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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: YtseCullen on August 26, 2012, 09:47:33 PM
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Hey DTF! So I start college tomorrow! I'm really nervous but very excited! I thought a thread to talk about college stuff would be a good idea! Let me know some memories or current school related happenings that you guys have! I'd love to get a glimpse into others experiences.
So here's my story! Tomorrow is my first day of college. I'm very nervous but just as excited to start this. I'm starting in the Marketing and Management Program at my local college, College of New Caledonia, in Prince George, BC, Canada. Wish me luck guys, not sure if I'll need it but just in case. Thanks again, :tup I'll try and update this thread as time goes on :)
See ya, Brett.
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You living on campus or still chilling with your family?
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theseoafs checking in. Second-year at UChicago. School doesn't start for me until October (stupid quarter system).
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You living on campus or still chilling with your family?
With the family for the 1st few years, I'll do 3 years of college to get my marketing diploma, but after that I can enter into 3rd year University courses at University of Calgary.
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I have my first class tomorrow too. I've been living at college for the past 5 days and it's been an experience and a lot of fun.
Good luck tomorrow
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Starting my third year of classes tomorrow as well.
Whoooooooooo...
But really it's not bad. :)
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I have my first class tomorrow too. I've been living at college for the past 5 days and it's been an experience and a lot of fun.
Good luck tomorrow
Thanks man! Good luck to you too! :D Glad to see your enjoying campus life :tup
Starting my third year of classes tomorrow as well.
Whoooooooooo...
But really it's not bad. :)
Haha I heard it's actually a lot of fun! It's still an intimidating step for me but I'm ready for this! Should be exciting! :D
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In the middle of summer session at UC Davis. Entering the fourth year out of five.
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Omigawd you're all grown up!
I am thankfully done with college (and grad school- man, time flies), but I remember how exciting/terrifying it was to start. I was mostly just thrilled to be out of high school and my hometown :D
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I guess we are ;) I'm definitely excited to be out of high school, but in all honesty I really enjoyed high school too, I'll miss it, well mostly learning history from my favourite teacher, but I'm so excited and terrified. Should be fun tomorrow though :) Next step after this is going on to university out of town :)
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Yeah, I start my first year at a University in a couple of weeks (just finished Community college to get my transfer degree, so I have two years knocked out so far). I have to say, I'm fucking EXCITED but also pretty nervous and anxious. So yeah.
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I go back up on Thursday. My college just lovessssss starting on Labor Day.
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Today begins my 7th year of undergrad. I've changed my major so many times that I've lost count, but this time I think I got it right with Pre-pharmacy. So just this one more year of college to go... and then four years of grad school. The fun never stops.
But anyway,
Best of luck to you YtseCullen. College is a 100 times better then High School.
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Elite checking in. I'm starting my third year of musicology at the University of Utrecht. My classes begin in the week of September 10th, but my first actual class is on the 12th.
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One more year until I'm whisked away to College/University. Oh shit.
I hope you enjoy it man!
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One more year until I'm whisked away to College/University. Oh shit.
I hope you enjoy it man!
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Sophomore music major, here. Today begins week 2. My class schedule on Monday and Friday is abhorrent, but the midweek is a bit better. Friday, I literally have classes from 9:30 to 5:45 in the evening with no breaks at all.
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Well, in the UK, I am starting University next month which is the equivalent of College in the US. I am going to be staying at home as it will be much cheaper for me as the University is a 10 minute bus ride away. I will doing a 4 year course in IT, which I got a scholarship for, but I am feeling a bit apprehensive as I am not the most social person at times (apart from when I am with friends who I actually know) and I will be on my own the majority of time for a few weeks until I meet (hopefully) new people. The fact I don't drink or feel drawn towards alcohol would look like a bit of a stumbling block to some, especially considering my town is one of the most party centred places ever!
Ah well, if it doesn't work out at least I will be able to go to my real home at the end of the day and not some halls of residence where I would feel even more out of place.
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Graduated about three months ago. Still on the job search. Everybody enjoy college the best you can, they really are magical years.
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Best advice I can give. Don't sit on the railings of balconies. You might fall asleep.
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I'm starting my first semester at a local community college in a week or so.
I guess I'm a freshman, they only took 20 of my transfer credits from my previous school, I had 53 credits. I live too far away from the main campus, so I am going to two different off campuses and taking an online class. My major is liberal arts and social science, so I still don't know what I want to do.
Best advice I can give is stick to it, and don't drop out. It's hard to go back.
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Just had two classes, one left for the day. Loving it so far
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Other side of the lectern checking in. I only got half way through my planned lesson because unit conversions was appearently difficult as all fuck. Now I have to figure out how to simplify it for Wednesday. At least the students appriciated that I stopped when I realized they weren't ready to move on.
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Besides the "meet new people, try new things" advice that every new college student hears a million times, I have two pieces of advice:
1) Go to class. Seriously. It's easy to tell yourself you don't need to because you can just learn it from the book, but while that may actually be true unless you have a stellar work ethic just spending the hour or whatever it is in class will almost always be a more efficient use of your time.
2) Do everything in your power to study abroad, ideally for a full year. It's just too valuable and awesome of an opportunity to deny.
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So I just finished orientation and I'm grabbing breakfast with some people that I met, my class starts in an hour. Sounds like a chill environment here. Loving it. It's cool to see I'm not the only one starting college. We'll have to keep this thread updated so we can share some of what's happening with each other :D
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Glad to hear it's going well. I finished my first two classes of the day, and I have this wonderful quote.
I'm going to blow your brains out with an AK-47.
It's better without context.
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Glad to hear it's going well. I finished my first two classes of the day, and I have this wonderful quote.
I'm going to blow your brains out with an AK-47.
It's better without context.
Yeah, I'd say so. :lol
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Starting my third semester on Wednesday. This year registering for classes has been hell, but everything seems to be working out which is great.
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First day of college as well, good luck everyone!
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Besides the "meet new people, try new things" advice that every new college student hears a million times, I have two pieces of advice:
1) Go to class. Seriously. It's easy to tell yourself you don't need to because you can just learn it from the book, but while that may actually be true unless you have a stellar work ethic just spending the hour or whatever it is in class will almost always be a more efficient use of your time.
2) Do everything in your power to study abroad, ideally for a full year. It's just too valuable and awesome of an opportunity to deny.
I absolutely agree with #1, one hundred percent. I lived in the dorm and loved the freedom of not having anyone "make" me go to class. So cool, I could sleep in, I could blow off afternoon classes if I wanted... pretty soon I was flunking half my classes.
Go to class. Force yourself. Some of them may be boring, some may be downright stupid, but this is a new thing and you have no experience with it, so follow the directions first. Maybe after a year or two you'll have some idea of where you can cut corners, but don't start off doing it now. Also, the more classes you go to, the more babes you'll run into.
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Also, the more classes you go to, the more babes you'll run into.
Depends on your major.
But yes, GO TO CLASS. If you learn material when it's first presented, you can drastically cut back on your study time. I guarantee your dormmates will basically be playing catchup by the middle of the quarter and be horribly stressed out, but if you simply go to class and pay attention, you'll be in much better shape than them.
If school comes easy to you, you might be able to cut corners for the first few freshmen classes but it will bite you in the ass later. Learn to do it right when it's easy.
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So, I had a good day! It was only orientation for my math upgrading today, then on the 4th of September is when I have my orientation for my Marketing and Management classes. Today went really well, the class sizes I have are tiny and the instructors are very nice! The campus is easy to navigate and overall its just an awesome building. I'm very excited to get started. It seems like I'll do quite well! :tup ;D
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My first day has been mainly going over the course outlines and syllabi. Pretty good so far :)
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Me this morning going into class: "I'm so smart, I bought all my books used online and saved a ton of cash" :hat
Each of my teachers five minutes into class: "for everyone who got the used book, the access key to the online HW is $50 bucks"
:facepalm: just can't win
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I just have a feeling that studying and doing homework is gonna hit some kids hard. I have about 100 pages to read for Wednesday and have spent time today reading and taking notes to get it done. A lot of the other kids on the floor are still just hanging out in the lounge and not doing their homework despite saying that they have a lot of work to do.
At least I see it like that in my eyes.
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I'm in a similar boat to Phoenix. This is my 6th year, still in undergrad; I've also just switched majors several times. I've held on to Geography though, and I'll probably be through with that in a year and a half. I transferred from community college to a bigger university just a couple of years ago. I took last semester off and just worked for a while. I've been back for a week and I'm quite excited; all my classes are higher-level major classes, so it's nice to not have to take prereqs/general ed crap anymore (though I do have a couple left to take that I've just been putting off).
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I just have a feeling that studying and doing homework is gonna hit some kids hard. I have about 100 pages to read for Wednesday and have spent time today reading and taking notes to get it done. A lot of the other kids on the floor are still just hanging out in the lounge and not doing their homework despite saying that they have a lot of work to do.
At least I see it like that in my eyes.
This is really the interesting part of college and/or university. There a few extremely smart people who, depending on the university's challenge, can party and ace things. I do not find them in the majority at all. I believe only 30% (probably 40% now) of most 1st year students make it to the second year? That is a number I saw somewhere a while ago, and is an aggregate probably.
Stick with this mindset Systematic Thought that you have.
Not directly a part of this thread, but as some advice from a graduate level grad; in a year, start hanging around with professors and helping them out. This is what so many people miss out on the higher level of education. It builds your resume and experience, and just as importantly, gives you references and/or contacts.
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Thanks, I just feel like a bit of a loner at times because I did stick to reading today. I guess I just find the work important and the socializing can come on the weekend. Of course, you do need to find the balance of work and play.
Despite feeling like the loner, a still had a great day. The people in my class are really cool and nice
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Luckily I won't have too much work ahead of me judging on what I've my instructor gave us today, It was a calendar of what we're doing for every day of the semester, and when the tests are and every thing, and the way my instructor lays out our work out it doesn't look too bad at all.
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A ton of people at my college only worry about what parties they can get to at night, and are only there for the fun of escaping home, getting drunk, high, and having fun. I'm not that type of person so I'll definitely be spending most of my time in the art studio, the soccer field, or reading/studying/working. I've already made a lot of new friends, but I'm not liking the vibe I get from a lot of people-- even our orientation counselors were telling the students where the best parties were and what to do if you had a class and a hangover.
As for that aspect of college; blegh. As for the learning and the new experiences? Awesome.
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I really haven't had the college social experience a lot of people seem to have had. Never lived in a dorm. I live in an apartment now pretty close to school, but I still have never really made friends at school. I feel fortunate to not live the stereotypical college party life, but on the other hand I wish I could meet people more easily.
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got my college hoody, seriously love it already, so comfy :)
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Today and Yesterday were my first two days of uni @ Uppsala University.
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First day of actual class stuff today went by really easy, the instructor is really nice and easy to talk to about any problems you had understanding it, only 2 pages of home work tonight, not bad at all :tup
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The secret is to not do your homework until ten minutes before class. You'll get great grades if you do that.
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The secret is to not do your homework until ten minutes before class. You'll get great grades if you do that.
Not sure if you're serious... :lol
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It's a method tried and true.
But seriously, it may seem like you have a buttload of work to do. I'm not sure what your major is, but you'll definitely have to take GE classes which require lots of reading. If you feel like you can't read 40 pages out a history textbook every night, don't be afraid to prioritize your work and cut it if it's not mandatory reading.
It's kind of like chess. You're trying to get the king, right? The king is your A+. But you can't play the game without making sacrifices. Learn to balance your workload, your health, and your social life to achieve your highest level of efficiency.
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It's kind of like chess. You're trying to get the king, right? The king is your A+. But you can't play the game without making sacrifices. Learn to balance your workload, your health, and your social life to achieve your highest level of efficiency.
