College Life

[Joker]

my books cost $340 some...2 new, 2 used, including supplies like pens and notebooks and such...then another $55 for a digital sound recorder so I can record the lectures to listen to again while typing up my notes...

 

[KingOfDreams]

Testbook companies and/or universities make so much profit from books and it doesn't seem like we can do anything about it.

 

[The Evolutionist]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

 

[Joker]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

pencils and pens and notebooks are always a good idea...if you're not a good note taker, I'd recommend doing like I did and buying a good recorder to get the lectures to listen to later...highlighters for your books, also a good choice...

 

[Orko Is King]

i've been out of high school for 5 years and i still talk to all of my friends from high school, with one or two exceptions.

and i havve plenty of new friends now, too.

i don't know what you're talking about, being an adult means not having any friends? where'd you get that?

Noone likes him.

 

[Orko Is King]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

 

[The Evolutionist]

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

Actually, they didn't...and I e-mailed my professors, they said they'd tell us on the first day. I'm also going ot an Art school, so things may be a little different.

 

[Joker]

They tell you what you need in the syllabus.

not at my school...when you go in for books there, they just give you what you need, and then tell you to get $50 worth of other basic stuff like pencils and pens and notebooks, etc etc...

 

[KingOfDreams]

Depending on the number of classes you're talking I'd recommend getting one of those thick 5-subject notebooks. You'll have less clutter and I think it's probabaly cheaper in the long run.

 

[hippie_hunter]

my books cost $340 some...2 new, 2 used, including supplies like pens and notebooks and such...then another $55 for a digital sound recorder so I can record the lectures to listen to again while typing up my notes...

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books

 

[Joker]

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books

community college

 

[ShadowBoxing]

The girls are hotter even though most of them dress like ****s.

You're gonna miss out on all the fun of college

 

[Spider-Man]

Kanye's 'College Dropout' is all you need to know about college, because it doesn't get any truer.

 

[Lantern Venom]

This is my second week of college and I have to say it's easier than I thought it was going to be(probally because i go to a community college). The girls are hotter even though most of them dress like ****s. One of things I hate about college is that everyone smokes outside so I can't sit down on the benches and relax. The second thing I don't like about college is that it takes a while to connect with people becuase of your class schedules.

If you're just starting college, How are you enjoying it so far?

There are some drawbacks to community college but there are alot of more important positives. It may not seem as important to you right now but you won't have as much debt in the future as most students who go to 4 years schools.
Also, you can make new friends but you don't have the party atmosphere like at the universities. When I went on to a 4 year school, I saw numerous freshman who failed out or got expelled not for a lack of intelligence but because they couldn't handle the social pitfalls of freedom+the opposite sex+alcohol/drugs+a new identity as an adult.
Don't worry, once you transfer, the rest of the experience will be there for you.

 

[The Fonz]

I'm on week 1 of "real" college, and connecting with people is very easy when you're in a dorm (well, technically residence hall). We all just do our work all afternoon, and hang out in the evening/night. That's why I'm barely on lately. I personally (maybe I'm just having a particularly good experience) recommend the "real college" life. Great times.

Why do you and that Victor Creed dude feel the need to put real in quotes? What's that stuff about?

 

[Ronny Shade]

college sucks

 

[Erundur]

My books cost around $400 (5 new, 1 used), where the hell are you people getting your books

campusbooks.com
half.com

^^^^^^^^^^These two websites are a bloody life saver.

Math book
Bought it new: $37.00 from ebay
My bookstore was selling it from $120.00

Eng 124
Bought it new: $65.00 from campus books
My Book store was selling it for $75.00

Chem 150
Bought it new (lab book): 32.95- barnes and noble
My book store was selling it for $65.80

Chem 150
Bought it new (actual text): 45.00- campus book
My book store was selling it for $147.50

 

[The Fonz]

i've been out of high school for 5 years and i still talk to all of my friends from high school, with one or two exceptions.

and i havve plenty of new friends now, too.

i don't know what you're talking about, being an adult means not having any friends? where'd you get that?

I never said being adult meant never having any friends. I said most adults don't have many friends. Read it again, I typed most. I personally don't know about you.

But what i was trying to imply was that friendship in life outside of high school is much different, most people are unable to hang around with their friends as much as they did in high school. They have work and their own ambitions to go after. If you still talk to your friends in high school that's possible. But it's unlikely that you guys are unable to spend the same amount of time with your high school buddies the same way you did in high school. There is less time now.

But then again you may be different then most people and be able to have fun with your friends, new and old, the same way you did in high school without having to worry about work or bills to pay or girlfriends to hang out with. If that's the case then I'm happy for you.

 

[The Fonz]

If you're just starting college, How are you enjoying it so far?

I'm taking a year off and living with my folks so I can pay my expenses, so that means I'm working this college season. But I was enjoying ST. Cloud State last semester. I can't wait to go back to "real" college.

 

[Kaboom]

That's not so big. My school has 27,000. But yeah, I agree with you about rarely being in classes with your friends. I've met most of my friends through the student orgs I belong to and through roommates.

my school has 49,000

some of our classes are so big, you have to watch them on television

 

[Kaboom]

I start next week and i have no clue as to what supplies I need to get. And not only do I need textbooks, but art supplies as well.

a cousie for your beer

a bottle opener for your keychain

a trashcan and a tap for your keg

and a parent willing to pay for it all

 

[KingOfDreams]

college sucks

That's only true for some people. College is what you make of it.

 

[Ronny Shade]

That's only true for some people. College is what you make of it.

I guess I must have made it suck than

 

[The Evolutionist]

a cousie for your beer

a bottle opener for your keychain

a trashcan and a tap for your keg

and a parent willing to pay for it all

I have the first three, don't need the last one.

 

[Cmill216]

Speaking of women, the hottie quotient is ridiculously high here at UCF.