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So today I got my acceptance notification to University of Maryland (my dream school, btw).
I also got into Rutgers and GA State, but I got those acceptance letters long ago.
I can now breath. No more college essays, no more worrying about whether Ill get in...
Senioritis, here I come!
University is awesome. :]
Dont drop your guard too much, they can still drop your :daisy: if you falter now.
Oh yeah don't slack off. At Uni your work is going to be harder than ever, so better to get a running start now than to just laze around.
college park is a ********** i almost went to the engineering school there. good academics bad crime and depressing atmosphere.
HAVE FUN!
only a few months left of Uni... so close! I'm dying here!
Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr:
work with no expectation of tomorrow, and it will be slapping you in the face that much sooner.
only a few months left of Uni... so close! I'm dying here!
Originally Posted by Motep:
Meh, I'm not going career crazy. I didn't make much use of my time at Uni so I'm going to chill a bit now...
work with no expectation of tomorrow, and it will be slapping you in the face that much sooner.
I'm with you Hooah. I'm to be employed the first day after being a student, and that as good as I could hope for.
Also: You suck....I have to wait till march to get any acceptance
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
Well I figure that the ideal location near DC makes up for that.
college park is a ********** i almost went to the engineering school there. good academics bad crime and depressing atmosphere.
HAVE FUN!
Also I heard that crime has been brought down but who knows.
Gratz Hooah!
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
nice. enjoy the beer, parties, and sluts i guess.
So today I got my acceptance notification to University of Maryland (my dream school, btw).
I also got into Rutgers and GA State, but I got those acceptance letters long ago.
I can now breath. No more college essays, no more worrying about whether Ill get in...
Senioritis, here I come!
now i get to do everything you just did. *sigh...*
Originally Posted by Prussian Iron:
They are not that bad. I do recommend early action, though...the wait is killing me!
nice. enjoy the beer, parties, and sluts i guess.
now i get to do everything you just did. *sigh...*
Good job! :bow: :balloon3: What are you planning on studying? Also, my first semester of college was easier than my second semester of senior year high school (thank you especially Intro Psychology. :laugh4:), so try to ease yourself in your first semester because it will probably get hard real soon.
Congrats Hooah! Been there, done that, so yeah, just don't completely screw up this last semester and then it's a taste so sweet you can't imagine.
...and if you ever do find yourself planning a mini-excursion to DC, let me know. :yes:
Welcome to DC! Try not to get stabbed on the Green Line!
Originally Posted by TinCow:
...yeah, this too. :shifty:
Welcome to DC! Try not to get stabbed on the Green Line!
Yeah, learn to love the metro. It's gotten much more expensive in recent years, so you're gonna want to get a smartpass as soon as you can if you plan on staying at UMD for more than a semester; it costs five bucks (ten, actually, but if I remember correctly you get five dollars credit to start out with) but it saves areound 50 cents per ride (is that right? I've taken to using the bus now, so I don't remember exactly, but it's something like 40-50 cents per trip.)
As for bars, once you can go to them, that is, you might actually be better off sticking to MD. They're expensive as all holy hell near pretty much every metro stop, so unless someone finds a nice place where you can get two dollar beers or less don't even bother.
I would recommend some places to eat, but none of them even approach being kosher, if you're still following that strictly. If not, go to Ben's Chili Bowl first thing, then Henry's Cafe down the street. Henry's has some damn good fried chicken and decent sides.
Good luck. I've heard UMD is a really fun campus to be on. It's really big, so I imagine they're plenty to do social-wise.
Oh, and if any of the bus lines go into College Park, use them instead of the metro. Cheaper, and you get a nice view. I don't think any of the lines extend beyond the district border, but I could be totally wrong about that, so take advantage of it if you can.
Congratulations!
You live in the town of GT and your dream college is UM? Kids these days... :no:
Originally Posted by drone:
I hate math, so...
