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14619159:partyandBS said:
i dont think your considering it fully. you think your dad wants to show up the country club saying his son didn’t go to college and is a high school coach?! fuuuck no. he wants to boast that his son is a D1 athlete and he’s got the stacks to fund it.

sometimes its like you dont even care about your parents ego…
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this made me laugh so hard lolll. My parents went to liberal arts schools for undergrad then Large schools for JD’s and or MBAs and a PHD. I shoulda been more clear it’s 35k all in to go to Hobart and row D1.

14619167:SlushSeason said:
24k with room and board is an absolute steal. That's gotta be heavily subsidized by taxes. Even 35k just for tuition at a private school is super cheap these days.

Go to college. Get a useful degree. Don't devote your whole life to rowing a boat.

Saving $100-150k and working for the next 4 years will make you more money in the short term. But your lifetime earnings won't be anywhere close to what you'd get with a useful college degree.
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I feel like the education is almost worth it. The fellowship program is very appealing, in addition to the connections, internship subsidies and the access to professors. I actually wanted to learn more about the econ program. Specifically the lack of required Math courses and had a hour long in person meeting with the chair of the department who wasn’t even working over the summer. He came in just to speak which reflected very well upon the school. I’d also be hyped to have to minor in Data Analytics because i lowk love it. Ik people on the Crew team and in business programs but it is insanely tiny and 35k is a lot of money even if it’s just 150ishk sitting in a 529 and S&P 500 funds. But I also don’t wanna go to UB because the programs are fuckin huge like 300 plus kid lectures, not to mention for the size of the school the econ program is pretty sub par, and no rowing.
 
There are definitely diminishing returns (and 1000 reasons to dislike the ivies), but we shouldn't pretend that all degrees are equal. The top schools that are only taking the 95th+ percentile of high schoolers have much smarter graduates than your state's 3rd tier state school with a 90% acceptance rate. Companies know this and they're much more likely to read a resume with UCLA written at the top than one from Chico State.

14619173:Celery said:
I think ivy's for graduate degrees make more sense but I feel as if there are diminishing returns for undergrad
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14619181:SlushSeason said:
There are definitely diminishing returns (and 1000 reasons to dislike the ivies), but we shouldn't pretend that all degrees are equal. The top schools that are only taking the 95th+ percentile of high schoolers have much smarter graduates than your state's 3rd tier state school with a 90% acceptance rate. Companies know this and they're much more likely to read a resume with UCLA written at the top than one from Chico State.
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For undergrad they are all equal. I had multiple professors who also taught the same exact curriculum at MIT / Harvard, and anyone in the industry knows this as well.

For graduate and PHDs they are definitely the best tho just because of the resources they have. Yale literally has a nuclear warhead on campus for their Nuclear Engineering program, you are not finding that at a state school (Fuck Yale tho they don't pay taxes and are the reason New Haven is a shithole).
 
14619178:WoFlowz said:
I feel like the education is almost worth it. The fellowship program is very appealing, in addition to the connections, internship subsidies and the access to professors. I actually wanted to learn more about the econ program. Specifically the lack of required Math courses and had a hour long in person meeting with the chair of the department who wasn’t even working over the summer. He came in just to speak which reflected very well upon the school. I’d also be hyped to have to minor in Data Analytics because i lowk love it. Ik people on the Crew team and in business programs but it is insanely tiny and 35k is a lot of money even if it’s just 150ishk sitting in a 529 and S&P 500 funds. But I also don’t wanna go to UB because the programs are fuckin huge like 300 plus kid lectures, not to mention for the size of the school the econ program is pretty sub par, and no rowing.
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Choosing an econ program because it doesn't have much math is shooting yourself in the foot. My university had an econ degree and a math-econ degree (not a double major, just a math-heavy program). My friends in the math-econ program all got great consulting, banking, and fin-tech jobs while the econ majors were getting more basic accounting/auditing jobs.

