Oh college... Options

[jtmlb3k]

I just had a conversation online with a friend back home on the east coast who is just waking up for classes, when I have yet to go to sleep on the west coast because I am up writing a paper. Man I will not miss this after graduation.

Happy Friday, everybody!

[celicaST]

+1

good luck with paper

all ive learned in college is i hate working so hard and not getting paid. 3 more weeks.....

[jordisonjr]

I know exactly how you feel.
Just wrote one of my exams yesturday and have 4 left.
Good thing about my program is I get a 6 month summer, where I have to work a job related to what Im taking and I get paid for it

[mak5603]

My scholarship program makes me take summer quarter off also which I am REALLY looking forward to! Although I can't wait to just graduate and be done with it as well. Like stated, college work is more tedious then a job..and you don't get paid for it.

[trebilihp]

Keep up man, I'm just finished with my exams and it was a reaaaaaal pain... Never been that hard. GL!

[Valo666]

welcome to the club sir..lol. I have had 2 exams so far, 5 next week, plus a presentation and a major assignment thats worth 35% of my final mark due by the end of next week. 4 more days of class and stress and im done. I dont feel too bad though, I was talking to Pennka from here yesterday he said hes got another 2 weeks of classes, then 2 more weeks of exams left

[SupraKid]

+1
good luck with paper
all ive learned in college is i hate working so hard and not getting paid. 3 more weeks.....

I have to take 18 units next semester including stats,poetry writing, and public speaking..idk about you but i'm freakin excited.....:'(

This post has been edited by SupraKid: Apr 22, 2011 - 1:30 PM

[Soulend]

I feel the pain... but with the lack of Graduation :\
I have 2 HUGE projects due this coming week, 2 huge papers due the following week and a presentation. then Finals... which is like one extremely hard one, a medium one, and an easy one... so its like three more weeks for me... but its okay! I leave for Japan on the 13th... worth it.

Kevin

[jordisonjr]

Yea I don't graduate this year either.

[SwissFerdi]

I hate college. Work is more rewarding to me.

[manda]

I officially have one 5 page research paper and 4 finals... and 3 weeks as of tomorrow... until graduation. Then a trip to the tail of the dragon with celicatech, countless weddings to attend, and apartment hunting in Chicago starts now bc I found out last night I got into grad school out there

I'd say this weeks been pretty good!

[lagos]

I have a power point presentation due on Wednesday for my engineering class. Going to do it on forced induction!

[HectortheRican]

Gawww I've got an 8 page proposal, a revision of an earlier recommendation, a speech, 5 or so programming assignments, and a math final.

[azian_advanced]

nice. i did one too for my turbomachinery class. our presentation would have been much more fun if my partner had brought his sample turbo to class. presentations are 10x more exciting when you bring something as show-&-tell.

[95CelicaST]

I already graduated college.... No homework for me.

[mkernz22]

I'll just be starting college this fall, wooooo.

[zonz540]

Finished the spring semester on Tuesday... No more engineering courses till August.

[richee3]

I'll just be starting college this fall, wooooo.

Enjoy....

Sarcasm. You'll probably hate it just like all the rest of us.

I'm currently taking a semester off and making $1,225 a week. This beats the living sh*t out of college.

[jtmlb3k]

I'll just be starting college this fall, wooooo.

Enjoy....

Sarcasm. You'll probably hate it just like all the rest of us.

I'm currently taking a semester off and making $1,225 a week. This beats the living sh*t out of college.

That's as much as I made all last summer! Why am I even in school? haha

[jordisonjr]

So you can make more than that

[manda]

maybe I'm strange for it.. but I actually enjoy school....

[TheChildOfTheSea]

maybe I'm strange for it.. but I actually enjoy school....

My guess...you're a lady?

[Chhaos]

maybe I'm strange for it.. but I actually enjoy school....

