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jhocking:
My attitude about college is getting rather muddled. I'm very glad I went to not only undergrad but grad school, but I wonder to what extent all that schooling actually improved my life. Like, I don't regret any of it but at the same time I have to take stock of the fact that I earned a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's degree in fine arts, and now I spend most of my time doing computer programming. huh?
Although I'm maybe better off not having studied computer science, because I see so many people whose minds are warped by Java.
--- Quote from: Radical AC on 04 Mar 2011, 07:56 ---Unrelated university thing. My state legislature is voting if we(students) should be allowed to have guns on our campuses today. :psyduck:
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Colbert had a funny bit about how if that law goes through then everyone will get all A's.
Elizzybeth:
Michigan Tech, which I mentioned earlier in this thread, actually has a firing range on campus (in the student union). Bizarre!
horsefish:
When I went to U. of Arizona, there was a firing range in the basement of the old gym, right across the hall from the Student ID office. (this is the same gym that served as the ad-hoc nerd barracks in the original Revenge of the Nerds, which was filmed there :-D)
Elizzybeth:
--- Quote from: horsefish on 05 Mar 2011, 14:43 ---When I went to U. of Arizona, there was a firing range in the basement of the old gym, right across the hall from the Student ID office. (this is the same gym that served as the ad-hoc nerd barracks in the original Revenge of the Nerds, which was filmed there :-D)
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Amurrka.
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Radical AC:
--- Quote from: clownshoe on 04 Mar 2011, 10:14 ---Radical, I would imagine that each school would have different views on admitting someone into their CS grad program with little to no experience. I imagine most schools that would accept a non-CS grad would want a couple intro programming courses, and a data structures/algorithms course. This would allow you to have some experience with the method and logic of programming. A good start would be to sit down with someone in the CS department at your school.
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That's really good advice. I've been looking at other programs because I plan to move when I get my BA, but never considered talking to an advisor for the programs I have here. Thanks.
I know Utah is currently the only state (it is in their state constitution) where you can CCW anywhere on any of their campuses. Arizona and Texas are looking at a similar law to, where I am, Idaho. I just don't see how all the upperclassmen being armed would enhance my university experience. I guess Revenge of the Nerds would have been a lot shorter if they took their revenge with guns.
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