Colleges!

[Pampho85]

What college(s) did you attended? What's your major? How did you like it? Would you recommend it?

I'm narrowing down my choices this weekend, and I just want to hear some experiences from the users on here on how they liked their college life and such.

[Funke910]

I just finished my doctorate a year ago and attended University of Oklahoma, Baylor and Michigan State. I liked all three and would recommend all of them to anyone that is going for the same degrees I pursued.

What are you planning going to major in, or do you even know at this point? Are you planning on pursuing advanced degrees? Do you want to stay in illinois or go somewhere else? Do you have high test scores? Do you plan on taking out loans or have another way of financing your education?

I know the last could of questions are personal, but the answers to them will help you narrow down your decision. Let me know kind of what you're thinking about with degree/location/future plans and I'd be happy to give you more input.

Good luck on your search.

[Pampho85]

I plan on going into zoology in the long run, but, I'll be doing biology as an undergrad, then work my way up to a Ph.D. I plan on staying in the Midwest if possible (or any state touching/bordering Illinois), but, if necessary I will go out further. As for my scores, I got a 24 on the ACT, not proud, but I retook it and got the same three times, although if you put all my highest sub scores together, it's a 25. I'm in the top 17% of my class, and I don't plan on taking loans.

Thanks for the help!

[The Serpent Merchant]

I'm currently in the Engineering College at the University of Central Florida working on my undergraduate degree. I am dual majoring electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. I have a minor in Intelligent robotic systems. So far I have liked it a lot but I don't plan on attending UCF for my Masters degree. For that I am looking into Vanderbilt University, and MIT.

I really want to get into the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT.

[mackynz]

Did two years at UW Steven's Point for Wildlife, decided the IT field was for me and transferred.

[Mike41793]

I was a slacker in highschool so im at community college now but hoping to transfer after my next fall semester there. I never studied in highschool, still havent ever even in college, and didnt do alot of homework. I BS'd my way through stuff and just got good grades on tests/ quizzes. SAT i got an 1860 and ACT i got a 30, so obviously im not really dumb, i just didnt care to do schoolwork that i thought was pointless haha. I got into every school i applied to but just chose not to go at the last minute bc im paying for my education and didnt wanna rack up a crapload of student loans so fast. (Im still not in debt which is nice). I didnt wanna go to college tbh, but kinda just went along with the process bc all my friends were. I worked alot and was making ok money so i didnt think i needed to.

By after next fall semester, combined with the college classes i took in highschool, ill be a Junior. (Basically one semester ahead of time). I'll have all my gen eds done and then ill have to decide on a major which im really not looking forward to. I dont really like going to community college, but im saving money so its nice. Also whenever i want the "whole college experience", which is basically getting drunk and getting girls, i can just go visit my friends at UCONN whenver haha. My next mission is to pick which school to transfer to, find an apartment near the school that allows snakes, and then move in and find a job. Should be fun, im kinda looking forward to moving out.

From others perspective id love to hear about what your major is and what you hope to do with it? Also what school you go to and how you like it? Im still trying to decide on a major and having alot of trouble with it so any suggestions to help me figure that out would be nice!

[Mike41793]

I'm currently in the Engineering College at the University of Central Florida working on my undergraduate degree. I am dual majoring electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. I have a minor in Intelligent robotic systems. So far I have liked it a lot but I don't plan on attending UCF for my Masters degree. For that I am looking into Vanderbilt University, and MIT.

I really want to get into the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT.

Oh you, and your robots haha

Skip MIT and just open your own business bro, youve got the brains!

And by "brains" i mean that we all know you have more than one....

[The Serpent Merchant]

From others perspective id love to hear about what your major is and what you hope to do with it? Also what school you go to and how you like it? Im still trying to decide on a major and having alot of trouble with it so any suggestions to help me figure that out would be nice!

My electrical engineering Major basically boils down to Boolean Algebra, Learning how to construct computer networks (both macro IE Internet and micro IE Communications between components within a computer), & microcircuitry. There is a good bit of computer programing as well.

My Mechanical engineering major boils down to Optimization of design through math...

My Minor in Intelligent Robotic Systems deals with Artificial Intelligence, and my Design Project.

So basically a week of classes for me goes like this.

Go to upper-level math class, learn something.

Go to Physics class and apply what I learned in the previous semesters math course.

Go to Engineering class and either apply the math and physics to my field or learn field specific stuff. (like Boolean Algebra)

I plan on starting off working for companies in the Electrical engineering field, then later on starting my own company in the robotics field.

[Pampho85]

From others perspective id love to hear about what your major is and what you hope to do with it? Also what school you go to and how you like it? Im still trying to decide on a major and having alot of trouble with it so any suggestions to help me figure that out would be nice!

I'm not sure if you're asking me this so I'll repost ._. lol

I plan on going into zoology in the long run, but, I'll be doing biology as an undergrad, then work my way up to a Ph.D. I plan on staying in the Midwest if possible (or any state touching/bordering Illinois), but, if necessary I will go out further. As for my scores, I got a 24 on the ACT, not proud, but I retook it and got the same three times, although if you put all my highest sub scores together, it's a 25. I'm in the top 17% of my class, and I don't plan on taking loans.


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I was projected to have a 33 ACT, but, high school has not been kind. I was the top student in Elementary as well as Jr. High, but, as soon as I got into high school, life really kicked me. Hard.

[SlitherinSisters]

I graduated from the University of Iowa last year, which is right down the street from you! I really liked the school, but I'm glad to be done It's a research based school so just about every class you take is going to require a lot of reading, and reading of research papers. That was the worst part, but I was a Sociology major which is nothing but research so I had it ten fold! Sociology was an awesome major, but you have to be interested in that sort of stuff.