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Discussion: The Official College/University Discussion Thread
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Originally posted by MAKSIM
Just got my first major assignment back from law school. It ultimately is only 15 percent of our grade, which in the long-run doesn't matter. How you do on the final assignment (85% of your grade) is basically what your final grade is. However, I got in the 50th% of scores, which is fine I guess. I'm a bit disappointed in basically being the middle ground of my law school class. Anyone else having these adjustment issues?
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I have a law essay worth 20% of my final grade due next week. It's optional though, and if you get more at the exam than what you got in the essay it won't count anyway. I don't know if I'll do it
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Why must all my art studio classes be five hours long...
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uni is such a rollercoaster of emotions, one day I'm enjoying it and the next I'm OVER it.
Today is the latter.
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After months of struggles, I got accepted in my masters program!
Starting in January!
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When your schedule is too conflicting
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Originally posted by Gabriel
After months of struggles, I got accepted in my masters program!
Starting in January!
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Congrats!
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Took my second biochem test this past Wednesday and I felt pretty good about it minus a few questions. I felt like I was dying that morning though
Reviewed 3-4 weeks of material in the span of 5 hours with only 4 hours of sleep
Treated myself to Chipotle and Coldstone afterwards .
That being said, watch me fail the test after thinking I would do good on it.
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Originally posted by Gabriel
After months of struggles, I got accepted in my masters program!
Starting in January!
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Congrats sis
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I've switched career paths three times and still don't know what to do
This has been the most demoralizing week and I have to spend the weekend with my family when I just wanna get REKT
I'm in love with my seemingly bi RA but he has a girlfriend
My roommate is an annoying RAT who seems to do everything he can to disrupt my sleep and my life
I'm glad to finally be at Northwestern but GOD the quarter system is TRASH
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Also made my schedule for my last semester this morning
Ecology
Genetics Lab
Developmental Biology
Intro to Biological Anthro/Nutrition (still not sure yet)
Second part of my internship
It feels bittersweet almost being done, though I am excited to take those classes, and get out of here!
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Does a BA vs BS in computer science really matter? Asking for a friend
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Originally posted by KareBear
Does a BA vs BS in computer science really matter? Asking for a friend
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Depends on the major and career path. As a pre-med student, specifically in Biology, I've been told it's not important to do a B.S since it doesn't exactly make your resume/degree look any better. If you plan to do research it would certainly help since it there are two tracks (B.S in Cell/Molecular Bio and B.S in Ecology/Evolution) so it allows you to find which path interests you the most. Hope that helped
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Originally posted by Pink Matter
Depends on the major and career path. As a pre-med student, specifically in Biology, I've been told it's not important to do a B.S since it doesn't exactly make your resume/degree look any better. If you plan to do research it would certainly help since it there are two tracks (B.S in Cell/Molecular Bio and B.S in Ecology/Evolution) so it allows you to find which path interests you the most. Hope that helped
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What about for a Psych major? I don't know if I wanna go to med school or just use a degree in Psych, and I don't want to do a B.S if it's not really important or matters lol.
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Also, I'm sure your major department has advisors that can tell you figure out if a B.A or a B.S would help you (or your friend) depending on the career path you are choosing.
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Originally posted by LaNathan
What about for a Psych major? I don't know if I wanna go to med school or just use a degree in Psych, and I don't want to do a B.S if it's not really important or matters lol.
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At my school, Psych is considered more a hard science so you can look into doing research if your school offers that. Off the top of my head, you can use a psych degree to go into counseling (mental health as well school), teaching, or working in a lab, doing research, or doing clinical work (psychiatry I believe). Have you gone to your department to talk to an advisor?
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Originally posted by Pink Matter
Depends on the major and career path. As a pre-med student, specifically in Biology, I've been told it's not important to do a B.S since it doesn't exactly make your resume/degree look any better. If you plan to do research it would certainly help since it there are two tracks (B.S in Cell/Molecular Bio and B.S in Ecology/Evolution) so it allows you to find which path interests you the most. Hope that helped
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It did thanks
I just dont think I want to do an extra semester especially since some other schools in my area of the same rank dont require that many sciences or electives for a BS. I would much rather prefer work experience than more school. I dont plan on doing research either.
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Originally posted by KareBear
It did thanks
I just dont think I want to do an extra semester especially since some other schools in my area of the same rank dont require that many sciences or electives for a BS. I would much rather prefer work experience than more school. I dont plan on doing research either.
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What do you plan to with a CS degree?
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Originally posted by Pink Matter
At my school, Psych is considered more a hard science so you can look into doing research if your school offers that. Off the top of my head, you can use a psych degree to go into counseling (mental health as well school), teaching, or working in a lab, doing research, or doing clinical work (psychiatry I believe). Have you gone to your department to talk to an advisor?
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Yeah, I've tried talking to my advisor and he just won't help me since I'm a transfer student. He thinks I have things all figured out because of that, but I'm only 18 and did community college classes... I have no freaking idea, and I tell him that, but he still won't help.
He just told me that there's a BA and BS option for Psych and that I need to figure out which I want. He just won't go into detail with me about it.
For end goal career, I can't decide between being a doctor or doing clinical psych or something at graduate school. I've been told grad school or med school are my only options with that degree so that's what I'm stuck with basically lol.
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I think my roommate and I are almost at a month of not speaking to each other.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by LaNathan
Yeah, I've tried talking to my advisor and he just won't help me since I'm a transfer student. He thinks I have things all figured out because of that, but I'm only 18 and did community college classes... I have no freaking idea, and I tell him that, but he still won't help.
He just told me that there's a BA and BS option for Psych and that I need to figure out which I want. He just won't go into detail with me about it.
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Omg that sounds awful
At my school, we have advising offices specifically for students within a certain sub-school, for lack of a better term. So we have a school just for liberal arts, engineering, nursing etc. and we have advising offices for those schools specifically. Do you have something similar? If so, you should go to them for extra assistance. If not, my next best suggestion would be to talk to other Psych professors within the department since they would have knowledge about other career paths for you to choose.
Edit: As far as the second part of your comment, I would have to agree. I looked up what exactly clinical psyhcology entailed and some grad schools popped up so that leads me to believe you would have to go to grad school if you wanted to pursue a career in clinical pysch. If you wanted to become a doctor, you 100% have to go to med school.
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Originally posted by Pink Matter
Omg that sounds awful
At my school, we have advising offices specifically for students within a certain sub-school, for lack of a better term. So we have a school just for liberal arts, engineering, nursing etc. and we have advising offices for those schools specifically. Do you have something similar? If so, you should go to them for extra assistance. If not, my next best suggestion would be to talk to other Psych professors within the department since they would have knowledge about other career paths for you to choose.
Edit: As far as the second part of your comment, I would have to agree. I looked up what exactly clinical psyhcology entailed and some grad schools popped up so that leads me to believe you would have to go to grad school if you wanted to pursue a career in clinical pysch. If you wanted to become a doctor, you 100% have to go to med school.
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We only have general advisors. There's events with like a psych mentor / advisor but I never got to make it to any and also there's none this month.
Would a B.S. be the best path then for both med or grad school?
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Finding people I actually click with is so hard I'm gonna give up im done with boring ass bitches
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