Hard Light Productions Forums

Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Grey Wolf on May 13, 2004, 07:45:25 pm

Title: Colleges
Post by: Grey Wolf on May 13, 2004, 07:45:25 pm: So, what colleges/universities did you all go to/are going to/are planning on going to?
Title: Colleges
Post by: phreak on May 13, 2004, 07:47:27 pm: Kent State University, Kent Ohio (www.kent.edu)

its about 10 miles away so i can live at home and save $6000 if i would have lived there
Title: Colleges
Post by: Turambar on May 13, 2004, 07:51:11 pm: yes, but you have to live with your parents.

you can't just show up drunk at your house and have your mom let you in can you?
Title: Colleges
Post by: DragonClaw on May 13, 2004, 07:55:33 pm: Georgia Institute of Technology. Planning on it.
Title: Colleges
Post by: phreak on May 13, 2004, 08:00:15 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Turambar
yes, but you have to live with your parents.

you can't just show up drunk at your house and have your mom let you in can you?

they wouldn't care, as long as im not driving.

besides, im not 21 anyways
Title: Colleges
Post by: Kosh on May 13, 2004, 08:16:07 pm: Currently going to Oregon State University.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Thorn on May 13, 2004, 09:07:07 pm: Went to the Vancouver Film School for a short period of time. Looking at going to CDI.
Title: Colleges
Post by: IceFire on May 13, 2004, 10:30:34 pm: McMaster University (www.mcmaster.ca)

Medium sized Canadian university. Pretty good overall.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Rictor on May 13, 2004, 10:52:20 pm: Thorn: Don't. My mom went, and 13 grand later, she had no employable skills. Its a waste of money, unless things have seriously changed in the past few years. They teach you everything and anything, so there is no time to properly focus on one thing, not to mention the short course lenght. Back during the IT boom, it might have meant something, but today even seasoned IT veterans have a hard time getting a job.

I'm glad someone brought this up actually. I need some tips on how to con the government into giving me a larger loan than it should. what they do, is they assess your course fees and take into consideration whether you are living at home or not. So if you are living away from home, they give you a bigger loan to cover the living costs. Usually, its around 1/3 to 1/2 of your total fees (extras like books included). But what I would like to try is to say I am living away from home, just get someone I know to say I'm staying at their place and paying them rent, so that I can get as close to the full fees loaned to me as possible. Does anyone have some experience with this?
Title: Colleges
Post by: Beowulf on May 13, 2004, 10:52:55 pm: Quote
Originally posted by PhReAk

besides, im not 21 anyways

...which is why I don't think your parents need to worry... :p ;)
Title: Colleges
Post by: Liberator on May 13, 2004, 11:04:57 pm: Athens State University
www.athens.edu
Title: Colleges
Post by: übermetroid on May 13, 2004, 11:15:35 pm: Well lets see,
2 years at Cabrillo Community College (AA)
2 years at CSU Monterey BAY (going for Computer Science degree)
got sick of C++ - transfer to San Jose Sate Univeristy to study Criminal Justice (want to run around durring life)
1 year at SJSU, find our having a kid, have to quite school to feed the boy. As happy as ever!
Title: Colleges
Post by: JR2000Z on May 14, 2004, 12:19:23 am: Probably Northern Virginia Community College for two years then transfer over to the Art Institute of Washington for majors in web design and 3d animation.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Nico on May 14, 2004, 01:13:29 am: You've never heard about 'em.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Dunbar on May 14, 2004, 01:15:54 am: I've lurked for a year or two here, looking at all the pretty pictures and downloading scp builds. I finally decided to delurk because it seems that I have a neighbor here, PhReAk. I go to Miami of Ohio and live around 15 minutes away from Kent State myself.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Setekh on May 14, 2004, 05:06:53 am: Hey, Dunbar! Welcome to HLP! Nice to see you coming out of the woodwork. ;)

:welcome:

I attend the University of Sydney, most kick-ass university in all of Australia. :cool: :D
Title: Colleges
Post by: J3Vr6 on May 14, 2004, 08:48:15 am: Florida International University

www.fiu.edu
Title: Colleges
Post by: Levyathan on May 14, 2004, 11:53:35 am: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Its Computer Science course (which is what I'm doing) is the best in the country. Plus, it's totally free.
Title: Colleges
Post by: Grey Wolf on May 14, 2004, 05:58:25 pm: I'm looking at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Their Microelectronic Engineering major looks quite interesting....