The School/Uni Thread

[Zephyrus]

I'm getting the ball rolling on grad schools again. This time it's a whole new strategy. I'm scoping out places for an MA in Classics and plan to visit each one if I can before I apply. Might be an epic road trip late this summer. Iowa I think is my best shot because of the connections my professors at UMaine have there. So far on my list:

Iowa
Rutgers
NYU
Penn St.
Ohio St.
Indiana
Wisconsin

And I might reapply to Michigan, since it seemed like I was really close to getting in.

 

[Chanakya]

Rutgers

Didn't know you were into dying. Or curry.

 

[Mort Divine]

Finally getting myself going on getting my school shit settled after a three year break from it. All I need to do is send in my income information and then I'll be good to register for classes.

About fucking time.

 

[cookiecutter]

Good luck guys!

 

[Der Morgenstern]

Caught a student cheating during a quiz this morning.

Interesting times.

 

[cookiecutter]

Go on...

 

[Der Morgenstern]

That's all I will say about it for both professional/legal reasons. The university has policies and procedures in place.

 

[Flan is the Custard]

I'm about to attempt to publish my first academic paper, and possibly submit another paper to a bunch of conferences... Feels pretty good as a freshman.

 

[Pessimism]

I cannot wait to leave. Two finals down, one left to go, and I am fucking out of here!

 

[Einherjar86]

I'm about to attempt to publish my first academic paper, and possibly submit another paper to a bunch of conferences... Feels pretty good as a freshman.

Damn it feels good to be a freshman...

 

[Srontgorrth]

I'm about to attempt to publish my first academic paper, and possibly submit another paper to a bunch of conferences... Feels pretty good as a freshman.

What's the paper/what journals are you going to submit it too?

 

[unknown]

the fucking IRB people on my campus sent me two pages' worth of things they want me to add/change/delete to my application for research

it's a goddamn survey! it's not fucking rocket science

 

[Death Aflame]

I finished my school-required internship at Cormorant Books (it's a publishing program) and I am now starting a second internship at the Association of Canadian Publishers as a Digital Services Intern. I am helping publishers with ebook conversions, metadata for Apple, Sony, Amazon and the like.

Unlike my last internship, this one is paid. Yay.

 

[Srontgorrth]

the fucking IRB people on my campus sent me two pages' worth of things they want me to add/change/delete to my application for research

it's a goddamn survey! it's not fucking rocket science

Hopefully I won't have to deal with my schools IRB for awhile. I had to take some online mini course thing on it all though >_>

 

[cookiecutter]

I finished my school-required internship at Cormorant Books (it's a publishing program) and I am now starting a second internship at the Association of Canadian Publishers as a Digital Services Intern. I am helping publishers with ebook conversions, metadata for Apple, Sony, Amazon and the like.

Unlike my last internship, this one is paid. Yay.

Congrats! I'll be looking for a job in Toronto over the next couple months, so I might be hitting you up for tips/ideas if you don't mind.

 

[Flan is the Custard]

What's the paper/what journals are you going to submit it too?

I'm still in the process of seeking out journals, but it's basically a paper exploring the role of music in A Clockwork Orange and how it demonstrates the struggle between intellectual control and the ("artistic") need for revolution. I didn't think it was a fantastic paper, but my professor did so I figure it's worth a shot. Worst that happens is I'll get rejected by everyone, and since I wasn't planning on anything anyway I'll pretty much just be where I started.

 

[unknown]

Hopefully I won't have to deal with my schools IRB for awhile. I had to take some online mini course thing on it all though >_>

yeah I had to do that as well.

 

[Pessimism]

Mortarboards are for bitches.


Graduation 18 by Abnegātus, on Flickr

 

[The Emptier]

Alright guys,

Well obviously many of you have transitioned onto college and beyond and I have a few general questions. I kind of already know the answers to them but I want to be reassured :3

Basically, as I come out of high school and reflect on everything, I realize that I have been surrounded by amazing people blah blah etc. etc. and I feel like I totally failed in seeing that. Basically for some reason, I feel like there isn't a sense of community at college, I have NO idea why I feel this way. I want to finally branch out and do a ton of different things, and I want to have fun, amazing times with amazing people and cry, laugh, be serious etc. just as I have, and could have done more, in high school. is the energy different? are people more serious? I want to have more substance than just partying, studying and all of that. I know it's all based on the person, and different experiences, what the college is etc. What I'm getting at is, did/have/are you making worthwhile connections, experiences, choices etc ?

 

[Zephyrus]

Dude. I had none of that in high school, and in college I did. So your experience in college will be all the more. Don't sweat it.