Casually Explained: Guide to College and University 

You don't get invited to college parties, you just show up and hope the host doesn't realize they've never met you

College Tip: Just because they serve ice cream and pizza every day at the dining hall doesn't mean you should eat pizza and ice cream everyday at the dining hall. Every other day is good enough.

its gonna be a disappointment for everyone in my computer science course when they find out im a lesbian

Tips to making the most out of college #1: Be an extrovert. #2: Dont be an introvert.

As a robotic engineer, my life goal is to ultimately make you all unemployed

"I never showed a lot of potential in high school, but now I make RU-vid videos in my room..." That one hit me hard.

They told us that 2-3 hours rule too. The thing is: we have ~8 hours of lectures a day. There is no possible way for us to study that much.

2020 high school grads: we’re ready for the time of our- Corona: I’m gonna be stopping you right there

"I'd also wondered what it'd be like to be invited to one." *silence* That did it. I'm subscribing.

“If you can navigate their website, you’re smart enough”. As a high school senior applying to college, I can confirm that this is depressingly accurate.

You didn't mention that you shouldn't expect anything out of a university professor. They can keep their job while doing absolutely no teaching

if (girlfriend == false) { switch.major; }

Instructions unclear I ended up working at mcdonalds 😟

this channel is the father i never had

I can tell you from experience that Engineering is an incredible degree to get. Not only do you get a decent job, you also get alcoholism. It’s a 2 for 1 deal.

"Most people are excited about making new friends, and don't worry, you'll get over that pretty quickly" *cries in Asperger's*

I'm not gonna lie I jumped a little when I saw the "gender neutral" name.

I can confirm that the part about engineers in 100% true. I typically spend 20-30% of my day telling people how much homework I have, instead of actually doing it.

Boy my college was a tale of two Tom's. 1.02 GPA and a total free love hippie stoner from 2008 to 2011, got kicked out and banned from community college. My life was basically summed up by the song This Afternoon by Nickelback or Last Friday Night by Katy Perry. Went back thanks to a family lawyer, would go on to graduate with a degree in finance top 3% of my class in 2018 with 5 honors. I did all of the partying and none of the schoolwork and then all of the schoolwork and none of the partying. It took 12 years but what a ride!

"If a university were to burn down, everybody graduates with a bachelor's degree" *"Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!"*

College is self doubting yourself until you barely survive the semester

So I graduated with my bachelor's in biology and I'm a personal banker. I have no idea what I'm doing

The description of engineering students is completely accurate. Source: I'm a recent engineer graduate. Also you'll never have to guess when you're talking to an engineer because they'll tell you. Source: I'm an engineer.

"If you can navigate their website, you're smart enough" never heard anything more true in my life lmao

What I've learned from you is that unexpected jokes are the best jokes

"Pretty expensive," *Laughs in Europe*

My 1st year of college is going to end and I haven't even seen my campus ;-;

All the freshmen who watched this when it released just graduated

the computer science bit hit a bit too close to home

The College DLC looks great.

I grinded so much in college. Now I'm the CEO of Procrastination

I went into college saying "ehh, i dont want to be an engineer or anything like that and everyone tells me your degree doesn't matter so ill just take something I enjoy". I am now 1 missed internet bill away from signing the rest of my life away to law school.

"So I'm a guy taking computer science and I still want to meet girls, what do I do" " It means you F***ed up. As someone who got a computer science degree I wholeheartedly agree with this lmao.

This is starting to be my favorite channel

No one gets invited to college parties, just find one and show up

“If you can navigate their website, you’re smart enough” TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SAID

Highschool physics= okay measure how much force a ball has rolling College physics= measure the angle of collision if an uneven tennis ball hits a moving truck heading eastward down a highway with kinetic friction on a inclined track. Then measure how far the ball travels after the collision with air resistance using mars gravity

I can tell u guys this is 100% accurate. U don't make friends, u don't get laid, there is barely any homework but u need to study hard, and there is no such thing as a college party.

“now, of course when people think of college, they think of college parties. So I’d always wondered what it would be like if I were invited to one.” FUCKING SAME

Communication skills and being able to sell yourself are the most vital parts of finding your dreamjob.

Im in my second year, I still dont know whats going on lol

I was waiting for a physics lecture to start, and realised I was in the wrong room when I saw a group of five women walk in.

Senior year update: he lied about the sex thing

"You don't become a chief engineer by being better than everyone at math, you get there by being better at communication and dealing with people" I think I speak on behalf of every engineering student here, that this did not alleviate our fear at all.

Im doing Computer Science and theres one white girl in my C++ class and she's probably like a 4 outside the classroom but inside she's like an 8 or 9 inside the classroom.

