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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 2:55 PM I suck at math, although I am better than most. I cant really do stuff in my head. Im the type of person that need to write it all down. Im pretty good in certain History. Im super excellent at any Business classes. By far my best subject. And of course, im pretty good at the Loveline. how about all of you? Whats your major? (if you have one) Or, what was your favorite subjct before you dropped out of JR College (airking). —whoisnumbaone |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 3:00 PM at least i'm employed. i quit (at 19) when i realized adam was right and i was just wasting time. so, i learned a trade instead. oh and don't worry, you'll have that (worthless) degree aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany day now. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaany day. —airking32 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 3:07 PM Sometimes people who get degrees get paid more. Coincidence? —derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 3:21 PM SOMETIMES people who get degrees get paid more examine this statement, derek. —airking32 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 3:38 PM I'm good at everything except sports, and I don't like anything. I got my BA in Spanish. —chix0r |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:21 PM majors in creative writing and journalism —mandee |
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Yog-Laithoth |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:26 PM 3D animation. Specifially character modeling/texturing/shading. (I can do/have done more than that, but those particular areas in regard to characters are my focus.) I'm also a Cinema Studies major but I view that as complementary knowledge for the animation stuff. —Yog-Laithoth |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:32 PM Can I see some of your Protoss things? (Read: Penis?) —derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:33 PM useless degree huh?
- from the last US Census, which means its probably higher now —whoisnumbaone |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:38 PM hey laith, where did you learn to do that? Are you planning on working at a video game company or like a movie studio like Pixar? —whoisnumbaone |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 5:01 PM Can I see some of your Protoss things? (Read: Penis?) —derekho I've got a CGSociety portfolio with the Protoss in it, plus a couple other characters I did. Not much there but I'll probably post some other stuff I've done up somewhere (probably not too many there, since they only allow 5 images for a free account or something like that). Sorry, no penis in it. hey laith, where did you learn to do that? Are you planning on working at a video game company or like a movie studio like Pixar? —whoisnumbaone I mostly learned this stuff here at the university (I go to the University of Washington). I'm probably going into the game industry since there's a whole bunch of game studios/companies around the Seattle area, so I won't have to move to get a good job. —Yog-Laithoth |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:19 PM im going to have to agree that lunch is bommmbbbb
honestly i hate school- i hate listening to words spill out of my professors mouths! i hate when strangers try to hit on me in class! cmon now - nooo i dont want ure business card! the only way im going to f-ing call ytou is if your going to pass me all the notes hHhHAHAHAHA - sociology-law and society and political science-law double major!!! 1 more year to go whooooo hoooo class of 09!!!! BA , come to me!!!!! —ucrchik21 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:20 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:20 PM I chose a theatre major. —Dusty TheHick I've met a couple of them. I don't understand why someone would major in theatre and waste thier money for 4 years. If the talent is there, I'm sure you can take a few acting classes and start auditioning for musicals, then eventually move to NYC. amirite?
Mandee what's your thought on the movie "Shattered Glass"? I'm watching it for my mass media class.
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:26 PM ucrchik21 = ABM with a head injury
ABM: In answer to your comment about theatre majors, I doing it for something to do more than anything else.
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:29 PM I would go back to jc someday and take theatre classes for fun, but wouldn't it be too risky to devote your entire career to acting? That's what I meant. —adams_babymomma |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:50 PM ucrchik21 = ABM with a head injury I was just about to make an ABM-esque comparison when I saw this. You summed it up perfectly. Well done. ucrchik21 better be hot because there doesn't appear to be much else there. —Beat It! |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:40 PM Wouldn't it be awesome if my nose looked like ucrchik21's nose? She looks Filipina, which means that anfernee will be e-hitting on her. 
