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College is sooo boring, classes are going to be the easiest things ever to do.
In japan.. wintermester still for another two days.. three.. ;.; I dun wanna go back!!! ><
Spanish, Child Psych., Astronomy, and Linguistics.
I've got some pretty cool classes this semester.
I took 8 years of Spanish and I still haven't found it useful except when ordering food and listening in on employees complain.
That's pretty much what I'm learning it for (seriously, you need Spanish in Texas). That, and I think hispanic girls are really hot.Quote:
Originally posted by: Xollence
I took 8 years of Spanish and I still haven't found it useful except when ordering food and listening in on employees complain.
Well, the old one bit the dust with the forum change so here's the new one.
If you haven't guessed, its for all you College people out there on Gotwoot to discuss anything college related.
Now, my own major is business management. Right now, I attend NJCU, but I am seriously thinking about transfering out somewhere else. I really looking for something in state (damn out-of-state fees...) and right now, my most serious prospect is William Paterson University, with Rutgers New Brunswick as a close second.
If anyone has any opinions or advise, it will be greatly appritiated.
just a question, what state do you live in?
New Jersey, with a beautiful view of NYC from across the hudson :D
I'm a Freshman at the University of Texas. I'm an undeclared Liberal Arts major, so I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing with my time there.
Kidding aside, I'm leaning heavily towards majoring in either Psychology or Linguistics. It's geekily unhealthy how much fun I think Linguistics is, but I'm concerned as to what kind of job a Linguistics major could get. Nothing comes to mind. I'm also planning to minor in Spanish.
If anyone out there has facebook, pm me if you wanna add me. Facebook is boring, and pretty lame all around, but I've still got one regardless.
Wasn't this the old thread?
http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?t=11305
WTF?! Damn, when I went looking throught the search, it didn't turn up.
Threads merged (that new function is awesome, as am I)
GotWoot Moderator
I am sooo happy! Just got my letter that I got accepted in the CEGEP i wanted with the program that I desired. Now, I can sleep well at night.:)
Congratulations gr3atfull!
Man some of you guys go to some big name schools. I go to my local community college, but that alright as the Microsoft instructor they have is one of the best in the state.
Hell yeah for New Jersey!! I go to Rowan University and the college life is fantastic (minus the classes). I have one friend who goes to William Paterson and a shitload of my graduating class from high school goes to Rutgers. Stop by sometime Phoenix. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenix20578
And I'm a biochemistry/premed major right now. Don't know what kind of doctor I want to be yet since I've got alot of time to think about it. But I'm also considering switching into pharmacy but I don't know if that will happen just yet. Ugh...I really hope I survive, it just gets harder as you move on to each semester. I'm only a freshman right now in my second semester and I'm not doing so well in physics and biology. :(
I'm at University of Technology, Sydney.
Place is pretty cool, still getting adjusted with the chairs and how to fall asleep, all is going well at the moment.
My course is Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice.
I have less than a month until I'm done university forever!!! Well, maybe not forever, in case I decide to go to grad school one day, but soon I'm going to be graduated and have a degree. And I get my iron ring! For those of you that don't know, everyone who graduates from an engineering program in Canada receives an iron ring to be worn on the pinky finger of their working hand.
@Xan: You should totally do linguistics! Seriously, linguistics is the only thing that's kept me sane through university. I love it so much. There are few things more fun than reconstructing the Proto-Indo-European language or identifying morphemes and drawing sentence trees. Not to mention psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, two of the best courses ever. Every time I take a linguistic course, I'm always like, "This is my favourite course ever in the history of the world!!!!"
But anyways, in terms of career opportunities, there's always speech pathology, or translation, or computational linguistics. There's actually quite a bit of opportunity for linguists in the field of AI and artificial speech generation. I know a guy right now who graduated from linguistics and is working for Corel, on Help files and documentation. He basically has to translate the jargon from the engineers into something that regular people can understand and follow.
Ahhhhh . Senior here and im scared of what to do in college next year.
Can I have some advice, some tips, what to do, how hard is it, is it fun, does it bring home sickness, how do you choose classes, should I strive to do hard classes or only care about recieving the Civil Enginnering degree, are financial problems abundant or does the univeristy usually help you alot?????????????????????????
