College Acceptance?

[Dwood]

Were you accepted to college?
If so, where?

If you're out of college, where did you go?
If you're not in college or can't apply yet, where do you want to go?

I was just accepted to college and am very excited... I was accepted to BYU Hawaii.

I am so happy. Oh so very happy. :neckbeard::neckbeard::neckbeard::neckbeard:

What about yourself?

[Aerowyn]

Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Graduating in may.

[flibitijibibo]

Florida State University, graduating hopefully spring 2013.

[paladin]

DigiPen Institute of Technology '13
University of Washington '12

[legionaire45]

Rochester Institute of Technology, Class of 2013 or 2014

[Rob Oplawar]

University of Colorado at Boulder, '10

[Llama Juice]

Full Sail University, graduating next week.

[Phopojijo]

Went to Queen's University.

[Aerowyn]

Full Sail University, graduating next week.

Accidentally read as FAIL Sail. :gonk:

[Amit]

Went to Queen's University.

ooo, you live in Ontario somewhere? Or you just went there is all? I'm planning on going to UOIT in Oshawa in the fall. I also applied to Wilfred Laurier University, but my parents are being stupid and don't want me to have freedom from living away from home.

[Timo]

Canterbury University of NZ, '12

[Reaper Man]

Savannah College of Art and Design '13

Probably gunna graduate a quarter earlier than most, because, come next quarter I'm considered to be a Sophomore (I got a lot of advanced credits and course exemption).

[thehoodedsmack]

I also applied to Wilfred Laurier University, but my parents are being stupid and don't want me to have freedom from living away from home.

Only thing easier than Laurier courses are Laurier girls. University of Waterloo supremacy. :realsmug:

[Varmint260]

Graduated from North Island College two years ago; currently accepted to Vancouver Island University.

[Amit]

Only thing easier than Laurier courses are Laurier girls. University of Waterloo supremacy. :realsmug:

I've got a lot of friends at Laurier including my best female friend. So I applied there, but I'm banking on riding out the lower tuition cost at UOIT for Digital Media.

If it doesn't work out, well, there's always the Canadian Forces. Right, Freelancer?

[thehoodedsmack]

Nice. It's actually a fine school, there's just obligatory inter-city rivalry between them and UW. :3

[Amit]

Nice. It's actually a fine school, there's just obligatory inter-city rivalry between them and UW. :3

What kind of place would Waterloo be if there wasn't? :downs:

[blind]

GOING TO FANSHAWE COLLEGE IN SEPTEMBER
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

[PlasbianX]

Ashland University, Graduating in 2013.

Considering the possibility of transferring to Ohio State though

[Warsaw]

Northern Virginia Community College for all the basics...

:downs:

[n00b1n8R]

James Cook University - Townsville
Bacherlor of Engineering - Mechanical (graduate in '13)

Mechs build guns, civ's build targets~

[Dwood]

So m13120 told me that he has a friend that was also accepted to BYU-H. Hopefully he'll respond to my messages and I can meet this friend lol.

[sleepy1212]

Senior, California University of Pennsylvania, Env Sci

[klange]

I am at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, better known as UIUC. I will receive my bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2012. Masters in 2013.

[SMASH]

Devry University. Graduate in 2-3 years. And Klange you pretty close to me, I'm in the western suburbs of Chicago about an hour outside of Chicago.

[Aerowyn]

Senior, California University of Pennsylvania, Env Sci

Really? I was accepted to Cal U, but didn't like the campus when I visited. It was too big, yet the art building was basically a ramshackle shed in the backyard. :P

[sleepy1212]

Really? I was accepted to Cal U, but didn't like the campus when I visited. It was too big, yet the art building was basically a ramshackle shed in the backyard. :P

It's getting better now but yea, most of the buildings are pretty old and outdated, especially the Chem building. I got excepted to Duquesne but the price was way out of range so I went with Cal.

Never got a chance to visit Clarion, i heard there's lots of hot chicks there :haw:

[=sw=warlord]

Went to Grimsby institute of further and higher education.
Unfortunitly there arn't exactly that many jobs where i live looking for electronic engineers so im looking into retail and computer maintenance.

[Aerowyn]

I got excepted to Duquesne but the price was way out of range so I went with Cal.

Never got a chance to visit Clarion, i heard there's lots of hot chicks there :haw:

I picked Clarion for similar reasons. For me, Cal U was just too expensive, and entirely too far from home. Clarion is about an hour's drive on I-80 for me. Cal U is 3.