Indeed. :clap:
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The secret is to not do your homework until ten minutes before class. You'll get great grades if you do that.
If you wait till the last minute to do something, it only takes a minute to do.
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Great day today. I went to class in the morning and was done by 11. Walked back to the dorm, went to lunch with some friends in the dorm. Did my homework and laundry for a few hours, and then went to dinner with some more friends and now I'm back here in the dorm and now people finally have homework! They're like me now, in dorms studying.
Here's a picture I snapped on my way back to my dorm.
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It's kind of like chess. You're trying to get the king, right? The king is your A+. But you can't play the game without making sacrifices. Learn to balance your workload, your health, and your social life to achieve your highest level of efficiency.
Indeed. :clap:
Yep; that's really the secret to college right there.
New undergrads are often drawn to extremes: they have to drink all the beer, then come home and read all of War and Peace before banging out an eleven page paper in the remaining three hours before class starts. That may be fun or exhilarating and it could be productive for a little while, but you can't keep that up for very long.
The key is to find a happy medium between trying to do absolutely everything (which will backfire inevitably) and not really doing anything of substance (which is a waste of your time and money).
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It's kind of like chess. You're trying to get the king, right? The king is your A+. But you can't play the game without making sacrifices. Learn to balance your workload, your health, and your social life to achieve your highest level of efficiency.
I think I'm doing a good job at that already, I turned down a second job where I could make a ton, and just tonight I cancelled on plans to make sure I get my first homework assignment done. I'll do my best to keep this technique going.
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So... I just finished my first class of Management, which is also the first class of my Marketing Program, and we spent it trying to figure out how to pass a snowman between 25 in under 5 seconds. My prof is really cool and a very interesting guy, sounds like I shall have a fun this semester :tup
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Fun College story: Today, I had a class where my professor brought up making thought connections and comparing it to discovering your favorite band. He talked about how you can remember that moment when everything just clicked. I just looked down at my "A Dramatic Tour of Events" T-Shirt and just smiled. :)
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Fun College story: Today, I had a class where he brought up making thought connections and comparing it to discovering your favorite band. He talked about how you can remember that moment when everything just clicked. I just looked down at my "A Dramatic Tour of Events" T-Shirt and just smiled. :)
Cool story dude! thats awesome! :tup
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Meeting some awesome people at college, but none as fantastic as the friends I have from high school. Some people are absolutely alien to me.
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I'm realizing that people in college are freakin bums. It's kind of uninspiring after a while. I remember people being twice as productive in high school.
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I'm realizing that people in college are freakin bums. It's kind of uninspiring after a while. I remember people being twice as productive in high school.
For me I see a lot more people doing work around my college than I did in high school. It's a pretty awesome work environment around my school.
Meeting some awesome people at college, but none as fantastic as the friends I have from high school. Some people are absolutely alien to me.
Theres definitely people a lot older than myself so its a little awkward socializing with those people, but it's neat seeing people around my age or a little older and socializing with them, I've made a lot of friends this past week, also being a senior in high school it felt like sometimes there was no sign of intelligent life in the younger grades so it's a nice change seeing mature people around me.
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A lot of the "friends" I made my freshman year felt that way: temporary. I'd only be friends with people for the semester that I was in the same class as them, and then I was shocked the next semester when thy wanted nothing to do with me. It was the same with everyone. The ties I tried to make to my teachers or to extra curricular things, none of the women I thought I might have something with, none of the people I lived in the dorms with. Never felt like I was laying down foundations for my future, just that we were all kind of dealing with each other as long as we had to. Did so piss poorly my first semester (fuck general classes, just let me get straight to my major) that they threatened to kick me out, was so depressed and disillusioned with everything that I literally didn't do anything my second semester (rarely showed up to class, just hung around my dorm or with my high school friend (i.e. my roommate)) except drinking and partying, ended up flunking out (this still haunts me four years later. I have never seen my father so ashamed of me.), managed to weasel my way back in for a third semester.
Third semester I actually managed to do better than I had the previous two, and for once I was proud of myself. Got my shit together, lived off campus, actually had a girl who was interested in me, but before we could really get to know each other, the guy who let me back in kicked me out again because apparently I hadn't met the conditions he presented me with to keep me there. I was told I needed all C+ grades or above, which I did, but he pulled some "Oh well I forgot you need this high of a GPA too." thing at the last minute. Goodbye everything. Was told I could not re-apply for any University of Wisconsin schools for two years. Wound up going to community college near home from 2009 - 2011, and hated every second of it. Only a few teachers actually seem to give a fuck about what they're doing, and the recent paper budget from last year really took the piss out of a lot of those classes. Managed to slog through a few semesters of general classes, and I graduated with a liberal arts degree, but fuck that.
After a three-semester break spent working at a damn grocery store while living with my parents, I'm going back into the University of WI system in January. Going to see what I can do in the area of computer technology. At this point I'm 23, I don't feel like going there to make friends or get my future wife or whatever the fuck, I just want a degree in a growing field that will get me out of this state.
My point, people in college, is have fun when you can afford to, but don't be a massive fuck up like I was. You want to look back fondly on your college years, they're supposed to be a high point of your life, not a time you remember with a complete disdain for your teenage self for derailing your future so badly. I can't even think about 2008 without cringing in disgust.
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Welp, I leave for University tomorrow. I'm extremely excited but nervous at the same time. I'm probably putting too much pressure in myself, but there is a lot that needs to happen while I'm away from home like this for the first time.
Oh man.
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Welp, I leave for University tomorrow. I'm extremely excited but nervous at the same time. I'm probably putting too much pressure in myself, but there is a lot that needs to happen while I'm away from home like this for the first time.
Oh man.
Good luck man! I'm sure you'll have a blast!
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I'm realizing that people in college are freakin bums. It's kind of uninspiring after a while. I remember people being twice as productive in high school.
What makes you say that? At least in my major, most of my classmates work incredibly hard.
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Welp, I leave for University tomorrow. I'm extremely excited but nervous at the same time. I'm probably putting too much pressure in myself, but there is a lot that needs to happen while I'm away from home like this for the first time.
Oh man.
You'll do just fine! :)
Who else has a shitload of homework? Just finished up my first week, and I am slammed. Already have a paper to write for one of my classes!
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Still two weeks before I leave :'(
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I got hit with a lot of homework and it seems like I'm the only one.
What I've found out, though, is that my roommates always come in around 11 PM or midnight and always complain about how they have a lot of homework to do and often times will put it off until the last minute. Me on the other hand, am always having fun around 11 or midnight because I finished all of my homework.
They do nothing all day but go around talking. I'm balancing working 8 hours 4 days a week from 2-10:15 and I still manage to get all my work done.
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I've got a friend that always waits till 11pm the night before an exam to start studying for an exam, where as I start studying around 5 days ahead of time and break up the material into smaller pieces.
I used to break his balls about it, but he always ends up getting the same grades as me, so more power to him. I just can't stand sleep deprivation.
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They might be like that too, and I agree, more power to them. It's just more of how they complain about how stressful it is that they have so much homework, but want to sleep.
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Welp, here we are. Gonna go out and explore the campus a bit soon. I'm just feeling a little anxious.
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I'm realizing that people in college are freakin bums. It's kind of uninspiring after a while. I remember people being twice as productive in high school.
What makes you say that? At least in my major, most of my classmates work incredibly hard.
People do work hard on midterms/finals week, I guess, but there's basically no one in the library or in lecture on other weeks.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
I'm doing the same thing, but with Grad School applications. so much paperwork, and application fees :'(
But it will pay off in the long run.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
Well I hate to give a shameless plug for my school, but hey, consider Southern Utah University.
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Got a job grading for the intro to comp sci class this quarter. Pays $20/hr :metal
But there's still a week and a half until I move in. GUH
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
And if not, or not to your ideal College/University, start at least *somewhere* and transfer to your first choice. This often is the easiest path in undergraduate education rather than straight from high school, especially if test scores are not around what makes your application competitive.
The only things you miss out on is the "college life" discussed previously. If you do your transfer in one calendar year, then this will be a null point basically.
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Funny story....
Final year of my 2 year music degree...
Jan 2nd. Struck down with mystery illness.
Get insomnia ( again ) and tinnitus temporarily gets worse. ( It's better now )
Right when i'm supposed to be writing my dissertation for my degree, housemates gets unbearably noisy so cannot get any peace at home to write.
Final performance involves putting a band together to perform any 4 songs of your choice.
Plan was to play 4 of my own songs that I'm really happy with.
Not one other student wanted to help me out.
Quit degree.
:tup I love life obviously.
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Yep.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
Well I hate to give a shameless plug for my school, but hey, consider Southern Utah University.
He could travel across the country and become a thunderbird, but no reasonable person wants to live in Utah. The lack of caffiene and all the mormons would drive the average person insane. His better option would be cross a state line and get taught by a DTF member.
I was actually scheduled to interview with Southern Utah, but once I had two offers from schools out east I decided there was no way I was moving across the country to live in the middle of nowhere when I could live in the middle of nowhere on the east coast. Also, that position had no chance of becoming tenure track, whereas the one I have now becomes tenure track next year under fairly easy to meet circumstances.
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Come here to Bethel University, where you must sign "The Covenant" :\
Which prohibits you from, lest you face disciplinary action and/or expulsion:
1) Smoking on campus
2) Gambling on and off campus
3) Going to a strip club
4) Browsing porn ( the workaround is to use a 3G/4G enabled device)
5) File-share
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What the fuck? I mean, smoking/gambling on campus, file sharing, arguably even porn I can get on some level. But going to a strip club or casino? That's just absurd.
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I agree.
I don't partake in those activities myself, but if on the weekend, I want to go and gamble, it's my choice and my life, not the school's. Obviously you can go to the casino still, the school isn't going to waste time trying to track you down, but the rule itself is absurd
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It almost seems like they want you to fuck like rabbits, unless you just left that off.
In that case, you just gave everyone the best reason not to go to a college affiliated with religion.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
Well I hate to give a shameless plug for my school, but hey, consider Southern Utah University.
He could travel across the country and become a thunderbird, but no reasonable person wants to live in Utah. The lack of caffiene and all the mormons would drive the average person insane. His better option would be cross a state line and get taught by a DTF member.
I was actually scheduled to interview with Southern Utah, but once I had two offers from schools out east I decided there was no way I was moving across the country to live in the middle of nowhere when I could live in the middle of nowhere on the east coast. Also, that position had no chance of becoming tenure track, whereas the one I have now becomes tenure track next year under fairly easy to meet circumstances.
:'(
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I'm realizing that I'm a bit behind everyone else in that I don't have a job or intership yet and I'm a senior. Uhhh....shoot.
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For our business college, it's basically required that you have an internship before senior year.
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I'm in the process of applying to a number of colleges right now. It has actually been quite a stressful time for me. Can't wait to be done with it, hopefully accepted somewhere.
Well I hate to give a shameless plug for my school, but hey, consider Southern Utah University.
He could travel across the country and become a thunderbird, but no reasonable person wants to live in Utah. The lack of caffiene and all the mormons would drive the average person insane. His better option would be cross a state line and get taught by a DTF member.
That certainly sounds like a good idea. Currently I'm applying to the following:
UNC Chapel Hill
Duke
Brown
Cornell
Oberlin
Vassar
Brown is definitely a little bit of a reach, Duke and Cornell too (although not as much as Brown). While Oberlin and Vassar are no sure things, I'm quite confident about my chances there. UNC is practically a sure thing. Ideally, I would go to one of these places for very little, or no, money.
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Oberlin is a nice place. They recruited me to play football, but I wasn't going to play for a Division III school that hadn't won a game in over 5 years at the time.
