[Wonda]

Originally posted by Blade

Hey guys, super excited and nervous for school to start in September.

My tentative schedule for the fall quarter is Calculus I for Engineers, Chemistry, and probably a random social science class.

omg. nope @ chemistry, and calc 1 for engineers sounds interesting.


My sched for the upcoming semester is:

Financial Accounting
Economics Reporting
Intro to Advertising and PR
French Grammar & Comp
A class about deception in French literature & film
and history, ew.

[Wonda]

Originally posted by Ares

During Orientation Week/The 1st Week:

1. Join a club/attend club fair.
2. Leave your dorm room door open when you're in there just chillin'. It suggests your open for random conversations/visitors.
3. Attend all the recommended Freshman events. Even if only for a little while.
4. Explore the other floors in your building, everyone is looking for friends, trust and believe.
5. Don't be afraid to strike up random conversations with people you don't know.

Avoid staying in your room too much in the early weeks. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there!

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!! Freshman year will probably be the weirdest year looking back, but it's the only time really where doing things like this will be so beneficial.

omg the feelz rn. Being a first year is such a strange combination of pseudo adulthood, while still being hella babied.

[Ares]

My Schedule is:
Stats for the Behavioral Sciences
Psychology of Religion
Philosophy of Law
Anthropology and Evolution
Intro to Web Computing (which counts as my math requirement, yas!)

Pretty easy semester ahead, tbh

[Auris]

I'm applying to colleges soon Anything tips from y'all who have done it before?

[EatmeZayn]

Originally posted by Ari Auris

I'm applying to colleges soon Anything tips from y'all who have done it before?

Depends, where are you applying? In essays, I would say definitely try to make it unique and very "you". Try to craft your application into something that could tell a stranger a lot about you, and even entice them to want to know you further.

[Deuces]

Originally posted by Haburo

What would some tips be for making friends?

Originally posted by Ares

During Orientation Week/The 1st Week:

1. Join a club/attend club fair.
2. Leave your dorm room door open when you're in there just chillin'. It suggests your open for random conversations/visitors.
3. Attend all the recommended Freshman events. Even if only for a little while.
4. Explore the other floors in your building, everyone is looking for friends, trust and believe.
5. Don't be afraid to strike up random conversations with people you don't know.

Avoid staying in your room too much in the early weeks. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there!

I can't emphasize #2 ENOUGH. Pleasseeee leave your door open. Not only will it help you find friends but it will also help you weed out the people you don't want anything to do with. Believe me.

Also be aware that the "friends" you make within the few weeks probably won't be your friends. I didn't solidify my group of best friends until December of my freshman year, and even then that's pretty early. Some people don't find their good group of friends until sophomore year even. Not saying you won't meet great, compatible people during the first few weeks, just be aware everyone is pretty fake those weeks and those interactions are pretty superficial. Everyone is nervous and trying to make friends and find their groups so it can make people act pretty outside their ordinary selves, just be aware. Take it day by day, don't trust too easily and you should be fine. You'll know when you meet those people who you really click with.


My schedule is:

Political Philosophy
Comparative Politics of Ethnic Diversity
African Diaspora
Intermediate German 201

I'm probably going to declare a Political Science major in the fall. I have to if I want to study abroad my junior year.

[Ares]

I'm highkey ready for Sophomore year. It's so weird not living with my friends.

I'm probably going to get a job so I can afford to study abroad too. I want to go to Law School but I'm not declaring PoliSci as a second major. I've been interning with a Firm all summer and I've been invited back next summer so hopefully experience in the field will trump not taking the classes. Plus my school doesn't even have an official "pre-law" program, just recommended classes.

[TinkerbellClap]

Hey guys. I start my HS senior year in 1.5 months and I must apply for a University within this year (Oct to Dec 2015 what a messy rule here). Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you know a good website where you can search up Universities that offer a specific major and such. If you do, please share it with me.

[IAM_MASAHIRO]

Originally posted by TinkerbellClap

Hey guys. I start my HS senior year in 1.5 months and I must apply for a University within this year (Oct to Dec 2015 what a messy rule here). Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you know a good website where you can search up Universities that offer a specific major and such. If you do, please share it with me.

This please

[Deuces]

Niche.com and collegegreenlight.com are good places to start your research.

Originally posted by Ares

I'm highkey ready for Sophomore year. It's so weird not living with my friends.

This. I'm so ready for sophomore year too.

[HolierThanThou]

Mine:
Linear Algebra
Glee Singing ()
Engineering Systems & Design
Genes & Environment

kinda looking forward to next semester tbh. Feeling motivated to study real hard and boost my GPA up

[jolo_estrella]

Starting my sophomore year in exactly a month and I am scared as fvck. I'm taking up Architecture and the workload was so heavy during my first year. I don't know how I'll survive this year

[TinkerbellClap]

Thank you!

[Mariah4life]

Erg try I ng to find off campus apartment. So hard and expensive. ;'( where mah sugar daddy at?

[Wonda]

How much are apartments/houses for y'all? Everyone from back home acts like housing is super expensive where I go to college, but like I thot colleges everywhere had expensive off campus housing.

[Ares]

4K a semester for me. But that's because I'm living in a 4 person suite with a bathroom. (no community bathrooms for me, no god)

But off campus housing is really afforable depending on how many people you can stand to live with.

[keshaspearsxo]

I'm in the UK, mine will probably be about £4,000 a year for just an average room, which is like $6,200

[Blade]

Originally posted by Wonda

How much are apartments/houses for y'all? Everyone from back home acts like housing is super expensive where I go to college, but like I thot colleges everywhere had expensive off campus housing.

Including the $3000 meal plan, $10,100. I already gave the $650 deposit so I still need $9,400 for housing this year. My tuition is paid for with grants and scholarships already but my parents will take out a federal loan to cover those $9,400.

[Deuces]

Because my school is in the middle of nowhere, we don't have many off campus options. However some upperclassmen still do live off campus. They rent out houses and apartments, there aren't many but some do. I'm not sure of the price, I'm sure it's manageable especially when splitting the rent and utilities bill. However, my school doesn't like students living off campus so in effort to combat that they are building brand new suites and townhouses on campus only available for seniors. They will be built by the 2016-17 year, I'll be abroad that year but the school year after my friends and I plan on getting a townhouse there. That would be soo nice. Especially since I plan on bringing a car on campus senior year.

[Haus]

I got my 10th choice dorm out of 16 ****ing choices, pray for me yall, it's trash

At least my roommate appears to be normal