It's over!
It's over!
Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come. I am officially out of high school. I'm sure soon many others (Beo?) will be posting the same thing.
So what's everyone's plans for post-HS life? I'm headed to Loyola College to double major in Business and Comp Sci. Any words of advice?
So what's everyone's plans for post-HS life? I'm headed to Loyola College to double major in Business and Comp Sci. Any words of advice?
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Yeah DC. Congrats. Just don't be in too much of a hurry to live all the fun in your life before you're 25. There's plenty of time for fun and games after college too - and you might have some real green to throw at this situation later as well. Have some fun now, but get the best education you can while you're still young. Harder to get up for it later in life; in more ways than one!
I'm graduating as Master in Compsci in a month after five years of university. I have to make a choice between starting to work a job or remain student and go for a second masters degree. Being a student is just so much more fun than what I could get from a life with a 9-5 job, so I'm going for a master in engineering next year. Money's not a problem, I got my own company making decent figures. I like to keep some spare time for my hobbies as well, all of which is no longer possible with a full-time job.
Don't major in business. It is a useless major. If you want to learn business, start your own small business while in college.
I started my own small business and made a nice profit while still in school. Initially I was a business major, but I found quickly that most of the business classes didn't really teach business skills, and that furthermore the best way to learn business is to run one yourself or work for one.
So I would drop the business major, focus on the Computer Science Or maybe turn it into Economics. That's what I did, and economics has a lot of benefitial attributes, much more than a business major will. Just take an accounting class or two, and you'll have all the 'business' classes you need
I started my own small business and made a nice profit while still in school. Initially I was a business major, but I found quickly that most of the business classes didn't really teach business skills, and that furthermore the best way to learn business is to run one yourself or work for one.
So I would drop the business major, focus on the Computer Science Or maybe turn it into Economics. That's what I did, and economics has a lot of benefitial attributes, much more than a business major will. Just take an accounting class or two, and you'll have all the 'business' classes you need
Read this. If you like it, read everything else Paul Graham has written (though some of it is less immediately relevant). I don't think he's always right, but he usually makes great points.
Oh, and always... never... forget to check your references.
Oh, and always... never... forget to check your references.
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aldel i really enjoyed Paul Graham's "Why Nerds are Unpopular" essay years back.
yeah he does make good points, he's definitely got a keen logic on his shoulders.
yeah he does make good points, he's definitely got a keen logic on his shoulders.
My best advice is to not get completely plastered; after one year of living in a dorm among people who thought that alcohol was the highest goal in life, I'm doubtful that I'll ever so much as touch alcohol. (Someone please explain to me how having no memory of the events of the previous night is supposed to be fun. ) Get used to the idea of getting by on very little sleep; I amazed myself last semester that I was able to survive on 4-5 hours a night almost every night. If you can change your ways, don't by any means procrastinate; it's already too late for me in that regard, thus the 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Get ready for the always-fun experience of acclimating your stomach to dining hall food, if you go that route; the first week or so is murder on your digestive track. Unless you're looking for several years of torture, stay away from a physics major, and never, ever take differential equations if you don't have to. Above all else, learn to love Adult Swim; Family Guy, Aqua Teen, and anime got me through many a long night of work.
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Start moisturising every day; your face, ears, neck, arms and legs. Make sure the moisturiser you use on your face is at least SPF15. Do not miss a day. When you are 40 - you will thank me!
I recommend Nivea body moisteriser, and they have a nice (read as "cheap"!) SPF15 facial moisturiser which isn't greasy or lumpy.
If you use a blade-razor, make sure you wash your face BEFORE shaving. Use water as hot as you can stand. Rinse, then lather again, and shave.
Rinse with lots of cool clean water.
I recommend Nivea body moisteriser, and they have a nice (read as "cheap"!) SPF15 facial moisturiser which isn't greasy or lumpy.
If you use a blade-razor, make sure you wash your face BEFORE shaving. Use water as hot as you can stand. Rinse, then lather again, and shave.
Rinse with lots of cool clean water.
Are you gay?Mobius wrote:Start moisturising every day; your face, ears, neck, arms and legs. Make sure the moisturiser you use on your face is at least SPF15. Do not miss a day. When you are 40 - you will thank me!
I recommend Nivea body moisteriser, and they have a nice (read as "cheap"!) SPF15 facial moisturiser which isn't greasy or lumpy.
If you use a blade-razor, make sure you wash your face BEFORE shaving. Use water as hot as you can stand. Rinse, then lather again, and shave.
Rinse with lots of cool clean water.
You are just now figuring this out?Tricord wrote:Are you gay?Mobius wrote:Start moisturising every day; your face, ears, neck, arms and legs. Make sure the moisturiser you use on your face is at least SPF15. Do not miss a day. When you are 40 - you will thank me!
I recommend Nivea body moisteriser, and they have a nice (read as "cheap"!) SPF15 facial moisturiser which isn't greasy or lumpy.
If you use a blade-razor, make sure you wash your face BEFORE shaving. Use water as hot as you can stand. Rinse, then lather again, and shave.
Rinse with lots of cool clean water.
I second the no pure-business major. It's the "sociology major" of the college of business.Birdseye wrote:Don't major in business. It is a useless major. If you want to learn business, start your own small business while in college.
If you're going to pick a business major, try to get more specific: accounting, finance, economics, management information systems, etc. The more specific major will do you better later. Do your research. You might be surprised which ones you might actually like.
Those that I know that do that (girls mind you) have nothing to show for it but a moisturizer dependency.Mobius wrote:Start moisturising every day; your face, ears, neck, arms and legs. Make sure the moisturiser you use on your face is at least SPF15. Do not miss a day. When you are 40 - you will thank me!
I recommend Nivea body moisteriser, and they have a nice (read as "cheap"!) SPF15 facial moisturiser which isn't greasy or lumpy.
you'd also be surprised how much people will admire the skill of a major
for example math shows problem solving ability, even if the business you apply to doesn't need you to do math
literature- you have to be detail oriented with reading and writing, and writing is usually much better than other majors. Businesses like this. They don't care about business majors though.
a real business major would be to start your own business and have the school help. This is what I did but the school did not help. So I switched to economics which is extremely helpful
for example math shows problem solving ability, even if the business you apply to doesn't need you to do math
literature- you have to be detail oriented with reading and writing, and writing is usually much better than other majors. Businesses like this. They don't care about business majors though.
a real business major would be to start your own business and have the school help. This is what I did but the school did not help. So I switched to economics which is extremely helpful
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Woah... great essay. Thanks for hipping me to it!roid wrote:aldel i really enjoyed Paul Graham's "Why Nerds are Unpopular" essay years back.
yeah he does make good points, he's definitely got a keen logic on his shoulders.
I am shocked that your school wouldn't help you start a Marijuana production facility.. The nerve of those peopleBirdseye wrote: a real business major would be to start your own business and have the school help. This is what I did but the school did not help. So I switched to economics which is extremely helpful
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