[QUOTE=billiejoe84]My advice is to pick the place that seems like the nicest campus and city and so forth, from the ones that offer you a place. Most good universities aren't that different, thus you'll have the best times at whatever place seems nicest for you. This is why I chose York over Leeds, and I've never once regretted this decision.[/QUOTE]

Yeah...I grew up in Boston my whole life, so going to Harvard (Cambridge, MA, literally just outside Boston, if not in Boston) would be sweet since I grew up on the campus, basically...it's about 10 minutes from my house with no traffic (about 20 with traffic).

Tufts is in Medford and that's a really good school, too...I think it's one of the so-called Small Ivys, but I'm not 100% sure. It's about 25 minutes from my house...another really good school.

Eh, oh well...my grades are good (As), my SATs were good (2250), I do a bunch of extracurriculars, I have a lot of leadership positions, I'm a musician, and I have unique quirks...hopefully they'll see that. If they don't accept me, hey; I tried, you know? :D

-Gav

Well, they can't ask for much more, can they?


Hey, who wants to hear my band's first finished (except vox) demo?

^ I do!

Check out my joke band, The Giggly Cupcake Massacre:

[url]http://www.myspace.com/thegigglycupcakemassacre[/url]

I played guitar and did screaming vocals. My scream's gotten way better since recording that but it was a good joke. :thumb:

-Gav

[QUOTE=I0Play0Bass]^ Where do you go, Vince?

Still, 4k a year from an Ivy is damn good...very damn good. Hell, I'd be content if I got on the waiting list. :p

OK, so that's a stretch...I've worked my *** of for 12 years or so and done just about every club and music activity I could...I even started a science club my sophomore year. Hopefully my persona and music experience will give me an edge, but if not, I mentioned that I was a mod on here (the largest online music forum in the world)...if that's not unique, I don't know what is. :lol:

-Gav[/QUOTE]
ASU (Arizona State)

Yeah, but I didn't have the $40k plus balance. Not by a longshot.

Nice, all that is very good stuff. I had about 5 clubs, Eagle Scout, Black Belt, and other stuff like that going for me. My GPA was a little low, but decent SAT/ACT scores. That and I wrote a kickass essay.

[url]http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1TQIN2RRGJWKP1P7PWGVXQKNSY[/url]


No vocals at this point... We recorded this last night in my room and I did a bit of mixing afterwards but I dunno if it's perfect. You'll notice a bit of sloppiness in the ska guitar in parts here - that's deliberate as it's the bits that go under the vocals and it sounds better if I play slightly off the offbeat. Just so you don't go thinking my guitar playing is crap...


Vocals will be done soon, along with our other 2 songs we're putting on the demo. And then, many shows.

^ Yeah, my essay was pretty good, too...I talked about music's influence on my life and how bass impacted me...sounds lame but I was really happy with the essay I wrote, so whatever. :D

Congrats on the full ride, by the way...how's ASU treating you? What're you majoring in, if you don't mind my asking?

-Gav

It's downloading now. :thumb:

...and it's playing now. :thumb:

Your lack of a bassist offends me. ;)

Nah, it sounds catchy, man...you can definitely work with it.

Anyone check out TGCM? :lol:

-Gav

/me listens to Gav's recordings


Hey, your screaming isn't bad. I've heard far worse. The recordings could be better quality, but you've done a decent job.

And we have a bassist... I don't think you can hear him that well though. Mixing is a bit hard on this computer as I have crappy speakers with no low-end.



/me re-mixes

[QUOTE=I0Play0Bass]^ Yeah, my essay was pretty good, too...I talked about music's influence on my life and how bass impacted me...sounds lame but I was really happy with the essay I wrote, so whatever. :D

Congrats on the full ride, by the way...how's ASU treating you? What're you majoring in, if you don't mind my asking?

-Gav[/QUOTE]
Ah, good deal. Mine was the best topic ever...something like: What question would you add to this application? Ask and answer it. I asked who my rolemodel was and wrote about my dad :D

It's nice. Good weather and the program I'm in is pretty solid. Easy to keep the scholarship too. And I'm in the honor's program too and that has benefits too.

I'm an Electrical Engineer looking to go into Sound Engineering/Production after school.

Thanks...my scream's gotten way better since then. The quality sucks, yeah, but we recorded everything (vocals included) with drum mics because we had nothing else and thought it would be funnier.

Guitar was all improv, too. I played (acoustic) guitar while screaming and my friend Jim who has no musical talent what so ever played keyboard (I wrote the intro riff on keyboard) and from there on it was 100% improv, minus the lyrics.

We're going to have a song that's one big breakdown...we're gonna build it up then break it down, but I'm gonna say right before we break it down:

Whoa whoa whoa whoa......wait..............someone call Triple A...WE'VE GOT A BREAKDOWN!

/breakdown

/moshmoshmoshmoshmoshmosh

-Gav

[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]Ah, good deal. Mine was the best topic ever...something like: What question would you add to this application? Ask and answer it. I asked who my rolemodel was and wrote about my dad :D

It's nice. Good weather and the program I'm in is pretty solid. Easy to keep the scholarship too. And I'm in the honor's program too and that has benefits too.

