Poker Discussion Post

 As someone who was in your position two years ago

make sure that you make school a higher priority than poker. I didn't and really regret it. Planning on going back in the fall.

poker>school for me lol i no i no focus on school etc, its just fun for me

i'll find out as I'm currently putting myself through school/starting to get motivated to grind again.
but its prolly easier fo me cus i switched to business so doubt I'll have to study much.

go to all ur classes at the start to get off on the right foot and then figure out which days you can skip class/make friends in the easy classes and trade notes with them.

I'm about to finish and I can't wait.  I would say just stay focused on why you're spending thousands of dollars at school.  Make up some sort of schedule so that you can have time for both if you aren't going to quit playing poker.  I never schedule classes before 11, although I could go later.  Sadly, my class schedules revolve around poker schedules, so just figure out what you want to do.  I'd say though that I'd probably be finished with school a  year ago had I never played cards.  And I've never had a problem with a social life, I just don't register for anything after 6 on Thurs-Sat and obv play the Sundays.

EDIT:  and whatever you do, don't skip classes.  Just make your schedule so you can comfortably do both.  For me it is having mid/late afternoon classes so I can still get sleep when I'm up late but I'm out of class in enough time to get the evening tourneys in.

the real challenge is balacing poker, putting urself through school by the poka scholarship, social life, and an absolute need to WORK OUT( just feel like a terd if i miss more than 2 days of physical activity)

i think the coolest thing ever would be the ability to never need sleep. Could accomplish lot mores

I started playing very seriously my senior year of school (which I think is lucky).  I think you are getting some unrealistic points of view here.  There is a difference between grinding out a few SNGs and making a minimal profit and grinding real hard trying to become a somebody and actually make some money.  What I'm saying is, what is more important to you?  Personally, I partied my ass off in school from my freshman-junior year and went out a maximum of 2 nights on average my senior year.  It requires sacrifice, something I was willing to do but to each his own.  Actually, I was grinding probably 60 hours a week while trying to balance school.  I'm not even sure how I managed it but I had a high GPA through my first 3 years so it was kind of a coast.  Whatever you decide, its tough and you'll have to sacrifice something.  GL

Welcome to flunk town....don't win anything significant or u'll skip class...grind .05/.10 while ur in school, stay away from long mtts.  U'll be much happier.

College and poker: frustrating as hell.

I dont know what advice to give.  In a perfect world, I'd say give everything you have to school and having fun poker will be there later.  But I'm in the exact same position and I know that's a bullshit answer.  In the end attempting to devote yourself to poker will take away from school and your social life.  Do what you want to do, but be aware of that. 

 don't tell people you play poker

Duffy08:

i think the coolest thing ever would be the ability to never need sleep. Could accomplish lot mores

Duffy08:

i'll find out as I'm currently putting myself through school/starting to get motivated to grind again.
but its prolly easier fo me cus i switched to business so doubt I'll have to study much.

go to all ur classes at the start to get off on the right foot and then figure out which days you can skip class/make friends in the easy classes and trade notes with them.

 I've been doing it with no problem, and I spend more time doing random shit than on school or poker. I've never spent much time on school, I go to class and study the night before any test and always pass everything. I'm lazy in general, so I also don't poker as much as I should, I could easily put in 20 more hours a week and it wouldn't affect school at all.

you have to come up w/ a schedule and stick w/ it. 

for me MW im at school from 8-12.  then go to the rec center for an hour to work out then go home.  now i have btw 2-midnight to do any studies and grind out some pokers. 

Tuesday i have class 8-9, 9-12 i go back to sleep, 12-330 class again, then rec center for an hour to work out.  i have now btw 6pm -midnight to do homeworks and pokers. 

thursday class 12-330.  then rec center.  no class on friday so i can play pokers as long as i want or get a decent session and go out to friends places at night. 

friday no school so afternoon poker and night parties or bars.

no pokers on the saturday or sunday. 

i was lucky to have a nice schedule this qtr. but some qtrs the classes end up being spread out through the day and those qtrs it can be tougher to find time.