Skateboarding in University

[Space Cowboy]

Wondering about some other peoples experiences of skateboarding in Uni, currently 2nd year into an Physics/Astronomy major and have not had any time between schoolwork, lectures, labs, work, and sleep to skate at all these last couple weeks, but at the same time I've seen pros with STEM majors that continue to kill it. Im assuming most people kinda just have to leave it to the side when school gets intense but I'm interested in other peoples experiences.

[Mr. Pickles]

It’s ok to not skate sometimes. Life happens.

[IUTSM]

I started skating again during grad school. Was my salvation

[Powdered Toast Man!]

My undergrad years can be summed up as an endless struggle of daydreaming of skateboarding when i sat down to study versus guilt tripping and stressing about not studying every time i actually skated.

For what it’s worth, i skated going between classes so i did get my daily dose from there.

I think rattray majored in physics and diego bucchieri studied chemistry? Hard sciences like you OP, respect!
Gotta have disciplne and schedule your days, i know i failed miserably at it but it’s possible to pull

[TheLurper]

Skateboarding overshadowed my undergraduate degree. I spent more time at the park and the shop than in the library for many years.

In grad school, I found a better balance. It was much easier to skate and study. I would sometimes even skate in the basement of my department's building when no one else was around. My flat ground game was pretty on point that year.

It was when I started my "career" that the balance completely collapsed. I was unable to do anything but work. If I could go back in time, I'd take a very different career path.

[Kumiko]

I had zero friends all four years of university so it was really easy to find time between schoolwork and skating. I majored in philosophy with a minor in Japanese. When I did have a lot of schoolwork, I would skate to class and try to get a brief session in on campus before heading home. IDK. School can be overwhelming at times and if you're working that eats away at a lot of time as well, but I was never so busy I couldn't find a half hour or so a day to skate or do some other shit that was a mental break from all of that. It's definitely a balancing act and sometimes trying to find the time for your passions can seem like another burden, but you can find a way to prioritize it over other things you spend time on that are worth ignoring like watching stuff or doomscrolling or something. I don't know you, but I'm sure there's something you do regularly that isn't worth prioritizing that you could replace with skating in your day-to-day or even week-to-week.

[dj nipslip]

I go to a branch campus and theres a skatepark right down the road. I get 2 hour break in between my two classes so I usually go to the park, but as of recently I've been skipping school altogether. I just don't give a damn about my education and I only go when I'm guilt tripped. I'm not that good at skating but if I go a day without it feels like I lost everything. had a fallout with my "friend" who went to a different college and hes got heaps of schoolwork yet he's still got time to learn kickflip back smith. life is strange

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

Wondering about some other peoples experiences of skateboarding in Uni, currently 2nd year into an Physics/Astronomy major and have not had any time between schoolwork, lectures, labs, work, and sleep to skate at all these last couple weeks, but at the same time I've seen pros with STEM majors that continue to kill it. Im assuming most people kinda just have to leave it to the side when school gets intense but I'm interested in other peoples experiences.

i found it literally impossible to balance skating with school/work tbh. but im not exactly a model citizen. rn i stumbled into what some people might call a good/decent job but its actually just sucking up my energy rn. but thats just life i think. i've made my bed and now i must lie in it... for now... sry if thats oversharing.

I think rattray majored in physics and diego bucchieri studied chemistry?

this is fucking psycho

[augustmoon]

Op you’re doing the right thing.  Dont skate 8 hours a day and blow off class and studying like I did my first time around.  Just finished my second degree 20 years later and took it more seriously this time, but it would have been so much better if I just buckled down more initially.  School is temporary, you’ll be done before you know it

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I skated more during my degree tbh, but I was using my board for transport too. My local skatepark was near the library so I’d force myself to go there all Sunday morning and probably would skate until around 15:00.
Just a matter of allocating time but also not giving preference to your skating over your studies …

[Síota]

I skated to uni near exams and project deadlines that was it. Besides a quick skate at lunch. The guards at the parking garage were cool with me skating in it after I told them don't worry not gonna fuck up anyone's car.
Good choice of a degree btw. I wish they taught us more physics in my mechanical engineering degree.

[rocklobster]

It kept me sane during my years in uni but like the model Asian I crammed like crazy before exams and skated like a mad man after. I would watch skate videos as a break while studying and could only skate once a week before having to work on Fridays and the weekend. Harsh reality of life since I was able to skate daily before university. It does get harder as you get older and have more adult responsibilities to juggle, and you'll inevitably reach the stage where you stagnate or your skills degrade since you can't do it as often. But you'll eventually come out the other end being OK with your skill levels and loving skating for what it is.