Casually explain the birds and the bees

I studied a lot, had three mental break downs over my four years, drank a lot, had a lot of stress-sex that gave me an STD scare once, and I questioned if it was worth it all every two weeks. Well, it was a journey, no denying that.

3:48 "you can't get replaced by robots if you are the one making them" -A.I. students

> Be me, 17 years old > Just graduated high school > No idea wtf I'm doing > Sees this video > Life = Saved

It's okay, my teachers said I had a lot of potential in high school and I still ended up making RU-vid videos in my room. Sorry, my mom's room*

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The part about navigating the website is pretty true. The most stressful part about uni was navigating all the extra-curricular stuff like majors, graduation requirements, trying to figure out what classes to take per semester and getting a decent schedule, figuring out tuition, etc. And the second most stressful part was of course the organic chemistry exams

HAHAHAH lmfao casual you have to be an engineer. You're one of us.

To me, it's scary how colleges are expensive yet for most people, are a neccessity to getting a job that pays livable wage.

As a second-year university student, the part about everyone is more mature being a myth is way, WAY too true. We can perform amazing academic feats but people in my dorm kept setting off the fire alarm because they didn't know how to use the toaster properly (True story).

“Till robots replace all our jobs” 6 years later: ChatGPT

This is probably the most legit video I have seen on RU-vid.

Good grades + Social life = No sleep Good grades + No social life = Sleep Sleep + Social life = Bad grades Remember this, you'll do great. Unless you're a Fine Arts student then you're fucked no matter what.

If you all are thinking about dropping out of college, just remember that there is a difference between already having a skill down to the maximum level which will help you make money so you can drop out vs dropping out because you are lazy.

"How do I try to get the job I'll enjoy when I don't know what I'll enjoy because I've never had the job?" Hits different after dropping out to save money because I don't have the money to waste on something I'll hate.

I watched season 3 of Rick and Morty , so I got my computer science degree without even going to college. Now I can meet girls whenever I want.

i have something to add, i finished high school with basic marks, i passed all grades with a c, and some with a's and b's. such a science, but for college they wanted a bit more from me, so said maybe try other courses, shit i didnt want. so then i was essentially stuck on a 2 year course that i didnt want to do, i wont lie, i was lazy, complaicant, i didnt take it serious, i goofed off most of the time and just messed around, eventually i dropped 2 courses (you take 4-5 total in college in the UK) so i only had a 2 course college experience for another year, i did even worse, the lack of incentive to go take more lessons made me even more lazy to go to the ones i actually had to, this mixed with a teacher who was fun and didnt care too much, and surrounded by students who didnt even want to be here also (it was forensic science, interesting, but incredibly dull due to assessent work, and low rewards for getting into uni) i mentioned multiple times to the head i wanted to do maths, and physics. he made a deal, if i completed the years course and passed, i could come back and take the courses, this made me happy and motivated for a while, but i guess being lazy and ignorant came second nature, i never finished that year. so fast forwards 6 months, i wanted to go back into college, i was unable to attend my last one as i was kicked out for not finishing my course. so i went to a different one, this time giving up on my hopes of going into physics. i took game design, boy was that the stupidest mistake to make in my situation, i was surrounded by people who wanted to game all day, haha, i wont lie it was incredibly fun, but easy, too easy really, i had doubts that this course would lead no where, so i dropped out after 3 months in hopes of joining the army, a last resort sorta thing, i felt hopeless. so anyway i didnt join the army, and got enrolled onto a ''drop out'' course, for people who didnt go to college, and were fresh from high school, i wasted so much time here too, many failed attempts to gain an apprenticship later, fast forward 7 more months i land a job, minimal wage, carpentry stuff, making gates. and this is the main point i wanted to make, when you work from 8am, to 5pm, doing something physically demanding, and something you dont enjoy, for little to no money after tax and bills, those long hours in college seem like fucking heaven. never did my actions become more apparent when i started working full time, i dont like the job, and i know for sure its not something i want to persue. its not awful, i work with friends, but i dont feel accomplished, like im being the best i can be, its making me more and more depressed each day. so currently um buying online courses, putting in the hours after work, and finally going off to uni to study engineering. i wont let fear dictate my choices, if im too stupid to succeed, then im too stupid, but at least i know i tried. so thats my addition, dont let long hours in school deter you, it could be worse. you could be doing something you hate, that drains you, makes you depressed, for little to no personal, or financial gain. never have i, or hope to again ,feel this trapped, it eats away at your mind.

Huge wake-up call! Time to get to that pile of homework I've been trying to avoid for the past two months that I only have nine days to complete.

Can you explain "College and University during a pandemic"?

