Being that the vast majority of FP is about high school age, and subsequently many are probably looking at universities/colleges to attend. Well here's a place for everyone to discuss college prospects, preferences, and what you plan to major/minor in and why.
Hopefully this thread will be a place for people to learn a little more about prospective colleges, as well as just shoot the shit.
[b]Personal Preferences[/b]
Since I'm a huge fan of social studies, I plan to major in social psychology.
[b]CU Boulder[/b]
[img]http://events.colorado.edu/displaymedia.aspx?whatToDo=picture&id=4952[/img]
Pros
-Close to me, personally
-Party school
--Hot girls
-Great graduate law program
-Beautiful campus
-14th best psychology program in the country
Cons
-I'd like to go out of state
-None too cheap
-Stingy about scholarships
[b]UC Berkeley[/b]
[img]http://hotcellularphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nokia-research-centers-newest-lab-opens-in-berkeley-california.jpg[/img]
Pros
-It's in California
-Pretty good about scholarships
-Amazing psyche and law programs
-Beautiful campus
Cons
-Out of state, so it's expensive
-High cost of living if you don't pay for room and board
-Not a party school
[b]USC[/b]
[img]http://www.adam-mcfarland.com/Images/adamweb/LA3.jpg[/img]
Pros
-Really good baseball program
-It's in California
-Hot girls galore
-Great graduate law program
Cons
-By far the most expensive school I'm considering
-Private, so difficult to get scholarships
-LA blows, haha
-Not really a party school
[b] Duke University [/b]
[img]http://dodevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/duke-campus.jpg[/img]
Pros
-Great psyche and law programs
-I'm a blue devil fan
-Beautiful campus
-Weighs heavily on ACT/SAT scores
-Party school
Cons
-Farthest away
-Expensive
-Private
[b]ASU Tempe[/b]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Asuhayden.jpg[/img]
Pros
- Top 5 in business and engineering programs
- Huge class selection
- Located in a college town a few miles from Phoenix
- Few requirements for entry
- Is a reputable party school
- In the PAC 10 NCAA league (hardcore about sports)
Cons
- Huge student body (60,000 in Tempe, 13,000 in downtown/medical)
- Expensive and raising tuition in 2 years
- Planning on going private and for profit
- It's located nearby Phoenix
- Hot temperatures
That's some interesting architecture on those colleges. My department's building is a box.
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Manchester_Kilburn_Building.jpg/800px-Manchester_Kilburn_Building.jpg[/img_thumb]
That's depressing :v:
I just got my ACT scores today, I got a 27 composite score. Although I'm quite proud of getting such score, I don't think I got as high as I would have liked. Considering taking it again next year.
My friend gets absolutely mediocre grades, but his ACT composite was a 36, and his SAT was a 1580. Full ride to duke.
Funny how the OP turned out. I go to UC Berkeley and my parents work at Duke University (I almost went there). So if you have questions about either (or any other major engineering school, or any college stuff in general) send me a message.
And to edit your pros and cons on UCB and Duke, while I'm at it...
UCB:
There's plenty of partying to keep you busy...frat row almost always has something going on, from what I've heard. And there's generally availability of weed / booze in the dorms for those off-nights if you meet the right people.
It is a very expensive college in terms of room and board. Living in the dorms is very expensive. It gets a lot cheaper when you find good apartments (500-700 a month for a single a 5 minute walk off campus if you find the right ones)
Best college towns ever. Shattuck and Telegraph (major streets right off campus) have plenty of food and entertainment. A half hour bus ride away is Emeryville, with some bigger movie theaters and more expensive shopping. And a half hour BART ride (learn to love the BART) is San Francisco, definitely one of the best and youngest cities to live near. Plenty of stuff goes on year-round.
And, on top of everything else, it's definitely the most beautiful campus I've seen. Especially the view of the bay from the Lawrence Hall of Science (up on the hill above campus)...one of the best sights in the world, in my opinion.