I'm an Electrical Engineer looking to go into Sound Engineering/Production after school.[/QUOTE]

Awesome, man...best of luck with that. :thumb:

I want to major in chemistry or biochemistry, probably biochemistry, and then get my PhD in the subject. I then want to go into cancer research and find a cure. I then want to be a teacher, but I'm sure if it I want to be a college professor or a high school teacher. I want to go to college first and decide.

-Gav

Bah, I must be going...later guys! :wave:

-Gav

[QUOTE=I0Play0Bass]Awesome, man...best of luck with that. :thumb:

I want to major in chemistry or biochemistry, probably biochemistry, and then get my PhD in the subject. I then want to go into cancer research and find a cure. I then want to be a teacher, but I'm sure if it I want to be a college professor or a high school teacher. I want to go to college first and decide.

-Gav[/QUOTE]
Nice. That's ambitious heh.

I just want a nice, quiet life where I can do what I love and make enough money to support the people I love. Though Gaby wants to get a phd, whilst I'm probably just getting a masters...so she might end up making more than me if we end up being together down the line haha.

Oh well, better an intelligent girl than an idiot.

Later Gav :wave:

Going? The night is young, sir!


Well, not here. It's 5.18am here.


Holy crap, I should sleep soon.


Anyways, here's my re-mixed version of our demo.


[url]http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1KAFPBTTWO5OS1AOD1OSTGNSXV[/url]


I cranked the bass up in the mix... Should be a bit better. I want the bassline to be audible here as:

A - I wrote it

and

B - We wrote the whole song around it.

Nice nice, ska is good times. But the bass could be cranked a lot more. Ska is supposed to have some driving bass.

Yeah, I know. I'm having hard times mixing the whole thing, for reasons mentioned above. If ya reckon it'd benefit from some cranked bass I'll give it a go... I want it to sound as good as poss.

Well this place has been quiet since last night. :D

I'm in school now...delayed openings rock my socks, so I start at 9 am instead of 8 am (some faculty/alumni breakfast).

Then I have 3 periods and then I have 2 free periods and I'm getting dismissed at 11:30 am (shortened schedule anyway) but I can leave at like...10:15 if I want. :D

College interviews rule.

-Gav

Morning Pop-Punk.

Whats up guys? I had a freaking crazy night last night. I got out of school and went with my gf to get cell phones, which are off the chain. After that we went to wendy's to snag a burger. Took her home and went home myself. Everything was fine. Then I walk in and my parents started yelling and screaming at me over something stupid. Then they start telling me if I didn't straiten up they were going to kick me out so I called me cousins and told them to come get me. Now I'm staying out there with them and everythings cool. I guess i'll stay there until I can get my own place. On top of all that y parents took my car away so now i'm without a way to get back and forth to work.

Woo, I'm going to a party tonight.

I shouldn't be there for long though, and I don't plan on drinking. so meh

[QUOTE=J-Cool]Woo, I'm going to a party tonight.

I shouldn't be there for long though, and I don't plan on drinking. so meh[/QUOTE]


I never plane on drinking untile I get there. then:chug:

Hah, I seriosuly don't think I'll drink tonight though.

Well thats good. I wish I had that much self controle.

Hey all, J will drink he told me on MSN <_>


Jamie - Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, Marijuana, Ectasy and Alcohol [Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - QOTSA] says:
nope, I am definatly drinking todnight, coz im a diryt alcy
Jamie - Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, Marijuana, Ectasy and Alcohol [Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - QOTSA] says: :)

<_<
>_>

I naught some games today, 2 for £20, i got Collin McRae Rally 2005, and EA Cricket 2005.

Butler is a funny guy.

Sup thread?

[QUOTE=Agent_Orange]Whats up guys? I had a freaking crazy night last night. I got out of school and went with my gf to get cell phones, which are off the chain. After that we went to wendy's to snag a burger. Took her home and went home myself. Everything was fine. Then I walk in and my parents started yelling and screaming at me over something stupid. Then they start telling me if I didn't straiten up they were going to kick me out so I called me cousins and told them to come get me. Now I'm staying out there with them and everythings cool. I guess i'll stay there until I can get my own place. On top of all that y parents took my car away so now i'm without a way to get back and forth to work.[/QUOTE]
That sucks dude :-\

I'm glad I still have an good relationship with my parents. Hell, I'm building a studio at their house heh.

I have a really good relationship with my parents. I do a lot around the hosue but that's because my dad is disabled. My mom could do more around the house and she knows I think this and I have told her off before too. If it wasn't for me, my parents would be screwed.

[QUOTE=allofmeoliveme]"I remixed a remix, and it went back to normal."[/QUOTE]QOTD.[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]But that lacks Nicky, Rissa, Hodder...

Not that they're around much now :-\[/QUOTE]Lacks me too.[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]Heh, well of course. Basically we were all nice and wasted, and one of our friends had been in a room having sex with his gf for a few hours, so the idea comes up to go streaking...in the room they're having sex. So I was sober enough to know this is a bad idea, but...long story short, there were 7 of them and one of me. So I had my boxers remaining in my posession. And assurances I'd never have babies if I didn't do it with them all. So we streaked them mid-sex. There were many pics that no one not there that night better ever see :( And many non-nude girls watching us :([/QUOTE]We should see these pictures.

Afternoon, peeps.


So, today I'm having a complete waste of time day off, due to having nothing at all to do.