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It almost seems like they want you to fuck like rabbits, unless you just left that off.
In that case, you just gave everyone the best reason not to go to a college affiliated with religion.
Not all of them are bad. This one, in my opinion, is far from bad. None of the things listed I do, besides porn from time to time. I enjoy the campus, it's gated and on a lake so it feels like a true community. It's beautiful here.
The school across the lake, bible is a REQUIRED MINOR.
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Sooooo exam season is here! Just rattled off my first one then today my math exam didn't go to well...... did a bit of a (https://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/black_floyd_2007/vomit.gif) half way through... my prof said I shouldn't be writing when im sick so I got an extra 2 days to study. I go back thursday to re write
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Formal languages final was yesterday. Did rather well. I'm working on my computer architecture take-home final right now (thank God it's take-home, by the way), and then I'll have to spit out a social sciences paper between now and 7PM tomorrow. Physics exam on Friday.
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I got an 82 on my math final. It was my lowest grade in that class all semester.
Tonight I am handing in my psych paper and doing a presentation on it.
The rest of my finals are next Tuesday.
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One final on Thursday and two on Friday.
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Want to know what I got on my finals this semester?
Nothing. Done with school for the time being, no finals.
Mmmmm.
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I got a 99 and a 96 on my two Aural Skills exams (Ear training and sightsinging respectively). This is a HUGE accomplishment, because everyone says that class is the hardest thing you'll ever have to take as a music major, and I fucking destroyed it. I also passed my performance jury, so finals week is off to a great start. I've finished my theory take-home final exam, and I've just got Psychology, Piano, and Music History to look forward to.
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Nice! I got to skip my statistics final because I already had an A in the class. :metal
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Friendly advice: don't email your professor for your grade. Our mailboxes are full of these messages and we don't have time to answer them all. If we aren't grading finals, we're writing them for another class. Or grading finals. Or grading term papers. Or grading something else. Or holding study sessions for other finals. Or in faculty meetings. Or proctoring a make-up lab or exam. Or trying to figure out if we want to curve, and if so, what that curve is. Point is, we don't have the time to process umpteen requests for your grade when we have more pressing matters at hand.
Sincerely,
Every professor who ever lived.
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...Or we are browsing the internet. Stop bothering us.
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UPDATE: College is awesome and my first quarter there kicked ass. Can't wait for what winter quarter has to offer. Also starting my major finally.
Also ended the quarter with a B+, an A- and an A. Bringing me to a 3.6 gpa. So happy.
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^Happy to see another student on the quarter system.
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Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
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^Happy to see another student on the quarter system.
Aside from classes being condensed, I love the quarter system so much.
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Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
:-\ Will this affect your graduation?
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Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
That's me and my business law class. I'm going to retake it next semester. Bosk! I need your help!
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I once failed a college math course (boy do I suck at math like RuPaul sucks at being one gender).
Yet I'm still applying to get my second masters degree.
All hope is not lost!
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I had my business problem solving final today. I'll miss that class. That professor was hilarious, but I would never fuck with the guy :lol He was a sniper in Vietnam and is well trained in hand to hand combat. He may be in his 50s/60s but still.
His stories were great!
"If you have a problem with your grade on the test, meet me in the parking lot at 7 PM."
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Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
:-\ Will this affect your graduation?
No. But I do need to graduate with a 3.0 to qualify for the grad school I want to get into. And an F ain't gonna help. I'm at a 2.95 right now without the F.
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Not quite the same boat as you guys, but I got two years of postdoctoral research funding yesterday. So that will be 9-10 years at university now.
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9-10 years? I think I am going to be sick!
I feel 2% less stressed since presenting yesterday. I will find out how I did on both that and the paper Tuesday.
For math, we can sit for another final on Tuesday. My professor told me "I expect to see you next Tuesday", but f that! Then I would have three finals that day! Not to mention I think my music final is due that day too, so four finals! Hell no!
Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
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When I first started college, I remember finishing my first term and thinking "Okay, that's one down. Still got a long ways to go, but we're on the road. Just gotta keep on keeping on."
Then I woke up. It was a dream! I was actually only about a month in. What the hell, brain? What are you doing to me? That feeling of satisfaction, I hadn't earned it yet!
But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the attitude I'd adopted in my dream was the correct one. Keep your eyes on the road and just keep going, doing the best you can. This is what you do right now. When you're done, you will do something else. That's how it works.
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i am 10 years out of the college and still have this nightmare that i didn't bother going to the maths class for a while and have no clue if we had a midterm and i skipped it. can't explain it, just a random nightmare.
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So that will be 9-10 years at university now.
By May of 2013, I will have had 7 years of undergrad. That's 2 years community college, 2 years film school, 1 year pre-med, 1 year chem major and then 1 year pre-pharmarcy. Let's just say it took me a little longer then most people to figure out what on earth I was going to do with my life.
But thank god Pharmacy school starts in the fall. So then 3 years of classroom and 1 year of interning.
So the grand total will be 11 years of college for me, finally finishing in 2017 with a Bachelors in Film and Doctorate in Pharmacy.
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So that will be 9-10 years at university now.
By May of 2013, I will have had 7 years of undergrad. That's 2 years community college, 2 years film school, 1 year pre-med, 1 year chem major and then 1 year pre-pharmarcy. Let's just say it took me a little longer then most people to figure out what on earth I was going to do with my life.
But thank god Pharmacy school starts in the fall. So then 3 years of classroom and 1 year of interning.
So the grand total will be 11 years of college for me, finally finishing in 2017 with a Bachelors in Film and Doctorate in Pharmacy.
Dude let's team up and make a movie. Maybe a horror film about pharmaceuticals gone wrong. Like maybe there is a mystery prescription drug going around that turns people into flesh eating animals. It could be called FARMaceuticals or something.
This is why I am paying for a film degree.
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So that will be 9-10 years at university now.
By May of 2013, I will have had 7 years of undergrad. That's 2 years community college, 2 years film school, 1 year pre-med, 1 year chem major and then 1 year pre-pharmarcy. Let's just say it took me a little longer then most people to figure out what on earth I was going to do with my life.
But thank god Pharmacy school starts in the fall. So then 3 years of classroom and 1 year of interning.
So the grand total will be 11 years of college for me, finally finishing in 2017 with a Bachelors in Film and Doctorate in Pharmacy.
I wish you luck in getting your business degree.
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Just applied to University of West Georgia. Seems like a nice place :metal
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I heard that school lacks chemistry professors who like Dream Theater. That's got to be a huge minus.
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Hey! If you were a college professor, would you do your lectures in a Harry Caray voice? I would.
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First final is out of the way. Yeah!
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Just finished my last Final, Christmas break is upon me :D
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Just finished my last Final, Christmas break is upon me :D
Fuck you, I'm still grading finals. Cedar knows what I'm talking about.
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:lol
I got two finals tomorrow, then I'm done.
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Got two finals and two papers left.
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^Happy to see another student on the quarter system.
Aside from classes being condensed, I love the quarter system so much.
Verily, the quarter system kicks serious ass. I particularly enjoy not having to take 5 classes at once.
Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
:-\ Will this affect your graduation?
No. But I do need to graduate with a 3.0 to qualify for the grad school I want to get into. And an F ain't gonna help. I'm at a 2.95 right now without the F.
Best of luck. I shall file a prayer to the chemistry gods that the curve be in your favor.
As for me, I've got one final left. Physics. Blech
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Still beating my exams with a crowbar. I ended up with a solid B in piano class, a B in Psych, and I got a 94% on a music history exam that will leave me with a B because that class is harder than shit. Only class I'm waiting to hear back on is Theory now, and I'm fairly confident in that one because the exam was take-home and I had hours upon hours to go through it with a fine-toothed comb to make sure everything was perfect.
Feels good, man.
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If anyone of you have a psych test coming up and need any help with anything, I'd be more than happy to do what I can. :)
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Aced my speech class final, pretty sure I bombed my computer programming final, and if I did, I might fail, making this second attempt pointless, since my D from last time will still be better. So there's $800 down the drain, and since I still live with my parents, I get to directly deal with them being disappointed in me. It's really fucking awesome. Really awesome.
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Best of luck. I shall file a prayer to the chemistry gods that the curve be in your favor.
Request...
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Just finished my last exam this morning, now to enjoy my Christmas holidays in peace :tup
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Straight up failed my biochem final. I have no doubt I got an F in the class.
:-\ Will this affect your graduation?
No. But I do need to graduate with a 3.0 to qualify for the grad school I want to get into. And an F ain't gonna help. I'm at a 2.95 right now without the F.
Best of luck. I shall file a prayer to the chemistry gods that the curve be in your favor.
As for me, I've got one final left. Physics. Blech
Thanks. BTW I'm not chemistry anymore. I'm doing philosophy for my major. My heart is not in chem. At all. Though I rocked it when I cared and actually studied for it. :lol
Good luck with physics. Just put the equations together and BS it. That usually works for me.
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YES I AM FUCKING DONE
Four finals weeks down, 8 to go.
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Awesome, dude.
And I surprisingly felt OK about my O-chem final. I think I passed. Science classes are now officially behind me for good. I'm a little sad about it. Maybe I'll return to it for pleasure someday.
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Had my last final this morning. It was setup so each person answered one question, and the class got one grade on the test. As such, I got a 195/200.
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69/80 on my physics final! :metal :metal :metal
Now we just have to see how the curve treats me with regard to my final grade.
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I have a midterm take-home thing coming up thursday and that will be the last before Christmas.
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69/80 on my physics final! :metal :metal :metal
Now we just have to see how the curve treats me with regard to my final grade.
Sixty-nine, dude! :metal
Good job.
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Sixty-nine, dude! :metal
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PROFESSORS, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND POST MY GRADES
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Finally finished! Phew, free at last, free at last.
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PROFESSORS, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND POST MY GRADES
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
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Single Variable Calculus.. completed.
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
Sounds fun. :)
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
Sounds fun. :)
My Christmas is going to be one long load of fun, for varying reasons :P I do get a week inbetween Semesters in January though where other than paid jobs I can actually breathe a sigh of relief, before doing it all again...
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Ah, well I guess I just love writing. I actually used to write class mates papers on top of mine just for fun.
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I loved it when I was undergrad writing about music as I actually felt like I knew what I was talking about... now I'm postgrad doing Social Work and it's all so new I (and all of my classmates apparently) feel well outta depth!
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
Fourteen thousand? This isn't for an undergrad degree, is it? Cause that's pretty insane.
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
Fourteen thousand? This isn't for an undergrad degree, is it? Cause that's pretty insane.
It's for a Masters. It's more words in the first semester than I think I wrote in my entire first or second year undergrad. It's pretty scary. Then we do it all again until April/May, the straight into a five month full-time placement. This is without doubt the hardest academic/career thing I've ever attempted!
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PROFESSORS, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND POST MY GRADES
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Does anyone else still have homework? I have to do these three chapter/personal summaries for psych, going to try to do them today/tomorrow so I can relax.
I have 14k words due in on January 7th... I've done approx 6k so far. All needing tidying up. So my Xmas break is going to be spent writing essays and reading!
And this is just the first semester!
Fourteen thousand? This isn't for an undergrad degree, is it? Cause that's pretty insane.
It's for a Masters. It's more words in the first semester than I think I wrote in my entire first or second year undergrad. It's pretty scary. Then we do it all again until April/May, the straight into a five month full-time placement. This is without doubt the hardest academic/career thing I've ever attempted!
Ah I see. What are you writing on?
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The papers I have due in January are... one on the moral and legal implications of compulsorarily treating anorexics, one on counselling skills in social work practice, another on what makes a good and bad assessment and my nemesis, 4.5 k words on the way laws reflect society's dominant norms and values... bit of a mixed bag really. At least next year I get to take a module on drugs.