Please, an anwser to any of these questions is helpful.
Depends, where are you, canada or states?
No matter where you do it, engineering is a tough program. expect to have a shitload of courses, and not nearly enough time to do all the work. dont freak out if you can't finish all the homework, or do bad on a test. Just as long as you keep progressing to the next year, its all good.
My advice to you is, work hard and keep on top of things. Also, if a class seems too hard, and you think you wont pass it, DROP IT (make sure you can make it up in the summer though). I made the mistake of being too proud to drop courses, and paid for it in my first year.
Other then that, just try to have fun. Remember, engineering can be the worst 4 years of your life, or the best 7 ;)
@Drims: Good luck next year. Don't worry about adjusting to college life too much, it'll just happen. And if you're going to a good school, you'll probably have ample help with choosing classes, setting up a good schedule, etc. Once piece of advice I have is to make good use of your time. I'm not just talking about high school-like time management. I seriously did not realize how much time in college was spent not in class until I got here. You'll have so much free time, but a large percent of it will probably (or at least should) consist of assignments/studying/bullshit. So stay on top of stuff, and the rest is a blast.
Computational Linguistics has sparked my attention more than anything as of yet. I actually have a project on the subject due in a few weeks, but I haven't started - so I knew absolutely nothing about it until now (other than that it somehow combined computers and linguistics...lol). Thanks for the advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by KitKat
Edit: What's funny is that I actually do find identifing morphemes to be fun work. Don't know about sentence trees though, we've only just started syntax :p
Congrats to gr3atfull.
@Xanbcoo and Assasin
Thanks for the help. I am in the U.S and might either go to a university in Cali. to be near family, or one in texas but its military
Pros and Cons
Military/texas- the first year the upperclassmen can you treat you like a dog. Or rat as it is called your rat year. Its 4 years of rigorous exercise. On the other hand instate tuition, better engineering program, and your certain to get a job when you leave.
California- I get to be 20 minutes away from family, I dont have to live on campus, and im not completely on lockdown like in the military one, Badside its out of state so it twice the $$.
Any suggestions?
@masamuneehs:
Thanks!
@drims:
If I was you, I will go to the Texas one. For sure, you have a better futur since you said that you have a job when you will leave that place. Plus, you are only 4 years away your family, its nothing really. You can visit them for vacation, right?
Drims- the military is a good way to get an education cheaply. but you also usually owe them at least 2 years of service after you graduate school (what kind of military school is it? and what kind of classes would you be taking aside from military training?)
my uncle spent his entire life in the US Air Force and has no regrets. Ive also been told i woudl make a good fit there, but i have moral opposition to the modern military (not the aims or actions, but the means employed).
but dont let being away from your parents be a factor. youre at the age were you SHOULD get away from them for awhile, get situated on your own two feet.
but most importantly is figuring out what you want to do. if theres something you want to study at the university near you, go for it. if you want to join the miltiary, go for it. if youre not sure what to do: DONT DO EITHER. Going through these major time and money commitments halfassed and without direction is a waste of your time and $.
This military school is not mandatory for you to enter the military to join the university, but if you do its alot of free $$$. And my classes would be everything needed for civil engineering. Nothing extra since I wouldnt have time with hw and rigorous exercise, if i did go there. Im going to have to decide in the next month . thanks for all the help people.!
Finally done with school forever! Anyone else graduating?
Me me me me me me me!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Xollence
Friday the 12th I'll be strolling across the stage! WHOOHOO!
(the only sad part is I'll be moving to a place without a fast internet connection - hence downloads are going to be, in a word, depressing. Heh.)
Does finishing high school count? If so, June 23th for me. Cant wait. Finally going to leave that place where I spent 12 years of my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xollence
Well, I just got accepted to William Paterson University for the Fall semester. Still got 3 years left, but at least it will be a little better.
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Originally Posted by gr3atfull
*looks at thread* well...It IS the college thread...unless your not planning on going to college I don't think it counts. And you spent all 12 years in one building?
