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Looking back, would you change your college choices?
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Michael Press
Jun 2, 2017, 7:30:17 PM6/2/17
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Read an article reports many regret college choice or
field of study. The article has very little in it.
<http://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/02/americans-regret-their-college-choices-gallup/>
| And those who majored in engineering, science, tech and (yuk)
| math are far less likely to have second thoughts about their
| degree and career choices. That deeper satisfaction could be
| because they’re nerds. More likely, it’s tied to the occupational
| reality in today’s economy that they remain employed, in high
| demand and well-paid as opposed to — oh, say — journalists, many
| of whom don’t.
Author does not get it.
Any traditional field of study offers a chance to become educated;
to develop critical thinking. That graduate will develop a
rewarding career.
It is just that mathematics and science make it
more obvious to the student when he is failing.
The author's "yuk" proves it.
--
Michael Press
Eric Ramon
Jun 2, 2017, 7:51:00 PM6/2/17
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On the other hand, my brother-in-law went to Amherst and tells me he didn't enjoy that experience. I think, now, that I'd have felt the same about Princeton.
Still, on occasion I look back and wish I'd worked as hard as a senior as I did before then so I'd at least have had the option.
Damon Hynes, Cyclone Ranger
Jun 2, 2017, 10:54:37 PM6/2/17
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Not answering your question directly, but I know my college experience would have been vastly better if I were attending it now, in my mid-50s.
Marty McMahone
Jun 2, 2017, 11:20:07 PM6/2/17
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I sometimes wish I had shot for Princeton instead of Harvard. It was just too competitive trying to get into Harvard.
Mostly though I wish I'd given medicine a shot instead of being scared of 8 years of school
Mostly though I wish I'd given medicine a shot instead of being scared of 8 years of school
J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 3, 2017, 8:28:49 AM6/3/17
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:30:13 -0700, Michael Press <rub...@pacbell.net>
wrote:
>Read an article reports many regret college choice or
>field of study. The article has very little in it.
"Never look back. Someone might be gaining on you." ($1 to Satchel
Paige)
Hugh
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>Read an article reports many regret college choice or
>field of study. The article has very little in it.
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J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 3, 2017, 8:33:34 AM6/3/17
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On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 19:54:36 -0700 (PDT), "Damon Hynes, Cyclone Ranger"
<damon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Not answering your question directly, but I know my college experience would have been vastly better if I were attending it now, in my mid-50s.
Life is not perfect but I never have regrets. The closest is that I'm
<damon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Not answering your question directly, but I know my college experience would have been vastly better if I were attending it now, in my mid-50s.
not in my 40s or 50s and able to take college classes under liberal
professors. That would be almost orgasmic.
agavi...@gmail.com
Jun 3, 2017, 8:57:15 AM6/3/17
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Seconded on medicine.
Also, a small liberal arts school would've been better.
And where would I apply a design degree in clinical research, app dev, and sales?
Finally, those 4 years were a gigantic waste of time and money.
Also, a small liberal arts school would've been better.
And where would I apply a design degree in clinical research, app dev, and sales?
Finally, those 4 years were a gigantic waste of time and money.
Some dued
Jun 3, 2017, 1:40:35 PM6/3/17
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Hugh, what is it you think happens in these liberal college professor classes?
JGibson
Jun 3, 2017, 2:16:15 PM6/3/17
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On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 1:40:35 PM UTC-4, Some dued wrote:
> Hugh, what is it you think happens in these liberal college professor classes?
They probably teach the linear algebra method for quantum mechanics instead of the differential equation version. Or maybe the 4 postulate version of thermodynamics instead of the laws version.
> Hugh, what is it you think happens in these liberal college professor classes?
Ken Olson
Jun 3, 2017, 2:19:30 PM6/3/17
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RoddyMcCorley
Jun 3, 2017, 2:45:59 PM6/3/17
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On 6/2/2017 7:30 PM, Michael Press wrote:
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majored in at Tennessee. Choice of schools came down to $$$ since I was
largely on my own. I'm happy I went to a big school with so much to
offer academically and socially. When I went on to grad school at
Rutgers, I found that I had a more solid foundation in geology than all
the other grad students. They may have been brighter, but not as well
educated.
