gg Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 tomorrow we take my daughter to college for the first time. i know most of you dont have kids or have little ones.. when she was little, i couldnt believe when people said the time goes so fast and to cherish the time you have.. NOW i understand. OY! and for those who are wondering.. yes i had her when i was 14.. i was a very young mother. LOL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 tomorrow we take my daughter to college for the first time. i know most of you dont have kids or have little ones.. when she was little, i couldnt believe when people said the time goes so fast and to cherish the time you have.. NOW i understand. OY! and for those who are wondering.. yes i had her when i was 14.. i was a very young mother. LOL!!!! Congrats I will be there is 2 years --- unless I kill him first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 tomorrow we take my daughter to college for the first time. i know most of you dont have kids or have little ones.. when she was little, i couldnt believe when people said the time goes so fast and to cherish the time you have.. NOW i understand. OY! and for those who are wondering.. yes i had her when i was 14.. i was a very young mother. LOL!!!! I was debating whether to write you tonight or Friday to share my experiences with Kelly on the subject. I think Friday is best as there's just some of it you have to feel. Hang tough and keep one little thought in a corner of your mind ..... it isn't ALL a 100% bad thing to have teenage females out of your house except for holidays and the summer - ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 my mom is taking my brother back for year 2 as i type this and she's just as upset as she was last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Time sure flies. My son was supposed to go away to a big school to play baseball. His grades and test scores got him in a little predicament. Along came the Jr college coaches once the word got out. So this will be delayed for me for now. Wish you luck and strength at this difficult time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bleedin Green Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Would this be considered an inappropriate time to ask for pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 my dad dropped me off. he was so flustered he locked his keys in the car and we had to get campus security to unlock his car I remember an odd feeling after he left that here I am, 8 hours from home, and nobody here knows my name or could care less if I dropped dead. 2 mins later I meet this nerdy looking guy we've been best friends for 20 years ! she'll do great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 PICS OR GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Would this be considered an inappropriate time to ask for pics? Ok, I'm not original. Damnit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Cool...what school if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently going through the application process...this time next year I'll be in one of California, Michigan, Massachusetts, or upstate New York. My mom will have a fit. I'm her baby and after this year all 4 of us will be in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Cool...what school if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently going through the application process...this time next year I'll be in one of California, Michigan, Massachusetts, or upstate New York. My mom will have a fit. I'm her baby and after this year all 4 of us will be in college. Always pegged you as a JuCo type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Cool...what school if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently going through the application process...this time next year I'll be in one of California, Michigan, Massachusetts, or upstate New York. My mom will have a fit. I'm her baby and after this year all 4 of us will be in college. Well, if you come to school in Massachusetts, you can have Garb watch over you. Your Mom will have nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Always pegged you as a JuCo type. JuCo meaning...? Junior college? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Well, if you come to school in Massachusetts, you can have Garb watch over you. Your Mom will have nothing to worry about. Kill me now, haha. It would be one of MIT or BU if I went to Massachusetts. Those two are on complete opposite sides of the desired schools though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Kill me now, haha. It would be one of MIT or BU if I went to Massachusetts. Those two are on complete opposite sides of the desired schools though. Go to BU. Then you can join Gainzo, PFSIKH and Me on the Hockey East thread! We could have our own little JN get-together before the Hockey East tourney at the Garden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Kill me now, haha. It would be one of MIT or BU if I went to Massachusetts. Those two are on complete opposite sides of the desired schools though. You really are a smartty pants! Upstate NY - Cornell? Michigan - U of? Cali - Berkley? Engineering, eh? Impressive. I can only speak of the Mass schools: DO NOT GO TO BU! THE PLACE BLOWS! OVER-RATED! Going to MIT will guarantee you a well paying job. You may even meet a nice geek girl who will be guaranteed a well-paying job. Actually - guaranteed a great masters program wherever you decide to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 JuCo meaning...? Junior college? yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 You really are a smartty pants! Upstate NY - Cornell? Michigan - U of? Cali - Berkley? Engineering, eh? Impressive. I can only speak of the Mass schools: DO NOT GO TO BU! THE PLACE BLOWS! OVER-RATED! Going to MIT will guarantee you a well paying job. You may even meet a nice geek girl who will be guaranteed a well-paying job. Actually - guaranteed a great masters program wherever you decide to go. You're two for three there. Cali's got Stanford and Harvey Mudd, New York's also got Rensselaer and Buffalo. I forgot about Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh though. And...that's my list! haha If I get into MIT I'm definitely going there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 You're two for three there. Cali's got Stanford and Harvey Mudd, New York's also got Rensselaer and Buffalo. I forgot about Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh though. And...that's my list! haha If I get into MIT I'm definitely going there... Nerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Cool...what school if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently going through the application process...this time next year I'll be in one of California, Michigan, Massachusetts, or upstate New York. My mom will have a fit. I'm her baby and after this year all 4 of us will be in college. colgate. yep.. your mom will have a fit.. letting go of her baby will be hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 colgate. yep.. your mom will have a fit.. letting go of her baby will be hard. Nice! I heard they have nice hygiene there. That's a really good school...good for her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Good luck to your daughter GG. They need to go out on their own- she will be fine-you I do not know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jet Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Two things you must bring, GG. 1 - Sunglasses (even if it's raining) 2 - Tissues Good luck tomorrow, I'll be thinking about ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I took daughter #1 last year and will take daughter #2 next year. I survived and so will you. Colgate is not all that far from here. Stop by for a drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Cool...what school if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently going through the application process...this time next year I'll be in one of California, Michigan, Massachusetts, or upstate New York. My mom will have a fit. I'm her baby and after this year all 4 of us will be in college. I have been to all 4 places and Cali wins every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I have been to all 4 places and Cali wins every time. The Cali schools are #2 and 3 on my list, so I'll be ecstatic if I get into either school. I could see myself switching coasts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightCash Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 War- You should really look into Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo. Go there right now, not an engineer, but its engineering undergrad is one of the top rated undergrad degrees in the nation. Its a public school too so the tuition is reasonable. And I've been to a lot of Cali campuses and we definitely have the best looking girls. If thats your thing Know people that go to Harvey Mudd- overrated. Stanford is badass though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 War- You should really look into Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo. Go there right now, not an engineer, but its engineering undergrad is one of the top rated undergrad degrees in the nation. Its a public school too so the tuition is reasonable. And I've been to a lot of Cali campuses and we definitely have the best looking girls. If thats your thing Know people that go to Harvey Mudd- overrated. Stanford is badass though. I've looked at it, but I don't think I'll apply there. I don't want to end up in the Cal public system as an out-of-stater with all the budget cuts etc. I don't think it's a fit for other reasons though, especially as I narrowed my list down. Everything I've heard of Harvey Mudd and Cal Poly have been great, but what can you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I went to a state school for undergrad, so I didn't have any debt. Now I think it's more expensive though. Only the top schools are worth going to imo now, MIT, Stanford are definitely top. NYU not so much. I didn't realize at the time how important the name of the school was, since I went to a top NYC HS and it didn't help me in any way. But college is really name driven. My little sister just went off to college yesterday to....Buffalo. It's a state school and the debt load will be low, but I think she made a bad decision. She had a full scholarship at a private in NYC, and though it wasn't ranked well, that's still a free ride and I thought she should have kept it. The economic climate is really bad now and it's actually even tough for grads from top schools. Going to a non-top is just a bad idea right now unless you've got the connections already in place. You can say you'll work hard and do well, but that's everyone's plan too, so there's no guarantee. I know a LOT of recent grads that are unemployed or underemployed from a lot of different schools at different levels of education. I'd usually have someone ask me to hire them when I'd pass out a business card. Now I just pass out less of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I went to a state school for undergrad, so I didn't have any debt. Now I think it's more expensive though. Only the top schools are worth going to imo now, MIT, Stanford are definitely top. NYU not so much. I didn't realize at the time how important the name of the school was, since I went to a top NYC HS and it didn't help me in any way. But college is really name driven. My little sister just went off to college yesterday to....Buffalo. It's a state school and the debt load will be low, but I think she made a bad decision. She had a full scholarship at a private in NYC, and though it wasn't ranked well, that's still a free ride and I thought she should have kept it.. I can relate to the HS part of the first paragraph...I have yet to see its benefits. But I think Buffalo can be a good choice, especially in certain programs. I don't know the private school but ~20k a year could be worth it if the Buffalo program is excellent. I don't know the situation though I wouldn't mind Buffalo's engineering, even if it's my safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 It must be tough...can't even imagine. But think of how excited she is...good luck to her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 It must be tough...can't even imagine. But think of how excited she is...good luck to her! Is it true 124 just enrolled at that college? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The Cali schools are #2 and 3 on my list, so I'll be ecstatic if I get into either school. I could see myself switching coasts... Stanford all the way. You write your own ticket from there. Cali weather> Cmon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Stanford all the way. You write your own ticket from there. Cali weather> Cmon, Yeah, I just have to get in there first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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