^^ Well, here in Québec, high school = college but not in the USA.
and the school I am going to is a kindergarden, primary and high school at the same time.
Oh yeah, I am going to John Abbott CEGEP in Science.
Finishing college is weird...
I graduated december 2004. Then I spent 8 months looking for a job. They went in a flash.
Then I finally found one. 8 more months have passed since. Once more, in a flash.
I look back and think: "WTF? Its been a year and almost a half of another one since I left school?"
Im actually not looking forward to it... but I should think of studying a mastery soon... (dunno how you call them at the states, here its "maestria" so I hope mastery is the correct term)
I am! After I present my thesis tomorrow I have to start looking for a job =P But woohoo! No more school!Quote:
Originally Posted by Xollence
@RZ: the term in the US is "masters"
Well Congratz to honoko and alter! You too Mala!
Thank you.
*throws confetti into the air*
I have no idea what I'm going to do with my life!
Actually I guess I do. Freelance write, be at home (which I don't mind because I think I'm one of the few people out there who doesn't go too insane dealing with their parents), and then get a job somewhere when fall rolls around because I'll be traveling all summer. I will be published! Watch me!
Hey guys of gotwoot, I know theres already a college thread out there but I searched and its gone lol. Im a senior and im searching colleges, my major is something that deals with gaming which is computer science. So far I have found Digipen as "one" of the best gaming schools out there http://www.digipen.edu/main/Main_Page
Sources of searching
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/...03-video_x.htm
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/99...mes/index.html
Those are old articles, but I still don't know. Oh and please don't go into Full Sail college, it blows I have researched, and talked to people (it's not great)
kudos on reviving this topic.
Warn (10%, two weeks) for making a repeat one. You've been around long enough to know the rules. Conducting a search is not that hard.
Afraid I can't help you with collegs of that kind. Heck, was lucky enough myself to find one to take me! Finishing up my last year in Ithaca. Then... real world...
Time to help me out, people.
You know my plight with my country. You know how much I want out.
Now, I've finally gotten the green light from my college to go study somewhere else for a semester - well, they mostly said something like "Sure, you just do everything, pay for everything and once the other party has accepted you, we'll sign."
Which is good enough. Now I just need to find a college that will accept me. So here's your chance to help me out... just tell me a bit about your own college, or any college in your area that
1.- Is within an English-speaking country (Great Britain, USA; Canada, Australia).
2.- Has a course on English/English Lit
3.- Is open to receiving foreign students.
If you know any place that fulfills those three points, then please please let me know and, if possible, post a link. I will then start sending mails and flaunting my GPA, and perhaps next spring I'll see what living outside of my country feels like...
Thanks in advance, people!
A little clarification on number 2:
Do you mean an English Lit course or a BRITISH Lit course? All Universities and Colleges in the United States have an English department, and a great percentage of them have a British Lit course (or several) as a requirement to graduate (I even need at least one British Lit course for my English Minor, and that's only 5 classes total).
Well, being an engineering student, i've never really cared much about humanities or social sciences so im not sure what english lit actually constitutes. But here are a few links that mite be of help.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/ - Main page for McMaster University.
List of faculties
Overview of the English program - You can also check out the "Level 1 english courses" link at the bottom to see if those courses are what you're looking for.
Main page for international students
Some useful info for international students - This is a pretty useful page. It has an overview of the university, the surrounding area, the departments and an estimate of cost breakdown and stuff (you can get to it by clicking "office of international affairs > international applicants" in the above link)
List of international universities with which mac has student exchange programs set up for 2007
Hope some of this helps. If theres anything else you need, or something in particular you wanna find, let me know. I'll be glad to help you look.
Just English, as my career covers everything ever written in that language - from Sheakespeare to chicano literature and nigerian literature, as long as it was originally written in English.
Most Universities in the United States love exchange students. It's part of their unreasonable obsession with Diversity (*waves hands for effect*) If you're an international transfer student, you pretty much can get seeded.
It got so bad a couple years ago that the University of Michigan was sued because their application process gave African-American students an automatic 50 points on their application (the essay was worth 2 to 10 points I believe).