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mandee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:45 PM I chose a theatre major. you're gay. i've never seen the movie shattered glass, but i know the story. —mandee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:35 PM Lovin' those earning stats. 100k here I come. FWIW the profs here make a helluva lot more than 95k. —bguirk |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 8:34 PM I think that the earnings statistics like that, that correlate with higher education will probably drop off in positive correlation, as degrees are made more available, as they are now. I would wager the positive correlation had more to do with the type of person who would pursue the higher degrees, when they were not as easy to get, than just the actual degree in hand. —Masteel |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:09 PM ^well put, masteel. useless degree huh? -whoisnumbaone i should have been more specific. clearly, college degrees, in general, aren't useless. i don't need a bunch of graphs to tell me that. i am saying that for YOU, in particular, it PROBABLY won't do much. at least, it won't do anything that 7 years spent in the workforce (instead of puttering around in school) couldn't have done. then again, people tell me i am a cynic (even though i say i'm just a REALIST). i've just always heard a LOT of talk from you and not a whole lot of results. let's see how the next few years pans out. prove me wrong. whats your BEST subject? back to the topic. english classes were always the easiest for me, by far. does anyone remember 5-paragraph essays? we had to write them all through middle and high school, and i was always able to do it, like, in my SLEEP. as good as i am with english is as bad as i am with math, though. —airking32 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:31 PM I'm good at everything except sports, Vice Versa. Nah, not really, I'm actually a math star. I was a mathlete, etc. I can do pretty much any arithmetic in my head. But sports, even though that's not really a subject were always my favorite thing to do in school. Unfortunately, I wasn't good enough at anything to play in college. I miss those days of going to practice every day. —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:42 PM clearly, college degrees, in general, aren't useless. i don't need a bunch of graphs to tell me that. DUH i am saying that for YOU, in particular, it PROBABLY won't do much. I will 1/2 agree with you, and 1/2 disagree with you. In regard to me personally, a degree wont do much in the sense that im likely to pursue my own business pursuits regardless of what salary I can get. And you are RIGHT. The website, the key chains, blah blah, all those were excellent ideas that I wouldve followed through with if I had 1 thing: MONEY Furthermore, people/investors are more likely to lned you money for a business plan if you have a business degree. Also, I feel that now that I have a marketing degree (on the way) I am 100,000 Times more prepared than I ever couldve been without all this education. it won't do anything that 7 years spent in the workforce (instead of puttering around in school) couldn't have done. I think your forgeting the fact that I have NOT been puttering around in school for 7 years. Ive had a full time job the entire time. Dont you rememeber when I owned that Garage Door company for 2 years? I made $20,000 doing that, all on my own, while going to school. You call THAT, puttering around? I call that REAL WORLD BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. i've just always heard a LOT of talk from you and not a whole lot of results. Again your right but the only reason you havent seen results is becasue I spend 50 GOD DAMN hours a week readig, studying, going to class, etc etc...... I DONT HAVE TIME to do everyting that ive been wanting to do. Its called delayed gratification. I study now, and live the life of a broke ass with no job, becasue LATER ill be able to have a huge salary (if i decide to get a job), and ill be in a better position to make smart business decisions and improve my chances of being successful in my ventures.
btw... didnt I write a KICK ASS proposal last summer that even a seasoned vet said "wow, it really looks like you did your homework on this one."... had it not been for my EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE, that proposal would have sucked a fuck.
like I said earlier, your HALF right, and HALF wrong. You are not Adam. before I die I just want you to admit (and KNOW) that you are not ALWAYS right, ALL the time, about EVERYTHING.