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Wow. There's so many different perspectives you could come from on any of those topics. Well...good luck and don't procrastinate!
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The papers I have due in January are... one on the moral and legal implications of compulsorarily treating anorexics, one on counselling skills in social work practice, another on what makes a good and bad assessment and my nemesis, 4.5 k words on the way laws reflect society's dominant norms and values... bit of a mixed bag really. At least next year I get to take a module on drugs.
Though my masters was in psychology I have to say that that paper sounds fun to me. I dunno guess I'm weird.
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Wow. There's so many different perspectives you could come from on any of those topics. Well...good luck and don't procrastinate!
Thanks... given that I've already written two and plan to write the other two this and next week and spend the first week of Jan making them good, I don't think I'm doing too badly... the fear is incessant though lol.
The papers I have due in January are... one on the moral and legal implications of compulsorarily treating anorexics, one on counselling skills in social work practice, another on what makes a good and bad assessment and my nemesis, 4.5 k words on the way laws reflect society's dominant norms and values... bit of a mixed bag really. At least next year I get to take a module on drugs.
Though my masters was in psychology I have to say that that paper sounds fun to me. I dunno guess I'm weird.
Which one in particular?
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The papers I have due in January are... one on the moral and legal implications of compulsorarily treating anorexics, one on counselling skills in social work practice, another on what makes a good and bad assessment and my nemesis, 4.5 k words on the way laws reflect society's dominant norms and values... bit of a mixed bag really. At least next year I get to take a module on drugs.
Though my masters was in psychology I have to say that that paper sounds fun to me. I dunno guess I'm weird.
Which one in particular?
Well the moral and legal implications of compulsorily treating anorexics sounds just down right fascinating. The one on counselling skills in a social work practice would be interesting if I knew more about social work, which would be nice to learn. The good and bad assessments one might get a little too heated for me since I have rather strong views on the matter, and the one on how laws reflect societies norms and values seems very interesting as well. Although I'd have to study English laws of course first.
Of course I have no idea how papers are written in your system, so for all I know the way I write would get low marks, dunno. But it would be fun none the less. :)
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My project this winter break is to prepare for my French course next quarter. Although I took 4 years in high school, that was 3 1/2 years ago and I forgot nearly everything. Gotta get back on track in the next few weeks.
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FUCK YES, got an A- in formal languages. :metal Three classes left (but that was the hard one, anyway).
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FUCK YES, got an A- in formal languages. :metal Three classes left (but that was the hard one, anyway).
Congrats dude!
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Congrats! Shows that you do not fuck around.
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Not when it comes to theoretical computer science, anyway.
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Have you decided on a major yet, theseoafs? And where are you going to school?
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I'm going to the University of Chicago for computer science.
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Nice. This is your...freshman year, is it? Or sophomore year?
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2nd year.
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Cool. Best of luck...you'll be out before you know it. :)
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Got a 95 on my music final.
93 on my psych term paper.
Finals are over, waiting for grades.
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Very soon going to graduate. Two more quarters, but I'm squeezing in more classes than before, on top of work. And I have to pull my 2.91 GPA to a 3.0 if I am to qualify for the grad school I want to get into.
But I am getting very excited for next quarter. No science classes so I can focus on these other classes a little bit more -
FRE 2 - Elementary French
MUS 10 - Intro Music Lit
PHI 21 - Phil: Ancient
PHI 101 - Metaphysics
PHI 128 - Rationality
The philosophy department at Davis is okay. It's really barebones and not very cutting edge. That's okay, I'm outie by summer. :victorydance:
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I'm basically done with actual classes now, so I just have my senior design project to work on and then I graduate in june. Woo.
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Spring 2013 is my 14th and final semester of undergrad. Hurray :D
so I decided to make the most of the academic and intellectual potential that my university has to offer:
FMA 3770 Horror film study
KINS 1022 Swimming
Art 2016 Ceramics
KINS 1043 Weight Training II
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The papers I have due in January are... one on the moral and legal implications of compulsorarily treating anorexics, one on counselling skills in social work practice, another on what makes a good and bad assessment and my nemesis, 4.5 k words on the way laws reflect society's dominant norms and values... bit of a mixed bag really. At least next year I get to take a module on drugs.
Though my masters was in psychology I have to say that that paper sounds fun to me. I dunno guess I'm weird.
Which one in particular?
Well the moral and legal implications of compulsorily treating anorexics sounds just down right fascinating. The one on counselling skills in a social work practice would be interesting if I knew more about social work, which would be nice to learn. The good and bad assessments one might get a little too heated for me since I have rather strong views on the matter, and the one on how laws reflect societies norms and values seems very interesting as well. Although I'd have to study English laws of course first.
Of course I have no idea how papers are written in your system, so for all I know the way I write would get low marks, dunno. But it would be fun none the less. :)
I have 2k words left of this AWFUL law essay, I know bloody nothing about law, it's killing me! But I've written the drafts of all of the rest of them. The anorexia one was fascinating, I learnt so much just writing the paper. Honestly can't wait to get it all handed in on Monday, and have a week off from academic stuff!
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I start my second semester of the first year on Monday. Got a few essays before then. Up to now I can't say I have enjoyed Uni really. Then again I suppose the real experience of it is what you get when you move away from home and alls I have to do is get off a bus every morning and get the same bus back.
I don't really regret not moving away, maybe the social aspect a bit, but I have no regrets especially with my nephew just being born.
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I start my second semester of the first year on Monday. Got a few essays before then. Up to now I can't say I have enjoyed Uni really. Then again I suppose the real experience of it is what you get when you move away from home and alls I have to do is get off a bus every morning and get the same bus back.
I don't really regret not moving away, maybe the social aspect a bit, but I have no regrets especially with my nephew just being born.
Yeah uni is totally different when you move for it I think, my primary motivation for going to university was because it's the easiest way to move out of your home, it's kinda a stepping stone between being at home and being in your own place working to pay the bills etc, with all the financial support you get given for it here in the UK. That's awesome about your nephew, though. Does living at home mean you get to be closer to him?
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I start my second semester of the first year on Monday. Got a few essays before then. Up to now I can't say I have enjoyed Uni really. Then again I suppose the real experience of it is what you get when you move away from home and alls I have to do is get off a bus every morning and get the same bus back.
I don't really regret not moving away, maybe the social aspect a bit, but I have no regrets especially with my nephew just being born.
Yeah uni is totally different when you move for it I think, my primary motivation for going to university was because it's the easiest way to move out of your home, it's kinda a stepping stone between being at home and being in your own place working to pay the bills etc, with all the financial support you get given for it here in the UK. That's awesome about your nephew, though. Does living at home mean you get to be closer to him?
As a family we are pretty close (both location and relationship :lol) and I've been there for my sister when she was pregnant and helped her out when he was born. Forming a bond with the baby in the process. Seriously all the kid has to do is smile at me and my days just turned around.
The money issue played a small factor, I do get a fair bit of support with grants and stuff, and I applied for scholarships. One of my friends moved away and pays Ł90 a week for a bed alone. Then he is forced to move into a house (with other people) in the second year.
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I start my second semester of the first year on Monday. Got a few essays before then. Up to now I can't say I have enjoyed Uni really. Then again I suppose the real experience of it is what you get when you move away from home and alls I have to do is get off a bus every morning and get the same bus back.
I don't really regret not moving away, maybe the social aspect a bit, but I have no regrets especially with my nephew just being born.
Yeah uni is totally different when you move for it I think, my primary motivation for going to university was because it's the easiest way to move out of your home, it's kinda a stepping stone between being at home and being in your own place working to pay the bills etc, with all the financial support you get given for it here in the UK. That's awesome about your nephew, though. Does living at home mean you get to be closer to him?
As a family we are pretty close (both location and relationship :lol) and I've been there for my sister when she was pregnant and helped her out when he was born. Forming a bond with the baby in the process. Seriously all the kid has to do is smile at me and my days just turned around.
The money issue played a small factor, I do get a fair bit of support with grants and stuff, and I applied for scholarships. One of my friends moved away and pays Ł90 a week for a bed alone. Then he is forced to move into a house (with other people) in the second year.
I know that feeling, I have two nephews and can honestly say the love I feel for them, they're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. Just seeing them and doing the usual childcare stuff of helping potty train and feeding and getting sick on me and holding his hand near the roads, everything is just utter bliss for me. So I can understand wanting to stay close to him.
Yeah I paid around that per week for my accommodation, though bills were included. Is moving into a house not something you fancy doing? Each to their own but personally I find going to uni/college, the greatest thing you can do for your personal and emotional development is to get out there and live in your own place, learn how to get along living with other people you may not like or know very well, and have the freedom to do whatever you like with nobody breathing down your neck. I would say that was probably the best part of uni for me. My attitude was more well, money will come and go throughout my life but I'll never have the opportunity to let loose as a teenager at uni ever again. Though now I'm back at uni and nearly 25 it's even more fun the second time around!
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I just got an e-mail confirming that the entirety of my application has finally been received and now I have to wait 4-6 weeks to see if I get accepted.
I really hope I do. :(
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Why is your attitude always so pessimistic? You got your stuff together. Think about the people that just mess around for years without going to school, and you've already got two degrees.
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Why is your attitude always so pessimistic? You got your stuff together. Think about the people that just mess around for years without going to school, and you've already got two degrees.
When did I come off as pessimistic? I just said I hope I get in. The sad face was more a sign of my having to wait to find out.
Am I 100% confident I'll get in? Nope. Thus waiting gives me lots of time to doubt.
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FRE 2 - Elementary French
MUS 10 - Intro Music Lit
PHI 21 - Phil: Ancient
PHI 101 - Metaphysics
PHI 128 - Rationality
Winter quarter, I've got:
CMSC 23710 - Scientific Visualization
PHYS 12200 - Electricity and Magnetism
BIOS 15106 - Plagues (core bio class about disease)
SOSC 12200 - Self, Culture, and Society II (core reading/writing class)
Not too pumped about this quarter, since I have to chip away at the remainder of my core requirements. Spring quarter will kick ass though.
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Seriously...why does your school have 5 numbers for a class? 3 seems appropriate, and the 4 they used at VT I got used to...but 5? You wouldn't need that many classes if you broke the school year into individual days and each day was its own separate class.
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Well, many classes only use the first 3 numbers of the 5 numbers allotted, and for those classes it's normal to say "I'm in PHYS 122" rather than "I'm in PHYS 12200".
But I didn't make the rules. Write an angry letter to the university if you want.
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My grades finally posted! Straight A's! Rocking a 4.0 GPA!
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My grades finally posted! Straight A's! Rocking a 4.0 GPA!
:metal :metal
I'm looking at a 3.5 GPA for this quarter. It's alright -- brought me down a little bit -- but considering the classes I was taking I did much better than I expected.
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Moving back in to the dorms today. Pretty good way to end the winter break.
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CMSC 23710 - Scientific Visualization
That sounds like a spiffy class. I wonder if it will touch on instrumentalism vs realism. That's one of the most fantastic topics I've studied.
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I just handed in FIFTEEN THOUSAND WORDS for my first semester as a social worker in training... I'm so hyper I can't relax. I've not properly rested or relaxed for several weeks so this week of chilling out is going to be interesting. Booked to go abseiling down a mountain on Saturday, and have fuck loads planned with friends every day until then. I'm kicking this Masters' arse. Don't know how well the essays will do but... I think I'll pass!
