What did you learn at college that you use on a daily basis?
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April 12th, 2011
People go through and talk about their college careers and how they don’t use anything they learned and yada yada. Well I started thinking about it, and while even I have said that, its really not true. I do gas chromatography at work, which I learned the principles and operation of in college. Not to mention all the basic tenants of Chemistry that I practice on a daily basis. Safety procedures, proper lab procedure… Use them all daily. When I finally land a job doing forensics, I’ll use at least some of my minor of Criminology (a lot of it is psychological/sociological stuff that I imagine would be at least somewhat helpful). That would probably also tap more into all the Biology, Biochem, O-Chem, and even Physics work (kind of pending what department of forensics I find myself in).
So what about you? What did you learn in college that you use regularly?
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I learned a good number of economic and accounting principles I use on a daily basis. Nothing esoteric, but things like how to keep a balance sheet.
I also learned a lot about how to be a normal adult.
Research skills and analytical skills. Useful in just about every activity.
@Mamradpivo That is one thing I don’t think a lot of people realize they’re getting when they go. I learned a lot of socialization skills and such at school.
That I’m extremely skilled at procrastination.
Similar to @erichw1504.
How to watch a movie when I should be working on something else.
I learned other things sure, but few I get to apply almost everyday.
How to interact with others.
How to procrastinate, and then turn on the focus to get it all done in a LIIIIITTLE bit of time :)
I did learn that most people are not predictable.
Case in point: One teacher stated that we will not be having exams this Friday. Instead, our exams will given on a Monday morning.
We came to class to see a booklet on each seat. Exams!!
We were not ready for this. We had planned on cramming all weekend for Monday morning, not this Friday afternoon.
What made her change her mind? We will never know. Anyway, I almost aced the test.
Well, it appeared that I knew more than I thought I did.
Logic, critical thinking, writing, efficient use of time, and the ability to differentiate what actually needs to be done from what was merely assigned for the heck of it.
I also happen to use some of the more specific skills on a daily basis, but that’s because I’m in graduate school.
I learned (am learning) that it’s not as easy as some people think and certainly not like the media portrays it, and also how to fall asleep with the light on.
One of the main things I learned in college is that if your housemates are good at persuasion, all nighters can be an effective method for catching up on assignments!
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