Now if the Vols would only return to the glory days.
--
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul
with evil.
Pennsylvania - Tá sé difriúil anseo.
Damon Hynes, Cyclone Ranger
Jun 3, 2017, 2:51:32 PM6/3/17
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On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 1:45:59 PM UTC-5, RoddyMcCorley wrote:
> Nope. Did two years at a JC and was introduced to Geology, which I
> majored in at Tennessee.
What did you wind u doing w/ your degree? I wanted to major in Geology--was focused like a laser on getting onto volcanoes. Didn't want to be in lab, didn't want to teach, wasn't interested in economic geology, not nuclear nor petroleum. Which became somewhat limiting.
> Nope. Did two years at a JC and was introduced to Geology, which I
> majored in at Tennessee.
No regrets, I've managed to vacation on Kilauea twice, to my wife's chagrin...
Michael Press
Jun 3, 2017, 3:07:28 PM6/3/17
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In article <rubrum-A8ABE1....@news.albasani.net>,
Summer of HS junior year I spent on a university campus
with others HS students interested in science. It was a
test run. I continued on to university and physics.
My choices serve me well.
--
Michael Press
with others HS students interested in science. It was a
test run. I continued on to university and physics.
My choices serve me well.
--
Michael Press
RoddyMcCorley
Jun 3, 2017, 3:31:38 PM6/3/17
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micropaleo and took two years of courses (palynology and foraminifera)
at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC on Saturdays. The tie
with Rutgers and AMNH cause me some exposure to the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory which is/was affiliated with Columbia U. They were among the
worldwide leaders in deep sea drilling and marine geology.
Joined a worldwide geotechnical consulting firm (Dames & More) and began
doing field geology for them. Pretty varied from in-situ stress
measurements to geochronology of Coastal Plain formations. Began to move
away from pure geology after a few years to power plant siting and that
got me more into environmental science and environmental compliance
which I did for about 40 years or so.
A BS in Geology turned out to be an ideal degree to work in most
environmental fields. Requires a background in math and all of the other
sciences, so students end up being pretty well-rounded.
The job market for geologists has expanded and greatly changed. A lot of
folks end up doing underground storage tank pulls and soil and site
clean-ups. Some of the college curricula in Geology seem to be pretty
watered down today as a result.
Although I have no regrets, I am still enamored with the academic and
laboratory side of Geology.
If you like to read, they Annals of Another World by John McPhee. It is
a trek across the U.S. and through geologic time from Long Island to San
Francisco in the company of local geologists. You'll probably need a
dictionary of geological terms. I needed it.
J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 3, 2017, 3:35:15 PM6/3/17
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 10:40:33 -0700 (PDT), Some dued
<theodo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hugh, what is it you think happens in these liberal college professor classes?
I think their lessons are influenced by their socialistic biases. I
<theodo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hugh, what is it you think happens in these liberal college professor classes?
expect they can be easily distracted from the purpose of the class and
start spouting Marxism.
I think that no one has the guts to call their hands on it.
That's what I think.
J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 3, 2017, 3:37:02 PM6/3/17
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 14:46:03 -0400, RoddyMcCorley
<Roddy.M...@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. Did two years at a JC and was introduced to Geology, which I
>majored in at Tennessee.
My suspicions were well-founded. You have rocks in your head.
<Roddy.M...@verizon.net> wrote:
>Nope. Did two years at a JC and was introduced to Geology, which I
>majored in at Tennessee.
The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior
Jun 3, 2017, 10:15:54 PM6/3/17
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J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 4, 2017, 7:45:10 AM6/4/17
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 15:31:43 -0400, RoddyMcCorley
<Roddy.M...@verizon.net> wrote:
>A BS in Geology turned out to be an ideal degree to work in most
>environmental fields. Requires a background in math and all of the other
>sciences, so students end up being pretty well-rounded.
