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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-30-2007, 10:35 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

thanks alot for the post elephant.

One thing to note, im not saying that i would have been the best engineer at clemson or that it would be easy, just that i would get a better grade for the same...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 07:37 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

thanks for the input, i think im sorta realizing what some of my problem is.

I took a bunch of APs where my teacehers taught to the test (meaning i scored higher than my actual knowledge of the...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 07:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Thats understandable, i guess this is a pointless arguement anyway.

Thanks for the input though, its good to hear what otehr people think
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 05:58 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Which part of it dont you believe?
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 01:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,411
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Marketing - how many people DON\'T fall for simple tricks?

I know it probaly not technical at all by marketing standards, but the Tipping Point was a really interesting read.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 01:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

thanks for the input,

curious whar your thoughts are for something like ChemE where less than half of the graduates go to grad school?

(If i did ever go to grad school it would be for MBA down...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 12:52 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Im sure the actual engineering classes are hard but its the math/physics/chem core classes that are so much easier there.
I saw questions from the physics midterm and it was literally distance =...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Also related to that, in the areas where shear effort can get you grades i do better than almost anyone.

I get better grades on labs and papers than almost anyone I know.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Spex, its not a matter of laziness, its a matter of intelligence at this point. Before a test a can do all of the homework/practice problems we have been assigned but that isnt enough to make a 3.0,...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 09:31 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Transferring would help my GPA alot. I have friends at clemson back home who (atleast so far, they are sophmores) say that college has been MUCH easier than high-school (I made almost identical...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-29-2007, 12:55 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

Mook, I assume you went into manufactoring and the "smarter" ones went into research?

If thats true then its kinda hard to compare. Granted if all of you went into research or all of you went into...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-28-2007, 12:47 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,311
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private

thanks taylor

I guess I really need to finish most of the year before i can think more seriously about it.
Forum: Student Life 11-28-2007, 12:40 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,928
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Do College Admissions Essays really matter?

actually according to self reported info from NU its does play a slight role.

I forget where i saw this, was worded as something like "demonostrated interest"
Forum: Student Life 11-26-2007, 08:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,928
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Do College Admissions Essays really matter?

What year are you?

I heard somewhere NU's admittance rate halved or quarted or something in last year or two. Also i would agree about the auto-in if its early decision.
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 11-26-2007, 12:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,945
Posted By surftheiop
Re: The Philosophy of Money - pick your one.

This is the best one in there

"Don't tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I'll tell you what they are."
(James W. Frick)

Granted he stole it from Jesus...
Forum: Student Life 11-26-2007, 12:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,928
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Do College Admissions Essays really matter?

write great essays and you still might not get into northwestern
Forum: Politics 11-25-2007, 01:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,299
Posted By surftheiop
Re: A Personal Challenge To The Forum

Tax the ultra rich a little more or make inheritance taxes bigger. I figure if we have to steal someones money might as well be a dead guys
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-25-2007, 01:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,089
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Kasparov beats Sklansky!

teaching small children tensor calculus using only basic logic?

Or is it teaching small children that a mathematical statement does not have to be either true or false using only basic logic?
Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance 11-24-2007, 02:16 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 9,051
Posted By surftheiop
Re: santa sensei\'s 5 days of christmas

A watch, my good ole digital casio isnt quite cutting it anymore.
Forum: Other Other Topics 11-23-2007, 06:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 350
Posted By surftheiop
Best indoor micro helicopter / flyer / etc

So i was thinking it would be amusing to get one of those little micro helicopters to fly around inside. Anyone have any ideas which ones are the best/most reliable/ most fun?

Im looking to spend...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-19-2007, 12:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 419
Posted By surftheiop
Re: What they never taught us

Yeah i have to say i went to public school in south carolina my whole k-12 and i had a very good expreience. Teachers were very good about promoting open thought.

Even about school policies...
Forum: Health and Fitness 11-18-2007, 12:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 386
Posted By surftheiop
Re: any advantages to running with sweats on?

dont you burn more calories when you are cold because your body is trying to keep you warm?
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-18-2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Well i think a little bit of DS rubbed off on me

nah i just cant spell
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-17-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Well i think a little bit of DS rubbed off on me

the first email was fine, it was the reply to the person who said "wear orange, be alert and dont really worry about it" where he tried to use statistics to prove the point is what got to me
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 11-17-2007, 01:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By surftheiop
Re: Well i think a little bit of DS rubbed off on me

I was refering to races with no prize money, i have no idea what happens on the professional level.
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