Back to school!

I'm gonna be a freshman in college. I move in on Saturday and I have no idea what the **** is going on.
 
I'm back at college for my Induction Day next friday, although I've got no idea which building I'm supposed to go to (Bury College has four buildings: Woodbury (where I was last year), Millenium, Beacon, and Prospects).
 
I only have one hour of class tomorrow. Yesssssssss.
 
First day of classes:
1. I forgot my calculus, my professor is from New Zealand, and he just gave me 20 homework problems on something I don't understand.

2. My programming teacher is a brilliant man who invented the technique of modern motion capture. However, he is an obnoxious jerk who yells all the time and likes to talk about his research rather than teaching.

3. My concepts of mathematics class has 150+ students, my professor drinks entire liter bottles of soda every day, and I don't understand any of the material.

4. My english class is taught by a film grad student. The class is about the film Blade Runner.

5. My philosophy class seems VERY interesting. Its all about the stuff I normally debate on forums. Our first section is about the arguments for and against God. I can already tell I will piss this professor off, because he told me he didn't believe in evolution, and that I was "complacently accepting Darwinist dogma."

6. My "Fun with robots" class was awesome. I built a robot.

Second day--

1. Recitations are just like class...except they have worse teachers and are in smellier rooms.

2. Computing@ Carnegie Mellon is a useless class where we learn how to use the internet.

3. Freshman immigration is very interesting. Today we were given a lecture by the head of the computer science department, who was at the university when email, lycos, the laser printer, emotiocons, and the concept of ubiquitous networking were invented. He is also working on research which will guarantee that any given program you run will not contain a virus-- without definitions or libraries of viruses. Basically a program must come with a mathematical proof showing that it can successfully run without causing harm to your machine. The computer reads this proof, and if it checks out, it knows the program is safe to run on your computer.
 
theotherguy said:
First day of classes:
1. I forgot my calculus, my professor is from New Zealand, and he just gave me 20 homework problems on something I don't understand.

...

3. My concepts of mathematics class has 150+ students, my professor drinks entire liter bottles of soda every day, and I don't understand any of the material.

...

6. My "Fun with robots" class was awesome. I built a robot.

Second day--

1. Recitations are just like class...except they have worse teachers and are in smellier rooms.
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Awww... you're making me miss my days at school... except your professors are way cooler (especially the soda guy). You know math professors are the craziest. I had one who would drink 20oz every day and do a little dance at the end of most classes. He also pronounced Z as Zed all the time... crazy foreigners.

I used to teach a recitation class, and believe me they probably look forward to the class as much as you do.

Just keep it in perspective and you'll soon be looking back at your freshman year and laughing at how easy it was.. :thumbs:

BTW, you must tell me more about this robotics class. Specifically the NXT stuff...
 
I just went back yesterday (2nd year of community college)..enjoy your last year of high school, my senior year was very laid back and I barely had to do any work, it was probably my favorite year of school :D
 
TimoJay said:
Awww... you're making me miss my days at school... except your professors are way cooler (especially the soda guy). You know math professors are the craziest. I had one who would drink 20oz every day and do a little dance at the end of most classes. He also pronounced Z as Zed all the time... crazy foreigners.

I used to teach a recitation class, and believe me they probably look forward to the class as much as you do.

Just keep it in perspective and you'll soon be looking back at your freshman year and laughing at how easy it was.. :thumbs:

BTW, you must tell me more about this robotics class. Specifically the NXT stuff...
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We aren't using NXT, but "firefly", a robotics kit developed here at Carnegie Mellon.
 
Process Dynamics and Control class today. I think we use differential equations to design control systems for chemical plant processes, or some crap like that. I hate my major.
 
Moving back to uni on saturday, don't start for over a month though. Will be my second year.
 
I'm heading back for my second year of university at the end of September. I'm actually looking forward to it.
 
I got to start my last year of highschool in 6 days guysssss! 6 days!
 
I got Math, English, then every kind of tech class imaginable.. I got to change that when I get back to school.
 
Pretty good year so far. The only class I really don't like is Third Year Spanish, and that is because I have a moderate stuttering problem.
 
A week from Yesterday, but luckily my this is going to be an easy Senior year!
Not looking foward to school though
I have a lot of morons that go though
 
dfc05 said:
Process Dynamics and Control class today. I think we use differential equations to design control systems for chemical plant processes, or some crap like that. I hate my major.
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I always hated the classes I had that actually used all the math we learned...
What a waste! :LOL:

Once I started working, nobody gave two craps if I could mathematically prove it, as long as it worked. (but I'm just EE)
 
Fourth year of college inc...