You live in the town of GT and your dream college is UM? Kids these days... :no:
EDIT: nvm
Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief:
me too. i live like an hour south.
...and if you ever do find yourself planning a mini-excursion to DC, let me know. :yes:
Originally Posted by drone:
Also because my planned major is Criminal Justice with a minor in Terrorism studies (as you could probably tell, I want to be an FBI agent) going to GT, an engineering school, is not a smart thing to do.
You live in the town of GT and your dream college is UM? Kids these days... :no:
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
Actually, it is.~;)
Also because my planned major is Criminal Justice with a minor in Terrorism studies (as you could probably tell, I want to be an FBI agent) going to GT, an engineering school, is not a smart thing to do.
You'll have fun at Maryland, just stay away from the student riots. The College Park police have been more, shall we say, enthusiastic, lately. And you'll be closer to Quantico, so I guess it's a good decision.
Im actually planning to join the Auxiliary Police Force, so I dont think the police will be a problem for me.
Plus I plan on having a quiet time at Uni. After all, all my efforts must go into the FBI so I can get in.
get a fake id best decision you will ever make.
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
and
Im actually planning to join the Auxiliary Police Force, so I dont think the police will be a problem for me.
Plus I plan on having a quiet time at Uni. After all, all my efforts must go into the FBI so I can get in.
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
get a fake id best decision you will ever make.
:laugh4:
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
Wont matter. Ill turn 21 my freshman year of college.
get a fake id best decision you will ever make.
BTW I have a gap year before I head out and I turn 19 in 12 days. :beam:
you lucky son of a gun. luckily at the bars around my school (in the city and not a big buplic university so no dorm parties really) only care to see your 18 and have a state id and school id. god bless them
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
This is the wrong attitude. There will always be loads of work at uni, and occasionally you just need to say "**** you work I'm going to dress up as a superhero/Monty Python character/Pokémon and get smashed" in order to relax. Of course, if you don't like getting drunk then by all means don't drink, but regardless do not plan on having a "quiet time". Plenty of time for that when you're retired.
Plus I plan on having a quiet time at Uni.
nonsense! drink.
i have friends who dont drink at uni and its really sort of lame. look alot of kids go to uni never drinking and planning on not doing so thinking that its too much of a risk you can still have fun otherwise etc.
drinking going to house parties bars is where you meet friends have fun relax forget about your problems.... and your night....
just do so somewhat responsibly. stay away from certain drinks and drinking styles.
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
Oh god yes. If someone challenges you to a game of "Centurion" do not under any circumstances say yes. It's better in those circumstances to flat out refuse than be bullied via peer pressure into doing stuff like that.
just do so somewhat responsibly. stay away from certain drinks and drinking styles.
Guys, when I say "a quiet time at Uni" I dont mean sit in my room and play video games as my only form of recreation, I mean that I dont want to attend any wild parties or post-game riots (which I most likely will be part of the effort to stop anyways- Maryland PD FTW).
I do plan on going to bars and meeting people, and will probably attend parties, just none of this fraternity junk.
Define "wild party", please.
Lots of drinking, drugs, people getting smashed, etc.
define fraternity junk?
well i mean recognizzable games are fine beer pong, flip cup all immensely rewarding win wins.
Edit: cut out the drugs replace with fights and it sounds like fun
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
Yeah you'd be best staying away from the drugs considering your future career, but otherwise that sounds like fun. More importantly, the kind of fun which you will only be able to do at university.
Lots of drinking, drugs, people getting smashed, etc.
Or just sit and your home and drink by yourself, like I do sometimes. I haven't been out in my whole time at Uni... don't be like me.
Look, I know you guys want me to have fun, but honestly Im not a party-goer. Id much rather be at a bar with some friends having a nice time than be at a frat house.
Congratulations!
I actually got into my current job by starting with a reserve position for my department, although I think auxiliary police on the East Coast might be somewhat different (I know that's true of the North East at any rate). It's been quite an interesting experience.
