[QUOTE=Luxor]That's true, but not for engineering. That's a university program. My best friend is at Mac for engineering and my dad went to Ryerson.[/QUOTE]

Engineering is a University course, however, many employers won't higher an engineer without two to five years work experience so what is happening is universities are offering programs where you attend uni. for the theory and then after graduating you go to college to get the hands on learning, similar to work experience. This is according to my physics teacher, anyways.

[QUOTE=The Great Decay]That is probably true. But the problem with me is that I do well in most subjects and I tend to find a lot of things interesting, which makes it nearly impossible to narrow down career options.[/QUOTE]This is what we have liberal arts programs for.

I'm [I]really[/I] starting to hate my job. :upset:

[QUOTE=Interstate]I'm [I]really[/I] starting to hate my job. :upset:[/QUOTE]
Bank job > Supermarket job

edit: ooo Bank job, that sounds all illegal

[QUOTE=Kyle]Bank job > Supermarket job

edit: ooo Bank job, that sounds all illegal[/QUOTE]

I'm beginning to think it's not worth the stress and I'm making so many damn mistakes.

Dude, just steal some money from the bank and it'll all be good.

[QUOTE=br3ad_man]oonts oonts[/QUOTE]

Oi Oi Oi

[QUOTE=JonM]My GPA was 3.87, and my test scores were actually below average for Brown. It's not all about academic performance here. If you're a good writer, a thoughtful, passionate person, and the kind of person who wasn't at all satisfied by a high school education, and that obviously contributed to not performing as well in high school as you were capable of, that comes through in your application, and they like that.[/QUOTE]
I've been told that I'm a naturally strong writer, and I enjoy it. My GPA this semester is around a 3.9 I think. It might be a 4.0 if I got an A is health. I think my grades would be better if I wasn't so apathetic.

I don't like my job. I don't make many mistakes anymore, but it's just so boring.

[QUOTE=Interstate]I'm beginning to think it's not worth the stress and I'm making so many damn mistakes.[/QUOTE]
I hate my job. I got bullied my manager for a while when I started, then I stood up to him and he's backed off a little. But I always feel under pressure, so I make mistakes, my managers know nothing about morale.

I plan on getting a job next semester, when my classes aren't as difficult.

[QUOTE=Electrocution]I've been told that I'm a naturally strong writer, and I enjoy it. My GPA this semester is around a 3.9 I think. It might be a 4.0 if I got an A is health. I think my grades would be better if I wasn't so apathetic.[/QUOTE]
Does your school go above 4.0? Mine didn't, so that's probably why a 3.87 can still be considered Brown material in my case.

Oh. Yeah. It does. 4.0 is still straight A's, but with weighted courses and such people can get higher.

[QUOTE=Electrocution]Oh. Yeah. It does. 4.0 is still straight A's, but with weighted courses and such people can get higher.[/QUOTE]
Right. See, I took all honors/AP classes junior and senior year, and I had a 3.87 not taking that into account. Still, though, that's nothing compared to what some people here did, but they major in something boring, usually.

[QUOTE=Tangy zizzle]

Kinda off the topic, why the hell would anyone want to study music and break it down so much that it becomes work not interest? music is fun, it's not about education and forced learning man.[/QUOTE]

Why the hell wouldn't you want to, when you have a deep passion for something, get all you can out of it. Learning about something you love is the most rewarding thing in the world.

[QUOTE=br3ad_man]
Plus it's waste. The only thing you can do with a music degree is become a teacher.[/QUOTE]

Learning anything, even if it doesn't immediately get you a lucrative career, is never a waste. One thing you can "do" with a music degree is own a deeper understanding of music, thus enabling you to express yourself on levels you hadn't previously thought possible using music.

Of course it's not for everyone, but people who really love music and want to get every little bit they can out of it are hungry for knowledge. Something you can get in college, if you put in the effort yourself, is knowledge.

Learning about things you love always involves grunt work—learning anything requires grunt work—but this makes the power you gain in your field all the more rewarding. If you're going to spend your time aching through something, why not make it something that helps you fulfill your passion?

My unweighted GPA is bad.

3.3

:(

[QUOTE=Kyle]I hate my job. I got bullied my manager for a while when I started, then I stood up to him and he's backed off a little. But I always feel under pressure, so I make mistakes, my managers know nothing about morale.[/QUOTE]

My manager knows nothing about morale or motivation either, and the worst thing is, he tries to blame our poor sales on the team when he is in no way helping or motivating us. Even after only about a month into the job, it's hard to get up at 6am every weekday, travel over an hour to get to work on crowded public transport just to hear our manager say our sales are sh[I]i[/I]t.

I went to the doctor today and found out I have a mild head concussion. To make matters better, or worse depends how you see it, there's a mouse in our house.

Mice are adorable.

last year there was a mouse in our house too. We had our natural Christmas tree up so he must have gotten in that way.

he hid under the TV cabinet thing until he ventured out and the cat saw him

:(

the cat beat him up but then my mom caught him and let him go outside :)

[QUOTE=Electrocution]My unweighted GPA is bad.

3.3

:([/QUOTE]

Mine's probably like two.

I got a rusty nail thrown at me during carpentry today hard enough to leave a mark. It really hurt, and it was for no reason.

That's why I take girly electives like creative writing.

[QUOTE=Electrocution]That's why I take girly electives like creative writing.[/QUOTE]

My English teacher told us about this story he wrote in college for creative writing. It was about gothic kids who seem weird around others, but when they're are together they talk about the theatre and wine tasting. Good story.

[QUOTE=Electrocution]That's why I take girly electives like creative writing.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'm not doing good with the carpentry. Or graphics. Or painting.

[QUOTE=YDload][B]We had our natural Christmas tree up [/B][/QUOTE]

It isn't even December yet!

Jeez, we usually don't get our tree 'till about two weeks before Christmas.

[QUOTE=BillCosby]It isn't even December yet!

Jeez, we usually don't get our tree 'till about two weeks before Christmas.[/QUOTE]

last year noob :rolleyes:

Speaking of christmas, it snowed here today.

[QUOTE=YDload]last year noob :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

I forgot how to read.

You know what term I hate? Art rock. As if Sonic Youth isn't already the most pretentious band in the world already.

Some ex-NHL coach revealed that he's illiterate in his autobiography. He must have had a hell of a time writing a book.

most famous people who aren't authors tend to have their books written down by ghostwriters as they dictate to them.

So I saw Murder by Death on Tuesday.

[QUOTE=YDload]most famous people who aren't authors tend to have their books written down by ghostwriters as they dictate to them.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I know. Malcolm X did that. Good book.

Malcolm X?

I skipped that day in history, I think.

[QUOTE=EightMilesHigh]You know what term I hate? Art rock. As if Sonic Youth isn't already the most pretentious band in the world already.[/QUOTE]

Fart rock and bath-rock.

[QUOTE=Electrocution]That's why I take girly electives like creative writing.[/QUOTE]

I take creative writing.

There's 4 people in the class, so we have it at Starbucks.

It's quite possibly the greatest class experience in the history of ever.

This just in...Zappa's a nerd.

[QUOTE=no peros calentes]This just in...Zappa's a nerd.[/QUOTE]

Whoa. I don't believe that was called for. Was it?

[QUOTE=Zappa]Whoa. I don't believe that was called for. Was it?[/QUOTE]

Sure it was. Not every shmoe out there can be a homie.

NPC confuses the hell out of me sometimes. We are brothers.