Where did u go to college?

[gimpy117]

Currently at Western Michigan University

I'd love to know where everybody else went and maybe hear a story or two.


ps. If you went to CMU i hate you :O:

[Krauter]

Concordia University for me at the moment.

Major in History (Hoping to finish with a Specialization in Eastern European history, aka Soviet Union and its actions in WW2 and Cold War and the implications this has had on Europe post CW).

Oh and a minor in applied human sciences.

Cheers!

[JSLTIGER]

Pre-college: University of Pennsylvania. Took courses there as a high school student (did pretty well too, if I may say so myself).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Upenn-shield.png/160px-Upenn-shield.png

Undergrad: Duke University, August 2004 - May 2008. History Major (American concentration), Political Science Minor, Jewish Studies Certificate.

Before you ask, yes, I was there through the whole lacrosse mess. Aside from being villified for simply being a white male student, the worst parts of that experience were the endless repetitions of following conversation until they were declared innocent:

Q: "Where do you go to school?"
Me: "Duke University."
Q: "Oh...were you on the lacrosse team?"
Me: "No."
Q: "What do you think? Did they do it?"
Me: ::Sigh::

Then there were the helicopters. Have you ever tried taking finals with 500 helicopters hovering over campus? They're freaking loud and distracting!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/Duke_University_Crest.svg/130px-Duke_University_Crest.svg.png

Grad school: University of Florida, Levin College of Law, August 2008 - May 2011. Juris Doctor.

I'll be graduating with my Juris Doctorate in a little over a month. Then taking the FL bar exam this summer.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/UFVerticalSignature.png/200px-UFVerticalSignature.png

Next year, I'm looking at pursuing a LL.M. (legal master's, kind of like a post-doc for lawyers) degree. So far I've been admitted to Temple University up in Philly (where I grew up, funnily enough), but I'm still waiting to hear back from a bunch of other schools.

http://hathaway2educate.com/temple_university_logo2.jpg (?)

EDIT: Pics added.

[Hottentot]

Major in History (Hoping to finish with a Specialization in Eastern European history, aka Soviet Union and its actions in WW2 and Cold War and the implications this has had on Europe post CW).

Colleague! Well, except that I'm in different university (duh) and my timeframe ends pretty much where your begins. Could be interesting to do some comparison, though.

[Krauter]

Colleague! Well, except that I'm in different university (duh) and my timeframe ends pretty much where your begins. Could be interesting to do some comparison, though.

Very true :DL Will have to try and keep in touch!

Whereabouts are you studying?

[CCIP]

In Canada, prestige of schools is really pretty relative, and oftentimes it matters more what department, rather than what university, you actually went to. This is a bit contrary to the US' formal prestige of schools as such.

I started off at Brock University - nice school, my best memories are actually of hanging out in the library building perched atop the Niagara Escarpment, from which you could see for dozens and dozens of miles across Lake Ontario on a good day. I started off in Linguistics, but really picked up a whole range of subjects in my two years there - including programming, geography, and a number of history courses.

I then moved to Ottawa due to family circumstances, and transferred to Carleton University. Much the same - nice school, good circumstances to study. I had to commute from far away so my social life was slow and in fact it wasn't until I was about to move away from town that I discovered that I really liked life in Ottawa.

I graduated with a major in Linguistics and minor in History, and continued on to a Masters in Applied Language Studies. Outstanding program - very small, like a well-kept secret, there is just an amazing bunch of faculty working in that department. It was a very different experience from my undergrad studies, where I really learned to think with a practical mindset - not just what I could learn from something in theory, but how I could apply it to real data and real people-to-people communication problems. That still informs my thinking to today.

I graduated and got into the PhD program at the Department of English here at University of Waterloo, a big school further south in Ontario that is famous for its Engineering and Computer Science departments, but not so much english. So far, my experience here so far has been... well, disappointing, really. I won't go into too much detail, but although I found some fantastic people to work with in the university, it's been an uphill battle. I've become very disillusioned with the education system here, and Waterloo as such - despite its massive student population and apparent concentration of wealth and brains in town - is, well, boring. There's really not much to do in town. Fortunately, it's a good environment to work in, and by far the safest and quietest place I've lived or am likely to ever live in. But that's about all I can say for it - and in the last year or so, I've turned to saving as much as I can and traveling out of here regularly to hang out with friends elsewhere. I can work here, yes, but staying here really sucks the life out of me in the long run.

