Do over..

• Belly35

  

  Do over..
  
  
  If you had just one opportunity to do one thing in your life over again what would it be?
  
  I have made many mistakes in my life that has affected me and others to some degree. I have also done some very honorable things that change my life and others also….
  
  So to think of just that one thing I would what to “Do Over” is difficult.
• gerb131

  

  I woulda pulled out.
• justincredible

  

  I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  A lot that I can't even mention! lol
  
  I'd save more, I'd travel, I wouldn't buy things that tie me down. House, car, etc.
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  Personally - would have treated my first college girlfriend better (although the end results would have been the same), Still have some guilt over that situation.
  
  Professionally - would have bailed out of my first career when I first considered doing so instead of waiting five years for the handwriting to show up on the wall.
• Art Modell

  

  When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.
• O-Trap

  

  I'd have started my business sooner.
• I Wear Pants

  justincredible;716357 wrote:I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.

  I wish the same but doing poorly those first 3 semesters made me realize that I actually did want to be in school and made me get my shit together so I guess some good came out of it. Have almost a 3.5 cumulative now which should just keep going up.
• tsst_fballfan

  

  Saving more than state school tuition for my daughter's higher education. She chose a private school! :feeling the pain:
• Automatik

  

  justincredible;716357 wrote:I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.

  Bingo. I really had to work my ass off towards the end of my undergrad to catch up.
  
  I also would have taken college courses in high school. I qualified for them, but blew it off because I didn't want to make a 40 min round trip drive 3 times a week......stupid move.
  
  Another one that comes to mind....I would have definitely concentrated on speaking another language fluently. I didn't take it seriously in high school or even given it a thought regarding the benefits once I was in college and the job field.
• karen lotz

  

  O-Trap;716467 wrote:I'd have started my business sooner.

  
  
  Still doing the online marketing thing?
• justincredible

  

  Art Modell;716461 wrote:When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.

  
  Lucky for her, eh?
• karen lotz

  

  justincredible;716524 wrote:Lucky for her, eh?

  
  
  hahahaaaaaa
• justincredible

  

  I Wear Pants;716509 wrote:I wish the same but doing poorly those first 3 semesters made me realize that I actually did want to be in school and made me get my shit together so I guess some good came out of it. Have almost a 3.5 cumulative now which should just keep going up.

  
  My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester because I just didn't give a shit. After receiving the letter from the college that I was being reviewed to be kicked out of school I instantly started giving a shit. I had to write them a letter pleading my case on why I should stay. After a switch of majors to computer science my gpa never dipped below a 3.2 in a semester and I graduated with a 2.98. I wish I could've got it up to a 3.0 but after graduation my GPA and/or transcripts were never needed to get a job.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  justincredible;716532 wrote:My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester

  
  How's that even possible? You just not go to class at all?
• O-Trap

  

  karen lotz;716520 wrote:Still doing the online marketing thing?

  Yep. It's something I genuinely enjoy, and I eventually want to do it full-time. Flat earnings are about where I need them to be, but that wouldn't include things like benefits and taxes, etc.
  
  I've paid off all my start-up costs, though, so at this point, I can simply allocate budgeted earnings toward growing the business without incurring debt. It'll be a little slower, but much lower risk, as well.
• 4cards

  

  Art Modell;716461 wrote:When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.

  ...she wound up getting married to Howard, so you need to call into his show and tell him all the nasty things you did to her on that date.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  I would have never taken back my ex and ended things with the other girl that I was seeing at the time. Hands down biggest mistake of my life.
• justincredible

  

  Commander of Awesome;716548 wrote:How's that even possible? You just not go to class at all?

  
  Yeah, pretty much. I probably went to 25-30% of my classes in a given week.
• June18

  I would have joined the military after high school. Or after college for that matter.
• O-Trap

  

  4cards;716566 wrote:...she wound up getting married to Howard, so you need to call into his show and tell him all the nasty things you did to her on that date.

  I believe I can answer that, since he didn't go on the date.
  
  Art: "I massaged my cocktail weenie, sad and alone."
• I Wear Pants

  justincredible;716532 wrote:My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester because I just didn't give a shit. After receiving the letter from the college that I was being reviewed to be kicked out of school I instantly started giving a shit. I had to write them a letter pleading my case on why I should stay. After a switch of majors to computer science my gpa never dipped below a 3.2 in a semester and I graduated with a 2.98. I wish I could've got it up to a 3.0 but after graduation my GPA and/or transcripts were never needed to get a job.

  Yeah my GPA got down to a 2. something (under 2.5). I don't know what it was. But I'm doing excellently now so whatever. To be honest I don't see a reason why I won't be able to get a 4.0 for every semester now.
• O-Trap

  

  I did the same. Finished my first year of college with a 1.1 CUM GPA. Cost myself several scholarships. Was sent a letter of dismissal (but I got it appealed).
  
  Wound up with just under a 3.0 CUM GPA (I pissed off a couple professors with writings I did, which kept me under that 3.0 ).
  
  Sometimes, you gotta learn the hard way ...
• FatHobbit

  

  I was also a terrible student my freshman year. I stopped attending classes and basically only played nintendo and ate. My GPA was below 2.0 and I did get a letter from the University that if I did not raise it they would kick me out, so I quit. After working at a restaurant and being a slacker for a year I decided to get my shit together and go back to school. I did much better the second time around.
  
  Obviously I would do things different now but all of those experiences led me to where I am now and I think they were necessary steps in my growing up. The only things I would change would be how I reacted to other people's bad decisions and let them affect my life. Although I do like where I am at currently so maybe even those things were necessary parts of life.
• O-Trap

  

  FatHobbit;716642 wrote:I was also a terrible student my freshman year. I stopped attending classes and basically only played nintendo and ate. My GPA was below 2.0 and I did get a letter from the University that if I did not raise it they would kick me out, so I quit. After working at a restaurant and being a slacker for a year I decided to get my shit together and go back to school. I did much better the second time around.
  
  Obviously I would do things different now but all of those experiences led me to where I am now and I think they were necessary steps in my growing up. The only things I would change would be how I reacted to other people's bad decisions and let them affect my life. Although I do like where I am at currently so maybe even those things were necessary parts of life.

  
  "Your past is only part of who you are in how it has shaped who you've become."