School: Fall 2008
by WalrusMan on Aug 24, 2008 4:41 PM PDT
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PrintI'm sure that many of you are going to school again this semester. So here's the place to list where, what classes, and whatever else you want to.
I'm not sure how many of you n00bs know, but I'm sure the veterans here know I moved to Wisconsin and stopped my schooling 3/4 of the way to transfering from West Valley to a State school. I'm finally getting around to going back to school now, trying to finish up an associates degree at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County. It'll take me a year but I'll get that and then decide where I want to transfer. Anyways on to the classes I'm taking.
General Anthropology
General Chemistry I: Lecture, Discussion, Lab
Economics - Macro
Intro to Philiosophy
And I'm hoping that I'll be able to just launch myself back into classes after a year and a half of no school.
Anyways, post what you're going for this year!
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I've been in school
but I graduate in September, completing my second Bachelor’s degree, a Bachelor of Sciences in Animation. I’m taking Production and 2D Animation Studio, which are classes where I’m part of a team creating an animated short. I also have Portfolio II, where I’m putting everything together to get ready for graduation, and Editing Techniques, which is a pointless class because it’s pretty much playing around in Final Cut Pro. I’m going to be a busy guy in the next four weeks.
Sweet!
I may have to take you up on that offer. We haven’t been doing very well in the music department thus far. We’ve had some flaky guys.
NOTHING
school is for suckas!
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 24, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
I was like that, now I’m a grad student /working stiff. I imagine my nostalgia will depart shortly.
you can't block the Bocock
Enormous amount of free time?
You clearly weren’t an engineering major.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Aug 25, 2008 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep. Let’s see, work, go to classes get home spend 2 hours with kids, work on research/thesis until 3:00 am, start work next day at 8:00. Ah yes, all that free time gone now that I have a job.
by paboperfecto on Aug 27, 2008 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions
back!
going back to sfsu part time for an MA in mathematics.
modern algebra (to catch up with REAL math nerds)
microeconomics (because I’m already paying for 2 classes)
wow I am already the 3rd who goes to Sacramento State
anyways, 3rd year Kinesiology major
Systemic Physiology
Kinesiology
Nutrition and Metabolism
Ancient Greece (GE)
Classical Mythology (GE)
it's cheap!
I think of it as the Krusty Brand Unverisity. It’s Not Just Good: It’s Good Enough.
you can't block the Bocock
I’m between schools (I think, probably) and working full-time right now. I needed some time away from education, but I have every intention to go back and get a masters in creative writing. And from there (or before then, who knows… either way, it doesn’t diminish the value of going back), I’ll become totally famous for my awesome words and junk.
And then I’ll make a “hai guys, buy mai bookz!” FanPost.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Hey, a masters in creative writing! I have one of those. Mine is an MA, though, as opposed to the usual MFA.
Yeah, I’m looking more seriously at the MFA, though I haven’t actually done much (read: any) research on school/programs yet (like I said, REALLY NEEDED a break). I’m hoping to get motivated in 2009, but even I realize that might be optimistic, since it’s late 2008 and I’m still nursing some serious “ugh… school…” vibes.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 24, 2008 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmm....
4 weeks of nephrology
4 weeks of ER
4 weeks of away medicine (yay for Minnesota in november!)
step 2 of the boards
4 weeks of interviews
12 weeks of vacation
kenshin= doctor
Flossing a dead horse
So approximately next February we can officially call you DrK, and complain about how you never really listen to us, and your handwriting is illegible? Cool. DrB would be so proud.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. - Bob Lemon, 1981
are you kidding?
I will be a friggin’ doctor. Women will flock to me like the salmon of capistrano. Why would I ever associate with the little people.
Flossing a dead horse
HA!
Minnesota in November. You better hope for an easy winter.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
I graduated last May and am not looking back
Although in truth I am really going to miss/already missing all the elements of school that don’t actually involve school.
College is great, kids, live it to the max and enjoy it!
Harvard of the west, Cal Poly...
…where I am starting my 6th and final year to get my BS plus MS in Aerospace Engineering. So I’m taking thesis units and grad classes. Oh, the fun I shall have.
I've got your back, Special Agent Jack Taschner.
hell yeah Cal Poly
"But if he's swinging at real flies, well, in that case there are two definite solutions: 1) Fresno 2) Ritalin." - howtheyscored
ugh, you cal poly people need to stop confusing people!
i tell people in the valley that i go to CAL, and they look at me and go “you mean…cal poly…?”
which greatly strains my patience as i am forced to explain that no, i go to THE University of California. like, the original one. the best one. in Berkeley.
lol
But it ain't the Harvard of the West..
