Recent content by D.M.

I was looking towards Mech, pretty sure I have a lot more competition than in physics and math. Would tutors be worth it?

woopydalan, what major are you? I am not looking into grad school as I doubt I need another degree, and if I am going to grad, might as well get myself whooped and whipped into shape at undergrad than later at grad.

You're assuming a lot of things. How do you know the girls are actually dating them? Do you even know if they're friends, or if the guys just went up to the girls? Maybe these guys are the girls 'gay best friends'. Maybe these guys don't have much to offer in the masculine department, but they...

A David, how would you graduate with highest honors while scraping through your freshman year? Isn't freshman year the foundation on which you accumulate other skills? I doubt I will fail, after all it's just my first test (the professor will drop the lowest test at the end of semester). I...

Sounds ridiculous to not do well, right? I won't flunk, but I am shooting for at least a 3.7 GPA. I want to have a shot at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Caltech, and Harvey Mudd. If I get 3.7 or less (maybe around 3.6), will my chance of getting into my dream schools be null for life? I just...

Called the admission offices of some UCs and they all recommended finishing up at a CCC and then transferring into UC as a junior. They don't take straight transfers from art school (and other unis in general) unless they're coming in as juniors with all the necessary classes. They don't take...

I heard the opposite. CC transfers and other UC students are priority before CSUs. I am not going to take mathematic or technical classes at the CCs unless it seems like something I need a bit of touchup on. Only things like history n english so I don't have to pay for any of those for grands...

What in the world is STEM? I thought it only stood for "science technology engineering math" and not a specific program. SMC (the CC I am going to) offers STEM but I never looked into it. There are agreements between Californian schools and CC's that ensure admission. I heard about CC's being...

Hey, you don't know whether or not you're a genius until you accomplish something. I am sure that Einstein or Newton didn't go, "I am a genius so I am going to invent things that people will remember me by". Stop thinking about it, and just do.

I am switching from art college to undergrad for aero/mechanical engineering, and my plan was to cover my gen-ed at community college for 1-2 years, switch to a UC for the classes that matter, and then going for a prestigious grad school. Even saving just one year of tuition is good for me. I...