terry12 wrote:
Don't know that I grew up faster than most... I think most of the people I know would still consider me kinda childish
Hahaha, especially when he's had a few too many, lacking sleep, and playing flip-cup.
I think part of the reason I did well in college was because of my personality to "overachieve" too much. I'm probably not as obsessed as many other overachievers out there, and I don't consider myself an overachiever, but when all my friends always call me that, I guess there must be some truth in it!
Basically, I'm very competitive, though not cut-throat, and that has kept me motivated all throughout school. Being an engineer definitely didn't distract me from my studies, even though I feel like I had a great time in college, just not the same kind of "fun" as many other non-engineers.
One thing I wished I had done was to study abroad during college. I was in such a rush to finish in 4 years like everyone else that I never considered that route. Now that I am going to B-school at Cal again, the semester system is pretty prohibitive with the study abroad process (losing 1/4 of your MBA experience is just too much for me to stomach). So I will definitely be on as many international study trips as possible, to make up for my one regret in college.
Oh yeah, and I probably should have dated more (i.e. at all) too.