It's funny, you say there are a lot of "hot chicks" in Clarion but we seriously seem to be devoid of any hot dudes :(

[blind]

It's funny, you say there are a lot of "hot chicks" in Clarion but we seriously seem to be devoid of any hot dudes :(
want me to come visit baby?

[Aerowyn]

want me to come visit baby?

1.) not appropriate. You know better. :raise:

2.) Not that desperate, ttyl.


Went to Grimsby institute of further and higher education.


That sounds like a well to-do place. :golfclap:

[ICEE]

Full Sail University, graduating next week.

Jeez man thats where I want to go... If I had the money

[Limited]

lol Grimbsy :D


I am at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, better known as UIUC. I will receive my bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2012. Masters in 2013.
What you mastering in, just general Computer Science?

[blind]

1.) not appropriate. You know better. :raise:

2.) Not that desperate, ttyl.

You do know that im a stunna. I can take you to places you've never even imagined.

[PlasbianX]

You do know that im a stunna. I can take you to places you've never even imagined.

This mofo will take you on a date to MickyD's. Trust me, he's legit. :iamafag:

[klange]

What you mastering in, just general Computer Science?
Aye.

[blind]

This mofo will take you on a date to MickyD's. Trust me, he's legit. :iamafag:
i've done this before and got mad pussy

[SMASH]

i've done this before and got mad pussy

And by that he means it worked on a mentally unstable cat.

[blind]

And by that he means it worked on a mentally unstable cat.
lol

[ICEE]

And by that he means it worked on a mentally unstable cat.

Featured in his avatar

[=sw=warlord]

That sounds like a well to-do place. :golfclap:
It's alright but after a few years it get's a little...not boring but drags a little, a friend of mine has been studying the media industry there for about 5 years now and as he put's it, "longer your here the more chance you will become one with the furniture".
@limited: Lol sot'n.:downs:

[Good_Apollo]

Community College for me...I want to go to SDSU if only I can maintain my 3.5 for another year.

[ChemicalFizz]

All of my deadlines were around January so I don't know of any decisions yet. I also didn't apply early decision anywhere. All I'm getting right now are e-mails telling me that all my required application documents have been received. However, I did get my congresswoman's nomination for the Air Force Academy and West Point.

[Hunter]

Were you accepted to college?
If so, where?

If you're out of college, where did you go?
If you're not in college or can't apply yet, where do you want to go?

I was just accepted to college and am very excited... I was accepted to BYU Hawaii.

I am so happy. Oh so very happy. :neckbeard::neckbeard::neckbeard::neckbeard:

What about yourself?

Fenton Sixth Form, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.

Haha, but no one on here is from the UK!!! Faggots :) Well not many, I am in a niche member list :(

[ICEE]

I'm going to Diablo valley college. Its pretty nice for a community college. Just getting the general ed stuff out of the way and getting the IGETC so I can transfer somewhere once I figure out what I want to do.

[m13120]

UNC-Chapel Hill '14

[Cojafoji]

Been attending Montgomery County Community College part time, mainly because I couldn't get a loan, fafsa, or a leg up from my high school.

Been working half time to pay for it, so it's getting done slowly. Lots of breaks to pay off the tuition, and lots of summer classes. It's all adding up though: two more semesters and a summer class and I should be through.

Degree + certs + 4 years practical = not fantastic but it's a start for an entry level.

[Dwood]

Community Colleges suck. Jk, they're a nice option for people who are low on cash etc.

[p0lar_bear]

Getting an associate's in computer science at a community tech college, just to tide me over so I can get a decent job.

Looking to go to either Full Sail University in Florida, or UAT in Arizona afterward to pursue a bachelor's in game development; my advisor reckons it's easier to transfer a full degree than one in progress.

[Atty]

Looking to go to either Full Sail University in FloridaYou would seriously be within 30 minutes of me, don't do it, unless you want to get raped. :ohdear:


University of Florida.

[flibitijibibo]

^ Fucking Gators.

I would have picked Full Sail if I were just going for the degree in audio. Also, from what I can tell, Macs are rampant over there. :gonk:

[Dwood]

Macs. eurgh.

[Corndogman]

Yeah, everyone gets a "free" Macbook Pro. A.K.A. the tuition is ridiculously high.

E: High school senior. Currently dual enrolled at a local technical school for 3d animation (It sucks). Going to Community College in the fall, then transferring to a university after 2 years.

