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posted April 01, 2009 02:48 AM |
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You still have a chance at a wait list school.
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mvassilev
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posted April 01, 2009 02:50 AM |
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Mamgaeater
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posted April 01, 2009 02:54 AM |
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I hope you do get to choose what you want to. My own graduation is quickly approaching and soon I'll be in a similar position...
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Corribus
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posted April 01, 2009 03:47 AM |
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And who pays the taxes? The taxpayers do. So everyone ends up paying for some guy to go to college. (I'm not saying that it's bad, just that it's not free.)
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Well, I can't deny that I'm disappointed. My results:
OU - accepted
OSU - accepted
Washington University in St. Louis (I really wanted to go there) - wait-listed
Rice - wait-listed
University of Chicago (I really wanted to go there) - wait-listed
Claremont McKenna - wait-listed
Pomona - accepted
Yale - rejected
Stanford (I really wanted to go there) - rejected
Harvard (first choice!) - rejected 
Hey MVASS,
Don't let it get to you. It's a crap shoot, and it doesn't matter.
I got a Ph.D. from an Ivy League and sometimes I feel it's barely worth the paper it's printed on.
I know, it's hard to understand that when you're in high school looking upwards, but I want you to know that in the long run you may be better off.
The name of where you go to University doesn't mean much. It's what you do with your brain and intelligence that makes the real difference. If you have to tell people you went to Harvard in order to impress them, you have to ask yourself if you really have anything to brag about. Let your accomplishments speak for themselves. If you're truly a great person, it won't matter where you went to school.
Just my 2 (jaded) cents.
-C
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mvassilev
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posted April 01, 2009 03:55 AM |
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Corribus, there's quite a difference between Chemistry and Economics. A chemistry degree is a chemistry degree - it doesn't matter much where you get it. But an economics degree from a non-high-tier college is truly worthless.
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Corribus
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posted April 01, 2009 04:47 AM |
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Well to be fair, some would say that about a chemistry degree also. Trust me there "top tier" chemistry programs also.
But anyway, I could spend hours writing about the problems with "elite" universities.
If you're truly brilliant, you'll excel no matter where you go to school. If you go to school at all. End of story.
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posted April 01, 2009 06:40 AM |
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@Mvass: I agree with Corribus 100%! 
So what if you didn't get into Harvard? You've proven that you're very smart, and actions speak louder than words (even words written on a piece of paper given to you at graduation.  ).
So, I'm sure you'll be fine.
@Corribus: I still don't know how you did that. I'm going mad in my Microbiology major, and I'm still an undergraduate.
Then again, it's the only thing I can fathom ever studying. 
I should graduate next year though. 
(How did you study so many Chemistry classes without losing your mind?  )
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Corribus
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posted April 01, 2009 06:44 AM |
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(How did you study so many Chemistry classes without losing your mind? )
Who says I didn't?
But seriously... I got through it because I love the subject material. I still do.
But, unfortunately, I have found that loving a subject isn't enough to be happy making a career around it.
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posted April 01, 2009 06:48 AM |
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I see.
Well, there's lots of career opportunities in Microbiology, so we'll see. I'm thinking of doing a Master's Degree in something related to Genetics...
But that's AFTER I take a well-deserved break from studying (even besides the fact that some of my professors are pressuring me to keep studying. )
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Corribus
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posted April 01, 2009 03:05 PM |
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Well, there's lots of career opportunities in Microbiology, so we'll see. I'm thinking of doing a Master's Degree in something related to Genetics...
Well, I'm not necessarily talking about lack of job opportunities. It's just that, your priorities when you're 30 are quite different from those when you're 20.
My advice is to never stop learning and never stop investigating your options. It's great to set goals, especially long term ones, but let your goals be fluid. Otherwise, you will end up having achieved your goal and sitting there wondering what the heck you should do next.
Plan ahead.
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mvassilev
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posted August 12, 2009 04:15 AM |
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posted August 12, 2009 01:54 PM |
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Byby, have fun
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mvassilev
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posted May 20, 2013 02:46 AM |
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And now I am a graduate of Pomona College with a BA in economics (and a minor in computer science). Now, to get a job...
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posted May 20, 2013 03:41 AM |
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I'd offer you congratulations, but it'd probably just be ignored.
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artu
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posted May 20, 2013 04:46 AM |
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But anyway, I could spend hours writing about the problems with "elite" universities
I'd say the top universities have two advantages:
1- Better teachers that are more interesting to listen to and discuss with during class. Some are even people you admired as a writer earlier.
2- On average, smarter student profile. So again, more interesting in-class debates about the subject and in-depth participation.
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Corribus
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posted May 20, 2013 05:57 AM |
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1- Better teachers that are more interesting to listen to and discuss with during class. Some are even people you admired as a writer earlier.
On the contrary - having gone through a doctoral program at a top tier university, I can say that the quality of teaching was terrible. Most professors regarded teaching as a tiresome necessity (far less important that bringing in money in the form of research grants) and did not take the time to develop high quality curricula. Almost all of my learning I did practically on my own.
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artu
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posted May 20, 2013 06:26 AM |
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Hmmm... But that research & money thing applies to positive sciences, if it's liberal arts or social sciences (which are more open to discussion and subjective commentary by nature) the participation in the classroom is sometimes everything.
To me learning must be spontaneous (guess I'm really lazy that way). In high school, I never did any homework, in late high school and university, I didn't even have a school bag or a notebook with me, all I did was listen carefully and participate in discussions in the class. To have interesting teachers were crucial, I would have quit if they bored me, I did twice (right away in junior year) and the third time was the charm, only because the teachers were real intellectuals with depth and originality.
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posted May 20, 2013 11:51 AM |
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Congrats mvass (not on your ignore list, I hope ? )
I'm about to get my Master's degree around the end of this month. FINALLY. What a terrible experience that was. Long, boring, and fruitless.
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posted May 20, 2013 12:25 PM |
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We don't need no education... If I ever go to college it will be to meet new people, honestly.
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posted May 20, 2013 06:59 PM |
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Not the smartest idea
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