Trust me you aren't the only one. I would honestly hate to not be in school. Yeah I don't get paid, but I like it so much better than work. I only have the rest of this week and then next week is finals week. Next semester I start actually taking classes towards my major. I want to hurry up and graduate so I can do grad school though.

[jtmlb3k]

maybe I'm strange for it.. but I actually enjoy school....

Trust me you aren't the only one. I would honestly hate to not be in school. Yeah I don't get paid, but I like it so much better than work. I only have the rest of this week and then next week is finals week. Next semester I start actually taking classes towards my major. I want to hurry up and graduate so I can do grad school though.

Word. I like school and I like how I get to play baseball, but I also like not having homework haha.

Just out of curiosity since it seems like there are a lot of college kids on the forum, where do you guys go and what are you studying?

I will start off by saying I'm an American Studies major at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Kinda random since I'm planning on going to grad school for Sports Management, but still pretty interesting. Any others?...

[Stambo]

I goto school for being a mechanic so i get no homework!

[manda]

I am at Harding University (smallish private school).... studying psychology.
Ill be at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago for grad school in the fall.

This post has been edited by manda: Apr 25, 2011 - 3:02 PM

[Chhaos]

I go to University of South Florida and I am studying physics.

[block]

went to school for da, did well until i found out ill be making $13 an hour right after so i dropped out. found a job that paid very well but it's not what i want to do for the rest of my life so now going back to school in the fall with aspirations of becoming a teacher

[easternpiro1]

jeez! what the hell is the matter with you guys!? college was awesome! I pledged phi beta sigma, chased girls, goofed off, met LOTS of great people, did what i wanted, and graduated with 2 batchelors!

maybe u guys hate school so much is because is not the GREAT UNC CHARLOTTE!!!!

Loved school, but not enough to go back for my masters... too bad i sort of HAVE to get one to continue my career properly

I have a power point presentation due on Wednesday for my engineering class. Going to do it on forced induction!

Wow talk about a cheater!! you doing your presentation on forced induction is like a fluent spanish speaker taking spanish class and doing an oral presentation for a grade! lol A+ HERE U COME!

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: May 9, 2011 - 1:34 AM

[HectortheRican]

Wow talk about a cheater!! you doing your presentation on forced induction is like a fluent spanish speaker taking spanish class and doing an oral presentation for a grade! lol A+ HERE U COME!

.......... I AM SO GUILTY OF THAT.

Or, should I say... Soy muy culpable de eso

This post has been edited by HectortheRican: May 9, 2011 - 2:01 AM

[whatthe]

Get high, get high marks. This.

This post has been edited by whatthe: May 9, 2011 - 6:50 AM

[easternpiro1]

Wow talk about a cheater!! you doing your presentation on forced induction is like a fluent spanish speaker taking spanish class and doing an oral presentation for a grade! lol A+ HERE U COME!

.......... I AM SO GUILTY OF THAT.

Or, should I say... Soy muy culpable de eso

SEE!! i knew it!! and it HAD to be hector!!! i knew youd be at the bottom of some shenanegans!!!

[mkernz22]

I'm going to UMass Dartmouth in Dartmouth, MA for Digital Media, can't wait to start this fall!

[NgoFcukinWay]

I go to University of South Florida and I am studying physics.

I've been looking for a physics tutor for a while. lol Physics and I haven't been clicking lately.



As for me, I'm at University of Houston going for my BS in Mechanical Engineering assuming I don't slack off hardcore this summer and the rest of the semesters.

[HectortheRican]

As for me, I'm at University of Houston going for my BS in Mechanical Engineering assuming I don't slack off hardcore this summer and the rest of the semesters.

I'm going for a BS in ME as well, but I'm at University of New Mexico.

[richee3]

You guys are all insane.

[HectortheRican]

You guys are all insane.

Insane? Or absolutely bonkers?

[NgoFcukinWay]

I vote for Bonkers. That word has a nice ring to it.

Hector, Why UNM instead of UH for ME? Everytime I hear UNM, it reminds me of some of the experiments/tests they do on Mythbusters.