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:39 PM I've always been good at sciences (in general) and math. Not sure what my *best* subject would be, but as far as grades go, I think virology was the thing that I did best in. As for the value of a degree - in my opinion, if you're looking at it as an investment, and you're only in it for money, then unless you're going after something like an MBA, you're probably wasting your time - you could probably make as much or more just by getting into the right thing and spending the same amount of time and effort pursuing that. You should do advanced education if it's something that interests you and you value learning for its own sake. If you do that, you'll be happier and the money will probably work itself out anyway (though there are certainly plenty of fields like drama and art where you're as likely to end up earning less after you get more education than you would have without it as you are to end up earning more). —anobody |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM i want someone to talk about my twinkyyyyy hole!!!!!!! biatches hahahah —ucrchik21 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:52 PM You should do advanced education if it's something that interests you and you value learning for its own sake. If you do that, you'll be happier and the money will probably work itself out anyway That is the smartest thing ive heard anyone say In this thread YET. In all honesty I wish I was in the workforce right now. Im broke, in debt, and can barely feed myself. Im going to school becasue im a PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE, PASSIONATE MAN about business marketing. I LOVE learnign about market strategy, ad positions, etc... Again, i will give credit to Airking and say that in reality a degree doesnt neccesarily meant shit. What matters is the person BEHIND the degree. A degree is there to show emplyers that you MOST likely know wtf your talking about in a particular subject, and it shows that you are dedicated nad know how to follow through with your goals. there are plenty of people out there with degrees who are idoits that barely graduated with a 2.0 average. These people just know how to get by enough to not get in trouble, and they know how to follow directions. —whoisnumbaone |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:54 PM dont go for money- go for something that you will enjoy to the utmost, because in the long run all you'll be htinking about is retirement, whereas if you like what you do- you will more than likely make a bigger investment with due time. —ucrchik21 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:01 PM whoisnumbaone, you have an odd friendship with your buddy airking.. —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:04 PM Yeah me and Scott have argued FURIOUSLY over a handfull of topics taht we can just never agree upon. Actually, me and Airking agree on about 90% of all topics, and the other 10% we get at each others THROATS. —whoisnumbaone |
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anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:05 PM CAPITALIZATION! SO USEFUL THESE DAYS —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:06 PM ah, the world is your oyster. i mean, because that's ALL the world is. —airking32 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:11 PM Whois' and airking's dynamic doesn't seem that odd to me. It actually seems fairly typical of longtime friends-- almost sibling rivalriesque. I think it appears odd at first glance (and I actually had a thought similar to anfernee's while I was taking a smoke break a few minutes ago) because they seem more negative than positive toward each other, but I think that's just because that's all that is SHOWING. There is no context forin they would be kissing each other's ass. —Dusty TheHick |
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anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:13 PM There is no context forin they would be kissing each other's ass.
I smell a photoshop. —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:18 PM There doesn't always have to be a tradeoff between doing something you love and getting a good salary. What are you studying, Ano? Lexie has probably mentioned it but I can never remember. —derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:19 PM Crap...It would have to happen at 1am, wouldn't it? Hop on a plane to cahleefohnya [As Arnold puts it] and it's only 10! —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:23 PM There doesn't always have to be a tradeoff between doing something you love and getting a good salary. *HTML edit* What are you studying, Ano? Biophysics (though my current job - which actually seems to be a good tradeoff for me - has very little to do with that). —anobody |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:23 PM But by the time I GOT there, it'd be 4. Please, Drew Dusty, do you HAVE to crap all over my joke?-anfernee —Dusty TheHick |
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derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:24 PM I'm studying history. Where should I go for grad school? —derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:25 PM Well, then. Go the opposite way, across the Atlantic Ocean, and by the time you get here it will be about noon or so, perfect photoshopping time! —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Scott is family to me. he is a dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, DEAR, dear, dear, dear, DEAR, friend of mine. actually, he was the first friend I ever made when I was 18, graduated from high school, and moved out on my own. I litterally met him like 1 week after moving to SB from San Jose.
