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General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: rpg1hero on January 15, 2008, 06:34:24 am
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Edit: ALL SCHOOLS WELCOME!!!
Since there is probably a good amount of people who have graduated college, are currently in college, or are going to college in the next few years I thought that maybe a database/general college help topic might be... well, helpful. Getting accepted into college isn't always the hard part, it's paying that's a killer. I'm not even at the tip of the iceberg yet as my senior year winds down. I'm starting to hit the scholarships hard and trying to find as many as I can, but I thought that maybe some of you have had experience or have knowledge of things that myself and countless other college student-to-be's don't. Basically in this topic I thought it'd be nice if maybe you put down your intended or completed major, the college you went to, scholarships/financial aid you got/ and what you're doing now (if you're out of college). I intend on attending...
College: Ball St. University (Indiana)
Major: (Elementary Education - possibly dual in Special Education)
Financial Assistance: To Ball St. I have none right now. Although you could donate to my college fund in my sig. :rolleyes:
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Are you serious about wanting people here to help you pay through college? Good fucking luck.
Anyway I am going to university in a month or so. (University is where Australian kids go after high school)
College: Queensland College of Art - Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia)
Major: Bachelor of Animation, 3 years full time
Financial Assistance: Not really anyone's business but mine
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I don't know really what this topic is about (I'm dumb)...just post things about you and college?
Anyways, I go to a community college at the moment. I am taking:
Geography of the Developing World
German III
Algebra II
Non Western Art
Korean Martial Arts
My schedule is tight this semester:
Mon: 6-8:50pm
Tues. 10am-8pm
Wed: no classes
Thurs: 10-5pm
Fri, Sat, and Sun: No classes.
Tuesday will probably be tiring but it's good I get Wed. off.
Since it's community college I still live at home and just commute (it's 30 min. away). I have one more semester to go after this to get my Associates in Arts (that is if I pass all my classes). I could have gotten it a lot sooner (this is my 6th semester here lol) but for a couple of semester I just took whatever I wanted and a math class...so I dilly dallied. After this I plan on studying religion and theology but I have no clue where I want to go and what not. Also, my grades aren't the best...they aren't horrible but they aren't too good. That might have a big impact on me getting into schools.
I guess you could say I'm the lazy student. I only do what is needed and that is it. I never tried to do any scholarships and I never joined any clubs or anything (even in high school) but I am thinking of joining the environmental club as long as the meetings don't conflict with my class times. The leader of the club is my Korean Martial Arts teacher and I've had him for Eastern Philosophy and he's a pretty awesome dude...very friendly, smart, and into a lot of the same things as me. Another reason for joining would be obviously it interested me but also because I am extremely shy I need to start talking to more people.
So yeah I'd study religion and theology but I honestly don't know what I would do with it. The main reason for wanting to study it is because the subject fascinates me so much. The only thing I came up with would be a teacher (world religions?). I am also heavily interested in the diet/health/holistic medicine field. So basically I'll be getting my AA but not sure what I want to do. But at least having an AA is better than just having a high school diploma.
RPG...do you have a job? That would help pay for college a bit. Your parents aren't helping out at all? My mom is paying for my schooling I just gotta buy my own books (they cost a lot but that is very fair deal imo).
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College: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Major: Dunno, but I plan on declaring PoliSci or Economics end of the semester depends how classes go.
Financial assistance: Myself mostly (well student loans too) and some from family. I was pretty lazy senior high and never applied for any scholarships even though they say do as many as possible. But uh I don't quite get as low of tuition as instate but I do get reciprocity which is pretty cheap for Madison.
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Are you serious about wanting people here to help you pay through college? Good fucking luck.
I'm not even close to being serious, but if one person wants to donate one cent, then that's one random cent more than I had before.
I don't know really what this topic is about (I'm dumb)...just post things about you and college?
Sure! If you want to expand on those few points I put down and talk about your college experiences then go right ahead.
RPG...do you have a job? That would help pay for college a bit. Your parents aren't helping out at all? My mom is paying for my schooling I just gotta buy my own books (they cost a lot but that is very fair deal imo).
I do have a job but at $6.50 an hour and working only 15-20 hrs a week limits my cash flow. My parents will help a bit but there is no way they can cover it all. I come from a lower-middle class family and we just don't have that much money for college so it's a must that I find other assistance. I really don't want to have to repay loans.
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So basically I'll be getting my AA but not sure what I want to do. But at least having an AA is better than just having a high school diploma.
what is an AA?
College: Massey University
Major: Psychology and Religious Studies (maybe???)