Anyhow, the first step I'd recommend for looking at a college in the US is to go to US News and World Report. They are largely an unrivaled ranking system. We'll skip some steps and go with this, the best Liberal Arts Colleges:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/col...rtco_brief.php
Compare some of these on the list with two really important things, student to faculty ratio, so you don't get enormous class sizes (something you really don't want in a Lit class) and secondly, tuition. There's a lot of really good Private Universities in the States, but they'll kill you on cost. Most universities in the States have gotten pretty expensive.
Once you've found a couple you like, make absolutely sure that transfer students (or international transfer students) get guaranteed housing. If they don't offer it, the college had better be in a large city like Boston or Philadelphia.
After you've really narrowed it down, take a look at what their English Department offers as classes. If they're just the basic offerings of "British Lit after 1880", "American Lit up to 1870", and "Chaucer", don't bother. All of them have those. Granted some won't always show the really interesting special topics classes, but my college recently had a specially offered Literature Course solely on Hell in Literature. My RA last year told me she was taking it this coming semester, and was really enthused about it. I took a class on Third World Literature focussed on India, and it was an amazing class. That one does seem to be offered regularly.
Well, that's my quick guide to picking a college in the United States by major. Student to Faculty Ratio is probably more important that anything. If the class is too big ( > 40) , the professor won't bother starting up a discussion in class.
University of Waterloo
We have a huge foreign population.
Everything that Ryl said. ESPECIALLY the student/faculty ratio for YOUR MAJOR / FOCUS. And remember, teaching assistants are almost always poor substitutes for actual professors, so take that in mind and ensure that you'll be in a place where you'll have access to helpful professors who will want to help you. That's the one thing I disliked about my major at Cornell, too many students, too many inept TAs, too many professors busy with their own stuff.
Also, seeing what kind of Lit you want to focus on is pivotal. Some places might have an excellent 'English' program, but that might be because of an Olde English department or one where the best professors are focused only on Contemporary Literature, others on Poetry. Make sure it's the kind of English Lit you're looking for.
Finally, when applying, choose from a broad range. Even if you don't think you can get in to a set of schools, apply to one or two of your favorite 'reach' schools anyway. On the other hand, ensure there's at least one school that you're applying to that you'll be able to get into and will enjoy going to.
"McGill is an international university whose main language of instruction is English. McGill has 21 faculties and professional schools offering over 300 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels."
One of the top ones in Canada.
McGill
Faculties
Department of English
After 8 years at Purdue (Indiana), I'm comfortable saying it's a great place for engineers, scientists, cloistered academics and alcoholics, and not a good place at all for people looking for "the American experience" as it were.
If you're considering the US and want a vibrant night life, I'd aim for the Chicago area or NYC. Chicago has like 5 major universities that are worth checking out and close enough to the city to have good city-experience life (University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola, Northwestern, Depaul -- ymmv on several of them depending on stated religious preference and their policies). California's also a good place to go, with the UC system and all.
I reckon UK should be the best for english lit.
But for culture and just living experience, Melbourne's nice. :)
www.unimelb.edu.au
Another Australian based University is Monash. It's main campus is Clayton. Monash also has quite a large number of international students. It's a great University, but then I'm biased I went there. The website probably isn't the most informative around but I hope it helps.
University College London
Pros: Solid Reputation, in the heart of London, right next to Oxford Street and Old Bond Street. The former is a shopping haven for what is called high street fashion in the UK, with the latter being a haven for designer clothes.
Cons: A bit too studious for my liking. Atmosphere is a bit dry. But then again, maybe I chose the wrong degree...
Kings College London
Pros: A very good rep for humanities subjects like Languages, history etc. Quite a chilled out place. Like UCL in the heart of London.
Cons: Rep not as good as UCL. On the same road as this joint.
Brunel University
Pros: Erm... next to Heathrow Airport?
Cons: Not part of the University of London organisation like UCL and KCL, so doesn't carry the same kudos. On the outskirts of London.
These are what I have come up with off the top of my head. Come to these and you will be learning the language in the country it originated from.
Plus you get to be in London, which is probably the Capital of Capitals in the world. Really cosmopolitan, closest city I can think of like it is probably New York.
