school, university or college, does it matter?
By chiumee
@chiumee (850)
Philippines
June 24, 2010 2:21pm CST
where i am at right now, students i meet are very specific when i ask what school are they studying. instead of answering the name of the school, they would first correct me, it's not a school, it's a university (or college). so, sometimes, i also try to ask, "are you still in college?", then someone answered me, i'm still in university. duh! what's the matter? is there any difference. if i take business management in a university, can i not find the same course in a college? or do they have different subjects to take? such a big deal where i am working now. seems to me, these people though they look good and they speak like know-all, they are ignorant or to make it lighter, innocent. :D :)
5 responses
@carlynganda (749)
• Philippines
25 Jun 10
for me, it doesn't matter, as long as you graduate..who cares? it's not in the school..being smart is within a person and not because they graduated from the top university in the country..there are even successful people who didn't even get a chance to get a proper schooling so it doesn't really matter..i guess people who tends to be airy just because they graduate from a university deserves another round of good manners and right conduct subject..
@chiumee (850)
• Philippines
25 Jun 10
true! yes. i think this place i am at didn't have the values education as one of their curriculum subjects. until the places where these people are working, they still boast that they come from a university and that they should gain more respect. what? sadly, they couldn't get what they want. nevertheless, i stopped minding their airiness any longer. i just turn my back and leave them when they are about to start getting windy again.
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
26 Jun 10
in my country it matters (and not proud of it) but it is just a sad truth, they prefer graduates from universities to colleges, on landing your first job it will be difficult because of the discrimination but of course when your resume is already filled with good company names it will no longer matter.
@carlynganda (749)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
@chiumee: yeah it's always better to leave them than to hear them degrading other people just because those other people didn't graduate from a university..
@graxy: in our country, they really prefer graduates from universities than colleges (sad to say)..i worked in HR Dept. before and one of the policy of my old company was to hire employees from specific schools and if they don't fit on that category..then don't even bother to invite them for exam and interview..
@jerikjames (1041)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
A university has colleges. Whereas colleges may not be a part of a University. Though I agree that they don't have to point out that there's a difference. Maybe they think it's the right term to use for their status, I don't know. But for me, you're right, when you both know what you're talking about and you understand each other, there's no sense pointing out the correct term or whatever to the other person. =)
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
26 Jun 10
in some countries (like ours) universities differ from college especially in finding/landing jobs..they discriminate small colleges and prefer graduates that came from top universities, sad truth but it is happening, so if you want to land better jobs here better invest early in education by getting yourself into universities not just colleges that are not famous..
@inedible (768)
• Singapore
27 Jun 10
I call my university a school all the time, mostly out of habit. After going to school for so many years, I can't help using that word.
It's not really strange for someone to correct you when you ask if they're in school, since school usually refers to primary school or high school or whatever equivalent you have in your country. They might be thinking you've mistaken their age and think they're still teens or something.
But I wouldn't bother correcting someone if they ask if I'm on college. I'm not even sure what the difference between a college and a university is, and I don't really care. They're both just places of higher learning.
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
24 Jun 10
There just fancier words to make it seem more important. The fact of the matter is, it doesn't matter. You could learn all the stuff you do on your own from the internet and from books. But when someone says they went to "University" for 4 years, compared to someone who says they learned the very same stuff, if not more, on their own from books and etc, people will always think the person who went to University is the better of the two.
