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Posted On: Feb 22, 2013 1:38:20 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on Feb 22, 2013 1:38:20 GMT -5
Yeah she's on her way to become a doctor. IIRC, back in high school she was a valedictorian, or at least 2nd to that, so smarts and grades are no issue. And even with that, she BARELY has time to do anything else other than study, and with whatever extra time she has, she uses it to keep the site up to date and active, and maybe try to play a bit after exams had passed. She's so busy, when the site first started and she was still in high school, we were able to chat regularly, but after she got into college, we only get to talk when there's something important we have to do for the site, and that's like every few months. There's rarely anyone (if ever) out there I know who are busier and more hardworking than Abby, and it's because of that is why the site is up and running while everyone else's just kinda faded away, and is pretty much THE unofficial "Tales of" website. Most people weren't able to maintain their websites because they started to lose passion, become lazy or became "busier" with their life, but Abby wasn't like that at all. There were some cases where some websites wanted to merge with AC, but it would have benefit them more than it will on Abby's part, since you know who's going to be doing most of the work. Wow I felt I got long-winded there I have nothing but praises for Abby, and I miss the old times being able to chat with her regularly in the early days of AC Anyway, back to college, I have two dilemmas: my studies had been getting in the way of me drawing and painting, and I'm running out of stuff to draw or paint on, thanks to not having much time to go buy the stuff I need in-between school and dating.
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College
Posted On: Feb 22, 2013 2:21:46 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Feb 22, 2013 2:21:46 GMT -5
I wish I could have that sort of attitude about changing majors, Scott, but it would commit me to several more years of college because I'm already so far along. It makes more sense just to graduate, work a while, and then apply to graduate school in something else. (Besides, bachelor's degrees aren't enough nowadays anyway because everyone and their mother have one :'D) I'm looking at marketing and law, mainly. Marketing because it's related to psychology, just in a much more hands-on, less theoretical way (which is nice, since it's not to say I hate psychology, just that I don't want to do theory research until I'm a cantankerous old lady)... on the fence about law. I might find I hate it, and the job market for lawyers is something awful. Still, I won't totally dismiss the idea. I've been told by a million people countless times throughout my life that I'd do really well in law, so idk. Wouldn't it become longer and longer as you stay in your current course, especially if you're finally going to decide? Not that I just left my current major to move on to another two years into it, my studies got interrupted with me going to the US and working for a few years, which gave me enough time to reconsider my choice of majors. No, because I'm almost done. I could graduate in December if I wanted to; I have enough credits. If I tacked on another major, I'd be looking at at least another year to two years, probably. It also looks bad to switch majors at this point :< I already made a very abrupt switch from the Classics freshman year to psychology in my sophomore year. To switch again in my senior year would send a (correct) message to graduate schools that I don't know what the hell I want to do with my life. Ion - It works differently in other countries (in most countries, you apply straight into medical school for 5-6 years straight out of high school), but in the US at least, you attend for 4 years of medical school, about 2-3 years of residency, and then, if you want to specialize, several more years of training in that field. Talk about grueling. @scott - Maybe you should do commissions to afford your painting supplies? Or you could go the way of Van Gogh (I think it was him, might've been Monet) and just forgo eating in favor of buying paints :'DDDD I kid. Have you ever thought of submitting your work to an art gallery?
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College
Posted On: Feb 26, 2013 19:54:46 GMT -5
Post by gαявαge on Feb 26, 2013 19:54:46 GMT -5
In my country, it depends on your university. Any kind of degree doesn't matter for anything but research and teaching. To work you need a Professional Title. Universities grant both degrees and pro titles, but other higher de institutions (called Professional Institutes) only grant pro titles, since they impart practical careers, such as Gastronomy, Tourism, etc. Med school lasts 5 years (which grants you a Licentiate's Degree), plus 2 years of internship (which grants you the Pro Title of General Physician and Surgeon), and specializations last between 2-3 years, AND subspecializations lasts about 2 years. My university grants us a Bachelors Degree in Medical Sciences after 3 years, which is pretty useless in practice, but looks good in your CV.
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College
Posted On: Feb 27, 2013 3:46:49 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on Feb 27, 2013 3:46:49 GMT -5
To those not taking any STEM majors here in the US (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), have you gotten into one of those experimental and recently being established "pre-stat" math course, which will replace two to three semester's worth of math in order to get you straight to statistics, a prerequisite for non-STEM majors?
I got lucky to be put in one of the first classes of those in this region, and it's mostly easy math, probably a couple of levels above pre-algebra at least, so I don't have to deal with the headache of two extra math classes later down the road to get what I need.
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Post by Youngster Joey on Feb 27, 2013 11:04:32 GMT -5
I didn't have to take any math classes like that. I just went straight into statistics. I guess it varies by college?