Thanks for the links!
I like London, or I least I liked it when I was there... and since I'm a little too studious, I may fit in there =P
So far, things seem to be going well with the ones I've already e-mailed, especially Kent and Glasgow - those two basically told me I was welcome for an entire year as long as I filled my papers. Now I'll start with the Canadians...
UMass (www.umass.edu)
Amherst (www.amherst.edu)
Hampshire (www.hampshire.edu, this is where I go, its VERY unconventional)
Boston College (www.bc.edu)
Smith College (www.smith.edu)
Boston U (www.bu.edu)
Northeastern (www.northeastern.edu)
Holy Cross (www.holycross.edu my cousin did a semester here she said they were great)
Going to school in Mass is the way to go, best schools in the nation.
University of Victoria (www.uvic.ca)
University of British Columbia (www.ubc.ca)
Both universities are in British Columbia, Canada. UVic is a smaller university than UBC, so if you prefer smaller crowds and a town-like and very quiet city, UVic is your choice. Otherwise, UBC for the big-city type.
Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in Canada (and possibly the world) while Victoria is just a ferry ride from Vancouver. Both universities are HUGE in diversity.
Seeing as almost all the members at GW seem to be late teens/early twenties, I figured we should have a college discussion thread. Basically we can discuss how college is going for us, what classes you're taking, where you go, roommate stories etc.
Hopefully this thread can run from now until the end of the academic year or beyond. Also, if you're starting this year post in this thread, people in their 2nd year and on might be able to give you advice concerning anything from courses to roommate problems. If you're a junior or senior and need help with the whole process, maybe someone on the forum can give you useful links and information.
Anyway I go to Hampshire College, I transferred here after doing a year at Temple University which I hated. My main reason for transferring was the undergraduate philosophy program, which I thought sucked, as well as the overall liberal arts core curriculum at the school. Another big factor was dorms not being guaranteed after freshman year. So basically I'm on my 2nd year but its like I'm a freshman, I gotta move in earlier, do some orientation activities, meet with my adviser and all the other bullshit.
I got my room assignment which thank God is a single, I had 2 horrible roommates last year (talking at 5AM to girlfriend and basically just being assholes) so I'm really happy about that. I also got my schedule which is really nice, got into everything I wanted but one class that I'm waitlisted for. Have no early classes and no classes on Friday so its not bad at all. May as well post it, I'm a Philosophy/History major BTW:
Civil Society & the State 9/06/2007-12/13/2007 Seminar Tuesday, Thursday 12:30PM - 01:50PM
Philosophy of Wittgenstein 09/06/2007-12/13/2007 Seminar Tuesday, Thursday 02:00PM - 03:20PM
The Microbial Majority 09/05/2007-12/12/2007 Course Monday, Wednesday 02:30PM - 05:00PM
Between Husserl and Heidegger 09/05/2007-12/12/2007 Seminar Monday, Wednesday 10:30AM - 11:50AM
Next time try running a search before posting a brand new thread, eh?
Merged
No warning, as it would result in a ban, and this is just too minor a slipup.
Of course I did a search, I've been here since 2004
I'm starting my senior year in high school, so I really can't post anything about my classes. But -- I am applying to colleges soon. Those colleges are: Miami University, Ryerson University, Saint Joseph's University, Shippensburg University, and West Chester University. I'm still not sure if I am going to apply to Ryerson yet, but guess we will see.
Could bump this thread. It already exists.
The College Thread
I go to University of Waterloo in Ontario. I just finished my first year of Systems Design Engineering this month. It's supposed to be one of the more challenging programs offered at this school but I haven't found it to be too difficult. There are some courses that were pretty gay, like Linear Algebra. Work load was much higher in my first term compared to my second term, although second term was probably tougher in terms of actual material. The one unique thing about my program is that I'm always with the same classmates every class. We just stay in one room and different instructors/profs come in to teach. This way, you get to know your classmates really well.