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After months of being unhappy and stressed I think I am going to transfer courses. Im on a computing course, well what I thought would be a multimedia course(graphics, audio, video etc) and it's getting too technical for me, not enough to stimulate my creativity. I just sat in front of a pc screen, looking at the Java code like its a foreign language. I'm doing OK in the other stuff but if I dont like doing it, then I dont think I should carry on with it. Oh how I wish I could turn back the clock.
Trying to talk to my personal tutor tomorrow to help arrange a transfer to a Creative Literature course. I've always enjoyed writing and once wanted to be a sports journalist so. It would allow me to express myself more I guess, they have some really good sounding stuff such as screenplays and even song writing which I would love to get properly into.
At least I am only a few months in and realising this and not a few years.
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95% on my French test. Yeah, that's what's up.
Just cranked out a BEAST of a paper on the very first philosophers in history - Thales and Anaximander. I had to show that they took proto-scientific approaches to their philosophies (which is totally bogus, they didn't do that at all). Anyway, I'm quite proud of myself.
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CMSC 23710 - Scientific Visualization
That sounds like a spiffy class. I wonder if it will touch on instrumentalism vs realism. That's one of the most fantastic topics I've studied.
We are studying it, but from a practical rather than philosophical standpoint. We're basically taking it as a given that our visualizations can't accurately model the continuous world.
95% on my French test. Yeah, that's what's up.
Way to go! On a similar note, I just submitted my application to study abroad in the fall. Fingers crossed.
After months of being unhappy and stressed I think I am going to transfer courses. Im on a computing course, well what I thought would be a multimedia course(graphics, audio, video etc) and it's getting too technical for me, not enough to stimulate my creativity. I just sat in front of a pc screen, looking at the Java code like its a foreign language. I'm doing OK in the other stuff but if I dont like doing it, then I dont think I should carry on with it. Oh how I wish I could turn back the clock.
Ah, what a bummer. I know coding's not for everybody.
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On a similar note, I just submitted my application to study abroad in the fall. Fingers crossed.
Oh cool, where at?
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Paris!
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Welp, I just bombed my 1st Accounting Midterm :tdwn
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Paris!
Parlez-vous français?
I do. We have four tests in French this quarter and I got an A on the first two so far. Very happy with myself.
Also just took a midterm for Metaphysics (upper division philosophy class). Did awesome. Pretty sure I only missed one question out of 33.
And started work at the cafeteria. My down time which was spent on DTF will now be better spent rackin in the dough (sorry fellas).
Welp, I just bombed my 1st Accounting Midterm :tdwn
Sorry to hear that, mate. Just pick yourself up by your britches and keep going. *hugs*
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Paris!
Which school are you looking into? I actually just got back to the States from studying in Paris for 1 1/2 years. :tup
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"A" on my lengthy paper on Thales and Anaximander, and "A/A-" on my metaphysics midterm. Happy. :)
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Somehow I am getting a B in my MUS 10 class, even though I thought I failed the midterm and I turned in my only assignment about 4 weeks late.
hooray for procrastination!
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So I got my semester one results back and didn't do anywhere near as well as I thought I was going to :( ended up with a 60, which is just scraping a 2.1... got a great result for theories, models and & methods module, a decent one for law considering I hate law, never done it before and it's at MA level, but for mental health only got a 66 when I was expecting at least 56. Really need the feedback to see what went wrong there.
Beat myself up about it all results day. Maybe I'm a perfectionist but in something I'm passionate about, I really wanted to do well and I've always (in my music undergrad) had a good idea of how I was going, I could hand something in and know whether I was gonna end up with a 2.2 or a first, but I've seriously missed the mark there and don't know how. Trying to be nice to myself cos I'm comparing myself to friends who've had a really steady and settled first semester and been able to focus on studying whereas I got my heart broken 2 days before we start, had to move house, worked two jobs and volunteered and generally underwent the biggest life transition I think I've ever had. But meh. I need to do better this semester.
Worst part is I'm going to Sweden in a few weeks to present a bloody paper on the topic I got a shit mark for at an international conference :| :| :|
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:/ I'm sorry to hear that. Do you have to present as is, or do you have the opportunity to refine it with the criticisms from the conference?
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The mark is done and dusted now but I will definitely take the feedback into account when transforming the paper into an actual presentation!
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I'm giving a presentation today on Project Management Team Roles. It consists of 11 slides... each one of which has a picture from Office Space on it. I hope the professor has a sense of humor.
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Just saw this FB status.
"missing being at school, writing and actually using my brain but looks like I may have to settle for some bs mindless job and what's worse is people are now having to fight for these little whatever jobs because there's nothing else out there ugh...anyone want to start a new business venture with me? lol"
I can't begin to describe how many of these I've seen and how many people I know in this dilemma. Sad thing is, this person spent well over $100k on her college career.
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^^^ This is so very true and it has been on my mind for years.
Many of my friends have bachelor degrees, but have to work menial dead-end jobs unrelated to their degree field just to make ends meet. The bachelor's degree has become more of a high school diploma these days imo.
When I entered college I foolishly assumed that I could just get a degree in anything and then there would be a job waiting for me. How wrong I was. If only I had known what I know now back when I was a freshman in college, I would have done everything differently.
Its only now, 6 years in, that I'm actually pursuing a degree which actually has the potential to get me a job upon finishing.
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Yeah, I've been thinking about it too. Kind of a bummer, honestly, because I'm not entirely sure I want to go to grad school.
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^^^ This is so very true and it has been on my mind for years.
Many of my friends have bachelor degrees, but have to work menial dead-end jobs unrelated to their degree field just to make ends meet. The bachelor's degree has become more of a high school diploma these days imo.
I don't think this applies to all degrees, but certainly to the majority of the ones my friend's have received. It seems like so many jobs today that require a degree, don't really need the degree. A friend of mine is a case manager at a halfway house. He was just recently promoted to that position, but what he was originally been hired for required the degree that took him 5 years to earn. He could have been trained in literally three weeks to do what he needed to do (watch people piss, fill out a form saying they didn't cheat, and drive people in a van to community service). I feel that is the case with most jobs these days.
A good buddy of mine is in a depression funk like I've never seen. He went to college for 5 years and earned a communications degree. He doesn't even know where to apply, let alone hope to get hired. Hes working the same position I am at a sister location for $4.50 an hour less than what I make. I've worked there for seven years and have gotten many raises and promotions. Also keep in mind that minimum wage was $1.50 an hour less when I've started, so he actually started much higher than I did.
After this semester, I only have 4 classes left until I get my degree in Management Information Systems. While that is something that I think a degree is needed for, I still have no confidence. I feel like if I don't score an internship, I am going to be fucked come time to try and find a real job. I have three interviews so far, but I'm still nervous as hell.
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Yeah, I've been thinking about it too. Kind of a bummer, honestly, because I'm not entirely sure I want to go to grad school.
Grad school is really iffy. I've heard so many horror stories about people that feel they wasted their money. They end up just getting hired at the same rate as people with bachelor degrees. Many people think they don't get hired because employers see them as over-qualified.
Stuff like this:
https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/economy/1106/gallery.student_debt/index.html
I'm lucky enough to have a major that doesn't really emphasize grad school. I can go and take extra classes or get certifications on my own accord. It's a lot cheaper while at the same time showing an employer that I demonstrate legitimate interest and initiative.
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I don't think this applies to all degrees, but certainly to the majority of the ones my friend's have received. It seems like so many jobs today that require a degree, don't really need the degree. A friend of mine is a case manager at a halfway house. He was just recently promoted to that position, but what he was originally been hired for required the degree that took him 5 years to earn. He could have been trained in literally three weeks to do what he needed to do (watch people piss, fill out a form saying they didn't cheat, and drive people in a van to community service). I feel that is the case with most jobs these days.
I think this is another huge point and I think there should be a serious re-evaluation of the educational paradigm, at least for some of the degrees offered.
Right now its
1. Go to lectures/read textbook for 2 years of your major
2. Get 2 years of gen eds(which have nothing to do with your job) but allegedly make you well rounded
3. Get a degree, which you can't use until you intern and actually learn how to do your job while on the job. All with the potential of a lot of educational related debt.
I would argue to eliminate the first 2 steps entirely (for the jobs which don't really require a degree) and then maybe set up an apprenticeship/internship scenario immediately out of high-school, based on the student's interests. I feel like experience is the best teacher rather than listen to a professor theorize about conceptual material.
Now on the contrary, yes there are jobs which require the typical education like medical school, engineering and so forth, and I'm in no way qualified enough to even categorize or separate them, but I do feel like an honest discourse should be had on what kids are actually getting out of their college education.
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I feel like my degree, Management Information Systems, needs a serious overhaul. While I loved Biology and Anthropology, I shouldn't have had to take them. I could have done without World Crafts, Intro to Fiction, Spanish (3 levels), and Classical Music. I feel like many technology degrees should be treated like a trade school prepares HVAC and auto-mechanics. Don't prepare us for internships. Prepare us to have a full understand and working knowledge of business and information systems, not just the general concepts.
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Yeah, I've been thinking about it too. Kind of a bummer, honestly, because I'm not entirely sure I want to go to grad school.
Grad school is really iffy. I've heard so many horror stories about people that feel they wasted their money. They end up just getting hired at the same rate as people with bachelor degrees. Many people think they don't get hired because employers see them as over-qualified.
Stuff like this:
https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/economy/1106/gallery.student_debt/index.html
I'm lucky enough to have a major that doesn't really emphasize grad school. I can go and take extra classes or get certifications on my own accord. It's a lot cheaper while at the same time showing an employer that I demonstrate legitimate interest and initiative.
As someone whose gone through the process, I would say it is worth it, so long as you are invested in the material you will be studying in researching as opposed to just the qualifications itself.
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I feel like my degree, Management Information Systems, needs a serious overhaul. While I loved Biology and Anthropology, I shouldn't have had to take them. I could have done without World Crafts, Intro to Fiction, Spanish (3 levels), and Classical Music. I feel like many technology degrees should be treated like a trade school prepares HVAC and auto-mechanics. Don't prepare us for internships. Prepare us to have a full understand and working knowledge of business and information systems, not just the general concepts.
That's because college is not trade school. A college degree tell employers you have a wide knowledge base and you're adaptable. Technology changes, and you have to be able to change with it. Computer Science people are in the same boat...adaptability is much more important than knowing what is current right now. Trade schools are great if your job skills don't have to evolve, and are useless if you do.
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Didn't even know there was a thread dedicated to college. Wow. Anyways, this is what I'm taking this semester:
ES 4560 - Applied Geophysics
ES 4530 - Structural Geology
ES 2245 - Intro to Data Analysis
Physics 1251 - Electricity/Magnetism/Quantum Mechanics
I'm a 4th year senior (Geophysics Major) at Ohio State.
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To the Americans here, I wonder if you guys could help me out by telling me about some of your cities/state. I want to take a year abroad(I'm norwegian).
My schools have some partner institutions in a numerous of cities, and I'd like some pointers of which places that could give me a good time, I don't mean I want my stay to seem like American Pie. I just want to experience stuff, if I go there. I've heard of people studying abroad in Texas(don't know which uni), and they were bored most of the time. Except for a few parties there was nothing to do for them there.
So here's a list of the possible schools: https://www.bi.no/studenter/studieopphold-i-utlandet/partner-institutions/
I'd appreciate any kind of response
By the way, I study Business and administration.
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To the Americans here, I wonder if you guys could help me out by telling me about some of your cities/state. I want to take a year abroad(I'm norwegian).
My schools have some partner institutions in a numerous of cities, and I'd like some pointers of which places that could give me a good time, I don't mean I want my stay to seem like American Pie. I just want to experience stuff, if I go there. I've heard of people studying abroad in Texas(don't know which uni), and they were bored most of the time. Except for a few parties there was nothing to do for them there.
