I just recently switched my major from Journalism to English, though I may add it as another major later, thus doubling my uselessness. At any rate, I've discovered a few good classes to take.
Here's my schedule:
-Film as Literature (looks awesome)
-Introduction to Literature (the Rhetoric classes were closed; too bad, I really wanted to take one of them)
-The Principles of the Written Argument (I already know how to destroy people emotionally)
-Intermediate Poetry Writing (I like the professor)
-First Year German (I have to take another Foreign Language and Chinese and Japanese were closed. I hate Spanish, so that left German or French and it seems more likely that Germany will start another war and I can serve as a translator before I ever visit France again)
So, what are you taking?
Naimah fucked around with this message on 11-13-2006 at 03:12 PM.
Bam! Monday's are straight through no breaks from 10am-8pm. Don't major in Biology kids, it ain't a picnic.
Seriously, though, work work work work work work until I'm senile.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Oreowned had this to say about Knight Rider:
Chemistry 111
Biology 213
Math 104
Religion and Magic
Intro to SociologyBam! Monday's are straight through no breaks from 10am-8pm. Don't major in Biology kids, it ain't a picnic.
You're taking a class called 'Religion and Magic', I don't think you're allowed to complain.
Then I'm going to Embry-Riddle to get my associate's in Aviation Electronics and Engineering. And while I am doing that, I will get my A&P license. After that, I shall take more classes in the electrician's field. I am also working on my Journeyman's certification.
When I get out of the military, I am looking at about $60k entry level.
Then I'm done with my mba.. oh god I have to take that exit exam too
Quantitative & Analytical Chemistry II + Lab(CHM2046 + L)
Physics II + Lab(PHY 2049 + L)
Calculus III(MAC2213)
Principles of Microeconomics (ECO2013)
or
International Macroeconomics (ECO3704)
Game Theory and Applications (ECO3731)
Principles of Microeconomics (ECO2013)
Government Regulation of Business (ECP4403)
Calculus III (MAC2213)
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Naimah said:
You're taking a class called 'Religion and Magic', I don't think you're allowed to complain.
It fufills a gen-ed requirement and it's a class in a lecture hall! I wanna take at least one of those in my college career. 
10 units total so far.... need 2 more for insurance purposes......
I'm killing off most of my Econ classes this semester, so I can concentrate on my History major next year (Double Major, history/econ, plus a math minor)
The only drawback is I just don't see a future in Astronomy here in Indy. So I'll probably stick with becoming a sys admin and keep Astronomy as my hobby.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
should be a fun semester.
I keep putting it off. I'm starting to wonder if I belong in college in the first place.
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Monica thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
I haven't enrolled yet. I have to get instructor approval for all of my major classes, and I don't want to fuck with gen-eds until I have my major classes done.I keep putting it off. I'm starting to wonder if I belong in college in the first place.
Fuck with Gen Ed first. Trust me.
If you wait until later, you'll hate it because of all the freshman idiots in the classes. Do it before that 
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Everyone wondered WTF when Falaanla Marr wrote:
Fuck with Gen Ed first. Trust me.If you wait until later, you'll hate it because of all the freshman idiots in the classes. Do it before that
I agree fully.
I'm taking Breif Calc currently, but not getting much of it, and with all honesty am probably set to fail it miserably now, with a D by the skin of my teeth being a far off hope. So we'll do it again, hopefully better.
But as a change from the past year and a half, it's all at the ASU West campus, meaning it's a hop skip and a jump from home, instead of a 27.5 mile commute. I can quite happily walk the 2 miles or so to classes, for the beginning of the semester at least, then it'll get too fuckin hot.
It'll run me 11am to 3:15 with no breaks on MW, and a second helping of 6:30 to 9:15 on Wednesdays for the final 3 credits. I'm quite pleased, at least until I have to tell my ole man I am gonna fail Brief Calc.
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Falaanla Marr had this to say about dark elf butts:
Fuck with Gen Ed first. Trust me.If you wait until later, you'll hate it because of all the freshman idiots in the classes. Do it before that
No, I mean on my actual schedule. They don't let me pick what major classes they put me in, so I don't know what my schedule is going to look like until then. Then I get to build my gen eds around that.
I actually have the majority of my gen eds done. I think I have like 3 classes left to take.
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Falaanla Marr postedFuck with Gen Ed first. Trust me.
If you wait until later, you'll hate it because of all the freshman idiots in the classes. Do it before that
It's fun to fuck with the freshmen. Hearing the lecture about how this "isn't high school anymore" never ceases to crack me up.
I feel compelled to contribute, even though I already did in the other thread.
CPE 464 - Intro to Computer Networks
The professor is fresh out of UCSD with his PhD (I have him this quarter for algorithms) and specializes in wireless networks. I have a feeling he'll be out to destroy us. It's a coding-heavy class though and I'm looking forward to it.
CPE 453 - Intro to Operating Systems (waitlisted)
I really really really really hope I can crash this class, because otherwise my tech electives are going to be fucked up for graduation. The actual class doesn't sound difficult, since it's *nix based and I'm a huge linux nerd already.
ES 212 - Global Origins of US Cultures
Horrible GE I'm required to take for our "US Cultural Pluralism" requirement. Horrible time (WF 4-6 PM). May just drop it, I haven't decided yet.
