Still figuring out college stuff. Help me out.

[J.T.]

yeah it's at the corner of take a prep course and off

i'm not a guidance counselor

the hangover

[tHe210rObInHoOd]

I was accepted into UT Business school out of high school but ended up staying in San Antonio for the wrong reasons. I ended up doing the ACCD/UTSA route and it's one of my biggest regrets in life. Yea it was easy... it was cheap... and I have a good job, but you only have one chance to enjoy the college the experience. My advice is to go straight to UT while taking classes at ACCD until you figure out your major. That way you won't miss out on the college life, and you'll still be saving money.

HOOK EM HORNS!!!!!

[Dr. Gonzo]

Also, stay in college as long as possible.

Real life ing blows.

This

[Bender]

Also, stay in college as long as possible.

Real life ing blows.

Bluto agrees:

[stretch]

stay the away from utsa

look at the dumbassery of the utsa people in this forum, and you have your answer why

[Destro]

If you get into UT go...don't go to community college and don't think about "saving money" while you are in school. At UT you get a great education and have a great college life that transfers miss out on. The dorm experience is important as is getting acclimated to the school with several thousand other kids who just moved away from home. Unless your parents went to high ranked colleges don't listen them, they really don't know what they are talking about...

on journalism, i talked to the head of media at ABC on wednesday, he says he is looking for people with a mix of search engine-optimiztation along with jouralism skills, He said it isn't enough anymore to be a good reporter/writer, you got to have other skills that are useful. He added that he tends to hire people who majored in chemistry, engineering, biology, and philosphy over people major in journalism becasue they have a subject speciality. Most journalist don't know about anything but journalism, they make uninteresting writers. He also said he wouldn't hire anyone without a masters, so plan on staying in school for a while

[lebomb]

stay the away from utsa

look at the dumbassery of the utsa people in this forum, and you have your answer why

STFU T shirt fan without a high school diploma.

[The Reckoning]

one more lesson of advice from The Reckoning without sarcasm attached:

don't go to college thinking its going to be the best time of your life. go to college (UT - you wont regret it) ready to work your ass off, so you'll have fun after school doing something badass rather than posting on spurstalk a thousand times a day reminiscing about your "glory days" that werent so glorious in the first place.

[tp2021]

You don't have to choose between a JC/CC and a big school like UT. You CAN take lower-division classes in your major your first semester, and take the local reqs, like US History and such, over the summer at ACC. You save money AND get to go to a big university.

[monosylab1k]

UNT has a pretty good journalism program. The downside is living in Denton.

[monosylab1k]

Also, UNT has it's own radio station. The call letters are KNTU, which is odd because it's UNT, not NTU. But it beats having your radio station letters be KUNT.

[Dr. Gonzo]

KUNT would've been better.

[J.T.]

Also brah, mass communication might not be a bad idea for you either. It's easier than eating a piece of chocolate cake. All the classes are easy and teach similar subject material, so by the time you're taking senior level classes you can pretty much just sit in the back row and masturbate or listen to your ipod or play online poker on your laptop and still be able to get Bs on every test strictly based on prior knowledge.

Somehow I got out of college while only actually reading books my first year and not really studying much after getting to San Marcos. I'd just say don't go to Texas State. Good school, but you will become an alcoholic/pothead/cokehead/pill popper/tripping hippy/heroin addict pretty ing quick going to school there.

[baseline bum]

If you're really dead-set in saving money, you could probably go to UT in the fall, take the spring off and go to JC instead, go to JC in the summer, and come back to UT the next fall. Isn't it standard to allow students to take 1 semester off without having to re-apply? (my school allowed you to take 1 quarter off)

I'd just go straight to UT if I was you and got in. UT is going to be world's harder than JC, and you'll be in for a of a shock if you get used to doing JC level work and then all of a sudden have to step your game up bigtime junior year. You'll be competing against much stronger students at UT. You'll have access to world-class libraries. Having UT on your diploma will give you greater earning power.

[baseline bum]

3. Choose a Major that you think you'll love.

3. should be amended to Choose a major that you think you'll love and will give you a good chance to find work in what looks to be an extremely compe ive job market for many years to come.

[ShoogarBear]

First, if you really like something, do it. If you major in something you aren't really interested in just because of job opportunities, chances are you won't be happy and won't do very well it it.

In most cases, doing well in whatever major you pick matters just as much, if not more, than what the major actually was. When it comes to eventually getting a job (most?) employers would rather hire someone who excelled in a field unrelated to the business than someone who was just mediocre in a related field. Lots of business nowadays appreciate smart English or History majors, figuring they will be able to pick up whatever else is required to do the job (obviously some technical areas are exceptions).

A Bachelor's degree doesn't lock you into a career.

Dude, I would put just about anything as your major. It doesn't really matter until late sop re early junior year. Just put something that is easy to get into and adjust as you go through school.

Unfortunately, it's not like the old days. A lot of colleges now (especially the big ones) don't allow for easy switching between majors.

[Bender]

Unfortunately, it's not like the old days. A lot of colleges now (especially the big ones) don't allow for easy switching between majors.