[HectortheRican]

I vote for Bonkers. That word has a nice ring to it.

Hector, Why UNM instead of UH for ME? Everytime I hear UNM, it reminds me of some of the experiments/tests they do on Mythbusters.

I got a full-ride to go to UNM. That's pretty much it Plus, it almost NEVER rains here. I haven't had to wash my car since mid-March. Still shiny

[Keiri]

I just started my masters in Business Administration; took Accounting this semester and got a B. Thinking of taking finance or marketing at UNC-C this Fall.

I loved getting my BS in Comp. Sci. but not for the work - but because it allowed me to have so many great and lasting memories.

[NgoFcukinWay]

I vote for Bonkers. That word has a nice ring to it.

Hector, Why UNM instead of UH for ME? Everytime I hear UNM, it reminds me of some of the experiments/tests they do on Mythbusters.

I got a full-ride to go to UNM. That's pretty much it Plus, it almost NEVER rains here. I haven't had to wash my car since mid-March. Still shiny

Lol. lucky ass. That sun is gonna give your car's clear coat a good beating though.

[easternpiro1]

You guys are all insane.

Banoodles is more like it. anybody who does ME or EE is a maniac. lol I have dual batchelors in psychology and sociology, i do child and family counseling.

[manda]

Banoodles is more like it. anybody who does ME or EE is a maniac. lol I have dual batchelors in psychology and sociology, i do child and family counseling.

yay for psychology! I'm graduating with a BA in psych on Saturday, and starting a master's program (then Psy.D afterward) in counseling this fall. I'm not entirely sure which population I want to work with yet tho... But i have at minimum 2 years to figure that out...

[HectortheRican]

Lol. lucky ass. That sun is gonna give your car's clear coat a good beating though.

Still nope! I park in a parking structure. Nice and shady

[Culpable04]

working toward my CE degree, and can't wait to be done.

[Smaay]

im graduating next friday with a BS in Electrical engineering and a minor in Math. you have no idea how happy i am to be DONE!

[easternpiro1]

Banoodles is more like it. anybody who does ME or EE is a maniac. lol I have dual batchelors in psychology and sociology, i do child and family counseling.

yay for psychology! I'm graduating with a BA in psych on Saturday, and starting a master's program (then Psy.D afterward) in counseling this fall. I'm not entirely sure which population I want to work with yet tho... But i have at minimum 2 years to figure that out...

in the meantime get a parttime job in a group home, thats the BEST/EASIEST way to get your foot in the door and get some cheap experience points. (idk how they do things there, but in nc, you have to have a certain amount of time in the field before you reach certain status' its wide open, from what i understand, the MR/DD population is always going to have some sort of funding (people are more sensitive about this population) most people start out working with kids and families, but i hear working with adults is easier

[celicaST]

im graduating next friday with a BS in Electrical engineering and a minor in Math. you have no idea how happy i am to be DONE!

oh i have an idea how you feel so ready to be done, took my last final today! just have one more paper to write. im graduating this friday with a BS in mechanical engineering

[manda]

in the meantime get a parttime job in a group home, thats the BEST/EASIEST way to get your foot in the door and get some cheap experience points. (idk how they do things there, but in nc, you have to have a certain amount of time in the field before you reach certain status' its wide open, from what i understand, the MR/DD population is always going to have some sort of funding (people are more sensitive about this population) most people start out working with kids and families, but i hear working with adults is easier

I actually spent most of this year working in a group home... and I absolutely loved it and I'll be getting over 900 hrs of internship exp for my masters in addition to that

[easternpiro1]

in the meantime get a parttime job in a group home, thats the BEST/EASIEST way to get your foot in the door and get some cheap experience points. (idk how they do things there, but in nc, you have to have a certain amount of time in the field before you reach certain status' its wide open, from what i understand, the MR/DD population is always going to have some sort of funding (people are more sensitive about this population) most people start out working with kids and families, but i hear working with adults is easier

I actually spent most of this year working in a group home... and I absolutely loved it and I'll be getting over 900 hrs of internship exp for my masters in addition to that

NICE! ....wait... you LOVED IT?!? what sort of group home did u work at?! lol! j/k depending on the program and the way its run bymanagement, working at a residenital facility can be pretty fun! BUT if you have poor management and staff... OMG. those damn kids will definately capitalize.