My home is in Waterloo, so I just live at home while I'm at school. I say "while I'm at school" because I go off on a work term every other term. The job can be different each time. Last term, I worked at the Ministry of Transportation. It was a pretty dull desk job and wasn't very relevant to my interests. My next work term starts in 2 weeks and I'll be working at the ATI headquarters doing video card benchmarking. That'll probably be lots of fun.
I never get a summer off.
I actually have something to be happy about today, I got approved for a $6000 loan for school this year and have no bills or aunt mad she has to pay my bill to worry about. I officially owe nobody but the government!
LOL someone rez'd a thread I made from when I was posting the first time around ...
Anywhoo my current college standing is.. After having withdrawn from UMD for two semesters
I turned in my College transfer Into UMBC where everyone is AZN and commutes..at least half isn't bad
Yeah I was confused at first, I obviously searched for the thread before making a new one, and didn't see it. How long before you graduate Hikyuu?
Well, It seems the graduation thread isn't good enough for me anymore :p
I move in tomorrow at Virginia Wesleyan College and I am pretty psyched. Not only did I get a sweet deal on a room (read: HUGE) but somehow scored a free leather recliner to put in it :D
That is awesome.. I have a friend at Wesleyan he .. no wait he should have graduated this year ><
EDIT:
@ SK -- Welll Normally I would have been a Junior this year. But, because I did horribly my first year and then did not acutally attend this year, I still have less then 30 cred xD making me a freshman.. 6 yr+ plan ftw
6 isn't so bad. I did mine in 8, but I got two degrees and a minor out of it.
A friend of mine did hers in ... well ... she just graduated, and her first semester was in 1995 or so, so I guess 12 years. My cousin started in 1992, failed out once, got kicked out for drugs once, got married, got divorced, changed majors 4 times, and gave up and moved away in 2002, two semesters away from completing her degree.
So yeah, 6 year plan? That's fine, just stick to it.
i'm currently doing my master's at memorial university of newfoundland. i've also been accepted into a pretty good med school in the caribbean, but it costs an arm and a leg for tuition and travel, so i'm not sure if i'll be going yet...
I'm starting my 9th semester, and I only really needed one more class to get my Engineering degree. With any luck, I'll get a completely mismatching minor (English). All my classmates who already graduated laugh when I tell them.
If anyone is starting college and reading this thread:
1. Do your homework. Even if you're smart, you can get away with it for a while, but the exams can and will kick your ass. Professors and TAs write tests that you can't handle without having a firm grasp on the material. (except introductory/elective Poli Sci courses, if you go to the class, you can pull an essay right out of your ass)
2. If you're a big drinker, find a designated driver. If you're not really into it, BE the designated driver. Trips to Walmart and McDonalds at 2am as they're sobering up will make every one of your friends love you for life.
3. Don't just streamline into one major. Take full advantage of the facilities. Pick an unrelated minor, take random classes that sound interesting if you've got the space. Especially try to get into classes that are rarely offered, or a special topics course.
I dunno 8 years for an undergrad seems to long for me. I'm trying to get to grad school as fast as possible.
Eh, I was also part-time for 5 of it, while working to pay tuition and living expenses, and it was two degrees in completely different curricula. Granted, failing my compilers class twice in a row didn't help much either :p
But yeah, the fun part is, when I interviewed for the job (that I'm starting next week assuming the clearance all finishes like it should), we talked about my 4 years of experience sysadminning, and my two years on the helpdesk before that, and they didn't so much as bring up school once. Shame too, I've got tons of stories about it.
Anyway, you're right that you should get out quickly, as a general rule. For me, I managed to be a good exception, because I had a good job that paid the bills entirely, left me with a little spending money, looks great on a resume and really put a good sharp edge on my technical skills, opening a lot of doors into the real world. If I were flipping burgers or stocking shelves or some shit like that, it would have been a definite loss.
My roommate went to school full-time, didn't have a job, pulled an impressive 3.9 gpa in a grueling double-major in aerospace engineering and computer science, and graduated in 6 years with a six-figure college debt burden, and is now making about 10k/yr less than me due to being entry-level, where I got hired for a "mid-level" position. He's got a higher grade security clearance than I do though :p.