Financial Assistance: money from the gub'ment
this should have been my last year but they didn't offer enough religious studies papers to get the major in time, and now the religious studies department has been erased altogether without warning so i don't know what's happening there!
i never had any financial problems as i worked during my last year of highschool and over the summer enough to pay for my first year of uni, and i've been working while attending college as well. it's a bit different for me because my entire degree will cost around $15k
also we have this ridiculous zero interest student loan thing at the moment so paying for uni was really really easy
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what is an AA?
Associates Degree? It's a 2 year degree.
College: Brooks Institute of Photography
Major: Advertising Still Photography w/Graphics Minor
Aid: Sallie Mae parent plus loan - avoid like the plague, they fuck people over all the time, and most public universities wont accept loans from them anymore (at least in California)
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College: University of the West of England (Bristol)
Major: BA Fine Art
(3rd yea
Fine art practice - Studio
Research & Professional practice
Visual Culture - Self directed study
Financial Assistance: Student Loan and selling stuff cash in hand.
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School: Dawson College (Montreal, Quebec)
Major: DEC in general social sciences (here a DEC is what will then let you get a bachelor's in uni, it's basically our step between high school and uni)
Financial Assistance: none, it's actually rather cheap at like 125$ per session for a Quebec full-time student.
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AA is Associates in Arts.
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hmm my german teacher went to ball state
anyway yeah I've been doing post-secondary enrollment at the Ohio State University Marion Branch Delaware Campus (a branch of a branch campus cause its like... 5 minutes away) this year to augment my AP credits as far as GEC's go for next year when I move down to main campus
I tried to graduate high school early last year and wasnt able to so I have to finish out this school year and I am starting at OSU for the fall semester next year, I'll be double majoring in Anthropology and Linguistics or something like that. I've already gotten a couple scholarships and I'm working on some more but I think my loaded grandpop is gonna help out with the room and board payments or some such. hopefully I will not have to work much during the school year.
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Right now I'm just taking an online community course for funsies, just so I don't get out of the groove of school. I intend on taking EMT training at the same school over the summer, or, depending on where I'm at financially, I'd like to start on a Fire Science associates next semester. I would then transfer to ASU and make it a bachelor's.
Of course nothing is set in stone this early on, I'm just making semi-plans.
A big deciding factor is that as soon as I get EMT training under my belt (and maybe Firefighter I and/or II), I intend on putting my application in practically everywhere in Arizona and Oregon. Where (if anywhere) I get hired on will probably play a big role in deciding my education from there.
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I'm in my second semester of college right now. This is what I am taking:
CSC 201 - Computer Science I - Have my first class in 3 hours.
ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature - My teacher seems very smart and I think I'll like this class.
HIS 127 - Women in American History - this is a hybrid course. I took a class with this teacher last semester and dropped it because hybrid courses are fucking ridiculous, but this was the only class that was open and I had to fulfill my history requirement so I am taking it with this teacher again.
MTH 151 - Math for the Liberal Arts - I don't even know what that means. I was recommended this for some reason even though I took calculus last semester. I also had this teacher last semester and he grades so easily and doesn't care if you don't come to class.
PED 191 - CAMPING - pe requirement. what the fuck
PSY 202 - Psychology II - I started this class today and the teacher was very cool. I've also got some friends in this class so I think it'll be pretty good.
I don't have a major yet. I don't even have an idea of what I want to be.
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Simon Fraser University
Major: Computer science
Financial assistance: Parents/Family, a scholarship or 2, and the money I have saved up over the past several years (since I never really spend money)
With my current schedule I am at school 10:30-6:20 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and have the other days off :)
Classes:
CMPT 125: Intro to computer science and programming II (Loads of Java fun!)
CMPT 150: Intro to computer design (Some stuff to do with circuits and stuff, followed by a little bit of assembly language!)
CMPT 165: I can't remember the name of this course but it is really easy and XHTML/CSS stuff
MACM 101: Discrete Mathematics
TECH 101w: Communication, Teamwork and Collaborative Process (Everything that is no fun, all mashed together into one course that I am required to take!)