I’m taking Summer classes right now @Poly. Gonna graduate next Spring, can’t wait! Next quarter I’m taking Differential Equations II, Senior Seminar, Great Books (Ughhh…) and it looks like I’m gonna have to crash a D5 or Area F GE to get to 16 Units.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Great Books
Which one? There’s three of them.
I took the one from Romanticism to Modernism, or something close to that.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
That's what I'm taking with:
Kuznetsoff,Patricia, I hear she’s hot.. lol
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
CP FTW
My Jr. year I passed Romanticism by copying my girlfriend’s homework…that’s romantic.
Here's to Kemp, Loney, LaRoche, Hu, and Kershaw not panning out.
West Valley ho!
GE crap: English, Poli Sci course, some Art history class, and two other classes I forget what they are at the moment.
English teacher?
I’ve had a few terrible english teachers there. Best course ever there though: History of Rock and Roll. Easiest course ever if they still have it.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
Oh yea..
and definitely take Public Speaking with Randy Fujishin. Great teacher.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
I’m starting my senior year at Boston College, English Major, History Minor (I know, I know).
I think I need to do a Senior honors thesis, but the proposal for that is due on Sept. 6th and I haven’t exactly started it yet. Uh. Anyway, my classes are:
HS: End of History and After (something communism blah blah)
HS: The Middle East in the 20th Century
EN: American Literary History III
EN: The City in Literature and Film
EC: Microeconomics (my last gen ed requirement)
I’m pretty excited about all my courses actually, which most likely means they’re all going to SUCK.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
That Middle East class sounds really cool. I have to take a few history-ish classes for my major. Probably something like the class you’re taking!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m really excited about that one in particular! It was between that or HIstory of Modern Iran and the Iran class was full, so I ended up in the other one.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
History of Modern Iran
Do want.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Me toooo, but it was full and I think the overarching class might be more interesting overall. Still, I’m excited!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
Something tells me with my (latent) four years of HS French I’ll get stuck in North African/Middle Eastern studies in my global studies concentration….better get started.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Communism blah blah blah
Is what I teach. When I go back to school tomorrow it’s going to be to teach you kiddies in that great big SUCKERAMA called the modern university.
Just kidding. Can’t wait, myself.
Somewhere in Idaho, duh.
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
I was going to English Major/History Minor… but Cal, ridiculously, doesn’t offer a history minor, so I went with creative writing instead (which was actually what I should have been planning to do all along, anyway, and what I wanted to do all along, anyway. So it worked out!).
I don’t know why I was thinking of History to begin with. I’m lousy at it and I don’t really enjoy the study of it in general… but you know what they say: “everyone experiments in college.” I’m just assuming that’s what they mean when they say that. I don’t know what else they’d be talking about.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 24, 2008 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If you are into creative writing
History is actually a good field of study. Studying human nature and such really helps when writing about humans. It’s something that I think more writers should do. Please feel free to disregard my post if you plan on writing fiction about talking animals or aliens.
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
I agree. I always do background research on stuff when I write fiction. I owe it to the setting/people/time/place to represent them correctly.
Of course, there was the time when I tried to research polyamory for a short story I wanted to write. I tried to ask some general questions about polyamorous relationships and I got a bunch of angry poly people going HOW DARE YOU at me. Oh well, I suppose they’re content with being represented as oversensitive reactionary assholes.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, history’s great. It’s just something about history in the classroom setting that was never a useful way for me to absorb it.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough
It was not just directed at you. It’s just something that I think is under-utilized in fiction.
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
Last!
Last semester before I transfer to university! Yay! Fall 2009 I begin university as a full time student, majoring in political science/global studies, and minoring in journalism.
Just two classes this semester, also my last as a part time student. Television and film scriptwriting and mass media of communication. I’ve had one meeting for each class so far. The media class is cool because we’re covering everything in the media, and doing a range of projects. One project for the class is developing a pilot for a television show. Obviously I need the media class for the journalism minor, and the screenwriting class is just for fun. Although there is a broadcast component to the class and my prof is allowing me to do some creative stuff geared toward features and TV as well as short form for news and broadcasting.