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:33 PM I'm studying history. Where should I go for grad school? That depends a lot on what you want to focus on and where you'd like to spend a few years. I don't know much about history programs, but if there are periods you're particularly interested in, I'm sure there are schools that focus on them. Barring something like that though, I'd honestly just look more at the location of schools that are good enough and figure out which ones really pique your interest. For example, if you wanted to travel around Europe, someplace centrally located there might be a good idea (issues with being able to see Lexi aside). I went to Hawaii for my masters - not so much because the program was great (though it was better than average in the subject), but mostly because it gave me the opportunity to spend a bit of time there (and to go on trips to Japan and Korea as well as the adjacent islands). Having a degree from UH hasn't hurt me (though I'm not aiming to be faculty at an ivy league school, so do factor that stuff in). —anobody |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM he was the first friend I ever made when I was 18
lol, nice. —anfernee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM derek, what do you want to do with your history major? like, what would you be going to grad school for? you should study abroad. and in case anyone was wondering, i am aware that i'm graduating in a year and no, i don't know what i'm going to do. —mandee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Edited Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:38 PM why dont you write abook mandee? and also, from my experience, HIstory majors are really smart and interesting people. I think having a history degree just for the sake of having good conversations for the rest of your life, rather than getting a job with it, is enough of a reason to get a history degree. Good shit derek —whoisnumbaone |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:36 PM Somehow I thought you were going to law school. —anobody |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:45 PM am i going to law school? i might go. i like the idea of being in school for a long time so that i can prolong the amount of time before i truly have to enter the real world. i was thinking about journalism school. i'm going to spend the summer working in london and i've always thought about living there since i was little, so i'm giving it a test drive to see how it goes. if i decide that i would rather not live in england, i'll probably move to los angeles and attempt to write for television. i used to say that i would move to nyc to work on a tv show, but i think i'd like la better. —mandee |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:48 PM I'm shooting for Ivy League or somewhere abroad. Or both. I'm interested in High Middle Ages and Early Modern European history, particularly in Northern Europe. Also anything related to the Baroque period is interesting. My interest could shift but I'm pretty certain it will stay in Europe and before contemporary modern history. I'm learning Latin right now and have some Icelandic language knowledge and will probably work on picking up Old Norse at some point (They are almost the same language, minor semantics and spelling differences) I want to teach, and if that doesn't work out for some reason, go to work either in government or in some big corporation like microsoft. I have a couple family members studying anthropology at Yale, and they seem to like it a lot. I should talk to them some more. My cousin Nate is almost done with his doctorate. He's studying Japanese neo-fascist groups in Tokyo right now. —derekho |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 at 11:13 PM my best subject = lunch —000 |
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 12:05 AM am i going to law school? i might go. i like the idea of being in school for a long time so that i can prolong the amount of time before i truly have to enter the real world. I'll put my two cents in and say take some time between your undergrad and graduate degrees. I go to school with so many 24-25 year olds who are miserable mostly because they didn't have the life experience to chose the right school. I know about three people who went to law school for three years before deciding they didn't want to be lawyers. Now they have a mountain of law school debt and don't know what to do next. You should do advanced education if it's something that interests you and you value learning for its own sake. I think the professional degrees give you some better opportunities. The people who respond to my resume these days are a lot different than they used to be. I've gotten calls back from places like presidential and congressional commissions which is something that wouldn't have happened until I did this. Like undergrad, just going through the experience changes you as a person. I suspect you've been in academia too long to see the difference between yourself and the worker bees out there, but get a job off campus and you'll see. —bguirk |
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 1:19 AM my best subject = lunch It's been done. —anfernee |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:26 PM I think the professional degrees give you some better opportunities They absolutely do - I never said they didn't. I suspect you've been in academia too long to see the difference between yourself and the worker bees out there, but get a job off campus and you'll see Not at all. I get plenty of interest and my alphabet soup does help. I just believe that pursuing the professional degrees solely for the opportunities is a mistake (even in the case of an MBA - just slightly less so then).
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:31 PM What ELSE do people pursue professional degrees for ano, besides avoiding joining the real world or being able to earn more money once they graduate? —John Lennon |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:55 PM Oh I don't know - maybe you're just a weirdo who likes to learn n stuff or somefin stupid like that. —anobody |
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