300 kid lectures suck, hopefully that's just for the intro classes. Our intro to micro econ class had like 150 person lectures at a school of only 4,000. But any classes past that usually had 20-40 students
 
14619178:WoFlowz said:
this made me laugh so hard lolll. My parents went to liberal arts schools for undergrad then Large schools for JD’s and or MBAs and a PHD. I shoulda been more clear it’s 35k all in to go to Hobart and row D1.
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Why don't you like Hobart? One of my best friends went there and loved it.
 
14619182:Farmville420 said:
For undergrad they are all equal. I had multiple professors who also taught the same exact curriculum at MIT / Harvard, and anyone in the industry knows this as well.

For graduate and PHDs they are definitely the best tho just because of the resources they have. Yale literally has a nuclear warhead on campus for their Nuclear Engineering program, you are not finding that at a state school (Fuck Yale tho they don't pay taxes and are the reason New Haven is a shithole).
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I really disagree with this. Speaking specifically about engineering programs in California and Texas because that's what I'm most familiar with, there are huge differences between the curricula at different universities.

In Texas, Rice and UT Austin are very research focused schools and they have very theoretical undergrad curriculum to prepare students for grad school or r&d type jobs. Places like UT El Paso or Texas State San Marcos are focused on more practical job training. Sure, the basic Statics and Thermodynamics classes are the same, but the later curriculum isn't. I went to Rice for undergrad. We had 2-3 more required Math classes than most other Texas engineering schools and 10-15 more required credit hours. They did a lot more design-build projects than us, but we did a lot more system modeling and solving differential equations than them.

The same applies in California. UC San Diego and San Diego State produce very different kinds of engineers. At SD State undergrads are likely to come out already knowing how to use CAD and Finite Element software from class. At UCSD they'll learn more math and theory, but they'll be expected to learn the software on their own or on the job.
 
14619179:Rock_Inhabitant said:
I’m so fucking sick of my band mates trying to make every song we write into a Metallica knockoff
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Yall got music on the web I can peep?

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14619189:SlushSeason said:
I really disagree with this. Speaking specifically about engineering programs in California and Texas because that's what I'm most familiar with, there are huge differences between the curricula at different universities.

In Texas, Rice and UT Austin are very research focused schools and they have very theoretical undergrad curriculum to prepare students for grad school or r&d type jobs. Places like UT El Paso or Texas State San Marcos are focused on more practical job training. Sure, the basic Statics and Thermodynamics classes are the same, but the later curriculum isn't. I went to Rice for undergrad. We had 2-3 more required Math classes than most other Texas engineering schools and 10-15 more required credit hours. They did a lot more design-build projects than us, but we did a lot more system modeling and solving differential equations than them.

The same applies in California. UC San Diego and San Diego State produce very different kinds of engineers. At SD State undergrads are likely to come out already knowing how to use CAD and Finite Element software from class. At UCSD they'll learn more math and theory, but they'll be expected to learn the software on their own or on the job.
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Both those schools (SD State and UCSD) have an ABET accreditation so its kinda strange that they have wildly different curriculum since ABET is used to sort of standardize college classes and tailor them to FE Exam content.

As someone who attended neither I'm gonna weigh those degrees the same. And that's exactly why it doesn't matter where you go, unless you are working in the city where your college is located, nobody cares what school you went to, they see "Bachelors of science" and are like "okay cool, engineering graduate so they did some math in college, I can mold them into any kind of employee I want".

This is also a huge sentiment in engineering, my employer had literally never heard of the university I went to before, was handed a job offer halfway through the interview hahaha
 
14619183:SlushSeason said:
Choosing an econ program because it doesn't have much math is shooting yourself in the foot. My university had an econ degree and a math-econ degree (not a double major, just a math-heavy program). My friends in the math-econ program all got great consulting, banking, and fin-tech jobs while the econ majors were getting more basic accounting/auditing jobs.

