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| College Educations, Part II; Now with less sketchiness | |
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| meh | Oct 10 2011, 07:00 PM Post #226 |
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What colleges are you looking at? |
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| Telosan | Oct 10 2011, 08:54 PM Post #227 |
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Never heard of CommonApp, I'll check it out. My list is embarrassingly elite. Everyone I know who works in the field I'm looking at (Computer Science or just IT in general) say that to be successful, I'll need to go to an exceptional college and learn everything I possibly can, or else I might as well not try. The list is mostly filled with their recommendations. Reach Schools: Stanford and MIT Confident I can get in: Berkeley, Rutgers, UPenn Fallbacks: Seton Hall and RIT I also have UCLA on the list, but I can't recall why as a note here says I was unable to find a worthwhile computer department for it. |
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| meh | Oct 10 2011, 10:15 PM Post #228 |
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Here's some advice: Stay away from California. The schools are overcrowded, and there is a guarantee your tuition will go up every single year. |
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| Ulgania | Oct 10 2011, 10:28 PM Post #229 |
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Haha, every college is getting more expensive. |
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| Aelius | Oct 10 2011, 11:49 PM Post #230 |
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Exactly. Thank God I'm done. At least for now. I really don't want to have to get a Master's to have any shot of a real job. |
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| flumes | Oct 11 2011, 09:17 AM Post #231 |
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Consider a double major in CS and MIS (Management Information Systems)... You'll get a job in seconds and make $$$... Edit: Also, just go to their websites and all of the req's for undergraduate application will be there. Warning, those schools will all probably have fees to apply. Edited by flumes, Oct 11 2011, 09:20 AM.
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| New Harumf | Oct 11 2011, 09:26 AM Post #232 |
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You have expensive tastes. Those schools have their rep in CS and IT because of their GRADUATE programs. I've seen lists of the best undregraduate programs and I'll search for them - there are some surprises on there (like Northern Illinois University). Also, Flumes is right about the double major - of course, this is coming from a guy (me) that would never hire someone with an IT degree for an IT position! :evil: These are fun lists: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings Also, Carnege Melon is the best school for landing a job, period; especially in IT. Here is a list you probably already found, but look at the public school options: http://www.collegecrunch.org/rankings/the-20-best-schools-for-computer-science-majors-2009/ UofM, UofW, UofI and UofT are all great public schools doing great things in CS and IT, and all have pretty nice campuses! What are the State schools in NJ? They might be your most cost-effective option, and usually every state's flagship campus has the best IT and CS departments available. Edited by New Harumf, Oct 11 2011, 10:05 AM.
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| flumes | Oct 11 2011, 02:40 PM Post #233 |
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My grandfather went to Carnege Melon. He is a smart man.
Edited by flumes, Oct 11 2011, 02:40 PM.
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| Telosan | Oct 14 2011, 04:24 PM Post #234 |
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Thanks guys! I've got a few general directions and have forced my counselor into an earlier meeting. This weekend I'll be putting together my applications and essays. |
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| Abnar | Oct 14 2011, 04:38 PM Post #235 |
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the lurkiest of them all?
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First: I went to Michigan State University (on full scholarship), graduated with a 3.4, was recruited by Microsoft, Google, and the NSA, and took a job with GE Aviation for their masters' program. Every competent member of my graduating class was employed at or above $60,000 per year before graduation day. Second: I find it strange that an "elite" list includes neither Carnegie Mellon University nor Cornell University. C-M in particular has earned more DARPA computer science grants than any other school in the past 10 years. They were my first choice, and I got in, but you can't beat a full ride. Third: UCB is better than UCLA for computer science. To get a job in computer science, you don't need to go to a top 5 school. You need a diploma from a school with actual classrooms, and an internship. A comp sci degree teaches you how to learn computer science; you're never going to use any of the course material again unless you stay in academia as a researcher. Coming out of college, employers aren't looking for subject matter experts, they're looking for people who have proven they can pick up the skills that the job needs - internships are excellent for that. A summer internship where you end up getting invited back for a fall and spring co-op is even better, so look for internships within commuting distance from your school, or make plans to take a year off to work in the industry. Edited by Abnar, Oct 14 2011, 04:48 PM.
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| New Harumf | Oct 14 2011, 05:01 PM Post #236 |
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Truth |
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| Telosan | Oct 17 2011, 08:57 PM Post #237 |
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Not that it'll affect where I apply (much), does anyone have a list of the top party schools? :P I want to see where my choices are. |
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| Ulgania | Oct 17 2011, 09:07 PM Post #238 |
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IBFlumes :D |
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| NRE | Oct 17 2011, 09:26 PM Post #239 |
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Here is the list that I found through a quick google search for 2011. 1. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 2. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss. 4. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 5. University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif. 6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. 7. Penn State University, University Park, Pa. 8. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. 9. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 10. University of Texas, Austin, Texas 11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 12. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 13. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 14. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis. 15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. 16. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. 17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. 18. University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 19. University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 20. University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. |
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| Ulgania | Oct 17 2011, 09:39 PM Post #240 |
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Telo, go with UVM. It's 19th on the list, but actually an incredibly advanced school. The average "party kid" could have gotten in five years ago but the standards are so much higher, relatively speaking, that it's actually a much more respected uni. Also I'm moving to that city. haha |
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| Telosan | Oct 17 2011, 09:50 PM Post #241 |
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7 and 11 are on my list! |
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| New Harumf | Oct 18 2011, 08:53 AM Post #242 |
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Do you remember the birthplace of "HAL" from 2001: A Space Odyssey Also, do you know where HAL got his name?? Edited by New Harumf, Oct 18 2011, 08:57 AM.
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| flumes | Oct 18 2011, 10:50 AM Post #243 |
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It brings a smile to my face every single time. ^^ :lol:
This merger isn't public yet... :unsure: (Now, I need to be careful what I say so the SEC doesn't come after me... But, all I'm saying... Buy IBM. It's going to go through the roof when the merger is announced. I'd tell you to buy Flumes, but it is of course privately held...) Edited by flumes, Oct 18 2011, 10:50 AM.
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| Toussaint | Oct 19 2011, 02:21 PM Post #244 |
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Well, I've officially been accepted and put in a down payment, and I'll be studying abroad in Tokyo next semester. ^^ |
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| Ulgania | Oct 19 2011, 09:42 PM Post #245 |
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If I'm teaching in Tokyo next year we're meeting up for saki and... maids. |
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| Toussaint | Oct 19 2011, 11:42 PM Post #246 |
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Excellent. B) Are you doing JET, or applying to an agency? |
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| Ulgania | Oct 20 2011, 04:59 PM Post #247 |
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JET. I should be able to swing something like that. haha |
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| Aelius | Oct 20 2011, 11:31 PM Post #248 |
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Can anybody be accepted into that program? Everything I've tried lately has come up blank as far as job searching goes. |
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| Toussaint | Oct 21 2011, 12:36 AM Post #249 |
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http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/faq/faq02elig.html English teachers in foreign countries are in very high demand. If you're willing to go to Asia, Latin America, or Africa, and even Eastern Europe, you're pretty much guaranteed a position. |
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| Hastine | Oct 22 2011, 01:13 AM Post #250 |
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Universi enim hic sumus.
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My parents have said I should be an ESL teacher, as well as my Turkish friend who is eager to see me in Turkey with all of his (and my) Turkish friends and a Turkish wife. It'd be cool, but I would be incredibly homesick. I'd be better off teaching ESL to students in Toronto, since our multicultural population is huge. |
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