I still like what I do though. Both teaching and working in research fields like medical communication is, in the end, extremely rewarding.

[Krauter]

snip

Why not check out McGill? Great university and city :)

Edit: Brock University eh? You wouldn't happen to know a particular coach there with the last name of Calder would you? That was one of my initial choices for a university but.. differences in how I want to get my education and pursue my sport made me end up here.

[Hottentot]

Very true :DL Will have to try and keep in touch!

We'd go far too offtopic if we started comparing our sources, methods and such in this thread, but a PM might work.

Whereabouts are you studying?Here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tampere). The funny thing is that because of history we are occasionally referred to as "the red university" by the people who don't like us. The common idea is that we are all leftists who just steal money from the tax payers for useless research. I don't know about that, but I guess I'm not helping the situation by researching the Soviet Union :haha:.

[ajrimmer42]

Currently at Sheffield Hallam University in my first year studying Aerospace Technology :D In fact I actually only have 2 weeks of my first year left before summer break, we finish proper early for some reason :)

[Betonov]

In Canada, prestige of schools is really pretty relative, and oftentimes it matters more what department, rather than what university, you actually went to.

Same here

University of Ljubljana, faculty for maritime and transport sciences, nautical department

[Jimbuna]

Westoe Secondary Modern :DL

[mookiemookie]

http://mansfield.htnp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/uconn-logo.jpg

[Takeda Shingen]

Taking mookie's lead.

Bachelor's Degree:

http://www.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/julliard_header.jpg

Master's Degree:

http://hathaway2educate.com/temple_university_logo2.jpg

Doctorate:

http://www.bdsra.org/media/content/77/logo-uofr.jpg

[Torvald Von Mansee]

http://www.wornthrough.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Reed-College.jpg

[TLAM Strike]

http://www.bdsra.org/media/content/77/logo-uofr.jpg

:haha:
Never knew you spent time in my neck of the woods! :up:



I'm half way though my 1st semester at Monroe Community College. :03:

[Growler]

Wrapping up second year with Western Governors' University, in the Teachers College for Social Sciences, and extraordinarily satisfied with it. Took me longer than I would have liked to actually start college for the whole purpose of actually learning something, since all my earlier trips (4) to college ended with early outs and dim, alcohol-scented-vomit-soaked memories, or ended due to lack of funding.

I envy you guys who had yourselves figured out coming out of high school. Me, I'm still not sure what I want to be when (if) I grow up.

[DarkFish]

currently studying electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology.

[Growler]

currently studying electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology.

In another life, I'da totally done that. I love messing with electricity.:D

[DarkFish]

In another life, I'da totally done that. I love messing with electricity.:Dwell, do you also love messing with integrals, derivatives, matrices and other quirky math stuff?:O:

[Catfish]

Studied Geology/paleontology in Goettingen, Germany. Best time of my life. (Before s.o. asks no, military was not the best time of my life)

Greetings,
Catfish

[MothBalls]

SDSU - Bachelors in Business.
While there I also attended DUI school, graduated, so now I can drink and drive.


Currently enrolled - School of hard knocks, 2.0 GPA. Class is fun but sometimes the lessons suck.

Dropped Out - Failing at Parenting U - Attended for 18 years, no diploma, still waiting for the final report card.

Thinking of becoming a CPA (Certified Public Alcoholic) I hear the curriculum is excellent and grades are easy.

[DarkFish]

Thinking of becoming a CPA (Certified Public Alcoholic) I hear the curriculum is excellent and grades are easy.Well yes, but tuition is very expensive:dead:

[Betonov]

Well yes, but tuition is very expensive:dead:

home scooling requiers a one time investement in a still :DL

[Sailor Steve]

School of hard nocks.

And it seems I still haven't graduated. :dead:

[Growler]

well, do you also love messing with integrals, derivatives, matrices and other quirky math stuff?:O:

I can pretend. :D Like I said, "Another life."

[Schroeder]

Fachhochschule Braunschweig - Wolfenbüttel (has renamed itself to Ostfalia shortly before I graduated).
Did transport and logistics management.

[Torplexed]

Art Institute of Seattle. Emphasis on the 'Institute.'

