I dormed, and went to school clubs with a few students that saw Uni. as their ticket to riches and prestige. They’d aim for tech, banking, law, and similar jobs which require a minimum 3.5 GPA where I live.
For them, this often meant all work and no fun. Staying in the reading halls late on weekends, prioritizing grades, internships, club positions, etc. over everything.
Ironically, some of these would often lament over the “easy” majors just fucking around, sounding bitter and jealous, while trying to come off as superior. (The worst being some of my engineering peers).
I had a great time. Grew a lot, found new interests, lived life, and met a lot of different people. I was definitely a bit too ambitious as a freshman, at the cost of the “student experience”.
Didn’t get the grades I expected, and decided to just relax and have more fun.
Surprisingly the grades didn’t drop too much, so I managed to maintain over the minimum level for some of the jobs I wanted. And I ended up working alongside some of those 4.0 students, as there are many ways to land the same jobs.
School is what you make out of it. Finding your place can take time…yes, some people are lucky with finding their gang, clique, place, etc. pretty fast. For others it can take a much longer time.