TH 310 - Women's Theater
I've had the professor before (which is the only reason I even considered taking it) and hope it'll be an interesting class, instead of just a lot of bullshit. We'll see.
CSC 491 - Senior Project Lab I
Starting the Senior Project track. I've pretty much accomplished more than enough to write about (provided I actually can...fucking NDAs) but just need to get with an advisor and bang it out.
All in all, it should be more interesting than this quarter--I'm only taking 12 units and to be honest, the lack of a challenge is more of a problem than anything. Alidane fucked around with this message on 11-14-2006 at 01:51 AM. Getting close to graduation--I could technically finish this year, but that would require a nasty spring quarter, so I'll probably graduate next fall. Fucking scary, too...need to start looking for Computer Science jobs.
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Alidane thought about the meaning of life:
TH 310 - Women's Theater
I've had the professor before (which is the only reason I even considered taking it) and hope it'll be an interesting class, instead of just a lot of bullshit. We'll see.
Even if it is a lot of bullshit, you are forbidden from dropping that class, ESPECIALLY if it's a lot of bullshit. The intelligent survive and the stubborn thrive. It is your duty to destroy those people.
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Pvednes painfully thought these words up:
It's like those schools where you have to write your English essay blinkered by marxist or feminist ideology. I really hate that.
You can actually bring the hammer down hard on people like that. One thing that the Republican persecution complex has brought is a big fear of biased professors shoving their beliefs down students' throats.
Over here, anyway, you can have a professor reprimanded and watched for that sort of stuff. I don't know how it is in Australia. Mr. Parcelan fucked around with this message on 11-14-2006 at 03:56 AM.
I thankfully missed out on that happy horseshit, but it's still disgusting.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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x--KarnajO-('-'Q) :
BFD. I viewed it as an intellectual exercise when I had to do that, you know, like when you argue against one of your firmest opinions.
But those are stupid.
I don't hold any ideals without knowing for certain that they're true, so in order to argue against them I'd have to form arguments that I know for a fact are a false. Maradon! fucked around with this message on 11-14-2006 at 10:18 AM.
EDIT: ACH! TOO MANY PERIODS! Karnaj fucked around with this message on 11-14-2006 at 10:36 AM.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Mr. Parcelan thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Over here, anyway, you can have a professor reprimanded and watched for that sort of stuff. I don't know how it is in Australia.
Things like this are stupid; I don't really understand the entire right wing persecution complex. I wrote a rather long paper on the revival of U.S. conservatism starting with Reagan, and back then it seemed a legitimate way to mobilize supporters but now it's just silly.
If you are that convicted in your beliefs, you should be able to write very strong arguments, and address all reasonable counterpoints. If your professor still tears your paper apart, you more than likely need to do a better job. It's always possible a professor is irreconcilably biased, but that should be incredibly easy to prove if its the case. If you can't do that, (make a strong, supported argument, or prove your case) Karnaj pointed out that it's an intellectual exercise to begin to understand opposing viewpoints.
There is no such thing as a bulletproof ideal. Truth is merely a matter of perspective.
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Noxhil2 Model 2000 was programmed to say:
Things like this are stupid...
That process works though, and for many good reasons. I helped back at my previous college on a removal of a professor that was bigotted and ultra-biased. Using some statistical analysis, we showed that he unfairly graded students work based on their race and gender, as compared to all of his peers. the process is well worth time it takes.
Departmental review of professors is standard here, and lends to an acadmeys performance.
*Department is undergoing review atm for NSF funding purposes*
History of Great Britain
History of American Film (3 hour night class about watching movies 
)
Descriptive Astronomy
I guarantee 2 of these classes I will be wide awake and awesome in and the other 2 I will sleep through. Every class.
It will rock. 
Media Law and Ethics (Fuck this required 400-level course being at 9 in the morning. On MWF. Fucks with my going home for the weekend. Sad.)
Popular Culture (Online Course.)
The Family (Online Course. My girlfriend said it was an interesting class and the past two she recommended were good)
Fitness Walking
Golf (Have to fill my two PEs)
One credit short -- debating between either a 1-credit deal with the school paper or doing an independent study.
I decided I'm changing my major to physics.
So far:
Mechanics
Classical Mythology (Comparative Cultures requirement)
Calculus (although there's a registration bug I need to work out)
Beginning Piano (cause I needed a couple more hours for full time)
Since IUPUI doesn't offer a straight Astronomy degree, Physics is the closest I'm going to get.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Azakias had this to say about John Romero:
I'm getting out of college.Then I'm going to Embry-Riddle to get my associate's in Aviation Electronics and Engineering. And while I am doing that, I will get my A&P license. After that, I shall take more classes in the electrician's field. I am also working on my Journeyman's certification.
When I get out of the military, I am looking at about $60k entry level.
As an electrician? or an A&P mechanic?
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Lyinar Ka`Bael postedOMG, I rez the thread!
I decided I'm changing my major to physics.
So far:
Mechanics
Classical Mythology (Comparative Cultures requirement)
Calculus (although there's a registration bug I need to work out)
Beginning Piano (cause I needed a couple more hours for full time)Since IUPUI doesn't offer a straight Astronomy degree, Physics is the closest I'm going to get.
I hope you enjoy getting mindfucked, because my Physics-major friend sure does hate life right now!
Spring: English 2 Honors, Creative Writing, Math, more Karate.