300 kid lectures suck, hopefully that's just for the intro classes. Our intro to micro econ class had like 150 person lectures at a school of only 4,000. But any classes past that usually had 20-40 students
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Well there’s very little listed Math, Pre calculus/Calc is required, Stats, and Econometrics. But a lot of electives have higher level math worked in. But there’s also the option to minor in finance or data analytics or math(Minors are required at HWS) So i’d def minor in data analytics because it’s esp better to have for consulting and quant.

14619184:GrandThings said:
Why don't you like Hobart? One of my best friends went there and loved it.
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I really like hobart but trying to justify it over a gap guaranteed admissions this fall application cycle to Cornell, Columbia and Wesleyan is a tough choice. Especially if I can continue to save, work/intern and travel. The other thing is Hobart is a heavyweight program and i’m a total lightweight. I’m sitting at 160lbs not very lean and 5’11, making me a perfect candidate for College lightweight rowing esp since I’ve only rowed a year and just hit a 6:41 2k. At hobart id be rowing with kids 40-60lbs heavier and taller, they’ve got a bunch of guys coming in and are carrying a roster of 52 including me if I attend. I love rowing and would definitely enjoy it there, but it seems like a metric fuck ton of work to most likely never touch the water even in the 4v or 5v. The only plus is I’m very fast on the water esp for my size/weight and just normally fast on an erg lol. At the end of the day tho I believe I may attend Hobart and row. But if I hate it or don’t see the water, I’ll either quit or transfer. The academic resources for my major in addition to career prep is amazing especially considering the cost and proximity to home and my eye doctor.
 
Man I really think you’re overthinking this stuff and everyone and their mother’s opinion is not helping.

You are miles ahead of where I was at your age. You’re going to do fine. My advice is don’t overanalyze everything to the point of decision paralysis. Going forwards is better than standing still. Fuck, fail forward if you have to.

Trust your gut. Don’t let your parents push you into something that doesn’t feel right. Wealthy parents sometimes use the money to wield the power (ask me how I know). What you’ll find out in life is that they respect you a lot more if you say “fuck that. I don’t need the handout. I’m doing my own thing” whether that means making your own decisions, using your own money, making connections and finding jobs on your own, etc.

I’ll always be grateful for the advantages I have had in life, but often listening to my parents (instead of my gut instincts) led me down the wrong path.

Trust yourself and realize that it’s okay to make mistakes.

14619178:WoFlowz said:
this made me laugh so hard lolll. My parents went to liberal arts schools for undergrad then Large schools for JD’s and or MBAs and a PHD. I shoulda been more clear it’s 35k all in to go to Hobart and row D1.

I feel like the education is almost worth it. The fellowship program is very appealing, in addition to the connections, internship subsidies and the access to professors. I actually wanted to learn more about the econ program. Specifically the lack of required Math courses and had a hour long in person meeting with the chair of the department who wasn’t even working over the summer. He came in just to speak which reflected very well upon the school. I’d also be hyped to have to minor in Data Analytics because i lowk love it. Ik people on the Crew team and in business programs but it is insanely tiny and 35k is a lot of money even if it’s just 150ishk sitting in a 529 and S&P 500 funds. But I also don’t wanna go to UB because the programs are fuckin huge like 300 plus kid lectures, not to mention for the size of the school the econ program is pretty sub par, and no rowing.
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I will be graduating with an engineering degree, a job and 0 debt rather than the first two plus 150k in debt because I chose a state school.

14619244:SteezyYeeter said:
the never ending cope is hilarious. whatever makes you feel better!
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14619274:Michigan_Sucks said:
God I hate fucking SeaTac and how everything closes so goddamn early.
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I once showed up to Seatac 3 hours before my flight and got to the gate 15 minutes before departure, it's a nightmare zone
 
y'all accepted death yet? i aint suicidal or nun but like if i got murked by an 18 wheeler i'd be pretty stoked. heaven probably doesn't have the ikon pass
 
14619371:StoinkyDoinky said:
y'all accepted death yet? i aint suicidal or nun but like if i got murked by an 18 wheeler i'd be pretty stoked. heaven probably doesn't have the ikon pass
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I don't really feel like there is any accepting to be done. It happens when it happens and you shouldn't worry about it

Would probably prefer to ski for few decades. I don't exactly wan't to die, but the concept of death is very fascinating, mostly what happens after. It's just so abstract and unknown. It's impossible for a human mind to picture nothing, which is probably why religions usually have something made up to fill the void, like they have done with lot of things before better knowledge. Who knows, maybe there actually is something after death, hopefully not another life on the same planet or in the same reality.