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Camping? gee, that rules, you get SURVIVAL KNOWLEDGE
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also I've had some really interesting professors in my pseo experience, last quarter I had a soc professor who was this crazy old black lady that was like 150% jive and had a speech impediment so understanding her was impossible but she had an amazing sense of humor and her class was really fun
and this quarter I have a professor who gets angry at you if you address him using his last name and told us once when outlining an assignment that he would like for us to be creative, and that he enjoys creative learning, and that he regretted not getting into creative learning until late in his academic career and some kid in the back asked 'dave does that mean you were introduced to pot after the age of 35' and his response was probably rather inappropriate but the implied answer was 'good job you clever little shit'. but basically he is just a weird middle aged geography professor going through a midlife crisis. hes a pretty nice guy though
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ME 180: stupid design class. the professor is a goddamn dick, hopefully the class is very easy. its basically autocad
Calc 133: Second semester of calculus. seems somewhat challenging. Its not too bad though
Physics 182: this class is a goddamn joke and i hate the fact that they take attendance. my highschool physics was more difficult than this
wra 195h: writing class. we get to see simpsons episodes and write papers about them. somewhat interesting but i think its mostly bullshit.
i am majoring in mechanical engineering. i like my math classes. hopefully i will someday get a phd and get paid for thinking inside a university.
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STUDENT LOANS BABY :woop:
oh and I go to Michigan State University,
Computer Science major with a cognate in Telecommunications :shh:
my schedule is like
computer science
math
telecom
POWER AUTHORITY AND EXCHANGE LOL
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Canada here.
Going to either the University of Western Ontario or Waterloo.
I'm going to major in Biomedical Sciences and hopefully afterwards get into dentistry (if I don't, I'll just go into business).
Financial support: uhh, government loans? and some scholarships, hopefully.
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this should have been my last year but they didn't offer enough religious studies papers to get the major in time, and now the religious studies department has been erased altogether without warning so i don't know what's happening there!
what a stupid liar, you got a phonecall today saying you could complete your double major at the end of this year through some clever planning you dope!
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That climbtree, so forgetful.
(congrats)
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University: Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Major: Civil Engineering, Computer Technics
Funding: Government
8)
Classes:
Mathematics 3
General Physics
Digital Technics with Electric Circuits
Biological Psychology (say what??)
edit: This is the 4th semester I study. I've already done one year of Information Technology/Computer Science and one semester of Civil Engineer, Technic Cybernetics (Robotics).
As for all the different lines; I just feel like jumping around but I feel like stopping because its a hassle each time :(
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Well today I got accepted to another college. Here are the ones I applied to:
Kalamazoo College- Accepted with a $12k/year scholarship
University of Michigan- Deferred, fall grades sent
Albion College- Accepted with a $14k/year scholarship
Michigan State University- Accepted (today)
If I get into the University of Michigan it's going to be really hard to decide if I want to go there or Kalamazoo.
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College: Imperial College London
Studying: Computing
Classes:
Programming
Hardware
Computer Systems
Logic
Reasoning About Programs
Databases
Mathematical Methods
Disscrete Mathematics
Funding:
Student loan covers my expenses with a little help from my parents.
If I get into the University of Michigan it's going to be really hard to decide if I want to go there or Kalamazoo.
Go to Kalamazoo, for the name alone.
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I'm a senior in high school and i'm going to my local community college starting in the fall. after my two years there i am either going to transfer to a music school or go to the University of Virginia and major in political science or law
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College: DePaul University
Major: Computer Games Development, Designer Track
Minor: Interactive Media (web development)
Probably going to switch the two sometime... depends on how this year goes, really. The game dev stuff is really fun and all, but I also love the web dev stuff, and it would PROBABLY be much easier to get a decent job with... I dunno, whatever. I'll decide at some point.
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If I get into the University of Michigan it's going to be really hard to decide if I want to go there or Kalamazoo.
Go to Michigan. That isn't even a question.
Ann Arbor as a town is 1000x better than the city of Kalamazoo. I went to Western Michigan, believe me, Kalamazoo is not that good and Ann Arbor is good. Not to mention, Michigan has a lot of other things to offer you (besides education,) that will enhance your college experience by another 1000. Furthermore, isn't Kalamazoo college EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE? I believe Michigan is cheaper, not to mention, I believe they have a better reputation.
Go to Michigan and I will see you next year at the football game against Michgan State.Go to Kalamazoo, for the name alone.
Lame.
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Michigan University is so fucking expensive for out of state. I really want to do grad work there because they have such a good humanities program but god I could never pay the money that it costs to go there. fuckinn
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Serious question:
I want to go into the FBI, CIA, or a similar group. Would a simple Bachelor's in Criminal Justice plus other credentials work, or would I be better off going into a branch of the military as intel (cred wise)?
Anyway, if I go with the first option, I'm going to Penn State just because.
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Go to Michigan. That isn't even a question.
