<p>great read, thanks</p>
<p>About professors vs. teaching assistants:</p>
<p>There are lots of posts about the benefits of “attention” from professors at LCAs. I went to a prestigious school and recall having professors who were lousy, and TAs who were excellent. A tenured professor who’s a lousy teacher is no bargain. </p>
<p>The best teacher I had a colege wasn’t a career academic at all, but an adjunct prof with a REAL job who worked in the real world and taught on the side. He brought daily real world info to class and had great credibility because of it.</p>
<p>Yeah. Tenured prof’s are hit or miss. It’s usually the adjunct professors, Lecturers, Associate profs who are the joys to have as teachers.</p>
<p>andrw313: If you’re close, I would say give it a shot. Keep in mind that the long distance can prove to be a strain. When I first got to college, I knew 7 or 8 people who chose to maintain long-distance relationships. Of those, only one relationship still stands. it’s difficult, and in most cases, it doesnt last, but if you work at it, it may just be worth it.</p>
<p>Most of my time in college and as an intern at UMGD I had the same down fall I did not do anything to chill out so I spent time learning new music just to take my mind off school from time to time one of those things was reggaetone and this chick named Ivy Queen it was good stuff you should check it out <a href=“http://www.myspace.com/ladivaivyquee[/url]”>http://www.myspace.com/ladivaivyquee</a></p>
<p>Can someone comment about freshman students and romantic relationships in general, as well as specific examples from experience?</p>
<p>Don’t try to overload yourself and then burn out later in the semester!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about if you’re smart or not. Do the reading and go to class and your brain will do the rest.</p>
<p>I think sometimes people double major because they’re interested in learning two different subjects equally - not just because they’re trying to be impressive.</p>
<p>First off, it’s Stanford, not Stamford.</p>
<p>i disagree with most of what you said.
The college you go to can be very important to getting a job right out of undergrad. A person who went to columbia would have a much greater chance at getting a great wallstreet job when compared to a CUNY student. </p>
<p>Sure it may not be the degree, but generally speaking, the people at top schools are more motivated than the rest, and they may not necessarily be the smartest, but they push themselves the most so that they can be the best they can be. Just getting through a top university proves that you are a hard worker.</p>
<p>With double majors, i also strongly disagree. Everyone who wants to double major should by all means do so. I know that i will never go to college for the degree, but for the learning and intellectual stimulation. I love politics, and i am extremely interested in international politics with asian cultures which is why i am going to major in political science and east asian studies. I think the big flaw in your oppinion on doubkle majors is that you seem not to take into consideration that some people love learning and want to learn what they want to learn. Also, i plan on getting good grades doing so because the areas i want to study, i will also be studying, and am studying on my own, even outside of academic endeavors. Maybe you just didnt have what it takes to double major. Because although you diss on double majoring and going to top colleges, look where your undegrad got you, northeastern. I would never want to go there when i know that i can do better and go somewhere with better instruction and better programs in my area of interest. </p>
<p>Lastly, i think you should not be hailing community college as just as good as other colleges. If anyone can humbly call their community college as rigorous, and as mentally stimulating and engrossing as top university programs, then they are foolish and should have their degrees revoked. Although comminuty college is a great thing for some,(especially those going to college for a degree), the instruction is garbage for the handful of us who go to college to learn for the sake of learning.</p>
<p>Community college instruction is not “garbage”. Far from it. The teachers are qualified. True, the students are not always the same kind you get at Harvard. But community colleges have catapulted many people to good jobs.</p>
<p>It’s also bull to say that a Columbia student will automatically have a better chance than a CUNY student. If you look at people in top jobs, there are just as many (actually, it’s more like less) Ivies as compared to other schools. There are EVEN people from those “crap” community colleges. (Like that astronaut, a woman…I forget her name). Plus community colleges are a way to save boatloads of money if you transfer to a four year institution after two years at the community college. Community colleges have their worth. They are not garbage.</p>
<p>regarding freshman relationships…i think it really depends on the couple. i’ve heard of some people who really regret having a serious relationship during freshman year because it led to so much drama and the other person turned out not to be what they expected. I’ve also heard of freshman couples who stayed together and ended up marrying each other without any regrets. </p>
<p>The most important thing I think is to keep it real and natural. Do what makes you happy and that usually will lead to the right choice. Don’t avoid relationships with a guy/girl you actually care alot about just bc some people on this thread said freshman relationships are bad. but then again, don’t stay with someone you arent crazy about because you will have so many opportunities to meet people in college. </p>
<p>hope that helps…</p>
<p>“A person who went to columbia would have a much greater chance at getting a great wallstreet job when compared to a CUNY student.” </p>
<p>I disagree. From first-hand experience, I have relatives who nabbed outstanding jobs out of the CUNY system and another relative went to a dippy, very unselective private commuter college and is now the head of a major research institution… A lot depends upon luck and personality. Being confident, assertive, and having a nice, professional demeanor are all assets.</p>
<p>im talking about straight outta undegrad. I do believe that over time it evens out. Ide say over 5 years after graduation, but generally top institutions have better alumni connections, and also have better more sought after education.</p>
<p>Don’t sleep with your girlfriend’s sorority sister, no matter how drunk you are.</p>
<p>And if your girlfriend does walk in on you while you’re doing her sorority sister, at that point you have little to lose by asking for a threeway.</p>
<p>^^Hahaha! Those are the freakin funniest posts ever. I’ll definitely keep that advice in mind lol. : )</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t worry about what your school’s rank is and all that. There’s a level of prestige in just going to college and graduating with a degree. The institution might fluctuate, but if you’re an English major, you aren’t going to <em>learn</em> much, much more at Harvard than you will at Florida State…for example.</p>
<p>LFWB Dad, </p>
<p>I applaud you and the poster below you. Wise and well-said.</p>
<p>ha</p>
<p>a ha ha</p>
<p>HAHA</p>
<p>I think it’s ironic how people say “don’t procrastinate ever!” yet they take up an hour typing an entire page of wording for this thread. bah</p>