[Matis]

I started this Thursday. And since it's 100 KMs away from where I live and conveniently close to where my father works at I'll be traveling with him instead of renting an apartment or something.

I'll have to endure an hour and a half of driving(though I'm not the one behind the wheel) every morning, then find a way to spend my time until it is roughly 11:30 so I can go to a fast food joint and eat something. Then walk about 15-20 blocks to have 3-4 hours of classes each day(save Mondays and Thursdays, in which classes start at 5 PM and end at 8 PM), then do nothing until either 6:30 PM or 8:30 PM(again, depending on the day), when my father gets out of work and we go back home(another hour and a half).

As you realize, I either get home at 8 PM or 10 PM. Fridays is perhaps an exception, sometimes, as my dad gets off work early. Either way, all I can do then is take a shower, dine and go to sleep almost immediately afterwards. Weekends will be the only time I'll be free from now on, apparently.

(For those wondering, I'm studying Computer Engineering, or whatever it is called in wherever it is you live).

So...discuss(anything university/college related).

 

[Matis]

Sadly, it's not an option at the moment. The university offers no kind of accommodation, and apartments are kinda expensive(rent or otherwise). Plus, none of my friends actually graduated from high school with me(and those who did decided to go to other universities in different cities).

My situation will either chance sometime during July-August or early next year(depends on where my friends decide to continue their studies and whether they are willing to share costs for an apartment).

 

[Matis]

Campus gym? Nothing of the sort, sadly. I could go to a gym, but I just don't feel like it, for some reason. This university is composed of several buildings, all spread apart through the entire city. There's one for those pursuing medicine, one for engineering, one for law and so on.

Everyone attending this university, regardless of what they will study in the future, has to go through their junior year in a different building specifically for juniors. The only one thing this building offers us(classes aside) is a library, and it doesn't even have algebra books(so you can guess how crappy it is).

This whole "junior" system was made for the sole purpose of "filtering" students. That way those who really have no will to study or are simply incompetent are stuck on junior year, give up and don't become ****ty professionals. Plus, it brings cocky kids back to their senses, showing them that life is harsh and that they can't always get what they want.

So far, I have passed two out of six classes this year(those being Introduction to Scientific Thought and Introduction to Society and the State. Basically, History and Philosophy classes with different names). Algebra, Mathematical Analysis, Physics and Chemistry left to go.

 

[Matis]

This university offers a neat little system that lets you take some of the classes before you even finish high school. I made use of it last year(my last year of high school) to get two of the classes out of the way(mostly because I knew it'd be hell this year, and knew that two classes less per week would really help me out).

So no, I didn't fail the other classes(yet >_>).

 

[Matis]

I wish there were. Sadly, I'm stuck at my father's office until the class starts(before which I have 10 mins of driving from the office to the university).

I've got literally nothing to do here, and can only use a PC(like now) when it isn't being used. And it doesn't even have speakers.

I try to keep myself occupied with reading and cellphone+headphones, but the battery only has so much charge. >_>

But hey, the topic is not limited to me. Everyone, post your experiences, what your university/college is like, classes you go to and such.

 

[Matis]

This is the capital of the country. There are hundreds of places like those. None are too friendly, though. And I don't like coffee. >_>

 

[Matis]

Don't worry about it. I'll get used to this routine. Somehow. At some point.

 

[Matis]

My dad is one of the two owners of the place he works at. So the gas bill just goes towards the usual monthly costs of the company. For those who want to know, a trip to the capital means driving 100 KMs. While inside the capital you probably have to drive another 2-10 KMs(depending on the destination and the like), and then it's another 100 KMs to get back home.

Seriously, it's evil.

 

[Matis]

My family won't move. So my dad will have to drive every day anyway. He says that he prefers it here(home, that is). Me moving somewhere would only be an option if I had someone to share the costs of an apartment with. And at the very least, that possibility is non-existent until August. And even then, the chances of any one of my friends wanting to move to the capital is pretty slim.

Next year I'll have a place to stay at for sure, since I KNOW one of my friends will move to the capital once he graduates from High School(and again, that won't be until December).

And sorry to hear that, Lenox. Seriously, that schedule is inhuman.