Social life over education, or education over social life?

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They say as a student you can have only 2 things from a social life, good grades and enough sleep, which I think is true :biggrin:

Education vs. Social life- I would pick education although I think i'd go a bit mad

Reply 21

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Original post by Freyaaaa

But when it comes to deciding one thing, which one would it have to be?

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Depends on the circumstance. if it's just apporaching exams and I need to revise then education. If I have just finished the academic year and it's the start of the holiday i would say social life.

Reply 22

tory88

There should definitely be a balance, provided you're someone who likes at least some form of socialising. But of the two I think education should be given more weighting.

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Original post by The Wild Youth

They say as a student you can have only 2 things from a social life, good grades and enough sleep, which I think is true :biggrin:

Education vs. Social life- I would pick education although I think i'd go a bit mad

That's only if you manage your time terribly.
And it depends what you mean by social life whether that is late night clubbing or just hanging around with friends at their flat or something.

Reply 24

mr j man

Original post by Freyaaaa

What do you guys agree with? Personally, I think education over social life because its far more important.

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They both nourish each other. Without a social life you would not be fresh for your studies and without education you would lose grounding to make friends.

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Original post by violetquinn

This is a bit of a no-brainer really for me.
Education over social life definitely...
Think about it, your good qualifications you would obtain will stick with you for life, half of the friends you hang around with when you're young you probably won't ever speak to in 10 years time.

What use is an amazing career and all that happiness that comes with it if you have nobody to share it with.

Reply 26

username306617

Original post by . .

Why does it have to be one or the other. If you manage your time well you can have both. You need a balance.

I can tell you're not studying engineering. :tongue:

Reply 27

DolallyDucky

Education lasts a life time, getting drunks lasts a day (2 counting the hangover :wink:

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I'd die without my social life though D:

Reply 28

concubine

If you honestly can't do both you suck.

Reply 29

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Original post by Popppppy

I can tell you're not studying engineering. :tongue:

I don't but i study/work 7am-6pm most days. And just chill out from 6pm onwards and asleep by 11/12. Then again I'm not much of a clubber I prefer to stay in with friends. :redface:

Reply 30

Pinkhead

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What use is an amazing career and all that happiness that comes with it if you have nobody to share it with.

A lot to someone who doesn't need anybody to share it with.
Different people have different ideas on friendship.

Reply 31

ProfessorPester

Original post by . .

What use is an amazing career and all that happiness that comes with it if you have nobody to share it with.

Thats the best part. No sharing!

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Original post by Pinkhead

A lot to someone who doesn't need anybody to share it with.
Different people have different ideas on friendship.

I'm sure many people do not enjoy being completely lonely all the time.

Reply 33

username418231

A balance of both :smile:

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Reply 34

Daniellejo.

You're going to get a bit of a biased answer on TSR tbh.
Honestly, although I know it should be education; I pretty much always put social aspects first, only to regret it afterwards lol.

Reply 35

Halogenation

Think about the website you've made this post on love

Reply 36

Millie228

There should be a balance, with no social contact whatsoever, you're more likely to become depressed. It is also a bit easier to drag your ass to school if you know someone there you can to talk to.

If it comes down to a situation where I have to choose - education. But I haven't really faced that situation before. If I have an important assignment, I'll stay in rather than meeting up with someone. You can push meeting up till another day, but you can't push deadlines.
I always have time to go out Friday or Saturday night, as well as meeting up with someone for lunch or doing something during the week. I don't need to have someone over every night of the week anyway.

In the past, I HAVE skipped studying for a test in order to go out - depends how appealing the offer is (if it's a cool event etc) - how important I regard the test and how long it's been since I've been out/done sth fun.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 37

Pinkhead

Original post by . .

I'm sure many people do not enjoy being completely lonely all the time.

That's the point. Not all people enjoy the company of others.

Reply 38

Noxiyu

Well, I see it like this.
There's time - even in revision period - where I'm fully throwing myself into my education, but I still have down time moments. Like right now, I'm writing this post, reading Jules Verne and talking to my mother.
If you can see your friends in a very - I'm free now for a few hours - wanna' grab a coffee? Kinda' manner then it's very easy. It just means less time on TSR or rewatching Buffy /etc.

However, when it comes to going out and coming back 3am in the morning, that IS going to have a negative effect on your education. You're not less of a person, it's just that not giving yourself a routine will effect your studies.

But you can do it, in AS I was far less delligent and did have a more active social life and still got really good grades - but it was a bit of a mess. This time I feel far more in control.

Reply 39

username927016

Well obviously education atm but having friends can actually assist in getting good qualifications if you're all helping each other & you can let off some steam when you're not studying by having some fun. In the future though I'd much rather have a good social life & an average job than a really good job & a crappy social life tbh.