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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3501: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:18:58 AM

Wait, Ultimate Frisbee is a class?!

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Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
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#3502: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:21:12 AM

1: What d Roy said.

2: Mathue, Math and Physics professors are in my experience some of the most genial and helpful professors in most universities. They're just eccentric. The arts professors can be either really cool, helpful, nice people, or total goddamned assholes. It varies wildly.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
Matues Since: Sep, 2011
#3503: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:24:42 AM

Yeah, but I've heard one of them is a bit of an ass, so I worried.

My AP Cal teacher in high school was wonderfully nice. My English teacher wasn't nice, but she meant well and had a sense of humor..

I like most of my teachers. Some more than others, but still.

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3504: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:25:20 AM

What is up with math instructors being so eccentric? Does it come with the job?

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Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
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#3505: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:25:57 AM

It comes with wanting to do math for the rest of your life.

Trust me. I have multiple friends currently doing Master's degrees in math. They're already eccentrics.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3506: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:30:54 AM

Throughout high school, I had like 4 math teachers. All of them were weird. There was one who seemed to be pretty serious, but whenever there wasn't too much material to cover, he did all this really zany thing with completely straight face. In fact, he was the weirdest of them all.

My pre-calculus prefessor seems to be okay so far.

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Matues Since: Sep, 2011
#3507: Aug 28th 2012 at 11:35:17 AM

I had the same teacher for Advanced Algebra, Trig, Pre-Cal and AP Cal. All of those in a row.

She was really nice though. Very approachable. I would have never gotten through those classes without that.

My English teacher for my senior year was a rather funny.

"Alright, I've told you, I don't do math. I took the College Algebra class I needed and got out of there as fast as I could."

Or, when someone was acting particularly loopy that day..

"Are you on drugs?"

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#3508: Aug 28th 2012 at 12:11:10 PM

—goes to class I'm considering dropping—

—gets lecture on how there will be debates and analyzing literature

—all is well—

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#3509: Aug 28th 2012 at 1:50:08 PM

@Ultimate Frisbee is a class: Of course it is! The college gets to charge the same tuition it would for any other class, without even having to pay for expensive PHD professors and fancy labs/classrooms.

The real question is, why would anyone take ultimate frisbee as a class when you can play it for free?

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Autumncomet from the hive Since: Jan, 2011
#3511: Aug 28th 2012 at 2:06:14 PM

Some college require a PE credit to graduate. Being well-rounded and all that.

@Saiga: Heading from Houston, stopping in Chicago for a transfer, then arriving in Boston. waii I'm back at college now. I start classes in two days.

At the moment, my chosen courses are Intermediate Arabic, Linear Algebra, Data Structures, Discrete Structures, and Syntax. I might be taking Semantics too, depends on how crazy I'm feeling. tongue

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Lord Too Good For You Since: Aug, 2012
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#3512: Aug 28th 2012 at 4:28:02 PM

So, I'm in class now and Accounting is actually not as boring as I thought it'd be. It's sort of easy.

I might start working for my father as Bookkeeper soon to supplement all the material I learn in class and for a little extra money in my pockets.

edited 28th Aug '12 4:28:57 PM by Lord

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3513: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:02:51 PM

@Lord - That sounds like a great idea to me.

Just got ENG 102 syllabus. Essentially I will have to do around 20 to 30 pages worth of reports/essay and such this semester.

This is going to be fun. [lol]

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Hermiethefrog Since: Jan, 2001
#3514: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:07:51 PM

My two comics classes this semester are going to require a shit ton of comic pages apparently.

My professor said it's doable if I manage my time well. I'm both excited as fuck and terrified, if that makes any sense.

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3515: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:12:03 PM

They are due to fairly similar chemical reactions so it makes sense.

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joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
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#3516: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:20:24 PM

I'm literally the only male in my class this semester sad I knew it was 'women's work' but I didn't think the gender ratio would be this bad.

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Matues Since: Sep, 2011
joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
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#3518: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:29:47 PM

Nursing and midwifery.

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#3519: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:30:40 PM

That explains.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#3521: Aug 28th 2012 at 5:40:19 PM

Guys can become midwives? News to me.

X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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#3523: Aug 28th 2012 at 6:28:18 PM

To answer two questions from the last two pages, yes, there are indeed dorms with kitchens and yes, Ultimate Frisbee is a class. It's not entirely common, though.

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joeyjojo Happy New Year! from South Sydney: go the bunnies! Since: Jan, 2001
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#3524: Aug 28th 2012 at 6:28:26 PM

@Saiga: oh sure. You just have to agree to a ritual symbolic castration before they give you your degree but.

@Matues: It's still midwife. The term means literally With Women and so refers to both men and women in the profession.

 

edited 28th Aug '12 6:29:00 PM by joeyjojo

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Matues Since: Sep, 2011
#3525: Aug 28th 2012 at 6:31:23 PM

[up]

Lolwut?

Also: FUCK FINES FOR CLEANING THINGS.

GRAHHHHHHHHHHH SMASHSMASHSTABSTABPEWPEWPEW!

-Deep Breath-

Alllll better~


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