Any college students here?

[dredg]

Where do you go?
What is your major?
What is your GPA?

How has your experience been?
What do you like best?
What has been the worst part?

I am starting college next fall and from what I hear it is going to be a big change and a signifcant part of my life. I am very excited to be challenged and to find out what I can do. I am living in the dorms at Iowa State Univeristy, majoring in Computer Engineering. My earliest class is 10:00! Anything I should keep in mind while I make this transition?

 

[agnitrate]

Oh my god. You just asked like 10 billion questions that is going to make this thread like 5 pages long.

Have fun as everybody recounts their version of college

-silver

 

[Anubis]

yes
Dickinson College - Carlisle Pa
Physics
Physic s GPA = 3.2, overall = 2.5 i hate stupid graduation requirements
good
no idea what i like best or worse. im graduating next yeaa and i like that

 

Where do you go?
Western Illinois University

What is your major?
Law Enforcement, minoring in fire science.

What is your GPA?
4.0 in major, 3.785 overall

How has your experience been?
Nothing else like it for me.

What do you like best?
The women and the things i learn

What do you like worst?
The crazy people on my floor

BTW, if you find yourself spending 8 hours a day studying everyday, and its not finals time, you are spending way too much time studying. If you find yourself spending more than 8 hours a day fvcking off, during the school week, you are fvcking off too much, and need to concentrate on classes.

 

[Beller0ph1]

-University of Wisconsin Madison
-Chemical Engineering
-3.25 in Major, 3.3 overall (last time I checked)
I love it there. I live right on Lake Mendota in the lakeshore dorms. Can't complain a bit. I've never had nothing to do, people are always around, and willing to do stuff.
-The friends I make are the friends for life. Yeah, I thought my high school friends were great, until I came to college. Then I realized they were a bunch of shallow little boys looking for someone to jerk around with.
-The drunks. And there are plenty of them. They mess up the bathroom, get our floor in trouble, are loud when I'm trying to sleep (and no, it's not that early that I go to bed), and the lack of enforcement about alcohol in the dorms. Our RA didn't do a thing about it when she even SAW the alcohol in their rooms. However, the drunks work hard during the week, and play hard on the weekends.

College is what you make of it. I knew a guy that just sat in his room all day, playing video games. Never knew his name for the whole year. College is about the people you meet, along with the knowledge you gain along the way. Sure you need to study a lot, they're not kidding when teachers say that you need to read the book. It actually helps! So, get involved, find your niche, and make some friends. That is the secret to a great college experience.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Where do you go?
ISU - Illnois State University

What is your major?
Philosophy

How has your experience been?
I spend most of my time outside of school campus

What do you like best?
Learning environment (liberal, open attitude)

What do you like worst?
'Like worst'? What the hell?

 

[y00ycdz]

Where do you go?
- PSU (Penn State University Abington Campus for the first 2 years)

What is your major?
- Electrical Engineering

What is your GPA?
- 3.45 Major, 2.95 overall (stupid gen eds are a waste of time)

How has your experience been?
- So far pretty good, but since I go to a commute only campus, no dorms, it hasn't felt like the full college experience yet. I am moving to the main campus in august and hope to have fun.

What do you like best?
- Small classes, pretty good professors. Campus I go to only has 3000 students.

What has been the worst part?
- The 35-50 minute commute EACH way for the past 2 years + 1 summer course !

[EDIT] Hey Anubis i'm going to that town in PA next weekend for a wedding! blegh it's gonna be boring, i'm not a big fan of formal events. [/EDIT]

 

[kami333]

Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Bio and History double major, pre-med
3.6 cumulative

I kind of wish I had gone to a another school, maybe a bigger one that's not in the middle of nowhere.
Can't think of anything that I absolutely love. I got to do crew which I probably wouldn't have done at another place.
Can't think of anything that I absolutely hate. Orgo, but I would have had to take it anyways. That fact that I only graduate with a BA in bio?

10am isn't too bad, I've always had classes from 9 or 10, the worst was 8am orgo. But then again I'm a science major and have labs in the afternoon so it limits my schedule. Last year my roommate picked his schedule by only taking classes in the afternoon, without considering what would happen to his requirements. Retard, I think he's on the 6year program.

College is what you make of it. Since there is no one to make you go to class or do homework or even clean your room, it's very easy to do nothing. Don't, you regret it later.

BTW, I hate PA and can't wait to get away from there:frown:

 

[hdeck]

Where do you go? UT-Austin
What is your major? Economics & Government
What is your GPA? 3.45ish

How has your experience been? awesome
What do you like best? the fact that the hottest chicks in the country go to UT
What has been the worst part? going to class + studying(on those rare occasions)

 

[phreakah]

Where do you go? Long Beach State
What is your major? Business
What is your GPA? 3.2

How has your experience been? Okay
What do you like best? the girls
What has been the worst part? Math222

 

[Akira13]

University of Washington
Electrical Engineering
Major: 3.72, Overall: 3.3

College is good. I like the freedom. Having to forage for my own food and necessities was the hardest transition.

 

[nater]

going to Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN) in the fall
plan to major in: English/Spanish

What do I like best: getting paid to go to college
What's the worst part: (this is the kicker) Wabash is an all male school.

Basically Wabash was my third choice college (Macalester and Kenyon were my top two) As it ended up, I have a full ride and then some for Wabash, which is a comparable school academically (although not quite as good, but almost) to Kenyon and Mac. However, I would have been paying 30k+ a year out of pocket for Kenyon and Mac....By going to Wabash I am getting paid to go, and I get some of the money my parents have saved up for my college when I graduate.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

UTexas
3.566666
No major.

