Sharing what you're comfortable.

[Kristen.NewCreation]

I thought it would be interesting to see how many colleges/universities are represented here, and to share a bit about ourselves. If you'd like, please share with us any of the following you're comfortable with.

Undergraduate Studies

• Major:
• Minor:
• Current class (Freshman, etc.):
• Christian or Secular College:
• How are you financing your studies:
• Living in the dorm or community:

Graduate Studies

• Degree:
• Years to complete:
• Christian or Secular University:
• How are you financing your studies:
• Living in the dorm or community:
• Are you currently doing an internship:

Potential Students:

• What would you like to study:
• What questions do you have about college that you haven't yet asked anyone:
• Are you thinking about a secular or Christian school:
• What type of funding are you looking into to pay for your studies:

 

[BalletDancer]

great thread!

• Major: Dance
• Minor: none
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Freshman
• Christian or Secular College: Secular, the Christian dance college I got into was too far away.
• How are you financing your studies: LOANS! haha!
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

next year I hope to get into a private arts school in which I'll have to live in an apartment! Plus I'll get a BFA degree, instead of BA.

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

great thread!

• Major: Dance
• Minor: none
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Freshman
• Christian or Secular College: Secular, the Christian dance college I got into was too far away.
• How are you financing your studies: LOANS! haha!
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

next year I hope to get into a private arts school in which I'll have to live in an apartment! Plus I'll get a BFA degree, instead of BA.

Neat. I've never met a dance major before. Nice to meet you! Will you learn all genre of dance by the time you graduate?

I'd like to go back to school.

• What would you like to study: Counseling Psychology or Addiction Psychology
• What questions do you have about college that you haven't yet asked anyone: None at this point.
• Are you thinking about a secular or Christian school: Secular unless I can find a good Christian alternative.
• What type of funding are you looking into to pay for your studies: Grants preferrably, would not want to take on any more loans.

 

[aunt_kelly]

I'll post my "current" stats, and my future stats, lol. (I plan to transfer next fall and completely change my major and stuff)

Current:
Major: Youth Ministries
Minor: Bible/Theology
Class: Sophomore
Christian/Secular: Christian
Financing: All out of pocket! (blergh)
Dorm: no... living at home with the parents.

Future:
Major: Mathematics (Adolescent Education)
Minor: none
Class: Junior (next fall, that is)
Christian/secular: definitely secular (one of the top party schools in the 90s)
Financing: out of pocket, hopefully a merit scholarship
Dorm: no... at home with rents

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

I'll post my "current" stats, and my future stats, lol. (I plan to transfer next fall and completely change my major and stuff)

Current:
Major: Youth Ministries
Minor: Bible/Theology
Class: Sophomore
Christian/Secular: Christian
Financing: All out of pocket! (blergh)
Dorm: no... living at home with the parents.

Future:
Major: Mathematics (Adolescent Education)
Minor: none
Class: Junior (next fall, that is)
Christian/secular: definitely secular (one of the top party schools in the 90s)
Financing: out of pocket, hopefully a merit scholarship
Dorm: no... at home with rents

Math sounds fun! What prompted the change from Youth Ministries to math or will you continue it as well?

 

[BalletDancer]

Neat. I've never met a dance major before. Nice to meet you! Will you learn all genre of dance by the time you graduate?

I'd like to go back to school.

• What would you like to study: Counseling Psychology or Addiction Psychology
• What questions do you have about college that you haven't yet asked anyone: None at this point.
• Are you thinking about a secular or Christian school: Secular unless I can find a good Christian alternative.
• What type of funding are you looking into to pay for your studies: Grants preferrably, would not want to take on any more loans.

The school I'm going to right now is more modern focused, ballet is only twice a week (ahhh!). If my plans work to only stay there for this school year, then it'll be just ballet and modern.

If I get into the school I want to next year, I'll be doing ballet 5 days a week, plus modern most days and partnering and other classes. They have special sessions with African and other movement classes though. I didn't get in this year, but hopefully my audition will be stronger next year... praying!

 

[seamonster]

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: English
• Minor: Chinese
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Senior
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Paying cash/working my way through
• Living in the dorm or community: Apartment

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

The school I'm going to right now is more modern focused, ballet is only twice a week (ahhh!). If my plans work to only stay there for this school year, then it'll be just ballet and modern.

If I get into the school I want to next year, I'll be doing ballet 5 days a week, plus modern most days and partnering and other classes. They have special sessions with African and other movement classes though. I didn't get in this year, but hopefully my audition will be stronger next year... praying!

I'll be praying with you then. Thank you for sharing.

