[H011y94]

I enjoy the actual studying for the subject (particularly in English, because a lot of it is reading, re-interpreting and researching critics, context etc) but LOATHE revision 'cause it's just reading over stuff I've already done, and the anxiety about the exam makes me feel physically sick

[placebo24]

I'm interested in the studying, not so much the working...

[cl_steele]

i personally quite like academics, hence why i chose them for alevel/degree

[TheGrinningSkull]

(Original post by shorttstuff)

you're so right about a-levels being all about memory - you don't even need to understand it, its just learning it off by heart like a learning a script for a play.

I'd have to disagree about the point you made, it's not all about memory alone. There are many concepts I'd find difficult to regurgitate if I didn't understand what was going on.

Things like maths, chemistry and physics just as an example require understanding of what is going on, why such things happen, how would it be applied in other examples. Then again, if we're talking about other subjects such as the theory aspect of computing and most of biology then I can see why.

I can't speak for any other subjects however I'd expect them to be relatively similar in the contrasts I've mentioned.

[jam277]

(Original post by I Gurn Hard)
Hi,

I want to gauge how many people actually care about academic work and/or studies. I, myself, got amazing A levels but did not give one solitary **** about anything I "studied" during the course. I went to uni, didn't care again, and left due to boredom - I had no idea what the point of it all was. The only reason I stuck out A levels is because I was blagging top marks, I wouldn't have bothered if i'd had to put any real work in.

So, does anyone actually care about schoolwork? Or do people just do it because they have to? I find it hard to believe someone can be enthusiastic about doing a degree, especially since so many people on here are like "ugh revision is so hard/boring".

Thanks

I agree with you, I got fairly good grades but maybe not TSR good, but at the moment I just feel like I don't give an honest damn. I don't get how everyone is so enthusiastic about work. I'm happy I can just get away with doing nothing and getting drunk and high half the time.

[ellasmith]

No, I just want a secure job in order to lead a stable lifestyle.

As soon as you go to university, you usually despise your 'passionate' subject as you are forced to learn about it. Things I'm truly passionate about are things I do in my free time and out of choice.

[neon]

Just finished a degree and there was very little in it that I cared about. However, I did care about getting a degree (towards the end).

[allstar-steph]

I love learning and, actually, I even quite enjoy exams once I'm in there. That said, I hated revision for most of my AS subjects, because it was so fact based! I've never been good at rote learning, because I just can't get excited about it, there's no "aha" moment. I was really glad to go back to school after study leave ended though, I just really enjoy lessons. Maths especially makes getting out of bed on a Monday worth it.
Everyone's different, but I think that you can only enjoy academics in general if you have something you're passionate about, and it helps if you have supportive family etc. But yeah, even though occasionally, it can be slightly dull, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have something to focus my mind with.

[Craig_D]

I cared about studying at both school and college but my problem was that both seemed insignificant to me, like it was kiddie stuff to be simply learning what other people have found; I yearned to be discovering something new. That's why I've enjoyed university so much more, my dissertation and the research papers I've wrote finally gave me the chance to research something original, and I'm excited for more of the same at postgrad level.

[Chiseph]

I could spend every day just studying languages and analysing literature, but unfortunately at school they wouldn't let me do just that... I put myself through the boredom of sitting in Maths lessons...

[FelineCostumier]

As a bit of an oldie I have reflected on this quite a bit since leaving school and not really continuing an academic career.

I enjoy learning about a wide range of subjects, will happily watch documentary after documentary but I never really enjoyed the academic side of school for the most part and that's down to the way we're taught. I had a couple of amazing teachers who taught in a way that really engaged us, instead of just working from text books. I have a creative brain and learn from "doing", I find it very challenging to have information just thrown at me or lifted from a textbook without some sort of practical application of the information.

Thus, I never made it university when I was younger as I couldn't see me committing to a solely academic subject. Since, I have trained as a professional dancer/singer, which does include academic subjects but taught in a less structured way.

I am now hoping to go onto a vocational degree in costume interpretation, where again, there's a lot of practical "doing" alongside some academic aspects, which I won't relish but will find far less of a headache as it is tempered with my strong point, learning as I do

Therein can be the problem for some people, there's no flexibility for teaching styles to cater for the different ways in which we learn. I've got a good brain, always achieve good marks but I wonder if I might have gone further with my studies when I was younger if I had been taught in a way that worked better for my learning style. In a way I'm glad that's not the case as I had no idea I had an interest in the subject I'll be doing until a couple of years ago! Everything happens for a reason as they say.............

[Blazinq]

I learn in a different way then the way most teachers teach us, i learn from statistics (guess there only so much you could do with that) comparing it to things, and say if it's science biology/chem/physics then a booklet of bullet points telling me the answers, as i can memorize best from that.

I also like doing exams for some reason, esp english exams as i love writing essays.

[xxlissaxx]

(Original post by I Gurn Hard)
Hi,

I want to gauge how many people actually care about academic work and/or studies. I, myself, got amazing A levels but did not give one solitary **** about anything I "studied" during the course. I went to uni, didn't care again, and left due to boredom - I had no idea what the point of it all was. The only reason I stuck out A levels is because I was blagging top marks, I wouldn't have bothered if i'd had to put any real work in.

So, does anyone actually care about schoolwork? Or do people just do it because they have to? I find it hard to believe someone can be enthusiastic about doing a degree, especially since so many people on here are like "ugh revision is so hard/boring".

Thanks

i love academics and studying my education is really inportant to me and i find revising fun if its a subject that i care about i really miss a levels actually (i finished them last year) but thats just me

[Else_where]

Yep, I loved my Archaeology degree =) And I'm going back to do an MA.

[DaneCook]

Vaguely interested. Pretty much been coasting through life since Yr 10.

Not doing too badly for a coaster though, I just want money.

[M4LLY]

Nope, after 2 years of trying to do A Levels I have come to the conclusion that academia is not for me. I've also had a taste of the work environment and i like it as i get on much better with people at work than college. I also like that when you've finished work that time is your own and you don't have to worry about coursework or revision or other needless rubbish like that,