TUNNELING and PRANKING: Berkeley has steam tunnels, which I have not yet gotten access to. The administration hates pranking, so you have to tread carefully. There is not a solid pranking / exploring community that I have run in to yet. But pranking can still happen...I have been on rooftops before.
Duke:
There's definitely a lot of partying. From what I gather, a lot of intense pre-meds go here and get Biomed majors are here, but apart from them it seems like a more laid-back engineering school.
Living on campus is the norm, it's probably not quite as expensive as Berkeley. Apartments right off campus might be harder to find since it's a suburban place.
Durham is a pretty crap college town. Scary place where you gonna get raped. If you have a car Raleigh has some good stuff going for it if you know where to look, though. Definitely more spread out and suburban.
The campus is quite nice, pretty. Transit between east and west is well set up. Sports will become a part of your life.
Tunneling / pranking: Duke does have tunnels on east campus I've heard about, and roof exploring / tunneling is a not-unheard-of activity.
@zzzZZZZ: What ethnicity is he, and is he a first generation college student (did his parents go to college)? These things play in...more than I like to think about.
UCB sounds so great, haha.
He's Chinese (go figure), so Asian. And I believe his parents are both college grads. But I'm not 100% on that score.
I've done University, but I'm going back in September to a different University to get a higher qualification. :smug:
I'm really enjoying it here at Virginia Tech. Good classes, beautiful campus, fun people, in-state tuition. All-around good school. Gonna start looking into grad schools soon.
[QUOTE=zzzZZZZ;28955913]My friend gets absolutely mediocre grades, but his ACT composite was a 36, and his SAT was a 1580. Full ride to duke.[/QUOTE]
Wait SAT out of 1600 or 2400?
I go to Texas State University.
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[I]The[/I] party school of Texas. People that go to the University of Texas and other big name Texas schools come to San Marcos to party. The campus is located right on a river so the finest girls Texas has to offer (which is pretty damn good if you love the brown wemenz like me) walk around in bikini's and daisy dukes. Parties every single day of the week. Monday? Parties. Tuesday? Parties. Wednesday? Parties. Weekdays don't have shit on us.
Also has a fantastic Liberal Arts program, most notably the History and Geography departments. While Texas State is generally considered an "easier" school than big names like UT, History classes don't fuck around here. They're hard as shit for the average person, good thing I'm a genius and don't give a fuck. The Geography department is a leading edge for GIS developments, the Geography department here designed the whole system where you can type in your address and it shows all of the registered sex offenders near you. Yes, the government came to the Texas State Geography department and asked them to develop it.
Plus, it's not all too expensive. Of course, I got raped when it comes down to financial aid, so I'm paying for virtually everything by myself off of private loans. Still, every penny is worth it and this place is the closest you can get to heaven without dying.
[QUOTE=markfu;28989307]Wait SAT out of 1600 or 2400?[/QUOTE]
If he's trying to be impressive, probably 1600. I completely bombed the essay part of the SAT (no worries, my school doesn't look at it) and scored a 1580 overall. Got a 1200 out of the 1600 though, was good enough for me.
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My university. Deakin university, Australia.
Not a party campus, not very good for job prospects apparently. A long drive from where I live. Not even near a pub at all.
But I'm aiming to get here: [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/3042152465_2db1f6e59f.jpg[/img]
RMIT: City campus Australia.
It's in the major city and there's bars and pubs and clubs near by. Also my friends go there.
Either going into computer engineering, architecture, or Video game design.
Anyway the Universities i'm looking at are:
Waterloo:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/Panorama_UW_south_campus_hall.jpg/800px-Panorama_UW_south_campus_hall.jpg[/img]
High rated University in Ontario, I'd go here for computer engineering or architecture. The downside is that it's in a different province than me, which makes it more expensive, as well as you need a higher grade average to get in.
Ryerson:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Ggeorge_vvari.jpg[/img]
I'd go for architecture, has a lower average grade requirement, and it's a bit more modern than Waterloo, but it still harder to get in from outside Ontario.
UVIC( university of Victoria):
[img]http://iess.uvic.ca/assets/photos/uvicaerial.jpg[/img]
Just up the road from me, a science/engineering based university, need lower grades to get in since i'm coming from inside the province. For computer engineering.