[Llama Juice]

I graduated today.

It was fun.

E: actually read the last few posts haha.

I graduated from Full Sail as most of ye know.

Overall the school was rather swell, and the whole mac thing only bothers you for about two months which then you get used to them, and now most of us <3 our macs moreso than PC. (Not to start that fight, just saying that it's how it goes here)

and p0lar... don't be afraid of Atty's threats... he's been threatening me for a long while now, but with no delivery... slightly disappointed... but then again... I guess Atty does just disappoint.

[MetKiller Joe]

If there was ever a reason to give out rep, college graduation would have to be one of those moments.

Unfortunately, I have to spread rep before giving it to you again. Sad panda.

Congrats on graduation though! Freakin' sweet news, dude.

I'm currently at RIT as a CS student. Its a five year program (including cooperative study; aka internships). I'll be graduating in 2014.

[Warsaw]

Getting an associate's in computer science at a community tech college, just to tide me over so I can get a decent job.

Looking to go to either Full Sail University in Florida, or UAT in Arizona afterward to pursue a bachelor's in game development; my advisor reckons it's easier to transfer a full degree than one in progress.

I too am looking at UAT after getting my Associates at the community college. Not digging the Mac-centric themes or lack of dorms of Full Sail, and the tuition for makes both Digipen and UAT look cheap.

[p0lar_bear]

I honestly couldn't give a shit about Macs, I grew up with them. Tuition isn't an issue I think, either, given I still qualify for federal financial aid when the time comes, plus I think I have a scholarship to be awarded based on some courses I took in high school...

Plus if that's what they're for, past design, I wouldn't mind learning how to develop for the Mac platform. The more you know...

[Atty]

...the less good it does you? Its not what you know; it is who you know. Make connections, not good grades.

[flibitijibibo]

Then again, it doesn't matter how many people you know if you have the skills of a chimp with Down's.

I got to know plenty of people, but I wasn't about to confront them before I knew my way around an audio editor.

[legionaire45]

Portfolio/Side Projects above all else.

Degrees are good for Salary negotiations from what I've heard, but if a company has a choice between hiring someone with a decent track record of making stuff versus someone with a degree and nothing else, more likely than not they'll go for the person without the degree because A) statistics show they don't get paid as much B) The company knows they are competent.

To be honest though, I haven't really look into this as much as I should have by now. Another thing to take into account is the college experience. Learning, meeting fun people, etc. can't really be priced...

Off topic/showboating here, but just some statistics:
I got into Digipen and UC Merced with a 3.1GPA. Ended up going with RIT because I decided I wanted to do something a little bit "broader" (I guess) in terms of content and also because RIT offered me a better financial aid package. Other things like cost of living factored in as well; Washington isn't the cheapest place to live in, especially if you have to live close to Digipen's campus (which is in Redmond, although I think they're moving it?).

Derp.

[n00b1n8R]

Kinda confused why at a game design school, they give you a platform with less games than the PS3???

[Warsaw]

Portfolio/Side Projects above all else.

Degrees are good for Salary negotiations from what I've heard, but if a company has a choice between hiring someone with a decent track record of making stuff versus someone with a degree and nothing else, more likely than not they'll go for the person without the degree because A) statistics show they don't get paid as much B) The company knows they are competent.

To be honest though, I haven't really look into this as much as I should have by now. Another thing to take into account is the college experience. Learning, meeting fun people, etc. can't really be priced...

Off topic/showboating here, but just some statistics:
I got into Digipen and UC Merced with a 3.1GPA. Ended up going with RIT because I decided I wanted to do something a little bit "broader" (I guess) in terms of content and also because RIT offered me a better financial aid package. Other things like cost of living factored in as well; Washington isn't the cheapest place to live in, especially if you have to live close to Digipen's campus (which is in Redmond, although I think they're moving it?).

Derp.

Well, yes. For me the point of getting a degree is to get into an environment where learning the tools and all is an accelerated process. The difference between those who want to do it and those who think they can get by with a degree is that those who want to really do it will take what they learn and get involved into projects (i.e. indie games and mods) outside of school. That's where your portfolio development comes in. Then they send you to GDCs and all, where you are expected to start networking. Fail to network, fail to get an internship/job. Fail to get an internship, fail to graduate. It builds on itself.