Now you know whom to blame.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Torpy_sFirstPencil.jpg

[Madox58]

School of hard nocks.

And it seems I still haven't graduated. :dead:
You don't have one of these yet?
http://applicant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/capture1.jpg

[Rhodes]

Universidade de Coimbra (University of Coimbra)

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6163/ucoimbra1.jpg (http://img856.imageshack.us/i/ucoimbra1.jpg/)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3729/fadosweb1.gif (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/fadosweb1.gif/)

[Growler]

Art Institute of Seattle. Emphasis on the 'Institute.'

Now you know whom to blame.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Torpy_sFirstPencil.jpg

What do you do, just whip this stuff up on command? :D

[nikimcbee]

the Teachers College for Social Sciences, .


...so you'll be driving a fork lift too then, after you graduate:o. Social studies teachers are a dime a dozen. I hope you picked a cool minor, like math or science.:hmmm:

[Takeda Shingen]

...so you'll be driving a fork lift too then, after you graduate:o. Social studies teachers are a dime a dozen. I hope you picked a cool minor, like math or science.:hmmm:

That's not a cool thing to say to someone, even if you believe it to be true.

In any case, you can find a teaching position in just about any area of the country and in any content area. However, you should be prepared to work as a per deim substitute for as long as two years. The money isn't so bad, but it is critical that you get yourself subbing in a district that you are interested in seeking contracted employment. The fact of life as an educator is that districts are always hiring, but rarely hire outside applicants outright.

[CCIP]

That's not a cool thing to say to someone, even if you believe it to be true.

In any case, you can find a teaching position in just about any area of the country and in any content area. However, you should be prepared to work as a per deim substitute for as long as two years. The money isn't so bad, but it is critical that you get yourself subbing in a district that you are interested in seeking contracted employment. The fact of life as an educator is that districts are always hiring, but rarely hire outside applicants outright.

Right. Actually the fact is that there's no shortage of teaching positions (in Canada, though, good luck getting into teaching at the school level - but at the college level, there's actually a deficit of instructors). But you should be prepared to put up with a tight situation at least for some time, and that can be difficult, especially for those who have families. Along with the fact that the system itself is full of unpleasant realities and relatively poor working environments. So in some cases, I can't blame people for choosing the forklift - but I'd be careful to emphasize that it is, indeed, still very much a choice and not a 'doom'.

[Krauter]

Not as true as you might think for french schools. When I graduated my highschool and my principle heard that I wanted to end up teaching secondary school he told me to come back to our district quickly because there is a shortage of billigual teachers for secondary schools.

[Torplexed]

What do you do, just whip this stuff up on command? :D

That's what they teach you to do for the advertising biz.

Not that it always flies well. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Bizarre-Concepts-Dept..jpg

[CCIP]

Not as true as you might think for french schools. When I graduated my highschool and my principle heard that I wanted to end up teaching secondary school he told me to come back to our district quickly because there is a shortage of billigual teachers for secondary schools.

True :P

I just never considered the French system myself since, well, I don't have french.

***

Oh, and on an earlier point about McGill - I've looked into that, actually, it is a good school. However the only program I would've been compatible with would be in Education. Unfortunately the professors I would've been interested in working with were "full", i.e. they were not taking on more PhD students. Meanwhile here at Waterloo, a brilliant professor in my field seemed to be available...

...but because of our stupid, stupid department, she left a year after I got in. What a shame :nope: As you can imagine, that put me in a difficult position for quite a while.

[AVGWarhawk]

University of Maryland College Park. Study was Criminal Justice. I had a splendid 4 years there and would do it all over again! :arrgh!:

[nikimcbee]

That's not a cool thing to say to someone, even if you believe it to be true.

In any case, you can find a teaching position in just about any area of the country and in any content area. However, you should be prepared to work as a per deim substitute for as long as two years. The money isn't so bad, but it is critical that you get yourself subbing in a district that you are interested in seeking contracted employment. The fact of life as an educator is that districts are always hiring, but rarely hire outside applicants outright.

I stand by my statement. What I'm saying is, pick a markatable minor that will make you stand above the other SS teachers. All of the stuff Tak said is true (regarding subbing), but be prepared to find a good summer job:doh:. Make sure you do your research before you get into it. Last time I checked, math and science are in high demand. If you're open to it, become a kindergarten teacher, as there is a high demand for male kindergarten teachers.