I hope you picked your major because it's what you're interested in and not just to get into your future career. I hear from FBI agents I've spoken to that a Criminal Justice (or even Law) degree doesn't always help as much as expected, because so many applicants have them.
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
I would say I am as well. But the point is that you can only have those kind of parties at university, whilst you can down the pub with your mates for the rest of your life.
Look, I know you guys want me to have fun, but honestly Im not a party-goer. Id much rather be at a bar with some friends having a nice time than be at a frat house.
Originally Posted by Helmet Becker:
Yes, I am actually interested in CJ.
Congratulations!
I actually got into my current job by starting with a reserve position for my department, although I think auxiliary police on the East Coast might be somewhat different (I know that's true of the North East at any rate). It's been quite an interesting experience.
I hope you picked your major because it's what you're interested in and not just to get into your future career. I hear from FBI agents I've spoken to that a Criminal Justice (or even Law) degree doesn't always help as much as expected, because so many applicants have them.
I took an Intro to Ethics course this summer in the hopes that it would address problems that law enforcement and the military face in their jobs, but no luck, it was all philosophy of happiness and other stuff like that.
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
That sounds like just about every ethics class I've ever been to, although the one in the reserve academy was rather more interesting.
Yes, I am actually interested in CJ.
I took an Into to Ethics course this summer in the hopes that it would address problems that law enforcement and the military face in their jobs, but no luck, it was all philosophy of happiness and other stuff like that.
Originally Posted by Subotan:
Bah, the FBI only cares if you've smoked weed in the previous three years. That means that even if he applies immediately upon graduation, he can still smoke up a storm his freshman year. :smoking:
Yeah you'd be best staying away from the drugs considering your future career, but otherwise that sounds like fun. More importantly, the kind of fun which you will only be able to do at university.
College. If you can remember it, you weren't there.
:yes:
There is a time and place for everything, and that is college.
go to parties you will enjoy them more than you think. get in a few fights have a few girls over to your dorm room. play a few games of pong.
Congrats, Hooah! Obviously you're in a whole different direction than myself, but just remember that nothing needs to get blown out of proportion.
Also, just now getting Senioritis? I was already at the two year mark by that point! Kids these days.... :no:
Originally Posted by TinCow:
Technically they care if it was the past 10 years:
Bah, the FBI only cares if you've smoked weed in the previous three years. That means that even if he applies immediately upon graduation, he can still smoke up a storm his freshman year. :smoking:
College. If you can remember it, you weren't there.
Originally Posted by :
2. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) at all in the past 10 years?
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
If he won't perform one of 39 acts of work on a Saturday, I doubt he'll be having girls over to his dorm...
go to parties you will enjoy them more than you think. get in a few fights have a few girls over to your dorm room. play a few games of pong.
You know there are Jewish girls at UMD....
sex isnt work unless your trying to maske babies. duh
Originally Posted by Centurion1:
Not for you Cent. You're too much of a stud to care :P
sex isnt work unless your trying to maske babies. duh
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
If you want to create any PI threads....you're welcome to.
You know there are Jewish girls at UMD....
Originally Posted by Prussian Iron:
Nah, give me a few years.
If you want to create any PI threads....you're welcome to.
I'll be waiting eagerly
Meeting people at parties is overrated. It's fun, but Fallout New Vegas was always the better choice.
@ACIN /\ Lame.
First off: Congrats!
Secondly, don't you have to have worked at some job for 3+ years before you can get into the FBI?
Thirdly, they are actively looking for engineering people to apply. Probably because they don't just want a bajillion people with criminal justice degrees.
~;p
Finally, frat parties depend on the frat.
CR
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit:
Parties really are overrated though. Unless you are fishing for some one night stands with ladies, there are much better activities with friends. I enjoyed going to a "kickback" of a friend of mine, where the policy was lots of alcohol, but only those invited by the house hosts could come, no guests unless you asked. My friend, the house host, (along with another guy who lived there) picked a good 35 people they knew to come hang out and it was great alcohol fueled networking with people who were actually damn interesting. Large parties and the such are simply a dumb escape for people who seem to get enjoyment out the primal urge to regress to a complete idiot and proceed to **** a woman. They usually have a very poor caliber of people attending and are too numerous for the house to hold adequately.
