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I have been in AA for quite some time.
Is the general breakdown still the same?
1/4 snobby Jewish East Coasters, 1/4 Asians, 1/4 Napolean Dynamites, 1/4 average college students
I have been in AA for quite some time.
Is the general breakdown still the same?
1/4 snobby Jewish East Coasters, 1/4 Asians, 1/4 Napolean Dynamites, 1/4 average college students
I can't bag on AA that much. The town does have Zingerman's Deli within city limits.
I really liked Ann Arbor when I visited. Reminded me of a more pretentious Austin, but I still liked it. Only thing I remember about Ypsi was Yaya's chicken.
Just my two cents.
Zingerman's rocks.
I would add a category for all of the rich white people that own all of the nice non-rental real estate around the east side of campus who I assume are the only people who can afford to eat at most of the restaurants on Main Street, but yeah, that's about right. I was told by a couple of people when I got here that they assumed I was Jewish since I wasn't blonde.
There is no such thing as a more pretentious Austin - the difference between Austin and Ann Arbor is that the most pretentious people in Austin are somehow the ones without much money. Then you have the indie- ers and the crafters. I'm not a huge fan of Austin anymore. I do well there for about a weekend, and then I want out.I really liked Ann Arbor when I visited. Reminded me of a more pretentious Austin, but I still liked it. Only thing I remember about Ypsi was Yaya's chicken.
Just my two cents.
Yaya's chicken is good, but Sidetracks and the Corner Brewery are my two favorite spots down there. Can't beat a cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, and a good beer. Especially when it's cold as ing !
I love Austin. Maybe I thought that about Ann Arbor because I felt that Austin has more of a reason to be pretentious than Ann Arbor does? Not sure if that makes any sense whatsoever but I'm sticking to it.
I've never been to Norman but I plan on visit being I enroll to get my MA in a few years to see what it's like, but I hope it's not like College Station/Bryan.
I couldn't stomach the lack of minorities in Aggieland. There is nothing but white conservatives there. I was dumbfounded. But me personally, I hate college towns anyway.
I loved the Austin that I grew up visiting, but it's become such a cluster that I just don't find it nearly as enjoyable anymore. Preference is subjective regardless.
... you hate college towns so you're moving to Norman, and you don't want to be around white conservatives so you go to Oklahoma? Of course, it all makes perfect sense.
Undergrad was easy, but it plays to your talents and what you find interesting, so I guess it's supposed to be. Professional schools, on the other hand, are/have been a pain in the ass.
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Has ANYTHING Duff ever said in here made sense?
Someone re-post the link to Duffs myspace page. That was some classic stuff!
Youre talking to a person who attended community college for one semester 11 years ago. Until now, I wouldnt have known what "upper division course" even meant besides the obvious context it was used in and certainly would have no idea about whether open-book/open-note tests were the norm or not.
In this instance, and many others, my ignorance precedes me.
People rag on UTSA, but most of the bio professors there are alright. They're better than they're credited for anyway. I'd prefer most of them to the professors I have now.
I laughed.
Duff, Norman is pretty much exactly like College Station except because of its proximity to Oklahoma City its more like a San Antonio sized. I was accepted at OU for the Spring semester as a transfer student to School of Meteorology and Geography but since initially my plan was A&M I had figured I was going to end up moving to a location with that type of demographic unless Jekka got a job somewhere more civilized.
That being said at nearly 30 years old I could give two s about the college atmosphere and am far more interested in the research opportunities available wherever I go to school as that will influence where I take my graduate studies. A&M and Texas Tech were the only schools I seriously considered in Texas because of their programs in meteorology and some of the research going on at each location.
I never for a second considred getting a degree from UTSA even though I know several people who have gotten degrees from there and gone off to excellent graduate programs. Its ing UTSA.
Pretty much agree with this fully. I don't think getting a psych degree is a waste by any means if you have a plan on how that is going to get you where you want to go and you are realistic about it.
Now, if you expect to make six figures out right out of undergrad then LOL.
Yea, but if you want to break 30k a year...you are going to be looking for a while.
That's pathetic when you think about it, since im pretty sure i could be an asst mgr at Bill Millers and make about that.
hopefully there isnt anyone who expects that
It is what it is and people should understand what they are getting into (which is admittedly a lot to expect from many 18-20 year olds).
Not every degree is going to be a cash cow but depending on what you really want to do then you'll go for it.
My best friends wife expected to make 100k a year within 3 years of graduating UTSA with an English degree.hopefully there isnt anyone who expects that
My friends X-wife graduated from UT with an english degree and got a job with Halmark, something to do with their greeting cards, making about 8 dollars an hour. This was back in 1998 / 99 time frame, but still...lol...
My wife had a job interview about 9 months ago, before she got her current job, with "The Children's Shelter". It is an in patient facility for abused kids (for the most part).
Keep in mind she has a Master's in Psych and 2 licenses and over 10 years experience. She went to three interviews. All said and done, they loved her. They made her an offer of 32,000/year. She really wanted to job, loved the population and what they do, but we just couldnt do it, financially. They went back, talked to the director, worked and pulled strings and got her offer to 35,000...she regretfully turned them down.
Such a shame, since they will find a recent UTSA grad, who took or is taking the same classes i am and doesnt know about ...and those kids wont learn a thing...hopefully i am wrong, but i doubt it...look how many psych grads there are in just one thread in the club.
Maybe not 100K but the number of new grads expecting to make even 50K/annually is astounding.hopefully there isnt anyone who expects that
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