Oh, and find out what other state's teaching requirements are, as they vary widely. BUT, watchout for districts offering really sweet deals to relocate to their district, you could get stuck in a really bad district/school.

[Growler]

...so you'll be driving a fork lift too then, after you graduate:o. Social studies teachers are a dime a dozen. I hope you picked a cool minor, like math or science.:hmmm:

LOL... History, actually.

I'm really in it for a degree less than for a teaching cert. And Home Depot doesn't let me drive their forklifts anymore, after that little panel truck incident that everybody overreacted about back in the day.:D

[Growler]

That's what they teach you to do for the advertising biz.

Not that it always flies well. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Bizarre-Concepts-Dept..jpg

Well, first thing is, what's wrong with a chorus line of naked women??

And, if it's not been said enough before - brother, you are damned good at what you do.

[GoldenRivet]

I went to a little state university located in a Podunk town in Oklahoma. there never was anything to do so we often had to get creative.

I lived with my room mate, who was an air national guard mechanic and his girlfriend - an alcoholic nudist - in a low rent, little white house that has long since been demolished. the floors were either plywood or linoleum depending on which part of which room you were in and my closet door was a fish pattern shower curtain from dollar general.

to keep from getting dicks drawn all over my face at night i used to sit an empty beer bottle on top of my door knob in the hopes that if those bastards tried to sneak in after a long night of boozing it up the bottle would fall and wake me up.

in the house to the right lived an old woman who loved to call the cops on our parties even though we never were that loud but she was always just as sweet to us as could be. on the left lived a young red neck couple. he was a mechanic, she was a 20 something housewife... he was a lot like Lawrence from office space (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCaosrIIvs) the way he talked, looked and sounded and he always had a coors in his hand. he was cool as hell.

Our cordless phone was renowned for picking up random cordless phone transmissions throughout the neighborhood. fun for hours. we used to listen for raunchy phone sex. occasionally we found some stuff you wouldn't believe.

The whole gang consisted of about 15 friends and we must have had a party 3 or 4 nights out of the week.

The local bar where anyone really would hang out was about 3 miles from where we lived, so we would put on our jackets and load all the pockets up with bottles or cans of beer - set off to walking and get a good buzz on the way.

before we left the bar, we would get one of our friends to hook us up with 3 or 4 bottles of beer a piece, unopened - so we could take them to go for the walk back home.

One night we went from house to house rearranging the Christmas lights to spell out profanities... and all the cute little wicker deer were placed in lewd sex positions.

another night - "party night" we didn't have enough money for booze so we all went out and purchased a bunch of bottled root beer and drove through one of the notorious police check points with all of our "open containers". that cop smelled everyone's breath and checked every bottle. we were clean and he was annoyed... we drove on.

the classes were mostly aviation related, and almost every day there was one or two training flights to be had.

going off to college is a great thing. I learned a lot there - and most of the important things i learned couldnt be found in the class room. I did a lot of growing up and really got my first taste of "freedom" as a young man out on his own.

it was a blast... I wouldnt trade those days for anything - except maybe for a degree in some other field of study LOL

[Krauter]

That's what they teach you to do for the advertising biz.

Not that it always flies well. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Bizarre-Concepts-Dept..jpg

Hold on a minute :timeout:

You mean these are your sketches :o I thought you were pulling these of the web...

If they are yours.. wow!!

[Takeda Shingen]

Hold on a minute :timeout:

You mean these are your sketches :o I thought you were pulling these of the web...

If they are yours.. wow!!

Yep, Torpy is one hell of a talent. :yeah:

[Krauter]

Damn, and I was clueless to that fact all this time.

I'll have to make a search of the forum to see if theres any more of his art up here.

[Takeda Shingen]

Oh yeah, he's done a good portion of the artwork you see around the boards. He's made sigs for a lot of guys too.**

**For everyone: Don't bombard his inbox with sig requests. He won't appreciate that

[Sailor Steve]

Damn, and I was clueless to that fact all this time.