Oh well part time is different, but you're in one of those "practical" fields, while I'm a philosophy major. Easy for me to get to grad school pretty quickly, where I plan to live as long as I can without any responsibilities.
Go into college knowing that it doesn't really matter how well you do as long as you get the 4 year degree. Companies could care less what your GPA was or how long it took. Getting the degree shows commitment and dedication, and companies want to hire committed and dedicated people. In a lot of traditional companies, you hit a ceiling pretty fast if you don't have a degree. Most management positions at these companies require a degree, regardless of competence or skills.
When I was in college, we'd learn material for 3 months, take the mid-term, then forget everything and move on to the second 3 months of material, then the final, then forget everything in time for the next semester. This used to concern me back then, leaving me to wonder how I would apply anything I "learned" in these courses to my future job. The trick is, pretty much nothing you learn in college will apply in your future job, so don't worry too much about it, just learn the material long enough to pass the course.
Animaniax did you just have another Bday? you were acutally 42 :O I thought that was a Hitchikers reference XD
No, I'm just overseas so I'm closer to the international dateline, so I'm ahead of most of you time and date wise.
Reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide? I hadn't thought of it, but it is a pretty cool coincidence.
You will not pass Human Resources screening at most companies if you have less than a 3.0 GPA. If you don't have an "in" some other way to get a recommendation that you deserve an interview, you'll have hard time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Having additional skills like a minor in Business, a foreign language, or something else not common (not math for Engineering, english for Education, etc.) can counter the low GPA sometimes.
/personal experience
That only really applies to your first job. As you get further from college, HR and recruiters and such care much less about your GPA and much more about your work experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
In fact, the same can be said of entry-level employees. My roommate did a double-major in computer science and aerospace engineering (in 6 years), maintained an impressive 3.9/4.0 in aerospace and a 3.8/4.0 in computer science, but he didn't do any internships or co-ops or anything like that. He couldn't find an aero job to save his life -- nobody hires an aerospace engineer who hasn't at least had two or three relevant internships or a couple co-op sessions. He's working as a software engineer for lockheed, for about 10 grand a year less than my 2.6/4.0 and my 6 years of relevant part-time experience got me.
Another former roommate of mine graduated in 4 years, with no relevant experience but a 3.7 in computer science, and it took him a full year to find a job. The pay for that job isn't as good as either me or my aero-cs roommate's, even after a his being in it for more than two years and having been promoted once.
Other people I know have had similar situations. If you're in a technical major and want to do it as a career, either having a relevant job or doing relevant internships gets your foot in the door a lot better than never working but holding a 4.0.
I just wanted to completely agree with Ryllharu about taking different classes. College is a great time to find out what you love, and learn things you've never had an opportunity to learn before. I completed my degree in 5 years, with a major in Engineering Physics and a minor in Linguistics. I found that often engineers get trapped into a certain way of thinking, and having different courses helped give a little more perspective. Likewise the training I received in tackling problems logically from my engineering classes definitely gave me an advantage in linguistics. Don't be afraid to try different things. I know too many people who are completing Masters degrees, finding that they've pigeonholed themselves into one specific area and are discovering that it's not the area they want a job in.
As for me, after my year of working, I'm starting my Masters in Linguistics very soon. I'm actually really looking forward to it. I might go back and do an Engineering masters later, but at the moment the thought of it makes me feel a bit ill. I can't wait to register for my linguistics courses and start classes! Between now and then though I still have to move to BC, which hopefully is uneventful.... (And all irc jokes aside, I'm not ragequitting Ontario because of Assassin :P )
I don't know about this whole taking more than 4 years just to get a bachelor's. In the colleges around here (Amherst College, Smith College, Hampshire College) you have to finish your degree in 4 years or less, you're not allowed to stay at the school beyond that time period.
Well I know at MD, you are encouraged greatly to graduate in 4 years. They set benchmarks every year for what you have to take.. Then they will put locks on your registration so you have to see an adviser, but there are ways around it once you meet them.
Darn college... I wanna go take a few courses but it's too expensive. Grrr.
School is pretty much free for me. I'll be graduating with profit.
Suckers.