I didn't know that. I'm showing my age I guess.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Ive been applying too, got A&M down so far.. gotta do UTSA this weekend

[tp2021]

Unfortunately, it's not like the old days. A lot of colleges now (especially the big ones) don't allow for easy switching between majors.

Well, I have already switched majors twice.

[DMX7]

CC?
And yes I'm in the top 10%, I'm 41 out of around 530. I do want to go straight to UT, but my parents definitely think I should stay here a year, and I really don't think it's my decision when it comes down to it.

If you want to go to UT, then start at UT. Otherwise, you'll waste your strong high school record since that won't be much of a factor in your application to transfer there. The communication school actually is fairly easy to transfer to but if you're a business student, trying to transfer regardless of your record is going to be very difficult.

[Mavs_man_41]

1. Apply early for everything
2. If money is an issue, find the best local JC.
3. Choose a Major that you think you'll love.
4. Keep an open mind on Majors, chances are you'll change.
5. Do not, I repeat, do not take out unnecessary loans.
6. Lean on your parents as much as possible.
7. Get to know your career counselor and financial aid counselor.
8. Get some work experience in sales part-time.
9. Have fun.
10. Last, but not least. DO NOT GET A GIRLFRIEND!!! THEY ARE DREAM KILLERS AND REQUIRE TOO MUCH TIME. INVEST IN GOOD CONDOMS AND AS MANY GIRLS AS YOU CAN. THEY WILL NEVER BE EASIER AT ANY POINT IN YOUR LIFE.

I was all good until that last one. I guess I just ed myself. Wonder how much damage she can do in the next 2 years until I graduate

[spursfan09]

I don't get this whole "college is the best time of your life" thing.

First of all I always miss out on spending time with my friends on a Saturday night because I'm usually studying for a test, or doing some kind of project. Also, I have to work for 10 dollars an hour just to be able to have at least a little spending money. I don't have parents to pay for my school, so I have to borrow money and make sure I pass my classes the first time around since I can't fall back on mommy and daddy to pay for another semester because I partied alittle too hard.

Anyways all of that said, I know college is a decision I made for myself. The fact that I don't get to spend time with my friends and the fact that I'm putting myself in debt are a sacrifices I'm making now so that I can have a better life later. It's definitly not the best time of my life. The only thing I lucked out on is the fact that my dad can pay bills for my car and cell etc. When I have to start paying those that will suck

[The Reckoning]

sounds like lakaluva had a bad experience.

college girls arent as easy as most people think, and most are just a tease with a disease. my advice is to stay away from them and concentrate on your work (unless, like everyone here seems to wishfully think, they throw themselves at you.)

truth is, alot of them go to school to get their M.R.S. degree, so watch out for them.

meet and hang out with a bunch of rich kids because at some point one of their daddies will offer you an internship to their fortune 500 company if you make a good enough impression.

if you absolutely want to meet a girl, make sure you date an outgoing, smart one who focuses on making money someday...they'll have no problem going dutch.

and never ever, make an important decision based on a girl.

[makedamnsure]

I go to St. Edward's University (that other school in Austin ha) and I'm really blessed in the sense that I got enough grants and scholarships that my parents are only paying for me to live (which is essentially what they'd pay anywhere no matter where I went).

If I were you, I would just go straight into UT. There's nothing like the first few weeks of college and experiencing everything for the first time. Besides UT is no joke and transferring in probably wouldn't be in your best interest academically. There's a reason why so few kids actually end up using the CAP program to transfer to UT. I have a friend doing CAP at UTSA and she told me that only 20% of kids actually end up being able to transfer to Austin. A lot just don't/can't make the grades.

I also know a lot of kids that didn't declare their first year. And use up those AP credits! You'll be so glad when you're done with English and the rest of your friends are still taking those classes. CLEP as much as possible too. Every single credit matters!

Good luck applying. I know how stressful it is having just done it last year. If you need any help or have any other questions, let me know.

[baseline bum]

First, if you really like something, do it. If you major in something you aren't really interested in just because of job opportunities, chances are you won't be happy and won't do very well it it.

In most cases, doing well in whatever major you pick matters just as much, if not more, than what the major actually was. When it comes to eventually getting a job (most?) employers would rather hire someone who excelled in a field unrelated to the business than someone who was just mediocre in a related field. Lots of business nowadays appreciate smart English or History majors, figuring they will be able to pick up whatever else is required to do the job (obviously some technical areas are exceptions).

In this job market? I know quite a few people who majored in things they liked like art history, got decent grades from a good school, and work in ty hourly jobs. If you have a 3.7+ or something in an unrelated field I can see that, but if you're a 3.0 student I don't see how you're going to be compe ive when you're going against a bunch of 3.0 students in major.

Don't get me wrong; if you hate doing algebra and trig, don't go into EE where you're going to be doing Fourier transforms constantly. Still, this romanticized idea of college as a place to find yourself has seems to have watered down our educational system. Look at how we compare to India: I mean, look at what they do at IIT. Based on random sampling of videos from MIT's OpenCourseWare vs. IIT's youtube channel, MIT's freshman calc classes (18.01,18.02) seem a lot less rigorous in comparison to IIT's one semester course (Math 1).