Things I've learned in my first semester at college:

[exalted512]

Top 25:

1. too much alcohol and good grades do not go together
2. studying does help (i have proof, see below)

PoliSci test grades:
Exam 1: 60
Exam 2: 54
Exam 3: 52
Final Exam: 86
i studied for one test, care to take a guess which one?

3. just because i had a 3.96 gpa in high school without ever having to pick up a book outside is class(this is for the most part true, i only picked up a book once for a biology final my junior year)
4. if you and your buddies go out and "collect" signs, make sure they're out of sight just in case a cop walks by your condo because someone called you in for a noise violation
5. also, make sure if youre a minor, that all the alcohol bottles are empty as well in case of said cop
6. there are no hot girls in any engineering classes
7. engineering is hard
8. just because the schools code is "do not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do," doesnt mean your bike will not get stolen
9. it also doesnt mean the soft top to your jeep wont be slashed
10. it doesnt stop people from breaking into American-made trucks to steal your audio equipment
11. just because you pay $200 for a parking spot, does not mean it will have security cameras in the parking lot
12. just because you can choose 3 dorms that you'd like to say in, doesnt mean youll get stuck on the forth floor of the exact opposite type of dorm you wanted
13. 3 story parking garages have elevators, 5 story dorms do not
14. just because you share a bathroom with someone, does not mean you will see them more than 1 time throughout the whole semester
15. just because your professor can barely speak english, does not mean that class will be counted towards the required credits for the international and cultural diversity classes
16. it is possible to bring up a .75 gpa at midterm to a 2.0 at the end of the semester
17. sometimes, when youre not looking, curbs pop out of nowhere in the middle of the street. do not reverse, simply go over them
18. just because your friends cannot get to the top of the giant fake giraffe on top of the giant fake rocks at the local mini golf place, doesnt mean you cant either
19. never stand down wind of a bonfire when they spray diesel on it
20. dont eat lists
21. throwing balls of string at the lady in the drive-through window at jack-in-the-box while youre drunk is funny as hell
22. shitting in a bag and putting it in someone's jeep is funny--i dont care who you are
23. living by the sorority is nice...especially when you're driving and see two very good looking girls rollerblading on the street with just a shirt on
24. only in college do you see people with bigger computer screens than tv screens
25. just because everyone that you went to high school with went into engineering, does not mean more than half of said people will change their majors

that is all
-Cody

[disneyjoe7]

19. never stand down wind of a bonfire when they spray diesel on it.


Can we all say OUCH :eek:

[DAGLJAM6]

26. A third golf ball driven through a fourth floor dorm room window at a nearby roof (Tri Delta sorority house as I recall) can not only get school security to your room pronto but ,at least downtown in Charleston, also stay airborne for what seems like an eternity.
26a.If holes on a green were the size of double hung windows I'd be on the senior tour right now. (Balls 1 and 2,and see above)

Dave

[bobman1235]

Well said my friend. Just graduated from Northeastern last year, and can relate to a good percentage of those.

That was a good laugh. Glad all schools are the same!

[gatemplin]

6. there are no hot girls in any engineering classes
7. engineering is hard


Not what I wanted to hear. Not that I expect engineering to be easy and have classes full of chicks, but now you've ruined the little hope I had. ;) I'll be starting engineering next fall.

[Joelsbass]

Originally posted by exalted512
24. only in college do you see people with bigger computer screens than tv screens


Freshman year in my dormroom... 13" TV-vcr combo.... 19" Computer monitor with 5.1 computer speakers lol :cool:

[bobman1235]

Originally posted by gatemplin
Not what I wanted to hear. Not that I expect engineering to be easy and have classes full of chicks, but now you've ruined the little hope I had. ;) I'll be starting engineering next fall.

