College.

I know a majority of LG members are still in high school, or a year or two into their college studies. This conversation is going to be on some key topics.


Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on going to college for?
-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges?
-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college?




In College
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-What are you going to college for?
-What are some steps high school students should take to prepare for entering a university or other college campus?
-How are the classes different?




Im really interested in this, and i need the information gathered to write my lit paper.

If you can, if you're in college, please fill this forum out as well.

Current Age:
Gender:
Ethnicity:
Country of birth:
Parents divorced/married?:
Siblings (if so please state gender and age):
Current College attending:
Current Year:

Thanks in advance.

H2O wrote:

Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on doing to college for?

You made a typo.

I plan on double majoring in Graphic design, and computer programming.

And i am going to minor in English.

I also plan to study abroad in London.

Alright, why not?

Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on doing to college for?: Computer graphics or web design. Something with art and computers.
-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges?: No, and not really. I don't think I'll be going to college right out oh High School. Maybe eventually, though.
-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college? Almost definitley not.

Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on doing to college for?
*Probably something like computer programming or Web design.
Something along those lines

-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges?
*There are colleges here in Italy. But you have to be on school for 5 - 8 years.
And that's lame. I'm planning to just finish something in what they call "Liceo"
Some kind of college that doesn't need to study that long.

-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college?
*If I'm given the chance i would
Would probably like to go to Tokyo U. or Somewhere in United kingdom

-What are you going to college for? To get a degree, to learn, and to have a much fun as possible before I have trk for the next 4o years
-What are some steps high school students should take to prepare for entering a university or other college campus? Decide if you really want to go. High school is easy but college isn't. At first its not hard but later it is. You have to fulfill the gen. ed and it sucks. In college you have trk. You have to learn. You have to go to class, study every day, and do the homework required or not. If you're not ready to commit to that, don't go.
-How are the classes different? Not everything is explained. You have to go figure a lot out on your own time. Teachers have no sympathy, you screw up they don't care. Their is no late turn in and often no extra credit.
Current Age:20
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Country of birthSA
Parents divorced/married?: Married
Siblings (if so please state gender and age): Female, 16
Current College attending:
Current Year: 2nd year, but I'm already a Junior. In other words I finished two years of school in one.

Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on going to college for? And education, fun, and the best 4 years of my life.
-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges? Accepted into some, and looking into some more.
-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college? Possibly, hopefully not, though.

-What are you planning on doing to college for? - study harder to get accepted
-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges? - well im looking to get accepted in "Delta College"
-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college? - unfortunately ill have to go to Sofia ( 400km from my city Varna )

-What are you planning on doing to college for? To become a therapist, or work for google.
-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges? Not yet.
-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college? Hopefully,

Thank you very much for your answers so far, but id like to point out, that thomas found a typo in my post, it's in the first part of 'still in high school'. I meant to be asking...
What are you planning on going to college for?

If you wouldn't mind changing your answer, if you didn't understand, i would appreciate it very much!

-What are you going to college for?
I'm currently attending the University of Tokyo mainly due to the reason that I need something to fall back on just in case my current job as a mangaka and illustrator does not turn out to be the most ideal. I'm majoring in Education and Politics, though again, it's only a back-up plan. So far I think I'm doing fairly well as a mangaka, so hopefully I won't need my back-up plan. However, I won't drop out because truthfully guys, I'm sure that when you go to a university it'll be the best time of your lives, and I don't mean college, I mean a university.

-What are some steps high school students should take to prepare for entering a university or other college campus?
Extracurricular activities. Something that will make your transcript stand out when you turn it in. It used to be back in the day you could be at the top of your class you'd get automatically accepted into even Harvard, but now you'll need something more. Also, by extracurricular activities, I don't mean picking up dog poop at the park for community service, an idiot could do that, take some classes at a community college or a university that offers summer classes to high school students or take part in a program that you're interested in that will give you some recognition. SAT's, the all important test for those planning on going to school in America (I still took it just in case I didn't get excepted into Tokyo U though). Also, AP tests, these are extremely beneficial to any transcript, if you have bad grades, if you can pass the AP test for the class with a 4 or a 5, I'm more than sure it'll make up for it. If you take enough AP tests, most universities will count that as credit, and you won't have to take the class. Give you an example, a friend of mine passed around the same number of AP tests that I had, about 15 or so, he'll be starting at Stanford university next fall not as a Freshman but as a Junior.

-How are the classes different?
They're much more advanced, but the class difficulty usually depends on where you attend. The University of Tokyo obviously will be more challenging than say... ASU. It's mostly discussion in my classes, besides math that is, the professors really expect you to learn the stuff, rather than with some high school teachers that will give you an A for being quiet and looking cute in class.

-What are you going to college for? Well I was going to college for computer desktop. But it really did not work out that well.
-What are some steps high school students should take to prepare for entering a university or other college campus? Well for the classes they should probably take the honors class. Those will probably prepare them the most for college classes.
-How are the classes different? From high school to college the classes are a huge difference. In high school you HAD to be on time or your tardy, College they don't really care if your on time or not. But you can show up late and won't be in trouble.

Current Age:18
Gender:male
Ethnicityexican
Country of birthnited States
Parents divorced/married?:married
Siblings (if so please state gender and age):2 males-age 16 and 18, 1 female age 12
Current College attending: College of technology, Billings Montana
Current Year: 2009-2010

Still In high school.
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-What are you planning on going to college for?
I'm planning to study medicine as I was to become a plastic surgeon.

-Have you been accepted/looking for colleges?
Yes I've been looking around but nothing serious yet.

-Will you be traveling out of state to attend college?
Well yes you could call that I will move to a new city where are more universities and colleges.

Iam Planning on going to Lincoln land for the first 2 years...then after college i want to be a Doctor or Medical assistant...I want a career where i can help people