I'll have to make a search of the forum to see if theres any more of his art up here.
I don't have a site to host all the hundreds he's done for Subsim, but here is one of my favorites.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/domesticbliss.jpg

Oh, he also did the logo for our band.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/MonkeyRumColor.jpg

[Chad]

Currently enrolled at Missouri Western State University, with a B.S. of Computer Information Systems.

http://w8.campusexplorer.com/media/376x262/media-42A8E495.jpg

[DarkFish]

I went to a little state university located in a Podunk town in Oklahoma. there never was anything to do so we often had to get creative.

[...]

it was a blast... I wouldnt trade those days for anything - except maybe for a degree in some other field of study LOLHell yeah, I love being a student:DL
I happen to live about 5 minutes walking from the longest pub street of the Netherlands (possibly even Europe). 250 meters with nothing but pubs on both sides of the street (and the occasional kebab bar). Generally there are one or two parties mid-week where some of my friends are going, being so close to all pubs I simply can't stay at home.

Every faculty at our university has its own student corporation and mine is the coolest of our university (just ask any of our members:O:). All of us have got their own pub somewhere in the faculty building, but whereas all the others are opened only once a week, ours is opened 5 days a week:DL Also, our excessive beer consumption means we can sell our beer really cheap at €0,42 a glass (22 cl), or €10 for 30 glasses:D (normal beer prices here are around €2 to €2,50)

Saturday is the best day for going out here, and usually I spend some time with my friends in rock/metal bars, go to the park to smoke some pot and back into the rock bars until closing time.

[Jimbuna]

Damn, and I was clueless to that fact all this time.

I'll have to make a search of the forum to see if theres any more of his art up here.

This is one of my favourites http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2864/gwxcob2.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/gwxcob2.jpg/)

http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

[Krauter]

Cheers! Hopefully I didn't sidetrack this post too too much, but damn those are good.

[Growler]

This is one of my favourites http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2864/gwxcob2.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/gwxcob2.jpg/)

http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

Gee, I can't imagine why... :DL

[nikimcbee]

Gee, I can't imagine why... :DL

Steed was the model for the drawing.:haha:

[SgtPotato]

http://www4.images.coolspotters.com/photos/93391/rit-tigers-profile.png

I'm currently working my way to get Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts in Rochester Institute of Technology.

Hello, Takeda Shingen and TLAM Strike! :woot:

[les green01]

i went to fort scott on the truck driving course when i grad that course i got 23 college credits which i can use on anything,sad thing half the time i was there my tongue was dragging the ground seeing all them young cute girls

[onelifecrisis]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_full_achievement_of_arms_of_fitzwilliam_colleg e_cambridge.jpg/450px-The_full_achievement_of_arms_of_fitzwilliam_colleg e_cambridge.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzwilliam_College,_Cambridge)


:smug:

[Takeda Shingen]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_full_achievement_of_arms_of_fitzwilliam_colleg e_cambridge.jpg/450px-The_full_achievement_of_arms_of_fitzwilliam_colleg e_cambridge.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzwilliam_College,_Cambridge)


:smug:

School boasts an awesome string quartet. :up:

[Torplexed]

Steed was the model for the drawing.:haha:

Steed was slated to model for the Monkey Rum logo. But I had to drop him because he couldn't play an instrument. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/MonkeyStrum.jpg

[mookiemookie]

Basketball National Champion UConn!

http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/uconn.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Steed was slated to model for the Monkey Rum logo. But I had to drop him because he couldn't play an instrument. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/MonkeyStrum.jpg
Oh, man, the guys are gonna love that! Thanks! :rock:

[Onkel Neal]

Working man's college! B.S. in Hospitality Management. You guys were my internship, too. :timeout:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/hous.jpg

[Growler]

You guys were my internship, too. :timeout:

Good thing it wasn't a psychology program.:D

[Onkel Neal]

But that was certainly an important part of the course :)

[kranz]

Currently I'm wasting my time on British and American culture and literature at Univ. of Silesia, Poland (lol). M.A studies, 4th year. Lost two years studying history at a different department, same university. In general: not so bad studies, but: job prospects- almost none. Won't be able to teach English- at least without any additional course. Translation job- also no paper for that. Maybe some informal stuff which doesn't require any official confirmation etc.

[Sledgehammer427]

Basketball National Champion UConn!

http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/uconn.jpg

We won last night?!
This is where I will probably end up going.

[Growler]

But that was certainly an important part of the course :)

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall for those classroom discussions. :)