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Universities should be more than toll gates

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140 points wdib | 3 comments | 21 Sep 25 07:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.007s | source
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aaplok ◴[21 Sep 25 10:17 UTC] No.45321470[source]▶
The elephant in the room here is that perhaps the biggest difference between the two learning experiences that OP is describing is himself.

He might just have discovered he is more mature at 30 than he was at 18...

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1. firesteelrain ◴[21 Sep 25 12:51 UTC] No.45322271[source]▶
This resonates with me. BS in Computer Science starting when 18. All very overwhelming. Graduated with 3.0 GPA.

Twenty years later. More experienced, working as a software and systems engineer. Masters in Systems Engineering and achieved 4.0 GPA. College was easier.

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2. skeeter2020 ◴[21 Sep 25 15:19 UTC] No.45323531[source]▶
Similar experience. Two things I think: 1. you figure out the system your first go-around, 2. you want it more the second time through.
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3. firesteelrain ◴[21 Sep 25 15:58 UTC] No.45323860[source]▶
I wouldn’t say I wanted it more the second time. I was much more comfortable in my life seeing as I came from a single mother household and had no money. Now I make six figures and don’t really need the degree so I was able to enjoy it. It helps at work to have a masters but it’s not required.