Can gaming and college mix?
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May 18, 2012 3:02 pm GMT
If you do game in college set strict time limits for yourself. Force yourself to go out at least once a week. Your hours spent Studying/Gaming/Socializing ratio should be around 3/1/1.
If you feel like you can't adhere to a strict time limit for gaming, then just don't do it. Education is more important than leisure and if you game too much, your grades will fall, and you will end up turning to video games more and more to numb yourself.
May 18, 2012 4:13 pm GMT
Sure they can, but is it really worth it? I mean are you really planning on sitting there in your room at 10 PM, with hundreds of people you could be hanging out with, and then boot up SWTOR instead? I mean damn son, even if you look at it in a strictly utilitarian sense, going out to parties or whatever would be better in the long run, since in a few years all those people are gonna be in businesses and **** and you might just be able to get a foot in the door in whatever you plan on doing. Not to mention the fact that parties can be fun as all hell, and how parties and friends and whatnot tend to take away your time to lock yourself away in an MMO.
You've got years after college to say "**** the world" and sit alone playing video games, don't waste the time you have now. Besides, in the future MMOs are gonna be way better and if you play them all the time now you'll just be pissed you wasted your time in the future. Basically, be a successful person - go to a party, get wasted, do things that everybody but you will remember forever, and don't play Glowbats Online for the love of god
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May 18, 2012 5:05 pm GMT
What I usually do is I spend most of the afternoon taking care of homework from my classes and studying along with clubs and then I do gaming in the late hours of the evening. It's worked out for me so far, as I get stressed during the day and then use video games to cool off in the evening. Then again, Im not one for parties; their generally boring and awkward.
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May 18, 2012 11:31 pm GMT
Yeah...well depends on your major. Im doing ok however i believe i use my time wisely. Back in my WOW days, i would have failed many classes. If your in law school or something like that,DEFINITELY NO TO ANY MMO...Just stick to console gaming
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May 18, 2012 11:35 pm GMT
Cruxisseraphim posted...
What I usually do is I spend most of the afternoon taking care of homework from my classes and studying along with clubs and then I do gaming in the late hours of the evening. It's worked out for me so far, as I get stressed during the day and then use video games to cool off in the evening. Then again, Im not one for parties; their generally boring and awkward.
Yeah gaming is a good stress reliever IMO. I love parties but pretty limited on them at this point. If i lived on campus,then no excuses, i would play the bare minimum and have fun. If your off campus (like me) then sure,its cool to play MMOs,just not obsessively. I believe TOR is a good mmo too,not really that hardcore.
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May 19, 2012 12:32 am GMT
May 19, 2012 5:43 am GMT
I had a fairly difficult major in college, Microbiology.
I still managed to game about 10-12 hrs a week, while doing 15-16 credit semesters in hard courses and having a social life (girlfriend, going out 1-2 nights a week, spring break trips).
I generally would make a rule that I finished all my coursework and studies any day before I begin playing games.
I usually took morning, or early afternoon classes, spent 2-3 hrs each afternoon studying in library, starbucks, or random places on campus. DO NOT GO TO YOUR DORM/APT TO STUDY, YOU WILL BE DISTRACTED BY GAMING.
By 5 each day, I was free to do what I wanted at night, which was gaming 3-4 nights a week, or dates with girlfriend, or time going out.
My advice is treat college like a 9-5 job, don't start your day at 1 pm, take classes in morning 9-10 start time, and try to finish by 4 pm, spend a couple hours each day studying, have your nights free unless it's right before an test.
For Mid-terms and Finals, try to study most of your day after classes, gaming should be reduced to simply a couple hrs of break time, not played often.
May 19, 2012 9:37 am GMT
It depends on your major too. If you're going to be a science major like I was then it's going to be hard to be a serious gamer. I made the mistake and my GPA suffered for it (Damn you organic chemistry).
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