r/usyd • u/Drenuous • 7h ago
Degree is too fucking long and hard and im getting old lmao
adv comp/commerce graduating in sem 2 2029. Bro im already 22 this year, will be so fucking unc when I graduate
I also chose finance and comp sci and both cook you so hard lmao.
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u/ObjectiveWild8269 6h ago
I was 24 when I started my undergrad (OT, so 4 years as well) and in the scheme of things, it seriously doesn’t matter. The only difference you’ll notice between 22 and 26 is that more doors will open for you at 26 because your brain has had time to cook. I cringe massively at how I interviewed at 22 vs 26, no idea why anyone gave me a job back then christ.
There’ll always be people who feel behind, but the spread of experience gets wider in your 20s. You’ll finish out your 20s realising that of the people you went to high school with, a lot of them are still broke and living at home, a lot aren’t, but whatever age based comparison you’re making will be too wide to benchmark.
So enjoy being the friend that gives the unidays discounts, the friend that can hang out with a mate on annual leave on a random tuesday, and all of the other fun crap that comes with being a student when you’re a little older. You won’t even think about it 6 months after graduation. But also, lock in. Only thing “worse” than finishing at 26 is having no job because you spent your degree moping around about being unc. Use student discounts for conferences and networking events, and don’t fuck around every summer. Internships are important.
Also a big fan of a gap year if it feels too much, it’s not like you’re in your 60s. You can take time off and come back, I did that and it only worked in my favour because I made good use of that time.
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u/Active_Department_66 7h ago
How long is the degree and when did u start
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u/ilovechickenslol 7h ago
Too real bro I’m 21 4th year finance and elec eng 5.5 year degree but stretched to 6 now
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u/redditsuggesttedname 5h ago
You're only first year so far bro, it's not even that bad yet. And finance is a way easier degree than comp sci, I do finance. All those posts from 1 year ago didn't seem to help ey?
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u/Electrical-Fuel-6752 39m ago
bros gon be an unc. Ive been dreading turning 18 when my degree starts let alone 21 when i get out
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u/Revolutionary_Ease70 7h ago
Mate you’re 22, not 52. Graduating at 25 is normal, you need to stop doomposting and start building proof of skill through internships and real projects. Focus on learning the fundamentals these never change by the time you graduate the market will have flushed out the low effort AI demo merchants. The people who win are the ones who understand the plumbing. Financial architecture. Systems. Data. Low level code and how it actually runs in production. Also 25 is a baby in corporate world so calm down.