Both my profs are great. The media prof has been a magazine editor for eons and worked in producing television. The screenwriting prof has a master’s in film from SF State with an emphasis on screenwriting so she knows her shit. The class is sort of a drag with all the unwashed film geeks going OMFG WOMEN ARE IN THE CLASS but I’m used to being a female out of place.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 6:50 PM PDT reply actions
Sounds like the inverse of my college experience. My semester after I transferred, I had two classes in which I was one of only two guys in the class: Feminist Theory and 19th Century English Lit. I’m pretty sure the other guys in those classes were both gay.
The screenwriting prof asked the five other women (and me) in the class to stay. She says we need more of the female voice in the trade.
Which I guess means I can’t write any of my slash stuff into scripts…
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure Jake Gyllenhall would be up for some slash work. maybe a radcliffe/gyllenhall connection? who knows?
But in all seriousness, it’d be awesome if you got into the screenwriting business. It’s really lacking female talent, mostly because nobody has taken the time to develop it properly. Juno aside, I’ve generally enjoyed female authored scripts. so bully for you and good luck.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 24, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
My sportswriting mentor knows a guy who wrote for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat years and years ago. He says the guy always had wit and a sharp writing style. After a few years, sportswriting had beat him senseless, so he started writing for Hollywood. Now he’s one of the producers for the Bachelor. Crazy world, huh?
But yeah, I’m not looking to leave the glamorous world of sportswriting behind for a lush TV writing gig, but I figure the ability to write a script is just another tool in my arsenal.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't owe me any favors, but if I could ask for one anyway,
would you start a retro-sportswriting trend and actually write in complete sentences…dare I ask it….even paragraphs that are more than one sentence long? This bullshit in your face one sentence one liner style that has dominated shitty sportswriting for the past, oh, I don’t know, thirty years just pisses me off. It really was once literature. Today, predominantly not.
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
Heh I’m such a wordy mofo in my sportswriting stuff. All my sentences have ands and commas and this and that. I find myself trying to cut it short a lot.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
woot
First Semester at George Mason University in Fairfax. I’m double majoring in PoliSci and Economics
M/W: Intro to Global Politics. (major and gen ed requirement)
T/Th: Intro to Acting (fine arts, also a maybe minor in theatre)
Linear Probability and Statistics of some sort. (my only math class eva! liberal arts ftw!)
Religions of the orient (religious studies and non-western studies req in the same class? sign me up)
American Politics. (definite must for gov majors)
It’s unbelievable how many crap classes AP scores rendered null.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 24, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
Hooray for other polisci peeps!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
!!!
That’s the concentration I want. Global studies is basically the best I can get at a state school. I’m eyeing straight up IR for grad school, though.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
poli sci minor in public policy here
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Aug 25, 2008 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking about doing a master’s in public policy with an emphasis on foreign affairs. What does the public policy study entail and what are you doing with it?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG George Mason! If you don’t take an econ class from Tyler Cowen then you will regret it for the rest of your life.
you can't block the Bocock
did you go to GMU?
I’ve heard Cowen is good, but he only teaches waaayyy upper level stuff in Political Economy and like advanced Game Theory. This semester, he’s teaching only one 800 level course. So yeah, I don’t think i’ll be taking him, especially since I’m not going here for grad school.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 24, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
did you go to GMU?
No, but the GMU Econ department is the hawt new thing in econ deptartments. That’s too bad that he only teaches the hyper advanced stuff, but I understand that GMU is quality through and through.
Do you ever read Margianl Revolution?
you can't block the Bocock
yeah
I’m pretty psyched for their humanities section. It’s one of the best in the country, and top ten in economics. the rest of the colleges aren’t great, although we’ve got a pretty good business/management school and a very strong (and huge: 5,000) law school.
I’ve just bookmarked it and i’m awaiting a nice long backtrack read after i get back from my first class at 3.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 25, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn kids get off my lawn
It’s GREAT to be young. I wish I was 16 again with the drive and brains I have now ten years later.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
If it makes you feel better, I first got online at the age of 14 in 1994 – when it was really rare for anyone younger than college-age to be internettin’.
I don’t miss being a teenager either, although 16 was a lot better than 14.
I don’t really know at what age I realized that I was a complete dumbass when I was a teenager, but when I realized it I wished I could go back, slap the shit out of my teenage self, and tell my teenage self to stop being such an idiot.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 24, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
See..