In my Engineering class of probably 100 kids, I'd say we had three hot chicks. But hey, 3 is something. I dated one of them, so it's not like they're impossible to get! So go to a big city school, you have more hope :)

[gatemplin]

Originally posted by bobman1235
In my Engineering class of probably 100 kids, I'd say we had three hot chicks. But hey, 3 is something. I dated one of them, so it's not like they're impossible to get! So go to a big city school, you have more hope :)

I'm thinking I shouldn't be going after the hot girls anyway, got stood up by one today. Not saying I'm gonna go for fat chicks now but you know what I mean. :D Whatever school I go to it will be big.

[exalted512]

not all of those pertain to me, but close friends, the tv/computer screen...that would be my engineering buddy...
i have an 18" with a 28" tv
id like to add another
26. just because some of your friends that are girls arent hot, doesnt mean their friends arent.
-Cody

[Mjr7531]

Well, I'll be going into Engineering at Case Western Reserve University after I get out of high school, It's a good thing I have a girlfriend going to Case, with 60% men and 40% woman, hotties would be few and far between, good thing I've got mine :)

[jdhdiggs]

Originally posted by gatemplin
Not what I wanted to hear. Not that I expect engineering to be easy and have classes full of chicks, but now you've ruined the little hope I had. ;) I'll be starting engineering next fall.

Hope is too be had! I met my wife at an engineering school and my buddy married a Nuggets (NBA) dance (Soon to be a Mavericks dancer) who also happens to be an engineer.

But beware the cling factor!

[gatemplin]

Cling factor?

[Shizelbs]

Go into pharmacy for ladies.

[Mjr7531]

Originally posted by gatemplin
Cling factor?

They don't let you do anything else or even let go, ever... That's a high "cling factor". ;)

[Danny Tse]

If your PE Dept. offers it, take Ballroom Dancing class. Filled w/ girls and you get to touch them too. :D

[rskarvan]

Ok... I'm an engineer. BSME Purdue.
Here is the deal with Engineering.

Your first year is pretty easy. Yes, its difficult compared to history majors. But, trust me, its really pretty easy.

Your second year is perhaps 50% to 75% more difficult than your first.

Your third year is at minimum 200% more difficult than your second.

Your fourth year is more difficult than your second and less difficult than your third. By comparison, it feels easy - though, it really isn't.

Engineering and Technology are not the same degrees. Don't even pretend to think they are even similar. They aren't.

The trick to graduating as an engineer is to simply refuse to give up. Real world engineering is all about being stubborn regarding finding solutions to problems. Non-engineers are sorted out because they aren't dedicated enough to stick-with-it through the hell of year three.

I've worked as an engineer for fifteen years now. None of my years as a working engineer were anywhere close to the difficulty of years two thru four in engineering school. Mostly, it is simply enjoyable because you get to solve problems and play with other peoples money.

The only problem with being an engineer is that you have to work them. Engineers suck. They are too competitive and they are too selfish. So, take your engineering degree and apply it outside of a central engineering department. Then, you get to be king of the hill without having to worry about being knocked off your throne.

The reward of engineering school is a reasonably interesting job that is relatively stable and affords the luxury of being able to both understand and financially afford some good audio gear.

FYI

[gatemplin]

Good info.
I will have to choose between a 5 year co-op and a 4 year degree in mechanical or electrical. It seems we have a lot of engineers here, what do you guys recommend?

I am interested in applying this education to the automotive or energy industries. I am not doing this for the money, but to have a more intrinsically rewarding career and for the knowledge.

[rskarvan]

If you can get a coop job with GM, Ford, or Daimler-Chrysler, by all means, go ahead and coop. If not, just skip the coop route (it really doesn't do you much good) and finish school quicker as there is benefit to graduating a year earlier.

My advice would be to go year-round to school and graduate in 3 or 3-1/2 years. Once you get-in-the-groove... its easier to keep going than to stop for a summer break -- which, more-or-less, is a waste of time anyway.

[gatemplin]

Thanks for the opinion rskarvan. Going to school year round is an option I will keep open. I had not considered that before.