So here's a list of the possible schools: https://www.bi.no/studenter/studieopphold-i-utlandet/partner-institutions/
I'd appreciate any kind of response
By the way, I study Business and administration.
YAY! I'm an american who spent a year abroad, great to see the reverse.
So, out of those schools, the ones that seem likely to be fun in some form:
Pace University - I know nothing about the school, but it's in NYC which would be cool.
American University - I also know nothing about the school, but you're in DC and with public transit you're easily able to see a ton of different parts of the east coast.
San Diego State University - It's not an amazing uni, but it has an insane party scene, so you'd definitely get an experience.
Texas A&M and UT Austin - I know little about these schools, but by all accounts they're quite good, and Austin is a cool city.
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@ Lotion,
It would be easier to say that most of those are pretty good schools, but I would say the premier schools quality of education wise are Wisconcin, Texas A&M, Texas Austin, and Minnesota in no particular order. Madison and Austin have pretty unique local atmospheres. U Minnesota is located in a major city.
My childhood friend has a Masters in Business from McGill University in Canada and is doing quite well for himself, and I'm saying that as an American.
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Lotion - I'd suggest Texas A&M over UT-Austin to be completely honest. UT, while a good school for most things, has a bad rep here in Austin of being a party school (always has, really). A&M, while in a smaller town, consistently ranks at the top of many lists for excelling in their mode of education (for example, their veterinary school is in the Top 10 or 20 US-wide).
While I live in Austin, I have many friends who chose to go to A&M and all have overwhelmingly stated that they didn't regret it and felt like they got the best education for their money.
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Thanks for some response.
I actually thought about canada. But its too cold there, I'm already freezing here in Norway. Texas do seem nice though, but my GPA is B. So I can forget the best schools, unfortunately.
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Uni is awesome today, we're doing about Amphetamines and Marijuana :)
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Faye... :rollin :tup
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It was pretty awesome lol. We kicked off the morning with speed, and brought it back down with cannabis... social workers constantly making 'ooh we're doing drugs on Monday' jokes. We sure know how to party..
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Paris!
Which school are you looking into? I actually just got back to the States from studying in Paris for 1 1/2 years. :tup
Actually, if I get into the program (still waiting for a response...) then I'll be studying at my own school -- we have a little campus in Paris.
Anyway, got my classes for this quarter:
Computer Science 23010 -- Parallel Computing
Computer Science 23500 -- Introduction to Databases
Social Sciences 12300 -- Self, Culture and Society 3
Philosophy 21590 -- Disagreement
The Comp Sci classes seem suitably interesting, and I'm pumped for this Phil class.
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Lotion - I'd suggest Texas A&M over UT-Austin to be completely honest. UT, while a good school for most things, has a bad rep here in Austin of being a party school (always has, really). A&M, while in a smaller town, consistently ranks at the top of many lists for excelling in their mode of education (for example, their veterinary school is in the Top 10 or 20 US-wide).
While I live in Austin, I have many friends who chose to go to A&M and all have overwhelmingly stated that they didn't regret it and felt like they got the best education for their money.
:heart Yeah gig 'em Aggies! *Hugs Debra*
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Starting college for welding next year. :metal
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Lotion, I don't know too much about the business school at University of Utah, but I do plan on going there for Pharmacy school after my undergraduate studies.
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Starting college for welding next year. :metal
My buddy just did is and had three job offers before he graduated. He started at $19.50 and can do up to 12 hours of overtime a week if he chooses to do so.
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I just have one suggestion: Do not take Physics with Calculus, Calculus II and Discrete Math in the same semester. Unless you really like only thinking about numbers for every second of every day. I dream in numbers now. I think I tried to find the find the area bounded by the line formed by the Fibonacci sequence in my dream last night. I also mix up language constantly, which is annoying.
On a side note, next week is spring break for me. I'll be writing a paper for SCED 300 though. COLLEGE IS AWESOME.
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Paris!
Which school are you looking into? I actually just got back to the States from studying in Paris for 1 1/2 years. :tup
Actually, if I get into the program (still waiting for a response...) then I'll be studying at my own school -- we have a little campus in Paris.
...Aaaaaand I just got the email! I'll be in Paris for 10 weeks in the autumn! :metal :metal :metal
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:metal
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:heart Yeah gig 'em Aggies! *Hugs Debra*
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
I'm an aberration here in Shorthorn land. :lol
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I'm confused, is college in America the equivalent of university in England?
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You know, that's a really good question. Not really sure though, but I do know that high school is WAY different here in the US than it is in England - the O/A levels and whatnot.
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Yeah O levels (well they are GCSE's now) are what you do in your last 2 years of high school, then college where you do A levels and then university where you do a degree, what's the equivalent of O/A levels in US then?
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I would say O levels would probably be equivalent to a US high school diploma, would would make A levels a US bachelor's degree. But - the bachelor's is four years of college to get.
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I'm confused, is college in America the equivalent of university in England?
It is (for the most part, there's things like community colleges and stuff which aren't quite the same). O/A levels are basically high school.
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I'm confused, is college in America the equivalent of university in England?
It is (for the most part, there's things like community colleges and stuff which aren't quite the same). O/A levels are basically high school.
Yes. If somebody from America says "I'm going to college", switch out "college" for "university" in your head.
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Gotcha :)
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I feel like I should go back to college to be more marketable in the job search. Because I haven't had an opportunity to apply my existing knowledge very much, it's mostly faded, and I feel severely underqualified for everything I look at.
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Do it!
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Paris!
Which school are you looking into? I actually just got back to the States from studying in Paris for 1 1/2 years. :tup
Actually, if I get into the program (still waiting for a response...) then I'll be studying at my own school -- we have a little campus in Paris.
...Aaaaaand I just got the email! I'll be in Paris for 10 weeks in the autumn! :metal :metal :metal
Congratulations and good luck man :tup
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So I have an accounting midterm in an hour, and in this class you need to pass the midterm to pass the class. Wish me luck guys, I'm nervous as hell :-\
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Good luck!
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My final quarter:
1. French - avec une fille francaise qui est tres jolie (she has a super cute blunt cut and I am in love :millahhhh)
2. History of Film Music - we literally watch movies and are graded for attendance and one final paper about "whatever" (his words)
3. Bioethics
4. History of Ethics
5. Foundations of Ethics
Loads of reading/writing this quarter.
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Question for all you younglings:
A professor catches 5 people cheating in a class. You are not one of them because you didn't cheat. How does this effect your opinion of the professor?
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I'm probably a little more wary of him, but ultimately I'm glad that he takes cheating seriously.
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Question for all you younglings:
A professor catches 5 people cheating in a class. You are not one of them because you didn't cheat. How does this effect your opinion of the professor?
What did the professor do after catching the students cheating? Just the act of catching them isn't enough to affect my opinion of the professor.
and on a side note, I don't think I've ever been in a single college class where there wasn't at least 20-25% of the class cheating and not just strait up looking at someone's paper. I also consider people that somehow steal/get a hold of back exams to be cheaters as well. They don't know/understand the material, they just memorize the back-exam. That's just as bad as looking off of someones paper, but these kids never get threatened with expulsion or disciplinary action. Its a very annoying elephant in the room, that no one ever acknowledged and its what really what made become disillusioned about college.
And for the record, yes I've exploited back exams multiple times (specifically Calc 3) and I felt pretty bad about it, and still do.
Sorry to rant.
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I gave them zeros on the questions they cheated on, did not allow them to take the remedial exam and get an average of the two exams (normally, students who get below a 70 have to take another exam on the same material and get the average of the two exams), and this teat score can not be dropped. Tough, but fair.
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I gave them zeros on the questions they cheated on, did not allow them to take the remedial exam and get an average of the two exams (normally, students who get below a 70 have to take another exam on the same material and get the average of the two exams), and this teat score can not be dropped. Tough, but fair.
:tup
Good man. I would have done the same.
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I gave them zeros on the questions they cheated on, did not allow them to take the remedial exam and get an average of the two exams (normally, students who get below a 70 have to take another exam on the same material and get the average of the two exams), and this teat score can not be dropped. Tough, but fair.
Pretty light, if you ask me. Those students could be forced to go to the college's dean at some places. Tread carefully, if you violate a universities policies on the issue your neck could be at risk.
Cheating is a problem, though. Of the universities I've been at, cheating seems to be more prevalent the better the universities reputation is. Don't know why, but I guess it's a combination of more pressure and less attention given to classes by profs. ...could just be a fluke of my experience, too.
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Starting college for welding next year. :metal
My buddy just did is and had three job offers before he graduated. He started at $19.50 and can do up to 12 hours of overtime a week if he chooses to do so.
Sorry I'm late, but that sounds sweet! :D I've heard lots of good stories like this. Makes me eager. :)
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I gave them zeros on the questions they cheated on, did not allow them to take the remedial exam and get an average of the two exams (normally, students who get below a 70 have to take another exam on the same material and get the average of the two exams), and this teat score can not be dropped. Tough, but fair.
Seems pretty light to me, honestly. I would've just failed the bastards.
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I gave them zeros on the questions they cheated on, did not allow them to take the remedial exam and get an average of the two exams (normally, students who get below a 70 have to take another exam on the same material and get the average of the two exams), and this teat score can not be dropped. Tough, but fair.
Well done! I would have given them a zero for the entire exam and reported them.
I am so sick of professors ignoring cheating students!
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The dean gave me the green light, and the AD is suspending the athletes for a few games. The dean is out of town so I couldn't get his input. It pretty much guarantees that they need A's from here on out just to pull a C, and it is past the withdraw deadline so that is not an option for them. I know their coaches are going to give them hell. There is an official record of it ßo if its a second offense for one of them then the school will send them on their merry way.
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How did you catch them?-- if you can say at all
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Almost done, only 1 real class and then my senior design project. I'm taking Philosophy of Mind, which should be interesting.
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At my uni, if you cheat, you get kicked out for a quarter.
Almost done, only 1 real class and then my senior design project. I'm taking Philosophy of Mind, which should be interesting.
Let me know how that goes. You're pretty much going to be talking about dualism vs. monism.
I had that class with a sloppy professor who went really slow, covering half the material in the first 8/10 weeks of the class, and then quickly rushed through everything else the last two weeks. Hopefully the same doesn't happen to you.
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How did you catch them?-- if you can say at all
Three virtually identical looking tests. Same questions, just different substances / values. When someone had numbers from someone else's test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMOqm-wG3og#t=12s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMOqm-wG3og#t=12s)
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:lol
I caught someone the exact same way in a Calc class. Near perfect test, for the other one.
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So I know that by this point, most of the people that I knew are gone and newer people don't know me but I'm back! Woot!
This morning, I committed to the University of Chicago--the same university as theseoafs. Yay!
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Welcome home, buddy.
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Numbers!
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Whoa, the legend known as Numbers has returned.
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I don't even know you, dude...
I can't tell if that is a good thing. Anyways, heyo!!!
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You probably don't know too much about me yet, but I've heard plenty of stories (good ones) about you.
Sorry if that sounds creepy. :lol
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I actually wasn't aware that there were good stories about me.
Ya learn something knew every day.
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:lol
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I actually wasn't aware that there were good stories about me.
Ya learn something knew every day.
numbers is the Barry of DTF. Actually, I'd say the other guy is Barry and numbers is the cool dude.
Anyone who gets the reference wins an internetz.
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I actually wasn't aware that there were good stories about me.
Ya learn something knew every day.
numbers is the Barry of DTF. Actually, I'd say the other guy is Barry and numbers is the cool dude.
Anyone who gets the reference wins an internetz.
Big Lebowski?
Welcome back, Cole. :tup Don't screw it up this time. ;)
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Numbers, you are planning to major in philosophy, right?
