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Gigantopithecus
Diamond Member
Haha, fortunately that hasn't been my case at all, but I've seen it enough to laugh. I study evolutionary genetics. It takes most people in research science 9-11 years total to earn their PhD. I know a few people who did it in 8 years, but I know many more who took more than 11 years.
Inferno0032
Golden Member
That's what I was sayin, first week was sweet, the rest of the year was aweful.
sthaznpride17
Senior member
Yeah quarter system... first day of class is Sept. 30 and spring quarter usually ends second week of June. It sucks when all of my friends that don't go to the same school have different break schedules.
SneakyStuff
Diamond Member
Best part of the year! 😀 DADDY LIKE!
i'm 26 and not the typical student. *sometimes* its fun. i get out of class whenever i can (21 credit hours, 2 part time jobs. im busy). mostly im bored. i like learning, i just prefer to do it on my own terms.
i just found out that if i graduate and soon after get my CCNA, i can actually transfer to the nearest university, ECU, and jump in as a junior. which means 2 more years.
/but im so tired of school already
destrekor
Lifer
😀
My freshman year, the first floor of the dorm the guy's side were all triples, and each had their own private bathroom inside, whereas all other units had community bathrooms (though they upgraded that building to a block of community bathrooms, but private with a toilet, sink, and shower in each bathroom unit.
but moving on... yeah, our room was literally right next to the floor RA. And right next to her room was the building RA.
He was a douche, but our floor RA was awesome. Apparently alcohol has a smell, and our RA didn't give two shits about us drinking as long as we weren't stupid. She always saw the bud light box next to our mini fridge and just laughed, or our bottles. But she'd walk by and knock on the door and tell us to watch out if the other RAs were patrolling or if she could smell it.
What was never smelled was the best part - that little bathroom got used for things. :evil:
My current school year building is also awesome. It's an apartment-style dorm, each unit has a full kitchen and living room, and two two-person bedrooms attached, each with their own personal bathroom, which are really nice too. 5 floors, and the two RAs have either 2 or 3 floors. Drinking is basically something none of them care about. Hell, we had a permanent ping pong table set up for beer pong, and played it all the time.
Once we had a complex RA come in and card everyone because one of the guys walked around the building with a can of beer and they didn't like that, but nothing came of that since everyone was of age, thankfully. Next year I'm going to have to be careful, because my old roommates are graduating, and I only know the person who will be sharing my room next year, and he's not of age yet. Hopefully the other two like to party, or else next year might be awkward and boring. Last year was probably a little too fun, didn't do so hot because I have terrible self discipline. :laugh:
destrekor
Lifer
at Ohio State - age doesn't matter. Most of the girls are annoying as shit, class rank doesn't matte - each rank has their better ones. But seriously, at this school it feels like High School v2, pisses me off because the fine ass ones tend to keep that same immaturity level, even as juniors and seniors. Really getting tired of that... I seem to be one of the few who just wants to actually slow down, find a good one. Not an easy task when most of the ladies seem to be dumb as bricks and stuck on high school mode for 4 extra years.
uclaLabrat
Diamond Member
Same here, just finished my 10th year....crap, is it the 11th I finished? Nope, 10th...done next year, PhD in organic chemistry
kranky
Elite Member
I saw a number of people not get past the first semester because of a deadly combination of two factors:
1. They went to a HS that was so easy they weren't prepared for the tougher work of college.
2. They didn't know how to manage their time because they never had to do it before.
Don't let that be you, OP.
I, on the other hand, did fine in the first semester. The second one is what did me in. Lost my scholarship and ended up on probation. The painful lesson I had to learn the hard way was "There is always someone who has nothing to do, and is looking for someone to do it with." Too often I was the person who was badgered into doing something - trip to the bar, hang with the women, games in the student union... you name it.
1. They went to a HS that was so easy they weren't prepared for the tougher work of college.
2. They didn't know how to manage their time because they never had to do it before.
Don't let that be you, OP.
I, on the other hand, did fine in the first semester. The second one is what did me in. Lost my scholarship and ended up on probation. The painful lesson I had to learn the hard way was "There is always someone who has nothing to do, and is looking for someone to do it with." Too often I was the person who was badgered into doing something - trip to the bar, hang with the women, games in the student union... you name it.
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