Ann Arbor as a town is 1000x better than the city of Kalamazoo. I went to Western Michigan, believe me, Kalamazoo is not that good and Ann Arbor is good. Not to mention, Michigan has a lot of other things to offer you (besides education,) that will enhance your college experience by another 1000. Furthermore, isn't Kalamazoo college EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE? I believe Michigan is cheaper, not to mention, I believe they have a better reputation.
Michigan is cheaper but with the Kalamazoo Scholarship I get almost half of the tuition cost off. Also its more of a conflict of interests. If I go to Kalamazoo I'm able to double-major in English and Fine Arts whereas its literally impossible to do at U of M. Both of them have about the same academic standards and reputation if any research is done in it, and some consider Kalamazoo to be even higher than U of M.
But again, I have to get into U of M first.
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Serious question:
I want to go into the FBI, CIA, or a similar group. Would a simple Bachelor's in Criminal Justice plus other credentials work, or would I be better off going into a branch of the military as intel (cred wise)?
Anyway, if I go with the first option, I'm going to Penn State just because.
Go to college, get a bachelors (preferably in international relations), and join the military would be the best path. knowing languages such as farsi or chinese would also help.
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Or linguistics and know a grip of languages (Definitely Farsi like he said). I have a friend who is currently doing this and he's apparently got an internship with the CIA so look for things like that.
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College: UNC Charlotte (meh, i know)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Financial Aid: nnnnope
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This guy once told me engineering was pretty cruisy so i clutched his arm and pushed him past my foot thus tripping him. Was this action justified?
(this scenario never happened, but I have heard that engineering has a super duper workload?)
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I have applied to two schools so far and they are Wentworth Institute of Technology and University of Maryland........I want to study either computer information systems or computer science. As of right now I have 0$ for college....I really need to start looking at scholarships I have just been too lazy
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University: Linköping University
Major: Information Technology
Funding: see Lars' post
This semester I'm taking:
Concurrent programming and operating systems
Mathematical statistics
Programming and modeling
Complex analysis
English
The operating systems course is the first one we have fully in English, which is good I guess. The lecturer has a pretty heavy accent though.
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hey! this doesnt only have to be for the US. heres my stuff :
College: Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced learning @ Davis Campus
Year: 1st Year
Program: Chemical Engineering
course length: 3 years
I have not only Chemistry and Math courses, but for some reason I have microbiology as well which is pretty random for my field of study. On mondays and fridays i get home around 5, and every other day its at 8 :( . it takes 2 hours to get to the college and 2 hours back. but hopefully that will all change next week once i get my car.
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College/University: Boston College (MA, USA)
Major: Biochemistry
General Chemistry II
Intro Bio II
Exploring Catholicism II
Death & Dying (after one lecture I can already tell this class will be amazing)
Introduction to Feminisms (I hate this and want to die, please please let there be some room for other classes to open up)
Gen Bio Lab
Gen Chem Lab
I am a sophomore so I am a little behind in my major (I took all general courses last year)
@Chef: What college do you go to. We can chat about majors and stuff if you want.
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Recently graduate with a degree in the science of recording arts.
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College: UNC Charlotte (meh, i know)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Financial Aid: nnnnope
Hmm..thats close to the school I be transferred to...
College: Winthrop, transferring from University of South Carolina (Dont go there, ever.)
Major: Music Education, K-12 w/cert in Percussion Performance
Major 2: Musical Compostiion
So basically Im double-majoring in.......music. But hey, beating a drum's the only thing im good at. I could have went to Furman, Brevard or UGA, but Im lazy and want to hang around my friends. Plus my classes dont start till April, so I just walk around campus buying snack foods and such...Whee..[/sarcasm]
EDIT: Im a freshman. =\
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Hmm..thats close to the school I be transferred to...
College: Winthrop, transferring from University of South Carolina (Dont go there, ever.)
He's even closer to me. =|
I'm at CPCC, you've probably heard of this shit college if you're from around the area. Right now, I'm just taking English and Math classes. I love ho all the work that actually counts is done online. Other than taking some tests in class, this is going to fairly easy.
Also a freshman.
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College: Biologie Teacher 2nd grade (VMBO, lower classes of HAVO/VWO and MBO)
Minor: Chemestry Teacher 2nd grade
Major: Master of Education Biologie (higher classes of HAVO/VWO and HBO) or
Something in the farming industry (adviser or something like that.
Funding: Most of it is payed by the goverment, not including 1538 euro of college money.
I love the social system in Holland.
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Very true. I have like 2 friends up at CPCC. Im pretty sure York isnt that bad of a college, you should have looked into there. Its also a community college.