12 Years Of College!! [Archive] - Beyond.ca - Car Forums

Kirbs17

11-15-2005, 09:14 PM

This guys been in school for 12 years
Click! (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20051110110409990002&ncid=NWS00010000000001)

link to the dudes website:
johnnylechner.com (http://www.johnnylechner.com)

:eek: I cant even imagine

l8braker

11-15-2005, 09:21 PM

guy needs to grow up :D

ricefarmer

11-15-2005, 09:22 PM

know what i call him? A fucking loser! and because of it hes going to get rich:bullshit:

Fcuk

11-15-2005, 09:23 PM

:eek: I cant even imagine [/B]

:rofl:

RickDaTuner

11-15-2005, 09:33 PM

"When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade. "

nough said

YCB

11-15-2005, 10:08 PM

whats the movie where the guy has been there for like many years?? van wilder?? hahah

HoisinSauce

11-15-2005, 11:27 PM

^ yup

RSeXy

11-15-2005, 11:49 PM

Reminds me of this guy that was in one of my senior seminars...we have to intro ourselves and state what year of study we were in..and he told us he'd been at the University since 1992! And was still going for his undergrad! :eek:

Our prof said HE was still going for his undergrad at that time! LOL

OUCH!

theken

11-15-2005, 11:55 PM

van wilder was awesome, this guy not so much, but still sweet

ca2p3r

11-16-2005, 12:02 AM

whoa...

BebeAphrodite

11-16-2005, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by RSeXy
Reminds me of this guy that was in one of my senior seminars...we have to intro ourselves and state what year of study we were in..and he told us he'd been at the University since 1992! And was still going for his undergrad! :eek:

Our prof said HE was still going for his undergrad at that time! LOL

OUCH!

ha ha ha, that's funny

But I wonder if it's consecutive... lots of people go back to school w/ a break in between

FiveFreshFish

11-16-2005, 12:09 AM

I think the U of C has a disincentive to steer people away from taking too long to finish a degree.

Your course credits expire after X years, depending on the faculty. So the courses you took a long time ago won't count toward your degree.

Seanith

11-16-2005, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by RickDaTuner
"When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade. "

PROPS!

mshaw

11-16-2005, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
I think the U of C has a disincentive to steer people away from taking too long to finish a degree.

Your course credits expire after X years, depending on the faculty. So the courses you took a long time ago won't count toward your degree.

i think its 7 years to complete a degree isnt it?

Kirbs17

11-16-2005, 01:52 AM

and the true shame/maybe good thing is that through out this all, this wanker has said hes only going to learn, NOT to party and have a good time. Van Wilder you are not sir. Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame and get out of here.

Kirbs17

11-16-2005, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by mshaw

i think its 7 years to complete a degree isnt it?

What kind of degree though? My bachelors in marketing takes ~4 years depending on requested class load. Most bachelors are ~4 years

bspot

11-16-2005, 02:02 AM

Originally posted by Kirbs17

What kind of degree though? My bachelors in marketing takes ~4 years depending on requested class load. Most bachelors are ~4 years

Naw, he means that its capped at 7 years. I can't remember if it was 7 or 8, but if I didn't finish my degree in that time, I would have to retake first year all over again as credit for those courses would have expired.

Kirbs17

11-16-2005, 02:19 AM

Gotcha. Does that include constantly switching majors? Theres someone I know here at RDC whos on year 5, on their 3rd major.:dunno:

djayz

11-16-2005, 02:26 AM

must have a shit load of loans to cover once he decides to graduate

/////AMG

11-16-2005, 04:25 AM

hes crazy

Gainsbarre

11-16-2005, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by mshaw

i think its 7 years to complete a degree isnt it?

Course credits expire after 10 years. At least that's the case in Haskayne.

sputnik

11-16-2005, 09:30 AM

When I was studying CompSci at the University of Manitoba there was a guy who was in his mid 30s and still in school.

He had a masters in Pure Math (which turned out to be useless), then he got his Law degree and decided he didnt like being a lawer so he returned and did his CompSci degree and actually went on to finish his PhD.

Hes now a professor at a university in Ireland.

Chim

11-16-2005, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by sputnik
When I was studying CompSci at the University of Manitoba there was a guy who was in his mid 30s and still in school.

He had a masters in Pure Math (which turned out to be useless), then he got his Law degree and decided he didnt like being a lawer so he returned and did his CompSci degree and actually went on to finish his PhD.

Hes now a professor at a university in Ireland.

Isn't that what every prof's career is like? Reminds me of Holden at the U of C, the guy's got 2 PhD's now :rofl:

sputnik

11-16-2005, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by Chim

Isn't that what every prof's career is like? Reminds me of Holden at the U of C, the guy's got 2 PhD's now :rofl:

Except this guy was only work as a TA while he was in school. He just became a prof in 2003 and I was in university 8 years ago (while he was in his 4th year of CompSci).

Bill Cosby

11-16-2005, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by YCB
whats the movie where the guy has been there for like many years?? van wilder?? hahah

did you not read the article?

RSeXy

11-16-2005, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by Chim

Isn't that what every prof's career is like? Reminds me of Holden at the U of C, the guy's got 2 PhD's now :rofl:

Holden is great!

Seriously, school is awesome. MUCH better than working in the real world...well, at leat that is what I found after graduating with my undergraduate...most likely because I wasn't in something that I really had a passion for....

Toma

11-17-2005, 12:19 AM

Come on peeps....

My first class at U of C was 1988... my last was 2002 :dunno: whats the big deal over just 12 years ;)

Now I am thinking of a law degree as well :nut:

Kor

11-17-2005, 09:05 AM

I don't get it, 12 years is not long at all.

If you do a B.Sc. in 4 years, a M.Sc. in 3 and a Ph.d in 3 thats 10.

That is not at all unusual. Many people take > 4 years for an undergraduate B.Sc. especially if its an honours degree, you almost need a minimum of 5 years.

This is for FULL TIME schooling. Not everyone can afford to go full time all the time.

FiveFreshFish

11-17-2005, 09:11 AM

^^^ 12 years is a long time to go continuously without getting any kind of degree.

Darkane

11-17-2005, 12:59 PM

this guy is a genious! Partying, Endless Chicks, booze, What more can u ask for? For people who dont think what he is going is wicked I got a question for you. What the hell is the matter with you?!

Single guys will be single guys.. unless you are one of those guys right outs highschool who just wants to settle down BAAHAHAHA. Let this guy continue, he pays for school let him learn and have fun. :hitit:

Kirbs17

11-17-2005, 01:26 PM

I plan on being in school for around 8, but i'll have a bachelors and hopefully and MBA by the time im down all that

GQBalla

11-17-2005, 01:32 PM

LOL

SO THE MOVIE ISS TRUE!!

b_t

11-17-2005, 01:35 PM

I could spend 12 years at U of C no problem, I'd get a history degree, maybe a literature degree, then maybe a business degree, take a waft of options and learn a couple foreign languages, and then graduate when I'm 35. Not so bad.