I have to get good grades my 1st semester to be able to bring it the 2nd semester. Unfortunately, my roommate only has a PS2, so it looks like I am SOL for the biggest 4 months in gaming history. It's complete BS if you ask me. I usually agree with what my parents do, but I see this as a load of crap. They are OK with me going down to UT to watch the game between them and TCU, but they don't trust me enough that I will do my school work and socialize b/c of the videogames. Any advice on what I should do?DaBears45

umm.... I'm a gamer, but I definately agree with your parents on this. I take it this will be the first time you've lived away from home for a significant amount of time. You're going to be confronted with making a lot of responsible... albiet not fun.... decisions.

When you got the 7:00am sociology class... it's going to be up to you to get your butt out of bed and actually go to it... instead of hitting the alarm clock and thinking "I'll go next time..." You're going to have to make the decision to NOT play Gears of War for several days and do your 50 pages/day worth of reading material.

I'm sure you have the sense of personal responsibility and will power to make the right decisions... but NOT having the Xbox360 around will definately make the decisions easier... especially when it's your first few months at college. Believe me, you're going to have so many other distractions anyway. Girls. Parties. Booze. Fitting into a new 'group.' Meeting new people. omg.... Xbox360 is like... so insignificant.

A lot depends on your schedule. Last fall I had a very easy schedule (intro to philosophy... good times) and had plenty of downtime. The spring was a lot more hectic, but I still had time to play. Guitar Hero is a great way to take a study break with friends.

Off topic: I'm looking forward to the UT-TCU game. Should be a fun one.

When you are allowed to bring your 360 to college, its not a bad idea to get away from your dorm room/apartment to do your schoolwork. I went to the library when I had to study, write a paper, or any other kind of work because of the distractions that exist in a college setting (i.e. drunk people, girls, internet, games, etc). We used to play 4 on 4 lan halo games all the time, and I'm sure I would not have graduated with a good GPA if I did not get away from my dorm. I remember one of my friends who bailed on class all the time and instead sat there playing March Madness 2002. Needless to say, he was gone after year 1.

Also, to all of you freshmen to be, please try not to spend your college years playing games all the time. We were pretty intense with our games of madden and halo, but we still went out drinking/partying all the time and did things like play sports, go other places, stuff like that. Generally, games were saved for slow nights or weekend mornings when nursing a hangover. Just remember, after these 4, 5, or 6 years, you enter the working world. Savor these years.

I go back to school this weekend and start school the following week. If you have 15 hour credits (normal amount i guess) That 15 hours a week. That comes down to 3 hours a day They saidyou should study double the amount of class time you have. Thats 30 hours a week (That more then enough studying for a week trust me). Thats about 3 hours of school plus 4 hours of studying a day. 7 hour days just like you days inhigh school but this time half of the time it will you be disciplining yourself. As long as you study first, play second, and bust down girls in the mean time you will be good.ragincoley86

Hmm. I'm about to start College at the end of the month as a freshman Computer Science major. I found high school very easy and graduated at the top of my class while playing games and hanging out with people as much as possible. I've never been one to "sit down and study." I guess I'm going to have to change that for college eh? I just can't see sitting at home reading a book for double the amount of time I spent in class (3 hours). Hopefully I can do it... lol.

This thread has me questioning my ability to do well in college, lol.

whatever you decide to do, just try to make the best of your college years. I didn't take advantage of all the extra-curricular activities that were readily available to me, and I didn't bother to become good friends with my room mates either. It's one of the biggest regrets in my life that I wasn't more sociable during those years. I even turned down girls who seemed to be interested in me. And it wasn't because of video games either, in fact, quite the opposite. I was obsessed with getting an A in every single class I took. I became a freakin loner and I spent all my time studying, working, and going to class. Techically, I should be proud of myself that I didn't slack off and I graduated Magna Cum Laude, in 2 majors, in just under 5 years, and I was active in politics. However, none of that really mattered in the end because I didn't even end up working in the field I studied, I didn't even like my field of study, and overall I wasn't very happy while I was in college. Anyway, I wish I spent more time having fun and experiencing all that stuff you see in the movies about college kids, because I didn't do any of that, and now I really regret it.

Anyway, have fun. It's going to be a blast! But don't forget.... STUDY!

I am going to be going to college in a little over a month, and while I can't wait to go, I'm curious as to the amount of free time you will have. I want to have a social life, good grades, but I consider myself a somewhat hardcore gamer. Does anyone currently in college have any advice on the amount of time you play and study? Should I not even bring my 360 to ensure that I will get good grades?

DaBears45

*cracks knuckles* it's time for my "i'm a teacher lecture", please make sure that your studies come before your gaming. Playing video games should be like the last thing on your important things to do list. Think of it this way, 4 years of not so much gaming time will lead to a lifetime of being able to support the hobby.