We lived next door to a geologist 1957-1965. He passed several years
<Roddy.M...@verizon.net> wrote:
>A BS in Geology turned out to be an ideal degree to work in most
>environmental fields. Requires a background in math and all of the other
>sciences, so students end up being pretty well-rounded.
ago but we are still close friends with his wife who is in a nursing
home.
With your background how did you ever become a socialist?
xyzzy
Jun 4, 2017, 10:09:12 AM6/4/17
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I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
J. Hugh Sullivan
Jun 4, 2017, 11:11:13 AM6/4/17
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On Sun, 4 Jun 2017 07:09:11 -0700 (PDT), xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com>
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>I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
It depends upon motivation.
My first two years I had about as many cuts as classes attended -
mostly Bs and Cs except I got As on high school papers I turned in for
English.
I married after my soph year with 6 quarters (in theory) to go.
Actually I only went 4 more quarters plus Practice Teaching the 5th
quarter.
As I recall I received 4 grades that were not A's - 3 in history which
I cared absolutely nothing about. That's neither justification nor
excuse.
>Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less.
RONG! For professionals, college is to teach how to be one. For others
college is to teach us to think and accurately process information the
rest of our lives so we can make the best decisions - and to kick ass
on rsfc.
Excuse me for not being tongue-in-cheek for once.
wrote:
>I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
My first two years I had about as many cuts as classes attended -
mostly Bs and Cs except I got As on high school papers I turned in for
English.
I married after my soph year with 6 quarters (in theory) to go.
Actually I only went 4 more quarters plus Practice Teaching the 5th
quarter.
As I recall I received 4 grades that were not A's - 3 in history which
I cared absolutely nothing about. That's neither justification nor
excuse.
>Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less.
college is to teach us to think and accurately process information the
rest of our lives so we can make the best decisions - and to kick ass
on rsfc.
Excuse me for not being tongue-in-cheek for once.
michael anderson
Jun 4, 2017, 2:49:04 PM6/4/17
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Looking back I think I would have rather gone to UGA where there was more of the 'big college' experience with football and all that in a college town. Just for that aspect of it. But from a career standpoint it wouldn't have mattered as it often doesn't. I would change major as well(was a chemistry major)- I would have majored in something like History which would have been more enjoyable but still gone to med school which was one life decision that actually turned out well since I like my job.
But no major regrets....I felt comfortable in valdosta. But I don't think my life would have turned out different(since I didnt do things like get married in college or stay in the area after college)
Michael Press
Jun 4, 2017, 3:16:48 PM6/4/17
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In article <598b205d-83cd-4485...@googlegroups.com>,
semester calculus lectures a woman and I were sitting next to
each other socializing from early on. Attracting women is a
simple matter: relax and enjoy their company.
--
Michael Press
xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
>
> Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
I went to an engineering school with few women, yet in freshman
> I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
>
> Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
semester calculus lectures a woman and I were sitting next to
each other socializing from early on. Attracting women is a
simple matter: relax and enjoy their company.
--
Michael Press
Some dued
Jun 4, 2017, 3:40:40 PM6/4/17
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And don't be ugly.
Michael Press
Jun 4, 2017, 4:47:12 PM6/4/17
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Some dued
Jun 4, 2017, 6:57:12 PM6/4/17
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1. Be handsome.
2. Be attractive.
3. Don't be unattractive.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/sexual-harassment/2751966?snl=1
2. Be attractive.
3. Don't be unattractive.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/sexual-harassment/2751966?snl=1
The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior
Jun 4, 2017, 10:15:21 PM6/4/17
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On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 9:09:12 AM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
> I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
>
> Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
I always wondered what it'd be like to go to a big party school - like Wisconsin or something like that
> I often wonder how things would have been different if I had gone to a majority female party school and partied more and studied less. Like maybe Western Carolina or UNC Wilmington, schools of that ilk.
>
> Mainly because as time goes by what I did acedemically in college matters less and less. Plus I went to an engineering school that was like 60 % male, the women were at the nearby colleges.
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