A wise friend of mine gave me the following advice: There are no good classes, only good professors. If you'd like your life to be degraded into a heaping pile of garbage, self-loathing, and despair then I highly recommend selecting professors with low online ratings. All my favorite classes have been classes where the professor was actually a decent human being, and not an embodiment of Satan in the academic form.

"When we all get replaced by robots" Good thing I've got a Master's in Robotics civil engineering then! :P

As an engineering student, that homework thing is strangely relatable. I've always thought that it will be much more easy if I had the correct study 'system' but no, it doesn't work like that. The assignments, projects and everything else really takes time .

Woah. As an engineering major that’s making me feel a lot better. I’m not the best with math but great at communicating, so at least I have something to edge up on

College is way easier than the mindless busy work they make you do in high school. Maybe its harder work, but at least its relevant to my life.

Oh no I'm a guy taking computer science but I still want to meet girls. What does that mean? It means you fucked up. 😂😂😂😂😂 best part of the video

I dont understand how you just talking about random stuff, is super entertaining along with helpful.

this made me more depressed about college yay

Funny thing is, as an aerospace major, I don't have a lot of "homework", but a lot of "work-that-I-need-to-do-or-else-I'm-going-to-fail-all-the-exams-because-I-haven't-practiced-the-material"-work

i graduated high school with a 2.1 GPA went to community college for two years then went to a university and graduated with a 3.7 GPA. personally i thought college was alot better than high school. you manage your time way better and i was able to focus way better.

i just found your channel and watched like 8 of your videos in a row. good work

That “2-3 hour hw for every hour of lecture” made me want to die... I can’t keep my concentration for more than 30min

Things I wish I knew before signing up for Uni: 1. Always have some fundamental knowledge in the course subjects beforehand. Learn the key terms, jargon and basic concepts of the subjects that you will be taking before the course starts. If you only start learning when the course starts, too late. 2. Memorizing helps you now, but understanding helps you forever. Same goes for assignments, where doing the assignment on your own instead of "taking shortcuts" will help you vastly in the long run. You will see the effects during the Final Year Project and during your first (and subsequent) jobs. 3. Get as many aspects of your life handled before starting the course. When the assignments start flooding in, you will not have the time (or energy) to find a new place to stay because your current roommate is too noisy. 4. Do not waste time during your Uni years. When you step into the working world, the luxury of time will be gone. You will have not much time and energy left to improve while working 40 hours a week (compared to Uni life). 5. Build a portfolio if possible during Uni years. It is a ticket to being hired by your future employer. 6. Study a technical field which has job market demand. Remember that people will pay you based on demand, not necessarily on what you like to do. 7. Uni life is like unlimited stream of junk food. You are given time and freedom to do things. But every single moment that you spent away will either build or ruin your future. Discipline yourself even though parents are not there to tell you so. You will reap the rewards in your working life.

Y u never reply to comments bro 😞

College is really what you make of it. If you want to party go party , if you want to study go study. College is a place where you’re free to step out of your comfort zone, fuck up, and still pick yourself back up. Obviously don’t be an idiot and do something stupid but you’re allowed to make mistakes. Don’t be afraid of that. Figure out what you want out of life and run with it.

A guy literally asked me to find a PhD program for him because he didn’t know how to navigate university websites.

I love this guy

"If you're smart enough to navigate their website, then you're smart enough." THIS.

"If you can navigate their website you're smart enough" lmao!

Thank you for your show.Sometimes that’s all that gets me through the day!

Community college is legit, and you may be able to transfer your credits to a "real" school, so you can save a lot of money on the first two years or so of a bachelor's degree.

2:42 **laughs in gay computer scientist**

2:41 Best part. I've actually watched many of your videos, but this is the one that made me sub. I've been in college for 4 years and I'm almost half way done. Not university, but community college

"If you're smart enough to navigate their website, you're smart enough" relatable

Everyone always says pick a degree you like, but millions graduate each year with unique degrees they liked and now end up at minimum or wages a little higher struggling to survive! I JUST DON'T GET THIS

CE: "You'll have alot more sex , True" Me: "Wot M8"

"they are pretty expensive" me:laughs intensifies in free german universities*

I’m currently having a mid uni crisis and as well as the great humour in this video he makes some excellent points

Hmmmmmm who's animation skills are better, GradeAUnderA's or Casually Explained's?

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I've learned more about life from your RU-vid channel than I ever did in School.

« If you can navigate their website, you’re smart enough » is the most accurate thing I’ve ever heard about college

The serious part at the end is true tho.

I remember watching this as a senior in high school and laughing along, now I'm done with my freshman year and can't believe how true this stuff actually is.

As a Junior year High School student who wants to do CS at college, I'm glad to spend some time trying to socialize with the girls in my school

30 years until we get replaced by robots. It's happening already 7 years after this video 😂😂