[manda]

NICE! ....wait... you LOVED IT?!? what sort of group home did u work at?! lol! j/k depending on the program and the way its run bymanagement, working at a residenital facility can be pretty fun! BUT if you have poor management and staff... OMG. those damn kids will definately capitalize.

lol. Yes, I loved it. Granted, at times I felt like nothing more than a glorified babysitter- but you learn to deal. And we did have a sibling pair with significant personality disorders and had to remove them bc of safety issues for all the other kids... but aside from that....
I worked at a residential group home that works with child protective services... so the kids that got placed there were ones that had been removed from their families bc of drugs or abuse. While it seems morbid to say I loved it, it wasn't the fact that they got removed that I liked, it was the bond I was able to make with the kids and the difference you start seeing in them as they realize they're safe and cared for.

Watching psychological reactivity was especially interesting at times.. just watching how kids interacted after such traumatic situations and how they were able to rebound fully was absolutely amazing.

The most rewarding part for me was watching the family change to get the kids back, and the kids actually getting to go home to a safe, loving environment... But that was also the most heart wrenching part of the job... I got attached to a little 2 y/o girl I worked with for months... actually considered looking into fostering her if the parents rights did get terminated... luckily they got to go home to the grandma instead.

Staff I worked with was amazing. Everything was taken care of and the only issues we ever had was when the CPS case managers didnt stay on top of the case files... which happened a lot.... other than that I loved working there. Actually got offered a full time job working in the group home after graduation.. but I really want to get my doctorate, so I turned it down for now.

[easternpiro1]

NICE! ....wait... you LOVED IT?!? what sort of group home did u work at?! lol! j/k depending on the program and the way its run bymanagement, working at a residenital facility can be pretty fun! BUT if you have poor management and staff... OMG. those damn kids will definately capitalize.

lol. Yes, I loved it. Granted, at times I felt like nothing more than a glorified babysitter- but you learn to deal. And we did have a sibling pair with significant personality disorders and had to remove them bc of safety issues for all the other kids... but aside from that....
I worked at a residential group home that works with child protective services... so the kids that got placed there were ones that had been removed from their families bc of drugs or abuse. While it seems morbid to say I loved it, it wasn't the fact that they got removed that I liked, it was the bond I was able to make with the kids and the difference you start seeing in them as they realize they're safe and cared for.

Watching psychological reactivity was especially interesting at times.. just watching how kids interacted after such traumatic situations and how they were able to rebound fully was absolutely amazing.

The most rewarding part for me was watching the family change to get the kids back, and the kids actually getting to go home to a safe, loving environment... But that was also the most heart wrenching part of the job... I got attached to a little 2 y/o girl I worked with for months... actually considered looking into fostering her if the parents rights did get terminated... luckily they got to go home to the grandma instead.

Staff I worked with was amazing. Everything was taken care of and the only issues we ever had was when the CPS case managers didnt stay on top of the case files... which happened a lot.... other than that I loved working there. Actually got offered a full time job working in the group home after graduation.. but I really want to get my doctorate, so I turned it down for now.

thats awesome man! i should have BEEN got my masters. i just dont like the hassle. i want $$ now. but i wish i would have done this 8 years ago...

[SupraKid]

Year 1-Complete

[Stambo]

2 year associate degree complete.

[jordisonjr]

1st and 2nd year of Architectural Engineering Technology complete.
Currently working under a structural designer for a 6 month co-op term, and then back to school for my lasy year.
WOOT