Originally posted by: Anubis
yes
Dickinson College - Carlisle Pa
Physics
Physic s GPA = 3.2, overall = 2.5 i hate stupid graduation requirements
good
no idea what i like best or worse. im graduating next yeaa and i like that

Funny. I've never heard of a liberal arts major getting a 2.5 because of science and math classes!

 

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
UTexas
3.566666
No major.

Originally posted by: Anubis
yes
Dickinson College - Carlisle Pa
Physics
Physic s GPA = 3.2, overall = 2.5 i hate stupid graduation requirements
good
no idea what i like best or worse. im graduating next yeaa and i like that

Funny. I've never heard of a liberal arts major getting a 2.5 because of science and math classes!

Really, that's all I hear. I was an EE in college at Johns Hopkins and I had a 4.0 in my non-engineering classes. I always here the Liberal Arts people complaining about having to take science classes.

 

[JetBlack69]

Where do you go?
University of Wisconsin - Madison

What is your major?
Computer Eng.

What is your GPA?
3.692

How has your experience been?
It's been fun. I've meet many people and had 2 good roommates.

What do you like best?
Getting to know people. I see many many people who are in the same classes I'm in, so we talk to each other.

What has been the worst part?
It's kinda big and walking around can be a pain sometimes.

 

[dredg]

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[Isla]

Originally posted by: dredg
Where do you go?
What is your major?
What is your GPA?

How has your experience been?
What do you like best?
What has been the worst part?

I am starting college next fall and from what I hear it is going to be a big change and a signifcant part of my life. I am very excited to be challenged and to find out what I can do. I am living in the dorms at Iowa State Univeristy, majoring in Computer Engineering. My earliest class is 10:00! Anything I should keep in mind while I make this transition?

Appreciate this time in your life!

I did my undergraduate work as a mother, wife, and working part time. Took me 10 years but my overall GPA is 3.85. I'm getting ready to start work on my Master's (Special Education) and that's going to be a neat trick... working full time, going to school at night (one class a semester, I can't handle any more than that!!!) AND taking care of my family.

My husband has his degree in Electrical Engineering... he was double majoring in Computer Engineering but never finished it up.

If there is anything I think you should keep in mind, it is that you have a golden opportunity here. Don't let the lure of late nights and wild life trip you up.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Where do you go?
IUS - Indiana University Southeast

What is your major?
Computer Science - Math/Science option with a minor in Math

GPA?
3.67 overall.

How has your experience been?
Alright.

What do you like best?
Cheap, close to home.

What do you like worst?
Close to home.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Must these thread be done every week?

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: dredg
Where do you go?
What is your major?
What is your GPA?

How has your experience been?
What do you like best?
What has been the worst part?

I am starting college next fall and from what I hear it is going to be a big change and a signifcant part of my life. I am very excited to be challenged and to find out what I can do. I am living in the dorms at Iowa State Univeristy, majoring in Computer Engineering. My earliest class is 10:00! Anything I should keep in mind while I make this transition?

Where do you go: Not telling, graduated this may.
Major: Crap Science ...err Computer Science
GPA: Too low to quit
Experience: Waking up at 2:00 pm everyday can't be that bad
Liked Best: Sleep
Worst: Never ever live with roommates. Better to pay an extra $400-600 and avoid the assholes.

 

[Corporate Thug]

UCLA
poli sci
3.7
good experiance, not as hard as people say it is
like goin to school only twice a week
dont like workload week before midterms and finals

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Where do you go?
Glendale Community College (transfering to Arizona State University next year)

What is your major?
Secondary Education: History

What is your GPA?
3.4

How has your experience been?
I absolutely love it, college kicks high school's arse

What do you like best?
I am 1200 miles from my parents

What has been the worst part?
The whole learning to live paycheck to paycheck thing

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
UTexas
3.566666
No major.

Originally posted by: Anubis
yes
Dickinson College - Carlisle Pa
Physics
Physic s GPA = 3.2, overall = 2.5 i hate stupid graduation requirements
good
no idea what i like best or worse. im graduating next yeaa and i like that

Funny. I've never heard of a liberal arts major getting a 2.5 because of science and math classes!

Really, that's all I hear. I was an EE in college at Johns Hopkins and I had a 4.0 in my non-engineering classes. I always here the Liberal Arts people complaining about having to take science classes.

I?m not a liberal arts major that the porb. I?m a physics major. I hate taking English and history. They are killing my GPA

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
UTexas
3.566666
No major.

Originally posted by: Anubis
yes
Dickinson College - Carlisle Pa
Physics
Physic s GPA = 3.2, overall = 2.5 i hate stupid graduation requirements
good
no idea what i like best or worse. im graduating next yeaa and i like that

Funny. I've never heard of a liberal arts major getting a 2.5 because of science and math classes!

Really, that's all I hear. I was an EE in college at Johns Hopkins and I had a 4.0 in my non-engineering classes. I always here the Liberal Arts people complaining about having to take science classes.

I?m not a liberal arts major that the porb. I?m a physics major. I hate taking English and history. They are killing my GPA

You take my physics class, I will take your English and History classes!

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: dredg
Where do you go?

University of Washington

What is your major?

Computer Science, with a minor in math

What is your GPA?

Major: 3.9
Overall: 3.5

How has your experience been?

Positive

What do you like best?

Learning new material, making new friends and hanging with them

What has been the worst part?

The pressure to succeed and compete with your peers