@ACIN /\ Lame.
CR
Depends on the party of course, but so long as you know people there you should be alright.
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit:
First, if you get into the FBI Honors Internship program you automatically get a job in the FBI upon graduation from college (last I heard).
@ACIN /\ Lame.
Secondly, don't you have to have worked at some job for 3+ years before you can get into the FBI?
Thirdly, they are actively looking for engineering people to apply. Probably because they don't just want a bajillion people with criminal justice degrees.
CR
Second, true, they are looking for people with math degrees (to combat white collar crime) and tech degrees (for cyber crime) and other such degrees, but Im really bad at math and I like learning about criminology so I would rather do that.
Plus The FBI looks for people who are serious about a job in the FBI. Many applicants only apply because they are bored and have nothing else to do.
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
No, they don't. That question uses the word "other" for a reason. The "other" refers to everything except marijuana:
Technically they care if it was the past 10 years:
Originally Posted by :
1. Have you used marijuana at all within the last three years?
2. Have you used any other illegal drug (including anabolic steroids after February 27, 1991) at all in the past 10 years?
Originally Posted by TinCow:
Hooah, sorry man, but failing to read the first question when you quote the second to a lawyer?
No, they don't. That question uses the word "other" for a reason. The "other" refers to everything except marijuana:
:laugh4:
Originally Posted by TinCow:
Wow, youre right. Must have missed the word "other." My bad. :embarassed:
No, they don't. That question uses the word "other" for a reason. The "other" refers to everything except marijuana:
Well, Id rather play it safe.
Plus Im not interested in any type of drugs.
Originally Posted by Hooahguy:
I've never been either TBH. Beer for sure, but that's not that big a deal; I have a feeling I would be a total lightweight when it comes to alcohol. Idk the drinking age in Canada though...
Wow, youre right. Must have missed the word "other." My bad. :embarassed:
Well, Id rather play it safe.
Plus Im not interested in any type of drugs.
Not interested in drugs?
Don't party?
You realize nothing happens after you die right?
Guys every weekday I drag my black ass out of bed around 5:30 to get to the gym, I then go to class, then to work where I stock groceries. Then I come home and do my readings for the day
On the weekend I work another ~18 hours and do my writings for the school week
I think many of you think you will simply have parties and vajayjay thrown at you and that is simply not the case. Those moments are precious and need to be taken advantage of, your body will and your god will forgive you.
Srsly you sound like a bunch of whiny geeks
Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
I go to a party roughly once a month since I started going to uni. I seriously don't get it, this is what I am supposed to do so I don't regret life? If you feel like it is a waste to not abuse your body when it is at its strongest, that's fine but I don't understand where people get off telling others that if they don't do that as well they might as well kill themselves because "they ain't doing it right.".
Not interested in drugs?
Don't party?
You realize nothing happens after you die right?
Guys every weekday I drag my black ass out of bed around 5:30 to get to the gym, I then go to class, then to work where I stock groceries. Then I come home and do my readings for the day
On the weekend I work another ~18 hours and do my writings for the school week
I think many of you think you will simply have parties and vajayjay thrown at you and that is simply not the case. Those moments are precious and need to be taken advantage of, your body will and your god will forgive you.
Srsly you sound like a bunch of whiny geeks
Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
whiny geeks FTW
Not interested in drugs?
Don't party?
You realize nothing happens after you die right?
Guys every weekday I drag my black ass out of bed around 5:30 to get to the gym, I then go to class, then to work where I stock groceries. Then I come home and do my readings for the day
On the weekend I work another ~18 hours and do my writings for the school week
I think many of you think you will simply have parties and vajayjay thrown at you and that is simply not the case. Those moments are precious and need to be taken advantage of, your body will and your god will forgive you.