As a teenager we tend to build our entire identities around skateboarding, but it's fine to find new hobbies outside skateboarding. So much of the physicality and mental fortitude transfer well to other sports, so if you find something you're interested in then give those endeavors the same commitment you give skateboarding and see how much you enjoy it.

You may stop skateboarding, but you never stop being a skateboarder.

[Alan]

Wondering about some other peoples experiences of skateboarding in Uni, currently 2nd year into an Physics/Astronomy major and have not had any time between schoolwork, lectures, labs, work, and sleep to skate at all these last couple weeks, but at the same time I've seen pros with STEM majors that continue to kill it. Im assuming most people kinda just have to leave it to the side when school gets intense but I'm interested in other peoples experiences.

If this guy can do it, so can you

[Space Cowboy]

My undergrad years can be summed up as an endless struggle of daydreaming of skateboarding when i sat down to study versus guilt tripping and stressing about not studying every time i actually skated.

For what it’s worth, i skated going between classes so i did get my daily dose from there.

I think rattray majored in physics and diego bucchieri studied chemistry? Hard sciences like you OP, respect!
Gotta have disciplne and schedule your days, i know i failed miserably at it but it’s possible to pull

Thanks man, funny enough I actually ended up meeting Rattray last week and talked to him a little about his experience, turns out he is also in physics/astronomy. It seemed like the European post secondary system worked a bit differently than it does here in Canada/USA but nonetheless he had similar assurances that you did!

[Space Cowboy]

As a teenager we tend to build our entire identities around skateboarding, but it's fine to find new hobbies outside skateboarding. So much of the physicality and mental fortitude transfer well to other sports, so if you find something you're interested in then give those endeavors the same commitment you give skateboarding and see how much you enjoy it.

You may stop skateboarding, but you never stop being a skateboarder.

I think that was what I was mostly worried about, you have a great point

[Space Cowboy]

Op you’re doing the right thing.  Dont skate 8 hours a day and blow off class and studying like I did my first time around.  Just finished my second degree 20 years later and took it more seriously this time, but it would have been so much better if I just buckled down more initially.  School is temporary, you’ll be done before you know it

What you did the first time around sounds a lot like first year, now this year I'm doing the opposite of studying on campus 12 hours a day and blowing off skating haha, along with late night planetary observation labs etc., I find it hard to gather the energy to skate for my small amounts of free time haha.

[backside_frontside]

Chemistry major here so I always had lab in the afternoon, then it was lab and research for my senior year. I spent a lot of time outside of class/lab studying, chemistry homework, writing lab reports, getting tutored on calc, going to office hours for more calc help, so lots of time not skating.

However, I prioritized skating as much as I could while maintaining good enough grades to keep my scholarship and to graduate on time. I always made time for skating even just for an hour. I'd immediately go push around campus after lab, I had to. I skated as much as I could throughout college because I needed it. I got burnt out on lab work at the end of my senior year, partly because I couldn't skate as much. I knew I didn't want to go to grad school, because it would mean less skating, among other reasons. Try to find the right balance of getting in as much skating as you need, but also keep up with the schoolwork, it's not impossible.

[j....soy.....]

I don't go to university but my local is on campus and it's awesome for students who can just take an hour out here or there.  It seems like for most kids it's not a distraction but more as super convenient and accessible.  I think it helps them for sure....

[notinternetfamous]

i studied chemical engineering and during my junior-senior years, i'd be lucky if i could even skate on the weekends. so much studying and also working a part-time job made it difficult.

looking back, i think i would've been better mentally if i was able to squeeze skate sessions into my school schedule. i knew i would beat myself up if i did poorly on an exam due to not studying enough.

it felt amazing to skate after a round of an exams though; the sessions usually were very productive and rewarding

[Carrolls Chesthairs]

Skated a lot in undergrad despite going for Mathematics. Definitely some days/nights where I buckled down. Winter helped because I could stay inside and nerd out.


Just finished my masters in Cyber Security a few weeks ago. Skating mostly weekends with 1-2 midweek days while working full time.
I phoned it in for a lot of this since I took it online. Definitely less stressful than bachelors.

GLHF

[tzhangdox]

Its definitely doable. I skated regularly (when I wasn't injured) in my undergrad years, maybe once a week on average, sometimes more, sometimes less. See plenty of undergrads skating very regularly all the time.

Now that I work full time, mostly remotely, I get to skate much much more.

A good chunk of my go to skate friends are still grad/PHD students at Berkeley and all manage to skate pretty regularly. Though they'll have their busy waves where they don't for a bit. Shit we even finished a full length recently.

Its easier if you're good with time management, which I was not.