I just drove down to UMD today with my dad to get my official transcript then to UMBC to hand it to them.. so now I have orientation on monday cause they for some reason let me in
Same, I have a few loans but they're all small amounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Board of Command
Hahaha, loans are going to bury you in debt hell. Have fun paying them off for the next 15 years.
I only have a $2000 loan that I can pay off right now if needed. All of my other expenses are paid for by my work terms.
I don't think it will take me 15 years to pay a $5000 loan. Or are you just trolling?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mut
i'm paying as i go *cough* or rather i was... and now luckily i've landed financial aid this year.
for this fall, they've given me $600 to "buy books" and my 3 classes i'm taking have already been paid for and then im going to recieve the difference in total financial aid award and tuition cost. the same will happen in the spring.
then again, i'm only attending a '2-year' college and not a really expensive 4 year university
Well, I guess an update could be in order, I am in college, waiting for an 8 a.m. class right now, the professor just walked in and I am tired as hell. I need to plan better and sleep earlier, but I don't want to. Classes are not bad and I am actually keeping on top of my math for once. Roommate is fine, we get along. Lifes fine in general....
University of Alabama... Roll Tide!
I signed up for a 7:00 to 9:45 pm english class that meets once a week.. Yay night class -.-.. At least my Mondays and Fridays are still free~
Hey, just screwed myself royally. I have an intro to psych class that meets every Tuesday and Friday at 10:55am. I've been going to classes regularly (except when I had to repair my car earlier this week) and I've always been in class way ahead of time. My second exam was scheduled for this Friday so I studied for the past few days and stuff, rescheduled anything that was supposed to happen on Friday to a later time to accommodate my exam scheduling. However, my timing was off. I thought the exam was at 12:55, but it was at 10:55. For the past two weeks, in my head, i've been thinking that class meets at 12:55 everyday and the exam was at 12:55. This wasn't a "ohh he changed our class schedule" thing, it was an I go to class everyday on time and the numbers got switched in my head on the fuckin day of the exam of all days.
So, I just wanted to know, what do you guys think is the best way to go about handling the situation so that I can take the makeup. I was thinking of just telling my professor the truth and explaining everything, but I don't know if this will work. Some of my friends told me to either get a doctors note, or say that my grandfather died. Have any of you guys ever used any of these excuses, or any others for that matter, before? If so, did it work and what did you use to document your excuse?
The professor seems really nice which is why i'd feel helluva guilty if I lied to him. I'm also a horrible liar so I'm really afraid i'd get caught in a lie somewhere. Need advice!
Don't go the relatives' death route, it never works. If you can get a 'legitimate' doctor's note, that's about the only thing that will save you. You will need a signed, written note that you were too ill to make it to the exam. It is standard policy for most colleges.
Then again, I've taken a few exams of mine with a high fever. There was no other option at the time.
However, if you don't think you can commit the lie, and furthermore you feel guilty about lying (which means you will fail at lying), there are no other options. Fail the class, and take it over.
Hmm, it gets harder, the longer you leave it. Ideally, if you realized you missed your exam, and went to your professor right away, I find a lot of profs are pretty understanding (unless they're that mean kind of prof that likes failing students). You didn't skip the exam on purpose, it was an honest mistake. If you're generally a good student and show up to all your classes, and your prof recognizes that, he might give you the exam as soon as you come to him, and let you write it in his office or somesuch. I've had friends that slept through their exams and that's what happened with them. If your prof doesn't trust you, and thinks that you've been using your time to figure out the questions on the exam so that you can cheat... then yeah, you're pretty screwed.
I was going to tell him right away, but when I looked in my binder I realized that I didn't have the syllabus. The course is offered on a campus in which I only know 1 building so I wandered around for about 45 minutes looking for a building that would have a computer in it. Once I found the library, I looked at his website to see where his office was; it was on another campus altogether. As i stated previously, I scheduled events around the exam so I didn't have any time to see him today (Friday). I think I will e-mail him tomorrow asking him for an appointment ASAP. He doesn't like e-mails at all, but its the only way I can get in touch with him over the weekend. Once monday arrives, i'll visit him in his office.
thanks for your input guys.