Srsly you sound like a bunch of whiny geeks
Originally Posted by Motep:
whiny geeks with Canadians ftw.
whiny geeks FTW
Originally Posted by Oorahguy:
whiny geeks with Canadians ftw.whinygeeks with turkish-canadian-americans ftw
That having been said, whining is annoying
pi shut up we are happy for you. but dont go trotting that around. its a. annoying and b. will likley backfire in your face eventually.
Originally Posted by :
hey i thank god every day for alcohol and doubly if any vag is thrown my way. because i usually have to go out and take it for my own its rarely gifted to me....
Not interested in drugs?
Don't party?
You realize nothing happens after you die right?
Guys every weekday I drag my black ass out of bed around 5:30 to get to the gym, I then go to class, then to work where I stock groceries. Then I come home and do my readings for the day
On the weekend I work another ~18 hours and do my writings for the school week
I think many of you think you will simply have parties and vajayjay thrown at you and that is simply not the case. Those moments are precious and need to be taken advantage of, your body will and your god will forgive you.
Srsly you sound like a bunch of whiny geeks
Originally Posted by Motep:
whiny geeks FTWOriginally Posted by a completely inoffensive name:
All I'm trying to convey is that college is a time for experimentation. Try to do a whip cream body shot off the boss daughter at 30 and see where it gets you.
I go to a party roughly once a month since I started going to uni. I seriously don't get it, this is what I am supposed to do so I don't regret life? If you feel like it is a waste to not abuse your body when it is at its strongest, that's fine but I don't understand where people get off telling others that if they don't do that as well they might as well kill themselves because "they ain't doing it right.".
Now if you don't like those things it is fine, but how many of you have really tried it? A little exploration never hurt anyone
Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
I beg to differ on that last part, I think BDSM exploration has hurt some people. Just saying.
Now if you don't like those things it is fine, but how many of you have really tried it? A little exploration never hurt anyone
If you're looking for a beautiful-minded girl in university, someone you want to spend time with in a serious, emotionally-supportive relationship, you're not going to find her. All these college girls are sluts, man, it's not cool. The longest relationship I got was a few months, it sucks. But I suppose if you're into that sort of thing, then good. I don't know.
But hey, congratz on the acceptance. I know how it feels. I knew, way back when, that I was going to be accepted no matter what because I had a good academic standing (that's how I roll), but it was still fun and relieving.
Originally Posted by Oorahguy:
Only if you don't know what you are doing. Get a safe word and the right kind of rope. Don't try to be mister "I can handle some foreplay" and whip out the kitchen knife the very first time. Don't have the gag get stuck in her throat, that is bad news. Don't make the rope so tight you cut off circulation, that is bad news. Don't try to be elegant with a knife the first time you play pretend rape, that is bad news.
I beg to differ on that last part, I think BDSM exploration has hurt some people. Just saying.
Redirect to more "Front Room"ish discussion please.
Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
Remind me to stay away from "I never". For both of ours' sake.
All I'm trying to convey is that college is a time for experimentation. Try to do a whip cream body shot off the boss daughter at 30 and see where it gets you.
Now if you don't like those things it is fine, but how many of you have really tried it? A little exploration never hurt anyone
Is this frontroomish enough? Should be.
Originally Posted by Motep:
It's fine, of course. I was referring to the post immediately prior to my request, and the post that inspired that response. Such dialog would be ok in the Backroom, I presume, but not in here.
Remind me to stay away from "I never". For both of ours' sake.
Is this frontroomish enough? Should be.
Originally Posted by Togakure:
so...subtle is key, I see. :P
It's fine, of course. I was referring to the post immediately prior to my request, and the post that inspired that response. Such dialog would be ok in the Backroom, I presume, but not in here.
Originally Posted by Motep:
Indeed.
so...subtle is key, I see. :P