College

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:15 pm

Who's applying this year? I don't really know how old everyone is, so I was curious? Do any college people have advice?

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Post by **lifeisbetterwithketchup** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:19 pm

I applied to four schools in the fall, and was accepted into all of them

EDIT: My grammar wasn't very well.

Post by **marshallh** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:31 pm

Schools overrate the importance of getting into your dream college. Go for a good one, but there's really no point stressing out over getting into that fancy ivy league school.

In high school, it's "no child left behind".
In college, they don't care if you even show up.

You'll want to put more effort into college than you did for high school.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:43 pm

lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:I applied to four schools in the fall, and was accepted into all of them

EDIT: My grammar wasn't very well.

Was that on purpose?

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Post by **lifeisbetterwithketchup** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:47 pm

Mario wrote:
lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:I applied to four schools in the fall, and was accepted into all of them

EDIT: My grammar wasn't very well.
Was that on purpose?

Of course.

Although, it is pathetic when I say that and people don't get it.

Post by **Skyone** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:48 pm

Applied to three; waiting on responses! I dunno what's taking so long (I applied to colleges that generally have a fast response time), other people are getting into the schools I'm trying.

Just don't stress any of it; everything will turn out alright.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:29 pm

It sure seems like college these days is a big huge scam to get money (not saying it is, just seems like it)

I mean what is up with this BS, they force you to go take and pay for entry classes that have NOTHING to do with your Profession and have no significant value.

The big thing that irritates me, is people won't shut the fyck up about college in high school, I swear, this year alone we have already had like 6 or more different colleges come in and tell us how important it is for us to go and shi* like that. The big reason I don't want to go to college, I don't want to be forced to pay for a class that I don't need.

Yeah sure if I didn't have to take those lame ass entry classes, then I would be more than willing to go into some kinda IT Class.

Oh and I'm Sorry there is no reason for College professors to make as much they do, they barely do more than an average High School Teacher.

Ok I am done ranting, Colleges just piss me off.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:09 pm

Applied to University of Delaware, and Virginia Tech.

Heard back from UD about a week ago, I got in to the school and was accepted for the electrical engineering program I applied for

I'll probably end up going there just because it's cheap, and still a pretty good school.

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:20 pm

Currently going to Carnegie Mellon for...

Music Composition!

ghosstt · Post by **ghosstt** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:25 pm

Gamelver wrote:Currently going to Carnegie Mellon for...

Music Composition!

Do they have an audio production type of work? Like recording studio things.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:16 pm

Regarding acceptance:

They don't do it all at once. People already accepted are in the first run of people, usually the really smart people who do lots of extra curricular stuff and such. They do a few more rounds of acceptances throughout the year, and if you don't get anything by around may, you probably didn't get in. It can be nerve wrecking waiting for so long, but there's not much else you can do.

Post by **Skyone** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:34 pm

Kurt_ wrote:People already accepted are in the first run of people, usually the really smart people who do lots of extra curricular stuff and such.

I wish; I'm fairly smarter than those who already got in.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so confused.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:39 pm

yay! my post got completely ignored

jleemero · Post by **jleemero** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:40 pm

Jongamer wrote:yay! my post got completely ignored

Good, because I can't imagine a POSITIVE reply to your post.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:51 pm

jleemero wrote:
Jongamer wrote:yay! my post got completely ignored

Good, because I can't imagine a POSITIVE reply to your post.

Can't say any of it isn't true, now can you?

But yeah, I will probably end up being forced to go to college the way the friggin' economy is these days.

Someone give me one good reason, why are entry classes that have nothing to do with your profession are necessary?