I realized it right away that I was a dumbass, but I was such a dumbass that I didn’t get myself to change at all. I got lucky though that I went to a really good high school and my sister was a genius so I was able to get into a good college.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
I’m not just talking about academically being a dumbass. I mean just overall, having better judgement and not doing as much stupid-ass stuff as I did then.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t really miss being 16.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
I wish I was young still.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
How is my adopted son almost twice as old as I am? Nevermind...Go Omar! Warm the Bench!
Which is especially unfortunate for people who started out short.
Right?
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
But going downhill is easier… isn’t that a good thing?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 24, 2008 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
3rd year at Cal Poly SLOOOO
Legal Aspects of Recreation
Modern American History
Philosophy
Marketing
earliest class 1pm and no class fridays ohh yes
"But if he's swinging at real flies, well, in that case there are two definite solutions: 1) Fresno 2) Ritalin." - howtheyscored
Legal Aspects of Recreation
you sir, made that up.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Aug 24, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Business Major eh?
Did you happen to live in Tenaya your freshman year?
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
Co-captain of the Chico State ultimate frisbee team majoring in geography.
Geography 304: Environmental Issues
Geography 315: Spatial Analysis
Geography 439: American Cultural Landscapes
Physical Education 117A: Bicycling
Religious Studies 357: End of the World
Got back Thursday, first day of school is tomorrow
Right you are Ken
Cal Poly, why the hell haven't we had a meet-up?
Finishing up at SLO as well. 5th year, wrapping up a BS in graphic communication this fall. Anyone feel like spearheading a gathering at the Shack to catch a game one of these days?
I'm down.. I live right behind Velencia
so the shack is like a 30 second bike ride away.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
A meet-up at the shack would be cool. Having one before school starts again would be even better.
And on a side note, am I really the only engineer on this thread so far?
I've got your back, Special Agent Jack Taschner.
I was an engineer, but I graduated.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
Nothing wrong with Cuesta..
Like 1/3 of my friends here at Poly came from Cuesta.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
First semester post graduation and it's really weird to hear about everyone going back to school.
In May graduated from Dominican University in San Rafael with a BA in Communications w/ a business minor.
Giants! Giants! HELP US GOD!
Entering Sophmore year at Berkeley High
taking AP Chemistry and Honors Pre Calculus
sheeeeeeeyt
waiting for 2011....
Ha! My High School didn’t even OFFER AP Chemistry!
And after I left, they stopped offering Pre-Cal (in favor of CPM4, which is dumb as shit because it was dumbass CPM1-3 that made everybody too dumb to Pre-Cal to begin with… but nope, administration just assumed that it was Pre-Cal that was broken and ditched the one decent math program they had because of it… I mean, aside from Calculus, which, now, nobody there is even REMOTELY prepared for…).
My High School wasn’t very good.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
My high school offered AP Chemistry but the teacher was doing it for the first time and had no idea what she was doing and everyone in the class except for the ridiculous science kids got 2s. Including me! \o/
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I was one of two (2!) people in my school in my Senior year to pass the AP Calculus test (Got a 5, suckers!), which really sucked because the teacher in charge of that class was ridiculously good (like I said, it was just CPM1-3 that left everybody else completely unprepared for the course… when most of Calc is algebra, and your three core algebra classes are awful, the kids just aren’t going to get it).
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I was the first full class at my HS and the AP chemistry class essentially served just to get lab credit in gen chem at the local university
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Aug 25, 2008 6:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Sonoma State University
4th year Kinesiology at SSU
Got 1 more year till my degree, then 1 year in the teaching credential. Gonna be a PE teacher at a Middle School near you
CAL
just transferred to CAL as a PolySci/History double major.
TTh: Hist 157C The Renaissance and the Reformation, Polysci 112D History of European Political Theory, Polysci 3 Introduction to Empirical Analysis, and a 2 unit James Bond class for fun.
i start on wednesday
=D
YEAH!
I majored in Poli Sci at Cal.
Also, PS 3 = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Enjoy.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 25, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t wanna be a bum, you better chew gum
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
The pump don’t work cause the vandals took the handles
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com and on it I make jokes about things.
I’m starting my second year in a PhD program at Georgetown University in DC. Studying neuroscience, which explains the weird user name.
This semester I’ll be taking two stats classes and a class in computational neuroscience. I sometimes wonder if any of the stats knowledge I’ll be acquiring will be applicable to the world of baseball. Only time will tell.
First time in years that I'm not going to school
Well, I’m going to school. But now I’m teaching it. Seventh grade history.