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College
Posted On: Mar 21, 2013 19:58:11 GMT -5
Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on Mar 21, 2013 19:58:11 GMT -5
Yeah, when I went to HACC, I was able to just jump into Stat. I don't think it has any prereqs here at Temple, either.
EDIT: Well, looks like I'm going to join the ranks of the college dropouts. I've reached my financial aid limit, and I'm not set for graduation. Oh dear. Time to become a novelist, I suppose.
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College
Posted On: Mar 21, 2013 20:36:34 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on Mar 21, 2013 20:36:34 GMT -5
How long is that limit? Been saving for that just in case.
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College
Posted On: Mar 21, 2013 21:28:55 GMT -5
Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on Mar 21, 2013 21:28:55 GMT -5
$31,000 if you're a dependent, or $57,000 for an independent (or, like me, your parents don't have the credit enough to get a loan of their own).
But then there's other financial aid sources on top of that. I've hit the limit on loans, however.
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College
Posted On: Apr 25, 2013 22:32:15 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Apr 25, 2013 22:32:15 GMT -5
news.yahoo.com/online-education-saves-everyone-money-200503268--politics.htmlThoughts on online education? My feelings are mixed. Insofar as online universities like the University of Phoenix and Kaplan go, I think they're garbage. If I were an employer, I'd likely never hire anyone with a degree from those "colleges" because they're essentially diploma mills. Their academics are severely watered down, and they let anyone with a pulse in. They're not education institutions--they're businesses. All they need is people's tuition money; the quality of the education people are getting isn't their primary concern. (Well, it is now that the federal government is talking about curtailing financial aid for online colleges that have low graduation rates, but that's a different story.) So, my minirant about for-profit colleges aside, that sort of online education tends to be pretty worthless. However, some Ivy Leagues are now getting into the mix and publishing course material online for free or for a minor fee. I could see that changing the face of education as we know it. Stream a professor who both knows hiscrap and knows how to teach well to an unlimited number of people, and everyone's better off than they would be with smaller classes and an incompetent professor. Of course, I don't think that brick-and-mortar schools will ever go away. Online education of one professor lecturing to hundreds, even thousands, works great for lecture classes, but passively sitting and listening doesn't necessarily encourage a ton of critical thought or interaction. You can't really dissect a novel very well online, and learning a language requires a small class and lots of interaction. The one thing I think I do fear, however, with online education is checking that people actually learned the material. I absolutely do not support online tests; regardless of what medium the class is conducted on, tests should be in brick-and-mortar buildings and proctored. I don't trust people not to cheat.
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Posted On: Apr 26, 2013 0:15:52 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on Apr 26, 2013 0:15:52 GMT -5
From what I heard... good for requirements, bad for actual learning. One of my profs told us how much having an online gig for them is pretty sweet, since they barely do anything and can sometimes just set it up ahead of time to semi-automate the whole class. Never as effective as on-person learning, but maybe it will come pretty close one of these days.
Not to mention the professor wouldn't able to adjust their instructions accordingly to effectively help the class learn.
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Posted On: Apr 26, 2013 0:52:58 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on Apr 26, 2013 0:52:58 GMT -5
Well, ideally, you would have a professor streamed live for each lesson, not taped and used over and over for years.
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College
Posted On: May 6, 2013 14:22:33 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on May 6, 2013 14:22:33 GMT -5
Assuming most of you have selected your schedules for next semester. What's on tap?
I'm taking Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, a silly science course called Energy & the Environment to finish my final prereq, and two marketing courses, Consumer Behavior and Data-Driven Decision Making.
I really like marketing. I wish I could get a minor in it, but I can't do cross-minors between the College of Arts and Sciences and the business school. Woe.
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Posted On: May 6, 2013 17:15:09 GMT -5
Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on May 6, 2013 17:15:09 GMT -5
I have only Existential Dread in the Modern World (PHIL 4008).
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Posted On: May 18, 2013 1:43:21 GMT -5
Post by sukotsuto on May 18, 2013 1:43:21 GMT -5
Anyone going for a master's or doctoral degree? Probably doesn't sound much, but I'm determined to get my master's in fine art, especially now that I figured out how to get by debt-free.
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Posted On: May 18, 2013 5:31:51 GMT -5
Post by Youngster Joey on May 18, 2013 5:31:51 GMT -5
Naturally, can't do diddly with a BA in psychology.
I'm planning on applying to business school. Long gone is the idealistic "I'm going to study dead languages and not care about job prospects or salary!!!!" college freshman.
I gave some honest, serious thought to law school, but at the end of the day I really couldn't lie to myself and deny that going into law right now is pretty dumb. The market is horribly oversaturated.
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