Board 8 > I am officially a college student now

(+) Yeah! (+)

Went through orientation the past two days and I'm enrolled for classes.

Guys, I started coming to this board when I was going into my freshman year of high school, this is CRAZY
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Solioxrz362 posted...

Guys, I started coming to this board when I was going into my freshman year of high school, this is CRAZY

...until you realize most of us started coming here in middle school and are still here after finishing up our degrees.

But what I really mean is congrats, college can be fun.
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Congrats. Remember to follow the two very easy rules (Attend class, Do the homework) and you'll have absolutely no trouble with passing your classes.
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thundersheep posted...

Solioxrz362 posted...

Guys, I started coming to this board when I was going into my freshman year of high school, this is CRAZY

...until you realize most of us started coming here in middle school and are still here after finishing up our degrees.

I know that and that's also PRETTY FUCKIN CRAZY

I'm just experiencing that for myself now. I was always the babu of this board and... well, I still am, but now I'm the college babu
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Wahey!

I just hope it's what YOU *want* to pursue whatever you're majoring in.
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I'm going into business, and I do have good interest in it. What I REALLY want to do with my life is perform and record music, but my kind of music isn't something that a college teaches (at least not any college that I can afford to go to and isn't halfway across the country). So I'm quite alright with taking my second interest and turning it into a professional career if my music never turns into anything.
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Solioxrz362 posted...

I'm going into business, and I do have good interest in it. What I REALLY want to do with my life is perform and record music, but my kind of music isn't something that a college teaches (at least not any college that I can afford to go to and isn't halfway across the country). So I'm quite alright with taking my second interest and turning it into a professional career if my music never turns into anything.

Just for the record, UNT has one of the top rated music schools in the country, especially if you're interested in Jazz. Pretty sure Denton can't possibly be more than a 90 minute drive from whichever part of DFW you are/were in, too.

Though just between you and me, if you're still in the Dallas area you're probably at a pretty solid school for a business program. Not a top-tier one by any means, but definitely solid =)


Edit: Whoops, misread your post and missed that you were talking about specific styles of music. Point about UNT's program being legitimately top-tier still stands, but it's less meaningful to you probably.
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Nerd!
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What kind of business are you going into?

Marketing, finance, accounting, supply chain/sourcing, sales, etc
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Solioxrz362 posted...

I'm going into business, and I do have good interest in it. What I REALLY want to do with my life is perform and record music, but my kind of music isn't something that a college teaches (at least not any college that I can afford to go to and isn't halfway across the country). So I'm quite alright with taking my second interest and turning it into a professional career if my music never turns into anything.

You could've gone to the Eastman School of Music. Nobody can afford to go to it and it's halfway across the country, but I'd at least be able to torment you.
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Remember that the vast majority of useful value you get out of college is extracurricular and not required stuff.

Literally 100% of your class will do the required stuff. But what % will do your combination of extra stuff? That's the only way to stand out.
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Reg posted...

Solioxrz362 posted...

I'm going into business, and I do have good interest in it. What I REALLY want to do with my life is perform and record music, but my kind of music isn't something that a college teaches (at least not any college that I can afford to go to and isn't halfway across the country). So I'm quite alright with taking my second interest and turning it into a professional career if my music never turns into anything.

Just for the record, UNT has one of the top rated music schools in the country, especially if you're interested in Jazz. Pretty sure Denton can't possibly be more than a 90 minute drive from whichever part of DFW you are/were in, too.

Though just between you and me, if you're still in the Dallas area you're probably at a pretty solid school for a business program. Not a top-tier one by any means, but definitely solid =)


Edit: Whoops, misread your post and missed that you were talking about specific styles of music. Point about UNT's program being legitimately top-tier still stands, but it's less meaningful to you probably.

Yeah, UNT is absolutely amazing for orchestral music and marching band and choir as far as I know. I'm a blues musician. I play guitar and drums and bass, and my songwriting and style probably isn't what they would teach (nor would they want tbh).

I'm at UT Arlington. Wanted to go to SMU or UT (Austin), but $$$. Got mad scholarships to SMU (over $35k), but when the school costs $70k a year and you gotta live on campus the first two years... scholarships hardly matter unless they're full tuition/full ride. And of course Austin doesn't give money hardly at all.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Remember that the vast majority of useful value you get out of college is extracurricular and not required stuff.

I'm gonna be trying to join the on-campus business leadership program and the honors college, alongside possibly a few others. Gotta find a way to start networking somehow!
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Nah that's boring start your own club and build it up enough that it lasts for years after you graduate
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I went through all of college not making a single new friend

But I also commuted there and went home after my classes every day so whatever
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Use your professor's office hours if you need extra help.
If you're not a strong writer, or you find out you're not as strong as you were led to believe, utilize whatever kind of writing center or writing tutoring your school has. Also, utilize tutors in general. Some schools offer them free for first semester freshman.
Join clubs. Be part of causes you believe in. Be open minded.
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My grade average went up an entire letter from my first two years to my final two years of university, and the only thing I did different over that time was that I actually went to all my classes, so I second "go to class".

Even in courses where they don't mark you on participation/attendance and it seems like there's no reason to be there, just go. It doesn't seem like it'll matter, but it does.

Also congrats!
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Solioxrz362 posted...

I'm at UT Arlington. Wanted to go to SMU or UT (Austin), but $$$. Got mad scholarships to SMU (over $35k), but when the school costs $70k a year and you gotta live on campus the first two years... scholarships hardly matter unless they're full tuition/full ride. And of course Austin doesn't give money hardly at all.

Yeah, I figured you were either at Arlington or Dallas. Both have pretty solid business schools, and you wouldn't have gone wrong with either. I really can't recommend SMU to anybody unless they're part of the rich, connected families and they really, really want the name prestige. I say this as somebody who has a couple friends currently attending that university.

Also Jazz and Blues are totally close enough that you would fit in at UNT if you tried imo. But you made the 'safe' choice for sure.
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i've been here since before you were in school.
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Wanglicious posted...

i've been here since before you were in school.

Also accurate for me
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Hey congrats dude.

Nice to see the kids around here finally growing up and going off to college. :P

(this is Se7en btw)
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Congrats Solio! Have fun. Those were the best 4 years of my life.
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Grats dude, all the best to ya.
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congrats and have a good time in college Solio

I'll continually stay ahead of you on the TT leaderboards
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Yeah well I don't ever have the time to just sit on a game and play all day anymore! I'm either up at my job (which btw is fucking AWESOME, I get to play guitar for 2 hours a day and make some nice money out of it) or I'm hanging out with fri- okay I don't really hang out with friends that much

But sometimes I just want to play smash or something and I don't get trophies by playing For Glory :/
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it's okay live vicariously through me
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