Eventually I’m going to get my masters; either in history or education. And then I will have everyone call me Master Meurer. I think it’s only fair since those with a Doctorate get to be called Doctor.
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
Except lawyers. We have doctorates but get called asshole, mostly. Meh, what can you do?
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Aug 25, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to start my 5th and final year at Pratt Institute next week. Working on that B.A. in Architecture.
Class schedule:
-Design Studio
-Thesis: Degree Project research
-Architectural Analysis
-Work and Philosophies: Louis Kahn & Robert Venturi
-Digital 3-D modeling and Visual (Maya Studio)
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 24, 2008 11:34 PM PDT reply actions
UCSD Freshman
Registering for classes tomorrow in 14 hours! Econ major. I’ll just post after I register (the suspense must be killing you)
There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work. --Carlos Boozer
I’m actually pretty fond of the campus from what I’ve seen of it. Geisel Library is an amazing library.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Aug 25, 2008 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
If that’s the building I’m thinking of, I agree with you absolutely. When I visited, I wasn’t really too fond of most of the other buildings, though.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions
When did you visit? The Engineering buildings and new ERC are pretty nice.
by kingofthacove on Aug 25, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I visited about two/three years ago. I’m sure I didn’t see the entire campus, and I didn’t really go inside any buildings outside of the amazing library, but that was my impression at the time. If I ever go again, there’s a distinct possibility I won’t feel the same way.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I have not seen the campus at all
But what’s been said here matches up with what I’ve heard about it. All I really care about though is how expensive green fees are at Torrey Pines though.
There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work. --Carlos Boozer
That’s weird… this comment had refused to post, and now it’s magically here and not even where it should be.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions
National University of Singapore
I am on exchange from UBC Sauder School of Business in Vancouver.
I am essentially wrapping up my MBA this semester and will be done in December for good. Well except maybe 250 hours of studying over the next two years for my CFA, but who’s counting.
I will only be taking three classes as I am also working while I am out here:
Fund Management
Financial Statement Analysis
Investment Banking
Auditing periodically:
Asia-Pacific Business
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Aug 25, 2008 2:46 AM PDT reply actions
that sounds hella cool. Is NUS hard to get into?
Anthony Bourdain says that Singapore has the best food in Asia.
you can't block the Bocock
I think
regionally it is a difficult school to get into. I think there were a few thousand applicants for the MBA program and this years class will be in the 125 student range, 195 when you include part time students. I know it is one of the best MBA programs in Asia.
Iam here on exchange, so I sort of back-doored the program. heyooooo.
The food is fantastic here and fantastically cheap. If you like all Asian cuisine I would agree that it is the best in Asia. Because of the country’s history and demographics, it has Chinese, Muslim, Indian, Maylai, Thai, and Satay cuisine. Clean and cheap and safe works for me.
Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!
by fanofvanlandingham on Aug 25, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Entering my 3rd year
Of being free. SJSU BS ME, SO over that. Nostalgia? No thanks.
Was fun while it lasted, tho ;)
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
2nd year MBA at UCLA Anderson
Finally get to take some electives… oh wait, business school electives aren’t all that fun.
One-to-One Marketing
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
Financial Model Building for Managers
Entertainment Marketing
Mark Wasinger: Now with MORE Wasing!
What an edumacated group!
Oh to be young and in school full time again, it seems like such a long time ag—-oh wait, it was!
I have a BA in Liberal Studies and and MS in Education from CSUHayward – that’s right HAYWARD long before it become EBay University.
Currently I teach 4 and 5 year olds, and will be going back to school with them next Monday [and enduring 18 hours of faculty meetings in the mean time] I have a set of twins this year, that should be fun, oh, and a child who has the same name as my cat!
I recently realized that I won’t be able to chase after munchkins for very much longer so I’ve been exploring other options. This semester I’ll be slogging off to the Community College for an “Intro to Flash” class and another course on “Speech Pathology.”
Last semester I tried a class in “Library Services” to find out about becoming a children’s librarian zzzzzzzz
And before that I took some courses at SacState in teaching ESL – eh –
Nothing’s really sparked my enthusiasm yet.