Right now I think I would prefer to die somewhere around 70s. Life when you are 80-90 sounds miserable, just slowly getting worse day by day for decades waiting for the reaper to come and collect your soul.
 
14619378:KalmarJalmar said:
I don't really feel like there is any accepting to be done. It happens when it happens and you shouldn't worry about it

Would probably prefer to ski for few decades. I don't exactly wan't to die, but the concept of death is very fascinating, mostly what happens after. It's just so abstract and unknown. It's impossible for a human mind to picture nothing, which is probably why religions usually have something made up to fill the void, like they have done with lot of things before better knowledge. Who knows, maybe there actually is something after death, hopefully not another life on the same planet or in the same reality.

Right now I think I would prefer to die somewhere around 70s. Life when you are 80-90 sounds miserable, just slowly getting worse day by day for decades waiting for the reaper to come and collect your soul.
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We are in a simulation, so I don't worry about that shit.
 
My sister complains about never making enough money (Travel Contract Flight Nurse, clears $90k-100k/year no issue) and then does shit like flies to San Francisco to go see The Rolling Stones at Levi Stadium
 
14619421:GayWolf420 said:
My sister complains about never making enough money (Travel Contract Flight Nurse, clears $90k-100k/year no issue) and then does shit like flies to San Francisco to go see The Rolling Stones at Levi Stadium
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TBH, the more you make, the more you spend... I know where she's coming from.
 
14619424:VTshredder69 said:
TBH, the more you make, the more you spend... I know where she's coming from.
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tbf she is going to a job interview for a permanent position. Pays a lot more, pension after 3 years, but she's gonna be a rude awakening for how fucked-up california is.
 
She single?

14619425:GayWolf420 said:
tbf she is going to a job interview for a permanent position. Pays a lot more, pension after 3 years, but she's gonna be a rude awakening for how fucked-up california is.
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14619371:StoinkyDoinky said:
y'all accepted death yet? i aint suicidal or nun but like if i got murked by an 18 wheeler i'd be pretty stoked. heaven probably doesn't have the ikon pass
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Dying at the hands of an 18 wheeler seems like it would go hard
 
14619437:ColoradoDogfart said:
Dying at the hands of an 18 wheeler seems like it would go hard
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hundreds of thousands of people watching your death and laughing at it on instagram reels is definetly not hard.

being eaten by a dinosaur would be tough.
 
having a hard time figuring out what to eat pre/post workout. i wanna lose weight so fasted training is appealing in that way, but then im usually a lil weak. and i want to maintain my muscle, i need food to do that. any advice? i workout from 3-4, have lunch at 1 and dinner at 5:30 i can't change this. [tag=281085]@VTshredder69[/tag] ik u go to the gym ?
 
14619442:SteezyYeeter said:
having a hard time figuring out what to eat pre/post workout. i wanna lose weight so fasted training is appealing in that way, but then im usually a lil weak. and i want to maintain my muscle, i need food to do that. any advice? i workout from 3-4, have lunch at 1 and dinner at 5:30 i can't change this. [tag=281085]@VTshredder69[/tag] ik u go to the gym ?
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i'm no nutrition doctor guy but i've been dabbling in gym for a couple years because i get no hoes. first off you won't lose weight if you don't incorporate some sort of cardio. it's just how it is. eat something with healthy carbs and a decent amount of calories (pasta, sandwich, whatever the bottom of the dumpster has.) if you don't get enough carbs and cals you'll be tired as soon as you walk in the gym. post, just make a protein shake. go buy some cheap protein powder and find something you like. happy to send my recipe if you feel so inclined
 
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