what college do/did/will you go to?

[birdgirl73]

Incoming freshman to Purdue University.

You should feel lucky Bird Girl, I wanted to go to U of Texas (I was born in San Antonio), but since I now live in Chicago it is so hard to get into. I think the number was that U of T accepted around 1k out of state students, including those from overseas. Only one person in my school of 1k students got in (even when our average ACT is 28). It's such a nice campus.

UT's such a huge place nowadays. Of course, it was big in the late 70s, too. There were about 38,000 people there when I first went in the fall of 1977, but it was a lot easier to get into in those days. Pretty much anyone who wanted to go to UT in those days and had the state minimum SAT/ACTs could get in. That was before they guaranteed acceptance of the state's top 10% or 15% of its high school students, which I guess is why it has enrollment of 50,000 these days. If I had to do it over again, I'd have gone to a smaller university where there was less cut-throat competition and more personal attention. Like Purdue, which is a great school. You going to study engineering?

[BoilerUp]

Like Purdue, which is a great school. You going to study engineering?

I'm debating between Computer Science (Programming) and Computer Graphics Technology (3D Art and Animation). Right now I'm in CGT but both majors can somewhat switch between each other, which is nice for someone in my position. That's one of the main reasons I chose Purdue. If I did get into UT then I probably would have been forced to go the programming route, since they don't really offer much in cgt.

If you wanted more personal experience, what made you decide to go to grad school there?

[rainbows.rsexy]

USS John C Stennis

I took intro to philosophy and business management

provided by central texas college

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[jdub61]

I'm debating between Computer Science (Programming) and Computer Graphics Technology (3D Art and Animation). Right now I'm in CGT but both majors can somewhat switch between each other, which is nice for someone in my position. That's one of the main reasons I chose Purdue. If I did get into UT then I probably would have been forced to go the programming route, since they don't really offer much in cgt.

If you wanted more personal experience, what made you decide to go to grad school there?

my freshman roommate at georgia tech was a CS major who was dead set on going to purdue until he got a scholarship to GT at the last second.

dr. birdgirl, huh, i'm impressed. :thumbsup:

[hempplaya]

UT Arlington going to be a sophomore next semester. I'm planning to major in Mech. Engineering.

[BoilerUp]

my freshman roommate at georgia tech was a CS major who was dead set on going to purdue until he got a scholarship to GT at the last second.

I actually was looking into GT, but never really got around to applying. It was probably since that school doesn't get as much recognition as it should around here.

[jdub61]

I actually was looking into GT, but never really got around to applying. It was probably since that school doesn't get as much recognition as it should around here.

GT is alright. i grew up about 30 minutes away from it, most of my friends ended up at UGA but GT is probably the better fit for me. i mean, there's the stereotypes (like, your average student is a nerdy asian who never leaves his dorm) but that's ok for me because i don't have to compete with them for the ladies

everybody at tech's really smart, really involved and well-rounded, it's nuts
all the calc professors are asian and don't speak english and they end up busting everybody's balls

[blazed_babe]

- currently a junior at ole miss (the university of mississippi), which also happens to be one of top party schools in the u.s. woooo!!! in all actuality though, i've majorly cut back on the drinking, which is hard, it's a huge part of the culture on campus (yeah, i know that drinking is big on a lot of college campuses, but if you know anything about the grove, then you know what i'm talking about haha)

i'm double majoring in:

-international studies with a thematic and regional concentration on the social and cultural identity of europe

and

-french

potentially minoring in either journalism or communications

[PaRRoTT]

After the airforce im headed to Tallahasse ( Florida state university) mainly because they have a Norml chapter there and i want to get involed while i study political science.