Exams? Wait until you get a real job..

yeah i luckily don't have a demanding exam schedule this semester> I have an exam on Saturday and I am doing all the reading tonight. I am probably going to go out and have some fun tomorrow also so i am going to get as much done tonight.

obviously being young without commitments on a college campus is great. But finals times is beyond stressful. This kinda shit is what gets you hooked on coffee in the future and causes you to lose hair.

Seriously the amount of stress this week is pretty insane.

Don't talk to me about stress. I don't mean that in disrespectfull or fucked up manner either. We all have experienced a shit load in our own way, and all of us know what it feels like.

Don't talk to me about stress. I don't mean that in disrespectfull or fucked up manner either. We all have experienced a shit load in our own way, and all of us know what it feels like.

Of course we all have, and I sure the stress you have experienced is greater than what I am going through. But at the same time I am saying exams stress is a different kind, in that it is a very very high amount in a small pd of time, basically no sleep, and gets you started on the coffee/losing hair game...lol

Of course we all have, and I sure the stress you have experienced is greater than what I am going through. But at the same time I am saying exams stress is a different kind, in that it is a very very high amount in a small pd of time, basically no sleep, and gets you started on the coffee/losing hair game...lol

I understand the No sleep, and coffee drinking. I am far from losing my hair.

I actually go the opposite route from the no sleep way. I do what I can, but make sure I get plenty of rest before each final. I've found my brain is shot without enough sleep and even cramming won't help. I do realize it's ironic that I'm writing this at 5:13 AM.

to me, stress = knowing you have to bring home a check to make your household work. sorry guys, i would take going back to school any day

I'm definitely more stressed now than I ever was for my most difficult exams in college. Doesn't help that my wife is almost 5 months pregnant and I have a 60 mile one way commute, but you gotta work where the money is. And, I never took school seriously...could be something I regret, but I don't. I've got a piece of paper with my name on it that says I gots an edjumacation.

I'm with dmek. While the money is good, you don't have it long. And I'm finally to the point where I'm not living paycheck to paycheck, and it's still a pain in the ass. Mortgages suck.

But to each their own...

to me, stress = knowing you have to bring home a check to make your household work. sorry guys, i would take going back to school any day

Yeah, see this is the whole reason why work is more stressful. If you're single living in an apartment, then work usually isn't all that stressful, because nobody's depending upon your paycheck other than you. But when you have a family to support and a mortgage payment to make, doing well at work matters a lot more. When you realize what it's going to cost to send your child to college, getting the next raise at work becomes very important.

For those trying to work their way out of debt and/or struggling to make ends meet, it's even more important.

In college, exams matter for your grades which impacts your college resume. So yeah, it's an intense amount of stress in a short time. But in the end, if you don't do well, you're only letting yourself down. There's much more stress involved in knowing that your children or spouse are depending on you.

One of the other things that suck about jobs - You have to actually be there.

School - not so much. Sure there are some classes that require attendance but I probably blew off at least a third of my undergrad class time. In law school, while much stricter, I still had more days of "Nope, not today" than I have ever had at work.

Then there's the tolerance for hangovers. Partied too late the night before? School - it's okay, I got my hoodie and sunglasses. Work - I still have that damn conference at 10:00 and client interview at 2:00.

Regarding money, back in college I was dirt broke but I also had no bills.

Now it seems the more money you make, the more you spend. Sure I have enough to live comfortably and I have my share of toys and a house, but something about flying by the seat of your pants and not knowing where you next solid meal was going to come from... nah forget it I'm not going to even try to say it was fun because it definitely wasn't. LOL