Shippin up to... College

Weiss Pinguin · 08-03-11, 11:55 AM

So this Friday I'll be heading off to Auburn University to study engineering (maybe, for now). And then on Monday I start a week-long orientation for freshmen NROTC midshipmen, which should be interesting...

Anyway, since there seem to be a lot of, ah, experienced (

) grown ups around here, and quite a few Navy folks, I thought I'd see if I could glean any tips from ya'll.

So, any tips/do's & dont's/college jokes?

Gerald · 08-03-11, 11:57 AM

Fun, Congratulations I hope everything goes well

AVGWarhawk · 08-03-11, 11:59 AM

1. Classes before beer.

2. Beer

The rest of the college experience follows after the beer.

Good luck and have fun. If I could spend my 4 years at the University of Maryland all over again I would in a heartbeat. Good times. I learned some stuff also.

Jimbuna · 08-03-11, 12:00 PM

Good luck and my tip would be...never tell anyone you've enough money for a couple of beers

Betonov · 08-03-11, 12:14 PM

Will that be naval engineering, that's the way I understood it all

Good luck staying sober and congratulations

Osmium Steele · 08-03-11, 12:41 PM

Here ya go... Congrats, and good luck!

Thomen · 08-03-11, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

1. Classes before beer.

2. Beer

The rest of the college experience follows after the beer.

Good luck and have fun. If I could spend my 4 years at the University of Maryland all over again I would in a heartbeat. Good times. I learned some stuff also.

Unless you take online classes. In which case you can do Beer, interrupted by some classes.

Hottentot · 08-03-11, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

So, any tips/do's & dont's/college jokes?

Yes. Don't become stuck up. Seems to be a common problem with freshmen in here, thinking they are all special and super intelligent because they are in university, have timetables and even cook their own oatmeal! Most of them seem to calm down by their second year, but some even graduate still looking down on anyone without a degree. Pathetic.

You are there to learn. And that doesn't mean just learning and forgetting what's written in the exam books. It's an opportunity that you won't likely get again, so use it.

And as others have said, remember to have fun too.

Weiss Pinguin · 08-03-11, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Will that be naval engineering, that's the way I understood it all

Nah, although I guess it might lead to something like it later. For now it's just pre-engineering with some Navy stuff Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Seth8530 · 08-03-11, 05:35 PM

Goodluck, from a fellow engineering student!

frau kaleun · 08-03-11, 07:43 PM

*sniff*

Our little Weiss Penguin is all growed up and goin' off to get hisself some fancy book larnin'.

Good luck to ya, kiddo.

Onkel Neal · 08-03-11, 08:49 PM

First, it is spelled y'all

Second, don't end a sentence with "at". Example: Where is the car at?

gimpy117 · 08-03-11, 08:52 PM

good luck. remember balance play with work!

frau kaleun · 08-03-11, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Second, don't end a sentence with "at". Example: Where is the car at?

Now let's not go crazy on the poor kid. It may be Auburn, but it's still Alabama. I doubt anyone will notice.

kiwi_2005 · 08-03-11, 11:03 PM

Good luck man, engineering sounds a promising career.

08-03-11, 11:55 AM	#1
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Shippin up to... College So this Friday I'll be heading off to Auburn University to study engineering (maybe, for now). And then on Monday I start a week-long orientation for freshmen NROTC midshipmen, which should be interesting... Anyway, since there seem to be a lot of, ah, experienced () grown ups around here, and quite a few Navy folks, I thought I'd see if I could glean any tips from ya'll. So, any tips/do's & dont's/college jokes? __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,291 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	1. Classes before beer. 2. Beer The rest of the college experience follows after the beer. Good luck and have fun. If I could spend my 4 years at the University of Maryland all over again I would in a heartbeat. Good times. I learned some stuff also. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,914 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Good luck and my tip would be...never tell anyone you've enough money for a couple of beers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Will that be naval engineering, that's the way I understood it all Good luck staying sober and congratulations

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	sniff Our little Weiss Penguin is all growed up and goin' off to get hisself some fancy book larnin'. Good luck to ya, kiddo.

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	First, it is spelled y'all Second, don't end a sentence with "at". Example: Where is the car at? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Good luck man, engineering sounds a promising career. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.