TimoJay said:
I always hated the classes I had that actually used all the math we learned...
What a waste! :LOL:

Once I started working, nobody gave two craps if I could mathematically prove it, as long as it worked. (but I'm just EE)
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EE is probably the most math-based engineering field there is, at least at the school I attend. I'm a Civil engineering major, though. Mostly damn chemistry and statics stuff. Fluid dynamics was a bitch of a class, though. differential equations ftl...struggled my ass off through that class.
 
Legal studies test tommorroowooowoowwwwww...

;___;
 
NO!
School starts tomorrow!
I don't wanna go back
No more mega hourly plays of TF2 or CS!!!!
 
Test results are coming back.

Looks like epic fail on my part!

Epic fail in this context means <90%.
 
So 46 percent of my class can speak Chinese. And only 30/141 are girls.

Go Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science! Pow! Wham! Bang! Zoom!
 
theotherguy said:
So 46 percent of my class can speak Chinese. And only 30/141 are girls.

Go Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science! Pow! Wham! Bang! Zoom!
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And I bet all 30 of those girls are super hotties, too! ;)
 
I'm trying to write a book report for my honers english class. School tommorow.
 
Well, it turns out I got the room to myself this year. Both good and bad if you ask me.

Good, as in I have more room to place tea packets and two desks
Bad, as in incredibly lonely.
 
I'm supposed to be doing research but my professor is really laid-back... which is a good thing, except when you're trying to set up a schedule, or meetings. I just want an actual time to come by so I can start working :eek:. I guess I'll try stopping by after lunch or something.....

Haven't had any homework in classes yet, except for process control. Our first assignment was a differential equations review. It will probably be the easiest assignment we get. It wasn't bad, but it doesn't help that I took differential equations with a really old guy who talked really quietly, and used his notes from 1985 which were written on these tiny squares of paper in tiny handwriting, which he would zoom in on and project on the board. One time, someone requested that he speak up or use a microphone, so he got a microphone, but then he was like "Oh this sounds too loud" so he kept the microphone but turned the volume down. His voice would get even quieter when he went off on these random tangential stories about playing basketball. Near the end of the semester, he told a story about how he and his wife saw a movie about a musician. It started out sounding like an inspirational story because the violinist realized he wasn't good enough to be one of those prodigy concert performers, but ended up being first violin in a prestigious orchestra. But what my prof got out of this was, "Sometimes I get kids who come to my office hours a lot, but never really get the math. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't do something."

Ahhhh, good times.

But hey I got through the GRE with good scores, so I'm a little closer to grad school... except I actually have to apply and write personal statements and try to get money. DARN IT.
 
theotherguy said:
well of those 30 I'd say about 8 are obese, 4 have facial hair, 10 look like dykes, and 15 are Asian.
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Just give it a couple of years...
You'll come around.

PS. Do any of the asian girls somehow know you live in the dorms (it's required, right?), or sometimes glance in your direction if you walk toward them? If so, they want your sex. (Just be glad you aren't married, or you'll have to come on the forums and post about it instead of having hot asian sex)
 
theotherguy said:
So 46 percent of my class can speak Chinese. And only 30/141 are girls.

Go Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science! Pow! Wham! Bang! Zoom!
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Woo! Carnegie Mellon ftw! Pittsburgh ftw! I live like 45 minutes away from Pitt! lols. :D

My friend's sister graduated from there last year, and I'm pretty sure Bill Cosby was at their graduation speaking/doing stand up. I heard it was awesome. Haha.

Link to the speech in question:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWEgGx6h2JM

I have no idea how long it is! D:
 
Start school tomorrow final year, grade 12.. D: Can't wait till it's done, then uni!
 
Grade 12 tomorrow, I need to get my act together this year to end with good marks.
 
i start school tomarrow :(

so much stuff to do before school starts!
 
Emporius said:
Grade 12 tomorrow, I need to get my act together this year to end with good marks.
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lol same.. I have like 95% tech classes because I thought it'd make it all easy this year, only to choose during the summer I'm going to uni... Need to switch ALL my classes almost to academic classes, then work my ass off.. It's going to be one shitty year.
 
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