The School/Uni Thread

[s_a_o]

I'm personally rather exicted about moving to England (in 11 days!) and starting university. There is a lot of history out there to learn!

 

[s_a_o]

It depends on what makes you happy.

I love autumn and winter... they are my favourites. I get really depressed during the spring and summer... just can't stand the warmth, etc. Basically reverse S.A.D. if you ask me.

 

[Vimana]

It is scientifically proven happiness comes from the sunshine. But I prefer a season where I don't have to wear lots of clothes just to go outside. And there is no point of going to the woods in the winter because there are no animals.

 

[Έρεβος]

It is scientifically proven happiness comes from the sunshine.

Sunshine stings my eyes and gives me migraines, which are the closest possible thing to the pure form of the opposite of happiness.

 

[Divine Victim]

And there is no point of going to the woods in the winter because there are no animals.

Pretty warped logic.

But I agree on Winter being generally worse - cold, windy, often wet in the UK, very short days, not much sunlight. Not much going for it at all.

 

[Έρεβος]

And there is no point of going to the woods in the winter because there are no animals.

Have you ever been gone to the woods after an ice storm? There is not a more beautiful time to walk through the woods.

 

[Blue_Jay]

Gotta love college students who think they know it all.

Ughhh you remind me of my mom, what a hypocrite you are sir, and nobody ever thinks like this.

 

[hibernal_dream]

Sunshine stings my eyes and gives me migraines, which are the closest possible thing to the pure form of the opposite of happiness.

Yes, we can tell from your avatar and nerdy posts that you spend most of your time in your mother's basement. No need to push the issue.

 

[Έρεβος]

Yes, we can tell from your avatar and nerdy posts that you spend most of your time in your mother's basement. No need to push the issue.

Was that fun?

And not quite. I spend most of my time at friends' houses, the river, the library, riding my bike to one of the three, or at my grandparents' mountain home. This is the first day I've been home for about a week.

 

[Skepticism]

Winter is boring and depressing and all the leaves are off the trees, its a boring stay-inside-and-watch-Tv season.

Winter is better than all the other seasons.

 

[The Ozzman]

A friend of mine is going to Furman University in South (?) Carolina. He pays upwards of $40,000 a semester and they raise it substantially every year. Needless to say he's getting royally fucked over.

I'm sitting on my ass in the library at the moment, I have a half hour before my Politics And Culture course. Socrates And Plato should be an interesting course to expand upon what I've already learned but in greater detail. I hate when professors use up the entire class period for introductory classes though...it's just annoying.

40K per semester?

Holy fuck..

EDIT: Just checked the site. That is annually.

http://www.furman.edu/busaffairs/FeeScheduleCurrent.htm

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Sarcasm?

Hi, I'm Andrew.

 

[Death Aflame]

Oh yeah, that's right. When he started there the tuition was only like 27,000. By the time he graduates it will probably be like 50,000.

Utterly ridiculous. Doesn't the state subsidize University education at all in the US?

 

[The Ozzman]

Utterly ridiculous. Doesn't the state subsidize University education at all in the US?

Some states have grants that they give to people attending private schools.

That's about all I know other than loans or university supplied scholarships.

 

[Death Aflame]

Some states have grants that they give to people attending private schools.

That's about all I know other than loans or university supplied scholarships.

So are all universities private in the US?

 

[Έρεβος]

So are all universities private in the US?

Not all. There are some state universities, but they are of lower quality than most private colleges.

 

[The Ozzman]

Not all. There are some state universities, but they are of lower quality than most private colleges.

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Some of the state schools are excellent though.

 

[Death Aflame]

I don't want to get embroiled in a debate here but to me, it seems quite stupid to have the best quality of education designed to be available only to those who can afford it.

In Canada as far as I know the best and biggest Universities/Colleges are all heavily subsidized by the government making fluctuations in tuition less dividing overall. Sure we have some private schools but they are usually those franchise tv-only advertised ones.

 

[The Ozzman]

Correction, most state universities are of lower quality to the average private university. There are some state universities that are among the best in the nation.

The thing about Furman is that that really have no need whatsoever to be raising the tuition. They literally own half of the fucking town, they have far more money than they know what to do with, and yet they're increasing the tuition by very considerably large margins year by year.

You can do that when you are a top liberal arts school.

99% of pre-law students pass the bar there

 

[s_a_o]

I will agree that it's a stupid that the best education is often one that most people cannot afford. Absolutely ridiculous.

I got into Brandeis and I was dead set on going -- until I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to pay $45,000 not including accomodation for four years. I'm now going to the University of Nottingham in the UK, and the financialy situation is so much better.