Also, developing on a Mac doesn't mean you are making games for OSX at all. You can code/model/texture/animate/mix for a Windows game just as well on OSX. C is platform agnostic, after all. Just might require a bit more work since those Windows libraries ain't there for easy access (not counting Bootcamp).

[Atty]

Kinda confused why at a game design school, they give you a platform with less games than the PS3???Full Sail isn't just a game design school...

...nor do they enforce Mac's or OS X limited gaming education.

[Warsaw]

Nope. I just don't like using OSX. At all; window management sucks. Also being that a majority of people at Full Sail use Macs, that means if I need help or we need to work in a group (both are inevitable), then we've got a platform discrepancy.

[paladin]

Other things like cost of living factored in as well; Washington isn't the cheapest place to live in, especially if you have to live close to Digipen's campus (which is in Redmond, although I think they're moving it?).

Derp.

We're Moving like a mile away. Basically we are consolidating the two campuses into one.

[Llama Juice]

Kinda confused why at a game design school, they give you a platform with less games than the PS3???

The Game Development students get HP laptops, there's been rumors that they'll be getting macs though soon too, but with Windows and OSX bootcamped into them.


Nope. I just don't like using OSX. At all; window management sucks. Also being that a majority of people at Full Sail use Macs, that means if I need help or we need to work in a group (both are inevitable), then we've got a platform discrepancy.

You worry too much.

Everyone here knows how to use both mac and PC which is a lot more valuable than you'd think. I don't want this to turn into a mac vs pc thread, but all of your worries and such are entirely irrelevant. I switch between mac and PC several times a day, tossing files between them and such. I switch between my laptop(OSX) and desktop(WinXP) constantly, and if I ever need to use windows on my laptop it's not difficult to do so.

During final project (making my student game with the Game Development students) the ONLY reason why I needed windows was to export a few models using HAVOK's exporter. They don't have one for Mac... so I had to switch to my PC side to export some things... other students just stayed on their mac side the entire time.... didn't ever even install windows on their mac.

The only other time that I need to use windows is if I'm working with Unreal... which I prefer to use my desktop for anyhow... so *shrug*

As for the window management and such of macs, you just have to get used to it. It didn't make sense at first to me, but now I love how OSX does it.

If your primary OSX experience comes from a school environment where you're using a locked down computer that doesn't let you do very many things, then you're not really getting a proper experience. If it's your own computer it becomes a very very different situation.

TL;DR: Get over it, when you get out in the work force they might make you use Maya on a mac, rather than 3ds max on a PC. It happens... quit complaining and adapt.

[flibitijibibo]

The Game Development students get HP laptops, there's been rumors that they'll be getting macs though soon too, but with Windows and OSX bootcamped into them.



You worry too much.

Everyone here knows how to use both mac and PC which is a lot more valuable than you'd think. I don't want this to turn into a mac vs pc thread, but all of your worries and such are entirely irrelevant. I switch between mac and PC several times a day, tossing files between them and such. I switch between my laptop(OSX) and desktop(WinXP) constantly, and if I ever need to use windows on my laptop it's not difficult to do so.

During final project (making my student game with the Game Development students) the ONLY reason why I needed windows was to export a few models using HAVOK's exporter. They don't have one for Mac... so I had to switch to my PC side to export some things... other students just stayed on their mac side the entire time.... didn't ever even install windows on their mac.

The only other time that I need to use windows is if I'm working with Unreal... which I prefer to use my desktop for anyhow... so *shrug*

As for the window management and such of macs, you just have to get used to it. It didn't make sense at first to me, but now I love how OSX does it.

If your primary OSX experience comes from a school environment where you're using a locked down computer that doesn't let you do very many things, then you're not really getting a proper experience. If it's your own computer it becomes a very very different situation.

TL;DR: Get over it, when you get out in the work force they might make you use Maya on a mac, rather than 3ds max on a PC. It happens... quit complaining and adapt.

This. If I had tried to hold my breath when they said I would be working with Pro Tools/Pro Logic, I'd probably be buried back at home, epitaph "And you thought Mac users were stubborn." I love the shit of out Windows/SONAR compared to the other OS's/programs, but I had to figure it out eventually.

I will always decline offers that include the use of FL Studio. Fuck that.

[Amit]

Just got accepted to Wilfred Laurier University!

[Siliconmaster]

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison NJ campus, and this is my Sophomore year.

[Amit]

Just found out that I've been accepted into my Primary choice program: Digital Media at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). So that's two :D