The School/Uni Thread

[unknown]

honor societies

edit: semi-ninjaed by krampus...naturally

 

[damnromulans]

sorry, you gotta be tough out here in ninja-land, you never know who is a yakuza or a ninja. not kidding about the yakuza part.

phi beta kappa is one of the highest honors you can get as an undergrad. you should really be proud of yourself.

 

[unknown]

I remember getting something in the mail from phi beta somethingerother when I was a senior. they wanted me to pay something like $70. I threw their offer in the garbage (along with a few others)

 

[Zephyrus]

are they asking for money to join, zeph?

$55. No sweat.

I also joined Phi Alpha Theta, which is the international honor society for history scholars. I've already gotten a $250 ancient history prize through them.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

That's pretty baller. Best I've done this year is a $1,000 scholarship from the Independent Alumni Association of my school.

 

[Srontgorrth]

So I got financial aid stuff from UCR, and it was better then I was expecting, but it would still cost me too much to go to the school.

Anyways here how it was laid out:

Total Cost of Attendance $51,055 (tuition is $34,555)

UCR Grant - $13,000
FEDERAL DIRECT STAFFORD LOAN - $3,500
FED DIRECT UNSUB STAFFORD LOAN - $2,000
FEDERAL DIRECT PARENT PLUS LOAN - $21,723

And if I were to go there, and then get residency, my total family contribution is still $10,832, almost the cost of in-state attendance, so yeah.

 

[Matt]

That is waaay too much for a school like that. IMO.

 

[Pessimism]

Getting anything better than that is going to be hard though, most rewards I've seen are similar in the amount of money left over to pay. If you decide to transfer to another school in California from there like Berkeley or UCD, then it will be waaay cheaper.

Plus, it doesn't look like your loans (sub & unsub) are even near the maximum, so if you are going into a field that actually has job opportunities, you could get another 4.5k from those loan types and be better off.

 

[Srontgorrth]

That is waaay too much for a school like that. IMO.

Thats why out of state tuition fees are bullshit

Anyways I already have almost a years worth of college credits under my belt (and a 4.0 college gpa), and they all transfer to UNLV, plus it'll be only $500 or so a semester, but for graduate school I'm going to apply to a lot more places.

Edit: Also, does anyone have tips on writing essays/short stories that need to require certain objects and items?

I have to do this:

This essay must include a mention of the University of Nevada Las Vegas as well as include the following items: a new pair of socks, a great literary figure, a cooking utensil, a wild animal and an element from the periodic table. Have fun, and try to keep your brilliance and wit to three pages max (500 -1000 words).

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I got an e-mail today from my high school philosophy teacher, who's doing a presentation tomorrow to try to get more funding for philosophy at the school. She asked me to give a statement on what I thought of her class, how it benefited my life, etc. Here's what I wrote:

Hi Lisa,

I've put together a few thoughts which I hope will be of use to you in your presentation this Saturday, or at least interesting to read if you are unable to make use of them:

As with many people, my adolescence was marked by a passionate search for meaning in life. Taking your philosophy class during this time helped me greatly in confronting many of the questions of myself and the world around me to which I was becoming aware for the first time. It's difficult to separate the lessons of your class from the lessons of my general life experiences, because they both produce a common result -- wisdom -- and it is easy to view the study of philosophy as simply a more formal means of acquiring wisdom. This may also explain why my interest in studying philosophy declined steadily over the years since you first exposed me to it -- after a certain point, I was content to negotiate the fundamental questions of life hands-on rather than search through books and essays for the answers to them.

What I found most important about philosophy was not that it could offer answers to these questions (which so often boil down to opinion and personal preference), but that it could train me to approach the questions objectively and from a more universal point of view. This approach is especially rewarding when coping with the emotional challenges of everyday life -- for example, waking up on a Monday morning after three hours of sleep and considering a week of undesirable work that lies ahead. Rather than be a victim to negative emotions at a time like this, I can often find humor in its insignificance when I compare it to the full timeline of my life or that of the cosmos. The "Outer Self" I become at such moments tends to look upon my present troubles with a look of disdain and ask, "Why on Earth are you so bothered by that?"

There is even an opportunity to turn such moments into "data points" that shed light on the fundamental questions one confronts through philosophy -- "How do the difficulties of my job reflect on my current views of labor law?" To sublimate such moments of challenge in the way I describe requires, I think, a level of personal maturity that philosophy is unique among academic subjects in its ability to cultivate.

One other brief observation regarding your class specifically: because of its discussion-intensive format, I found myself having meaningful and sometimes deeply personal conversations with fellow students to whom I would have never otherwise spoken outside of class. Once again, philosophy seems uniquely capable above other classes in bringing about this bonding opportunity among students, because it offers a chance for discussion that is both personal and academically relevant at the same time.

 

[metal_wrath]

I am going to Salem International Uni. starting in two weeks. Very small school. I am going for International Business.

 

[metal_wrath]

This close to my start date and I haven't finalized my student loans, the school is telling me they are waiting while they switch from a private to federal student loans program or something like that. Besides that I am glad to get full student aid/loans, all I have to pay for is books.

 

[Srontgorrth]

Well you still have to pay back the loans once you graduate.

I get $1,000 scholarship money at UNLV, and I'll have to pay around $1,200 out of my pocket for the rest. Shouldn't be too much of a problem since I'm working, and I'll probably get a good amount of money from my relatives as well, since it'll be my birthday.

If I get into the Honors College, then I might get some more money, but we'll see.

 

[cookiecutter]

For debt student loans are pretty good because the interest is usually low and what you use it on often translates into a better job.

 

[~Derek~]

I'm graduating from college in two days with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications-Broadcasting. I am going back for a second degree in Spanish there this upcoming year though.

 

[The Ozzman]

Why didn't you just double major and save some money?

 

[Pessimism]

One of my philosophy professors died this morning, he drowned in his pool. Guy was in amazing shape; I thought he was in his early mid/late 40's, apparently he was much much older.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Perhaps he wished to pay homage to Thales' cosmological thesis of water as the first principle.

 

[Srontgorrth]

For debt student loans are pretty good because the interest is usually low and what you use it on often translates into a better job.

Private student loans have pretty bad interest though At least from what I've looked at (A $3500 loan=paying back $4600 at one place, its ridiculous).

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I need someone to loan me some students. Females preferably.

I can pay most of them back in a few weeks.