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Big Lebowski?
I love Lebowski references, but this isn't one.
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Philosophy? Perhaps. Or political science. Depends on where my interests take me and where I am in two years.
It clearly seems as though Fiery Winds is out of his element.
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Philosophy? Perhaps. Or political science. Depends on where my interests take me and where I am in two years.
It clearly seems as though Fiery Winds is out of his element.
I knew it probably wasn't right, hence the question mark. The reference reminded me of this exchange from TBL:
The Dude: Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
It's a stretch, but figured it was worth a shot! :justjen
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God I love that movie.
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Went to the career fair, got a few promising leads. Also got hit up by a recruiter via email about a contract position in San Diego, so things are actually looking up on the job hunting front. Huzzah.
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Philosophy? Perhaps. Or political science. Depends on where my interests take me and where I am in two years.
Don't do philosophy. Also, don't do political sense. Whatever keeps you away from a position of power, do that thing. On second thought, do philosophy.
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My two cents: try to take a comp sci class while you're here. It's fun and useful.
On the topic of philosophy, I'm taking a class in the department now and I'm not really enjoying it, but that's probably for circumstantial reasons (the professor isn't great).
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Philosophy? Perhaps. Or political science. Depends on where my interests take me and where I am in two years.
Don't do philosophy. Also, don't do political sense. Whatever keeps you away from a position of power, do that thing. On second thought, do philosophy.
I don't want a position of power; fret not. I just want to be a curmudgeony academic for my entire life. It isn't like Noam Chomsky or Slavok Zizek actually have any power. It isn't like hoards of college kids are storming the White House with copies of Failed States and The Sublime Object of Ideology. :P
My two cents: try to take a comp sci class while you're here. It's fun and useful.
On the topic of philosophy, I'm taking a class in the department now and I'm not really enjoying it, but that's probably for circumstantial reasons (the professor isn't great).
Class? Professor? I might want to avoid it or take it just because the material is cool. What makes the professor bad?
Also, as for comp sci...dude, I struggle turning on my computer. This community taught me what a C-Drive is and that took a while. I have no idea what I'm doing here. That is why I want a job as a professor—I'll always have someone to fix my computer for me!
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Just finished my last final, the semester is now officially over. Going to go to graduation to see some of my friends graduate and then it's summer break! (and work...)
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That is why I want a job as a professor—I'll always have someone to fix my computer for me!
It's a dream as likely as being a professional athlete in one of the big four American sports, and it's a dying industry, but you're off to a great start by chosing a good school like University of Chicago. Make sure to start looking into those Research Fellowships by the beginning of your Junior year, at latest.
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Last finals tomorrow!
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Hell, I know the goal is quixotic, but I will try my best. You are right in that going to UChicago is an excellent first step.
I forgot where I read it but graduates from top 15 doctoral programs aren't facing the professorial cutbacks as much as other universities are (or any real cutbacks for that matter). Considering UChicago is a feeder school into those programs—hell, maybe if I'm lucky I could go there for grad school—I have step one down. I understand I will need to push my self to my absolute intellectual limit, but if it pays off in the end, it is worth it.
That being said, I am not looking at UChicago as a means to an end. The school is phenomenal, the people there are smart, and I will have an amazing time and a wonderful four years. It will suck sometimes, but that is what one needs to put up with when going to college in general. I really can't wait.
Good luck in your finals Cedar!
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That is why I want a job as a professor—I'll always have someone to fix my computer for me!
It's a dream as likely as being a professional athlete in one of the big four American sports, and it's a dying industry, but you're off to a great start by chosing a good school like University of Chicago. Make sure to start looking into those Research Fellowships by the beginning of your Junior year, at latest.
Undergrad isn't that important for getting a professorship. Grad schools are full of students from lesser known places just as much or more than from big names, because those big names are built off of grad school and profs, not undergraduates.
I'm not sure what field you're coming from, but most undergrads do not come into grad school with research fellowships. If you're aiming at high research institutions your graduate education should be paid for, including stipend. Independent fellowships are great, you can avoid extra work, but they are not necessary.
Also, grad school is far different than undergrad, it's something hard to understand until you're knee deep into it. The drop out rates for PhD's is crazy, and I would guess most come in having dreams of being a professor. Keep your options open #'s.
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Looks like numbers and I are on parallel paths.
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That is why I want a job as a professor—I'll always have someone to fix my computer for me!
It's a dream as likely as being a professional athlete in one of the big four American sports, and it's a dying industry, but you're off to a great start by chosing a good school like University of Chicago. Make sure to start looking into those Research Fellowships by the beginning of your Junior year, at latest.
Undergrad isn't that important for getting a professorship. Grad schools are full of students from lesser known places just as much or more than from big names, because those big names are built off of grad school and profs, not undergraduates.
I'm not sure what field you're coming from, but most undergrads do not come into grad school with research fellowships. If you're aiming at high research institutions your graduate education should be paid for, including stipend. Independent fellowships are great, you can avoid extra work, but they are not necessary.
Also, grad school is far different than undergrad, it's something hard to understand until you're knee deep into it. The drop out rates for PhD's is crazy, and I would guess most come in having dreams of being a professor. Keep your options open #'s.
I studied my M.Phil on a research fellowship. I just kinda assumed most people from lesser known universities had to either be willing to drive themselves into debt for grad school, or at least be marginally talented, enough so that your professor recommends you to another professor's program. I came from a pretty bad undergrad university, but the department I was in was pretty good. But I could not have afforded grad school without a fellowship.
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Looks like numbers and I are on parallel paths.
What do you want to be a professor in? And where do you go to school?
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Bout to graduate from UC Davis with a BA in philosophy. Then going for an MA in Philosophy at Biola University in the fall. That'll probably take 3 years, cause I heard it's difficult. But I also hear that many people in the philosophy program there go on for PhD's.
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I studied my M.Phil on a research fellowship. I just kinda assumed most people from lesser known universities had to either be willing to drive themselves into debt for grad school, or at least be marginally talented, enough so that your professor recommends you to another professor's program. I came from a pretty bad undergrad university, but the department I was in was pretty good. But I could not have afforded grad school without a fellowship.
Not all master's are funded as well, but PhD's, in my too detailed experience, are. If you're full time it's basically a career at that point, and they pay you piddly for your work so it's not unreasonable from that standpoint. Nah, it's on the school and prof to fund PhD's if you're going someplace decent.
Yeah, though, bad universities are one thing, but any place with a strong undergrad is good for grad school. Where you pick your undergrad, just make sure it's respectable and not a place taking 95% acceptance (even that's not killer if you're good). Tons of great schools out there for undergrad that aren't high end research places. In my program's class (and two around it) at a public ACC school, I don't think a single student came from a big research institute for undergrad. The Americans mostly came out of small private schools. Certainly, others in the department in my class had, it wasn't exclusive, but I met many that Ihadn't even heard of their school before (and now I can't recall some of them :lol).
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Well, my undergrad was pretty awful. I'm not gonna lie. They let everyone in.
But, they were also interested in creating a lot of new academic departments. So there were a lot of new programs and stuff, and, due to smaller class sizes thanks to the smaller upstart programs, it was really easy to get familiar with professors and make impressions.
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Yorost, what experience do you have in all of this? It sounds like you know your shit.
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Finals? Done! :metal
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My finals are in two weeks. Also, next year the university is moving a +/- grading system (including GPA differences between a+, a, a-, b+ etc.). Can anyone explain to me why they'd think this is a good idea? All it will do is lower almost everyone's GPA.
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They think grade inflation is pervasive problem perhaps?
I never did think it was fair that someone with a 91 got the same grade as someone with a 99. Plus, when there is an entire point difference between an 89 and a 90, that isn't fair either.
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My finals are in two weeks. Also, next year the university is moving a +/- grading system (including GPA differences between a+, a, a-, b+ etc.). Can anyone explain to me why they'd think this is a good idea? All it will do is lower almost everyone's GPA.
The inconsistent thing about that is that an A+ is no better than an A.
But really, it's good news too - if you get a C+, your GPA won't be as affected as when you get a C.
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Went to the career fair, got a few promising leads.
Have an interview next week with one of the companies I talked to. Fuck yeah.
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Aaaah just printed out and electronically submitted my dissertation. Now I want to change EVERYTHING.
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Aaaah just printed out and electronically submitted my dissertation. Now I want to change EVERYTHING.
Dissertation? What is that? (I know what the word means, just not with respect to your country's educating system)
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A project (lab or library or group) in final year that you have to do to graduate, in this case to get my Honours degree. You work on it for ages and it contributes loads to your graduating grade.
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A project (lab or library or group) in final year that you have to do to graduate, in this case to get my Honours degree. You work on it for ages and it contributes loads to your graduating grade.
So, what we call thesis. So you have already been three years in college? It's weird, here '92ers are still in their second year. Unless you skipped a year in high school because you were that good! :D
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I have been at uni for three years but I'm actually doing an intercalating year, the Honours degree takes four years in Scotland so I did two years of medicine then jumped into final year Neuroscience then I go back to third year medicine next year, so I'm just all over the place haha. Scots go to uni a bit earlier too I think 17-18 so we're usually a year younger than the English folk. Are your degrees just three years over there then?
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Well, first off we get to uni normally at 18-19 (19 in my case as I was born in May). Then there exist some courses lasting 4 years, some 3 and some 5. Physics lasts 3 years, but you will never find a job or enter the research world with the 3 year degree, so it's just a piece of paper that will allow you to get into the second phase of the degree, the so called Magistral (or Specialistic in some selected places) Degree, lasting two years. After that, if you want to enter the researche, there's the doctorate :D
Right now I am in my third year of the first degree, so I am close to finish it. Much blood and sweat still have to be spent to actually get there, though.
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Oooooh best of luck! Are you going to carry on to do the other two years as well then?
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Oooooh best of luck! Are you going to carry on to do the other two years as well then?
Of course! It's not really a choice, in Physics there is nothing you can do with just a three year degree!
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Haha well more time at uni the better in my opinion! Apart from not having any money :P
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I actually started at my university when I was 17. Technically, I was 18 when class started, but I was 17 the weekend before class for freshman orientaion.
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So I finished off my first year last week! I'm pumped and kinda proud of myself :) Feels good! Now to enjoy summer!
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I actually started at my university when I was 17. Technically, I was 18 when class started, but I was 17 the weekend before class for freshman orientaion.
I turned 19 almost immediately upon starting university. I hit 21 months before any of my friends in my class so my birthday was my former RA taking me to the bars! :lol
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My finals are in two weeks. Also, next year the university is moving a +/- grading system (including GPA differences between a+, a, a-, b+ etc.). Can anyone explain to me why they'd think this is a good idea? All it will do is lower almost everyone's GPA.
We are debating this at my school. I, as well as most of the younger faculty, are in favor of this. It does not lower GPA's like you think. What it does is more accurately measure your performance. Without +/-, the difference between an 89 and 90 for the course is one entire point. In a +/- system, it is only a difference of 0.4 point. For example: If you had a 92 in one class and a 88 in another, you'd have an A and a B, or A- and B+. Assuming the classes are equal in credits, they average to 3.5.
Edit: Basically, what numbers said.
For all you professors-in-waiting, you better damn well like teaching, unless you plan on doing science at an R1 type institution. I'll save the rest of the shit until you get closer to graduating with your Ph.D., but it's a hard ride even after you graduate and get a job offer on your first interview.
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Dr. DTVT -
Is your skill at being a good teacher a major factor in whether or not you get to keep your job as a professor? Like, supposing you were a darn good researcher but a horrible teacher, would that hinder your climb up the academic ladder?
