Presenting... better know a pogger

[Thebram]

I'm not saying it's like kyro being a q-dog, but I would have guessed you a sig ep or beta

[Nicholasp27]

yeah, i was varsity tennis all 4 years of hs and varsity soccer

[Hornacek]

What was Sig Ep and Beta like at your campus? Sig Ep was pretty jocky, but they got kicked off campus for too crazy of parties.

The Betas grew their own herb, apparently.

[Tokyo!!]

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mmm studies have shown that the Masters is worth it financially. The $$ bump you get is definitely worth not getting paid for the few years and actually paying out for tuition. PhD has shown to be not as financially optimal.

However, this is coming from someone that went to an all-engineering school. I'd imagine humanities majors (i.e. English, History, etc) will have a hard time finding a major-specific job, so you'd probably need to go to grad school for that.

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interesting. i'm in my senior year and will be completing a physics major and astronomy minor (might turn into a double major by the end of the year depending), and i really dont know what im going to do with it. i was going to prob go to some local grad school and get a masters in physics education and get certified in NY and go teach somewhere and play poker in the summer. i really dont want to go do grad school for more straight up physics b/c i dunno if i can handle it and don't have the desire. i bumped around going for a different graduate program, but i'm not sure of the feasibility. how hard would it be to say be accepted to a graduate program in say chemistry/business/law school with a degree in physics already? i would figure it can't be too bad, b/c im pretty sure physics is tougher than these. i'd prob have to take some undergrad courses in that subject, but i could get a degree in something else without too much hassle right? anyone go to undergrad for one major and take something much different in grad school?

[Thebram]

beta was the sigma chi wanna be's.
generally smarter, and a lot more asian (chicken/egg?)

beta was less jockey than sigma chi, but won more intrumural titles because they were more organized and were good at ping pong and tennis

sig eps were kind of normal party guys, not jocky at all

[Nicholasp27]

u can go to business/law school with any major

not sure about chemistry grad school

[Hornacek]

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mmm studies have shown that the Masters is worth it financially. The $$ bump you get is definitely worth not getting paid for the few years and actually paying out for tuition. PhD has shown to be not as financially optimal.

However, this is coming from someone that went to an all-engineering school. I'd imagine humanities majors (i.e. English, History, etc) will have a hard time finding a major-specific job, so you'd probably need to go to grad school for that.

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interesting. i'm in my senior year and will be completing a physics major and astronomy minor (might turn into a double major by the end of the year depending), and i really dont know what im going to do with it. i was going to prob go to some local grad school and get a masters in physics education and get certified in NY and go teach somewhere and play poker in the summer. i really dont want to go do grad school for more straight up physics b/c i dunno if i can handle it and don't have the desire. i bumped around going for a different graduate program, but i'm not sure of the feasibility. how hard would it be to say be accepted to a graduate program in say chemistry/business/law school with a degree in physics already? i would figure it can't be too bad, b/c im pretty sure physics is tougher than these. i'd prob have to take some undergrad courses in that subject, but i could get a degree in something else without too much hassle right? anyone go to undergrad for one major and take something much different in grad school?

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You're gonna need to take Pre-Reqs. It shouldn't be a huge deal, premed and law students do this all the time. I'd double check with each grad school individually though.

Do you and Garrod go to the same school? I miss BobO's love letters that he left under the door.

[Tokyo!!]

ok, so instead of grad school taking 2 years, it might take 3? is that what youre sayin?

we don't go to the same school.

[Patton4]

I had forgotten about this thread.. but here goes.

My name is Brad, I'm 27, and have lived in the San Joaquin Valley of California my whole life. I've been married for 2 1/2 years to a girl I met at work while I was going to University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. We met at work, found out we both went to Pacific, found out we lived in the same apartment complex, found out we both grew up in small towns 10 minutes from each other (about an hour away from Pacific), and later found out that we both were at the county spelling bee together in 6th grade. And what that all means, I have no clue, but I like to tell people those silly coincidences anyway.
We lived together for three years before getting married and I strongly suggest that people live together before they get married if at all possible. I've already had two friends get divorced mainly because they realized they weren't compatible with their partners once they got married and moved in together.
My wife and I recently had our first child, Carter, who has already had a co-starring role in a WW game and is doing about as good as I can imagine a 2 month old can do (thanks again for all of the support and warm wishes!).
I graduated college in 01' with a Communication degree with an emphasis in PR. Only good jobs (specifically PR for a tech company) were in the Bay Area, but I didn't want to move there, so I began working for a financial company. Despised it and quit after 6 months. Began substitute teaching and later got my teaching credential. Have been teaching high school history at a very low preforming school for the past 4 years. I love my work, but am not sure if I want to do it for the rest of my life. It does offer me lots of time at home for vacation and such, and that is my #1 priority right now.

I enjoy going out for drinks, have not smoked weed for probably 2 years (was never an avid smoker though), and never messed with any other drugs.

I'm very anti-government right now, and loathe the war in Iraq. It is about the only topic I get seriously angry about. I'm pro-military, and my dad has been in the naval reserve for 20 years, but I cannot believe our government led us into the mess we are in now. The lack of foresight has made me lose faith in the current leadership of our country.

I'm an atheist and have been most of my life, even with a semi-religious background (I went through the motions of church attendance into my sophomore year of high school). My father is very involved in his Baptist church (our relationship is awesome even though he knows my stance on religion), and my father-in-law is a Methodist minister (who married my wife and I in a shockingly godless wedding... well at least shocking for many of my extremely conservative Christian family members). On a side note, my former pastor was just arrested for the murder of an 86 year-old-man so he could inherit 4 million dollars. Good times!

My poker playing is hindered by my results oriented mindset.
But when I focus, I can play pretty well. I actually mostly play Omaha, but dabble in low-stakes NL SNG's. I've been a breakeven player for about the past 4 years (I've drunkenly donked my roll a few times), and have never really tried to improve my game too much (mostly due to a lack of time to sit down and play, what with POG and a kid and everything)

Going to a small college and growing up in a small town was very constricting to me, and POG is a good place to keep my brain working properly, due to the lack of interesting people I seem to meet IRL (the San Joaquin valley in California is not a bastion of great minds and thought, though I do like most of the people here... they are just a bit more basic than I would like).

I'm very competitive and have been involved in many sports throughout my life. I played football and tennis in high school, but also played 7 years of baseball and soccer when I was younger. I love the NFL and also love the SF Giants. I go to Giants games quite a bit and am lucky to have a wife who digs sports as much as I do. Our sundays are devoted to the NFL currently.

I guess that about covers it (my life = tl;dr). I enjoy life, love to travel, enjoy good times with close friends, and am one of the kindest people I know (not joking in any way!!). I will gladly answer any questions people have.

[clowntable]

If you want to find out more about me, gotta wait untill I'm drunk again [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I may or may not have been born in 1982 though.