Baylor University, 4th year, finishing up my History/American Studies double major degree this semester, just started today (and it already sucks. go figure)
And I really do miss Kruk and Kuip
Courses for this semester:
History of the U.S. to 1877
American Constitutional Law
Contemporary American Philosophy
Special Topics in Literature
History of Texas
Adopted Giant: Aaron King
Wearing the crown by 2011. Or at least the LOOGY hat
Those sound like interestingt classes (except the literature one)
But then I’m a history nerd so :p
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
Second Year at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
Double Majoring in Computer and Electrical Engineering
CS330: Discrete Data Structures
ECE218: Digital Systems
MATH152: Calc 2 (I hate math lol)
MS201: Materials Science
PHYS221: General Physics 2: Electromagnetism and Optics
I may add a Linguistics minor later on.
Still in despair.
Hate math and taking calculus? Ouch.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate it, but I’m not bad at it. It still makes me =( though.
Still in despair.
by Zetsuboushita on Aug 25, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Math is the definitive frowny face subject.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hate math and doing a double engineering degree?
by paboperfecto on Aug 27, 2008 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I was kind of hoping the douche from UC Santa Barbera would post what he majored in
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
UC Hanna-Barbera?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
University of Santa Barbra Streisand?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Getting closer.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Look, I said I don't care!!!!!
So it doesn’t matter if I spelled Santa Barbara wrong.
Only 849 games until the end of Zito's contract
You’re so close that I can’t even say you’re wrong.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 25, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I went there
but I’m not a douche. I majored in history, BA ’85.
bringing you moral turpitude since 1963
Good combination of studies, I must say. :)
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks.
Yeah, it might be nice to know what I’m talking about…
That’s overrated!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
UCSD
Starting my 3rd year. Econ major minoring in writing and/or education studies and/or psychology, not sure yet. Sampling lots of fun classes since I’m only like 5 courses away from completing my Econ major requirements. Plan on going abroad to London or Sydney in my Senior year. Not sure which. Leaning towards those places becuz they don’t require 4 language courses and I suck at languages. Spanish was the only thing I routinely bombed in high school, have forgotten it all by now. Courses!:
ltwr 8c: media writing
econ 120c: econometrics
econ 109: game theory
eds 130: umm “play with lil kids at an elementary school class”
ltwr 100: short fiction
and possibly trampoline class and journalism on the side.
Dorkishly Ive planned out the courses for my whole year but this post is long as it is.
Would be uber excited if I had a car+single+awesomer roomates. As it is I’m kinda looking forward to it. Have also considered looking into an MA in public policy/administration since most of my econ classes may revolve around that. So yay for planning stuff incredibly early during the summer woot woot!
by lincypoo i wuv u on Aug 25, 2008 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
whoa I’m also starting my third year there
by kingofthacove on Aug 25, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
UCD, Poli Sci major
Pol 105-Legislative Process
CMN 140-The Media Industry
too lazy to sign up for anything else yet, I’ve got a much longer summer than most of you….still 3 more weeks off
weird how there are so many Poli Sci majors/law students/lawyers on here. What a bunch of assholes we all are.
I resemble that remark
Hey buddy, I’m also in the media so I’m a double asshole!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
14 years since I started. Working on that ever-elusive “B.A.”. That’s when the real bucks start rolling in.
I should graduate in May. But then I should have graduated in May of 1998, too.
Because I can only do a MW or TuTh schedule, I’m usually stuck with awful classes that just happen to fit. I’m taking some hippie environment class and some hippie race/gender in America class. Then I’m taking some hippie English major class. On top of that, this stupid school makes you take two P.E. classes, so I’m forced to take hippie golf or hippie bowling, which are both fun, don’t get me wrong, but do I really need to take them to graduate?
Damn hippies.
I took hippie bowling for PE credit in high school. It was actually pretty fun. I also have to take two PE classes at SJSU. If I can get away with like judo or something that’d be fun, to get out my aggression and get credits all at the same time!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I always took a PE class, just to destressify. They offered yoga classes back in the dinosaur days they must have it now too.
Absolutely gonna do yoga classes at State. I heart yoga.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 25, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hippie bowling?
Must take a really heavy ball to knock over 10 hippies at once.
Like Barry Zito, I'm mildly half-OK.
GO DUCKS!
Entering my 4th year of 5 as a Music Composition Major at Oregon.
Composition II
Analysis: Living Composers
Counterpoint
Piano Lessons
Jazz Trumpet Lessons
Classical Trumpet Lessons
Jazz Ensemble
Symphonic Band
Green Garter Band
Marching Band
Basketball Band
haven’t taken a non-music class in two years, whooo!
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Chico State
Bunch of history classes.
Garlic fries 08
by operation carrot on Aug 26, 2008 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
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