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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: RussianVodka on March 06, 2006, 04:04:39 am
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-Like i said before, It\'s a \"College\".
In the states, aren\'t colleges like universities? What is this bad?
-My parents don\'t like the idea of me going there, they\'re trying to shove me into SBU. But then again, who cares what they think...
Why don\'t they like the idea?
-I\'ll miss my not-yet-in-college (and, wasn\'t-able-to-graduate-from-school) friends.
You\'ll meet new friends in university, and you\'ll be really busy with studying first year anyway.
-They don\'t allow you to have a car on campus during your freshman year. Not like I have a car yet, but you know, just saying...
You won\'t need a car. Walk everywhere, and take a bus to any place you can\'t walk to.
-The campus is not isolated from the local community. Not that the communitis are bad or anything (they are prety good actualy), I just don\'t want a bunch of middleschoolers running around my campus!
I can see why it might be a nuisance, but college kids can be just as annoying sometimes.
-Not sure how strong they are in their CS department... I\'ll know more when I visit, but I still have doubts...
This is an important and valid concern. If it doesn\'t have the program you want, then I\'m not sure why you would consider it an option.
-Not possible to attain anything past Bachelors Degree in CS. As of now at least.
Can\'t you go to grad school at another college after getting your undergrad?
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State university > Random College
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Originally posted by Efflixi Aduro
State university > Random College
Both are \"State Universities\".
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Universities are much bigger, and almost always have a football team. Everybody knows about University of Oregon, but not everybody\'s heard of Portland Community College.
To answer your question: Whichever one will enroll you. If both of them wish to enroll you (which would mean you make Einstein look like a gibbering idiot) then check the class lists, and go to the one that best fits your planned employment path.
I personally would recommend Stony Brook, because the other one has a stupid name and because it has a better CS program. If you want a CS career, you want a good CS degree.
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Nothing wrong with a college :) I\'m going to Imperial college in London next school year.
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I\'ve heard of Stony Brook.
I haven\'t heard of that other place :)
As for your parents being control freaks, even a little freedom can help if you\'re not using it irresponsibly (because then they\'ll freak out more). I\'d see it as an opportunity to prove and develop your independence - as long as you\'re out of the house and paying for yourself, you\'re your own man. Now just don\'t be a fool about it :D
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Originally posted by dfryer
As for your parents being control freaks, even a little freedom can help if you\'re not using it irresponsibly (because then they\'ll freak out more).
Not if they don\'t find out!
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I wouldn\'t mine going too Ut at Arlington, because it is close