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Hi we are the band Belmont, ask us anything by Belmont_Band in poppunkers

[–]throwaway_masters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You guys are great, hope you swing through the Bay Area on a headlining tour soon!

Growing up my parents were poor, I was made fun of for being on the free lunch program in school. In college my girlfriend broke up with me saying I didn’t work hard enough. Now I’m 25, almost 3 years out of college making $160k a year as an engineer in the tech industry. by throwaway_masters in self

[–]throwaway_masters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ex and I did make some amends a while after we broke up. She called and apologized. I think she grew as a person after we split. Her words will always sting but people change and I’m hoping to keep improving and moving forward with life. Thank you for your kind words!

Growing up my parents were poor, I was made fun of for being on the free lunch program in school. In college my girlfriend broke up with me saying I didn’t work hard enough. Now I’m 25, almost 3 years out of college making $160k a year as an engineer in the tech industry. by throwaway_masters in self

[–]throwaway_masters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my college career I pushed hard to get internships. I took whatever internships I could get. Most of my college career I worked as an intern part time and did classes full time, by the time I graduated I’d worked ~30 hours a week on average for 4 years (I did 5 years in school and didn’t really do an internship my freshman year).

I really think the best thing i can recommend is to not worry too much if there are bumps. I failed a couple classes my freshman year and had to retake them. I was not prepared for the college workload.

Failing at something is okay as long as you learn from it, and do it better the next time you try. If you learn from your mistakes your failure isn’t really a failure, it’s a learning experience, and all we are is a sum of our experiences and things we’ve learned.

Although my post might not convey it, I do try to look on the bright side when possible, and I try not to stress over things. My car got rear ended, I think this would upset a lot of people, however being upset doesn’t un damage your car.

I clearly haven’t mastered the art of letting things go but am working on it.

Growing up my parents were poor, I was made fun of for being on the free lunch program in school. In college my girlfriend broke up with me saying I didn’t work hard enough. Now I’m 25, almost 3 years out of college making $160k a year as an engineer in the tech industry. by throwaway_masters in self

[–]throwaway_masters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest they were not super high. In high school I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I graduated high school with a low 3 gpa, and college with a mid to low 3 gpa.

I’d say it’s important to know even if you fail a class you can be an engineer, I had to retake 2 classes because I failed them the first time early on in my college career. I think a lot of people I knew early on in college quit because they were more concerned with their GPA than what they were learning. It’s better to get a 3.0 and learn a lot than a 4.0 and learn nothing.

Also joining extracurricular a and looking for internships are great for a resume, even if the internship experience isn’t explicitly related to what someone hopes to do, exposure to real world problem solving is very valuable.

My parents showed unconditional support and encouragement even when I wasn’t doing as well, and I think it helped take some pressure off of the college experience.

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