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Depends where. If you're at a top research university then chances are good that they barely care about your teaching. Go to a liberal arts research university and they very well might weight your teaching on equal ground. ...but teaching won't get your climb the academic ladder, research will because the top of the academic ladder is at research schools. You have to be a bad, bad teacher for a top research place to really scold you on it, especially since some of these places let professors buy out of teaching commitments.
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Dr. DTVT -
Is your skill at being a good teacher a major factor in whether or not you get to keep your job as a professor? Like, supposing you were a darn good researcher but a horrible teacher, would that hinder your climb up the academic ladder?
At a small liberal arts school like the one I'm at, teaching is top priority, and doing research is seen as part of my teaching since we don't have a grad program in chemistry. It is seen as helping prepare students for graduate school and making a name for ourselves. One of our chemistry profs and one bio prof have significant NSF funding, so we throw that around when prospective students & parents come to visit.
But honestly there is so much more to being a professor than just preparing lessons, teaching, and doing research. There is advising, committee work, committee work, and did I mention committee work? We do a ton of "behind the scenes" stuff that I really wasn't aware of even in graduate school.
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So I finished off my first year last week! I'm pumped and kinda proud of myself :) Feels good! Now to enjoy summer!
Woop!
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My finals are in two weeks. Also, next year the university is moving a +/- grading system (including GPA differences between a+, a, a-, b+ etc.). Can anyone explain to me why they'd think this is a good idea? All it will do is lower almost everyone's GPA.
We are debating this at my school. I, as well as most of the younger faculty, are in favor of this. It does not lower GPA's like you think. What it does is more accurately measure your performance. Without +/-, the difference between an 89 and 90 for the course is one entire point. In a +/- system, it is only a difference of 0.4 point. For example: If you had a 92 in one class and a 88 in another, you'd have an A and a B, or A- and B+. Assuming the classes are equal in credits, they average to 3.5.
Edit: Basically, what numbers said.
I must not know enough info. Becuase the way I thought it worked is that the + grades would be the integers: A+ = 4.00, B+ = 3.00, etc., and the rest would be incremently lower. That would mean that the average between an A- and B+ would be somewhere close to a 3.2 where in the old system it'd be a 3.5. I'm guessing I have that wrong?
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No and maybe. There's no set rules, it can be whatever they want. What you describe isn't standard, but it could be right. Standard is +'s add 1/3 and -'s subtract 1/3, except A+'s are still only 4.00. My high school, though, awarded 4.33 for an A+ as well. It's a bad form of grad inflation, but universities don't necessarily notice, especially since they chop anything cumulative over 4.00 off at 4.00.
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Ah okay. That wouldn't be that bad then.
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So I finished off my first year last week! I'm pumped and kinda proud of myself :) Feels good! Now to enjoy summer!
Woop!
Woop woop indeed! :D
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For anyone who is getting ready to start Grad school, or has already finished, I have a question about student loans,
With the Federal Un-subsidized direct student loans, I know that the interest starts accruing immediately from date of disbursement, at 6.8%, but what exactly does that mean?
If I borrow $20,000 each year for 4 years, how much interest is going to get accrued by the time of graduation?
Is it actively accruing each day, week or month? Or are they just going to flat out charge me 6.8% of $20,000? I'm really not sure how all this works.
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Senior year of high school next year, already know my college and my major.
Though I have heard the major is VERY difficult in the sense of being very tiring.
I love music too much to NOT go for a music major, though. ;D
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With the Federal Un-subsidized direct student loans, I know that the interest starts accruing immediately from date of disbursement, at 6.8%, but what exactly does that mean?
If I borrow $20,000 each year for 4 years, how much interest is going to get accrued by the time of graduation?
Is it actively accruing each day, week or month? Or are they just going to flat out charge me 6.8% of $20,000? I'm really not sure how all this works.
That means that interest doesn't go up until you're out of school. Soon as you get out of school, the interest rate kicks in. So for you, you'll be indebted $80,000 right off the bat, and as you pay it off, your remaining balance will increase by 6.8% a year. You don't accrue that 6.8% continually; it kicks in on a specific date once a year.
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Senior year of high school next year, already know my college and my major.
Though I have heard the major is VERY difficult in the sense of being very tiring.
I love music too much to NOT go for a music major, though. ;D
What college/university are you going to? I find it interesting that as not even as senior you know already. How does that work?
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Senior year of high school next year, already know my college and my major.
Though I have heard the major is VERY difficult in the sense of being very tiring.
I love music too much to NOT go for a music major, though. ;D
What college/university are you going to? I find it interesting that as not even as senior you know already. How does that work?
Well, playing upright bass in an orchestra for 6 years... It's amazingly fun, and being in the top orchestra next year, I'd consider myself good at it.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, by the way
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Senior year of high school next year, already know my college and my major.
Though I have heard the major is VERY difficult in the sense of being very tiring.
I love music too much to NOT go for a music major, though. ;D
It's incredibly tiring, especially when you work part-time and gig on top of that, but you get glimpses here and there of it feeling like it's worth it.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
I would suggest talking to the adviser ASAP. The classes fill up faster than you can imagine.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
I would suggest talking to the adviser ASAP. The classes fill up faster than you can imagine.
I have an appointment set up already. I'm not sure if all colleges do it this way, but incoming freshman register after the other students. They had us fill out a form online with our ideal schedule and a bunch of backups. The adviser reviews it, and he'll give me advice on whether or not my choices fit my intended major during the appointment.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
I would suggest talking to the adviser ASAP. The classes fill up faster than you can imagine.
I have an appointment set up already. I'm not sure if all colleges do it this way, but incoming freshman register after the other students. They had us fill out a form online with our ideal schedule and a bunch of backups. The adviser reviews it, and he'll give me advice on whether or not my choices fit my intended major during the appointment.
Sure you'll be fine as long as you're registering at about the same time as all the other freshmen.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
I would suggest talking to the adviser ASAP. The classes fill up faster than you can imagine.
I have an appointment set up already. I'm not sure if all colleges do it this way, but incoming freshman register after the other students. They had us fill out a form online with our ideal schedule and a bunch of backups. The adviser reviews it, and he'll give me advice on whether or not my choices fit my intended major during the appointment.
Sure you'll be fine as long as you're registering at about the same time as all the other freshmen.
It's also a small school, so it's not like there's a ton of students all trying to register for the same class. And if a class is full, I can always take it second semester. I have a lot of backups that I'd be willing to take first semester.
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Starting college next month. I'm pretty nervous about the social aspect, especially living with a roommate. I'm an only child and pretty introverted, so I think it'll take me a while to adjust to living with someone else. Otherwise, I'm very excited and I'm really looking forward to the classes that I'm planning on taking. Just have to talk with my adviser over the phone in a couple of weeks to officially schedule the classes and make sure they're not full.
Yeah, I forgot that Freshman had to register with an adviser. It was 7 years ago, so my memory of all that is pretty much out the window.
I would suggest talking to the adviser ASAP. The classes fill up faster than you can imagine.
I have an appointment set up already. I'm not sure if all colleges do it this way, but incoming freshman register after the other students. They had us fill out a form online with our ideal schedule and a bunch of backups. The adviser reviews it, and he'll give me advice on whether or not my choices fit my intended major during the appointment.
Sure you'll be fine as long as you're registering at about the same time as all the other freshmen.
It's also a small school, so it's not like there's a ton of students all trying to register for the same class. And if a class is full, I can always take it second semester. I have a lot of backups that I'd be willing to take first semester.
Yeah, I forgot that freshman had to register with an adviser. It was 7 years ago, so my memory of that time is pretty much out the window.
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Just starting college. Already love it. Tons of walking space, a fitness building with a motherfucking sauna. :D I should enjoy it at least until I get a big work load. :lol
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I've been at college for two weeks now and it's going great. My biggest concern was living in a dorm, but I get along great with my roommate and we haven't had any problems. My classes are a lot of fun and I'm starting to get a lot of work. Joined a few clubs too, which is great since it's a lot easier to meet people that way. Luckily, a friend of mine from high school also goes to the same school, so that made the first few days a lot easier.
My only problem is that my college is in a shitty location, but I knew that going in. Luckily there's a lot of on-campus activities so it's kind of hard to get bored. But otherwise, I know I'm going to enjoy the college experience way more than high school.
Just starting college. Already love it. Tons of walking space, a fitness building with a motherfucking sauna. :D I should enjoy it at least until I get a big work load. :lol
My college's fitness center has been renovated over the summer and is opening next week. Can't wait to start going as I'm really trying to lose weight and get in shape.
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Started up again today and am loving being a second year! It's great reconnecting with old friends and making new ones! I've got some wicked courses too!
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Started Pharmacy school two weeks ago and I pretty much love it.
Its pretty much everything that I wished Undergrad would have been. Not only are all the professors actual pharmacists, but they treat you like a colleague, rather than a student. And more importantly, everything they teach you, is what you actually need to do your job.
Loving it.
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Tomorrow, some people from a popular Texas college are going to hear us 3 bassists and whoever wants a chance at a scholarship offer.
I don't know why there were any seniors that DIDN'T want to try :huh:
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Been in college for about 2 weeks now. Really liking it. I'm only about 45 minutes away from school, and I want to see my girlfriend as much as I can, so I've been coming home on the weekends.
I don't drink or go to parties or anything, but I'm still very sociable in my classes and have already made several friends. My roommate loves to party, and he goes out about every other night. 2 nights ago I was sleeping, and he fell off his fucking bed onto his desk (The beds are raised almost 6' off the ground) and it was one of the funniest things I have ever witnessed, especially since he landed on his printer and turned it on. :lol
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I don't drink or go to parties or anything, but I'm still very sociable in my classes and have already made several friends. My roommate loves to party, and he goes out about every other night. 2 nights ago I was sleeping, and he fell off his fucking bed onto his desk (The beds are raised almost 6' off the ground) and it was one of the funniest things I have ever witnessed, especially since he landed on his printer and turned it on. :lol
:lol
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My roommate loves to party, and he goes out about every other night. 2 nights ago I was sleeping, and he fell off his fucking bed onto his desk (The beds are raised almost 6' off the ground) and it was one of the funniest things I have ever witnessed, especially since he landed on his printer and turned it on. :lol
This sounds so classic :rollin
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My roommate loves to party, and he goes out about every other night. 2 nights ago I was sleeping, and he fell off his fucking bed onto his desk (The beds are raised almost 6' off the ground) and it was one of the funniest things I have ever witnessed, especially since he landed on his printer and turned it on. :lol
He will get a job on Wall Street and make six-figures a year before he's 30. That's how it works.
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Yeah... college ain't bad. After almost a month, I can honestly say that it's been a success. I enjoy my classes, have a fantastic group of friends, and live relatively close to home. I was a Tar Heel born, a Tar Heel bred, and I'll happily be a Tar Heel dead.
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Anybody have any luck consolidating/re-financing student loan debt?
If so, could you give a brief overview/synopsis of what to do?
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For anyone that is still dealing with student loans,
The freeze on Student loan debt has been extended 3 more months until May 2022
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/22/student-loan-pause-extended-through-may-1-advocates-want-cancellation.html
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Anybody have any luck consolidating/re-financing student loan debt?
If so, could you give a brief overview/synopsis of what to do?
I wish I saw this back in 2018, I refinanced that year and it was actually very easy.
For anyone that is still dealing with student loans,
The freeze on Student loan debt has been extended 3 more months until May 2022
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/22/student-loan-pause-extended-through-may-1-advocates-want-cancellation.html
My wife was very happy to hear this news.
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The freeze on student loans has again been extended. This time till June 30th 2023
I've been taking the money and investing it. So my student loans are generating money which will go toward paying them off, like a snake eating its own tail ;D