MIT:
[img]http://www.frogsonice.com/photos/cambridgeport/mit-dorm.jpg[/img]
unlikely candidate, outside of the country, so it'll be very expensive. I'd go for a Architecture degree.
Art institute of Vancouver:
[img]http://www.artinstitutes.edu/vancouver/pdf/web_campus.jpg[/img]
Close by, more of a fall back. IF i go i'll probably get a Diploma in Video game design.
Please god don't get a degree in video game design.
Most retarded degree anyone could get. Let's say you get a degree in it and then can't find a video game related job? You'd be fucked, your degree wouldn't be useful in any other area and you'd have to find some minimum wage bullshit job to make ends meet.
Get a degree in something that can actually be applied to many different possible professions.
I thought Berkley was a prestigious music school
Or is it Berklee?
[QUOTE=MaverickIB;28998429]Please god don't get a degree in video game design.
Most retarded degree anyone could get. Let's say you get a degree in it and then can't find a video game related job? You'd be fucked, your degree wouldn't be useful in any other area and you'd have to find some minimum wage bullshit job to make ends meet.
Get a degree in something that can actually be applied to many different possible professions.[/QUOTE]
Better than being a philosophy major!
[QUOTE=Nonikai;28999740]I thought Berkley was a prestigious music school
Or is it Berklee?[/QUOTE]
UC Berkeley is a prestigious sci/tech school, Berklee is a music school.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;29002538]Better than being a philosophy major![/QUOTE]
I had an otherwise intelligent guy tell me he wants to be a philosopher for a career.
I laughed.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;29002538]Better than being a philosophy major![/QUOTE]
Not if you go on to do an MA, then PhD.
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[QUOTE=zzzZZZZ;29004914]I had an otherwise intelligent guy tell me he wants to be a philosopher for a career.
I laughed.[/QUOTE]
Of course you can.
I hope that he realizes he won't get a job outside of a university, though.
"Will philosophize 4 food"
No, haha. The job (read: philosophy/ToK professor) availability with a philo major is absolutely minute.
[QUOTE=zzzZZZZ;29010776]"Will philosophize 4 food"
No, haha. The job (read: philosophy/ToK professor) availability with a philo major is absolutely minute.[/QUOTE]
Yes, because who in their right mind would hire someone with only an undergrad degree majoring in philosophy, as a professor?
Wait, what do tertiary level professors get paid in the US?
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And is it necessary to pay for research based masters, and PhDs, or does the government pay you?
Graduate programs work the same way undergrad programs do, you have to apply for financial aid. However, graduates are more likely to receive substantial financial aid because they are more reliable than an undergrad.
All a philosophy major can really do is teach philosophy. University's don't really have a problem with hiring young philosophy professors, mine was a lady in her early/mid 20's.
[QUOTE=MaverickIB;29012130]Graduate programs work the same way undergrad programs do, you have to apply for financial aid. However, graduates are more likely to receive substantial financial aid because they are more reliable than an undergrad.
All a philosophy major can really do is teach philosophy. University's don't really have a problem with hiring young philosophy professors, mine was a lady in her early/mid 20's.[/QUOTE]
Is that research graduate programs or coursework based?
As far as I know, the graduate programs at my university are a mix of both. Graduate students do coursework, but most also do research projects.
I'm looking at going to the University of Waterloo in the fall:
[img]http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/gallery/cache/Our%20Campus/20041009_531.rgb_595.jpg[/img]
I'm planning on going to Ryerson University for the BComm program there.
I'm really not sure whether to be excited for, or nervous about, college at this point. According to most, a lot of college courses are jokingly easy compared to IB courses.
I go to the Victoria University campus
[img]http://www.cfses.com/06confchina/images/VU_CIty_Campus.jpg[/img]
Don't know what angle that is on the building but it looks shit like that
[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/447869435_5573233078.jpg[/img]
University of Sheffield Engineering department. Fuck yes.
We're so awesome we have a church as a lecture theater.
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