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: English
• Minor: Chinese
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Senior
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Paying cash/working my way through
• Living in the dorm or community: Apartment

Congratulations! You must be excited to be a senior.

 

[Manda_24]

Undergraduate Studies
Major: Agricultural Education and Animal Science (double major)
Minor: biology (I automatically get it with my animal science degree because I will have taken the right amount of biology courses)
Current class (Freshman, etc.): Senior
Christian or Secular College: Secular
How are you financing your studies: I'm paying for some, my parents are paying for some, and I'll be getting a loan soon.
Living in the dorm or community: I did the dorm thing for a year then had my own apartment, then last year and this year I live back on campus in a house with 4 other girls from my church.

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

Undergraduate Studies
Major: Agricultural Education and Animal Science (double major)
Minor: biology (I automatically get it with my animal science degree because I will have taken the right amount of biology courses)
Current class (Freshman, etc.): Senior
Christian or Secular College: Secular
How are you financing your studies: I'm paying for some, my parents are paying for some, and I'll be getting a loan soon.
Living in the dorm or community: I did the dorm thing for a year then had my own apartment, then last year and this year I live back on campus in a house with 4 other girls from my church.

Neat. What will you be able to do once you graduate?

I bet you're excited to be a senior!

 

[DeathMagus]

• Major: Telecommunications
• Minor: Computer Science
• Current class: Sophomore (Junior next semester)
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarship + Personal Savings
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

 

[Manda_24]

Neat. What will you be able to do once you graduate?

I bet you're excited to be a senior!

With the ag ed degree I'll be able to teach high school ag classes, I wanted to go to vet school but my grades aren't good enough to get in so I'll probably just teach more animal science classes. I'll also be the FFA advisor for the high school. Some ag classes are; Natural Resource Management, Farm Management, Animal Science, Agri-Business Management, Horticulture, and quite a few other ones.

I am excited to be a senior, the only bad thing though is I'll have another year of school left, I'm a little behind in my classes by doing two majors.

 

[jasmine88]

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: History
• Minor: None; but I'm going to get a certificate in Women's Studies
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Sophomore
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarship for tuition; my parents pay for the rest
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm life!

 

[arunma]

A most interesting tread.

Graduate Studies

• Degree: Astrophysics
• Years to complete: Hopefully four or five
• Christian or Secular University: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: They pay my tuition...and they pay me on top of that!
• Living in the dorm or community: On campus apartment
• Are you currently doing an internship: Nope, too busy for a second job

 

[Ellesar]

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: bioengineering
• Minor: none
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): senior
• Christian or Secular College: Christian
• How are you financing your studies: grants, loans, help from parents
• Living in the dorm or community: dorm

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

• Major: Telecommunications
• Minor: Computer Science
• Current class: Sophomore (Junior next semester)
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarship + Personal Savings
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

Are you enjoying dorm life? What will you be able to do with Telecommunications?

With the ag ed degree I'll be able to teach high school ag classes, I wanted to go to vet school but my grades aren't good enough to get in so I'll probably just teach more animal science classes. I'll also be the FFA advisor for the high school. Some ag classes are; Natural Resource Management, Farm Management, Animal Science, Agri-Business Management, Horticulture, and quite a few other ones.

I am excited to be a senior, the only bad thing though is I'll have another year of school left, I'm a little behind in my classes by doing two majors.

Well... the way I see it, it usually takes 4 years to get a degree, so if it's taking 5 instead of 8 years, you are 3 years ahead of schedule.

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: History
• Minor: None; but I'm going to get a certificate in Women's Studies
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Sophomore
• Christian or Secular College: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarship for tuition; my parents pay for the rest
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm life!

Are you wanting to teach? What is your favorite area of history? Are you enjoying dorm life?

A most interesting tread.

Graduate Studies

• Degree: Astrophysics
• Years to complete: Hopefully four or five
• Christian or Secular University: Secular
• How are you financing your studies: They pay my tuition...and they pay me on top of that!
• Living in the dorm or community: On campus apartment
• Are you currently doing an internship: Nope, too busy for a second job

Wow... sounds like a lot of science and math! So what does a degree (PhD?) in Astrophysics mean you will do?

Undergraduate Studies

• Major: bioengineering
• Minor: none
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): senior
• Christian or Secular College: Christian
• How are you financing your studies: grants, loans, help from parents
• Living in the dorm or community: dorm

Bioengineering - is this DNA/Genetics and stuff or am I in the wrong field? I bet you're excited to be a senior. Will you be able to get a job in your field right away or will you have to go to grad school?

Thanks for sharing everyone. I'm learning a lot. It's neat to hear what everyone is doing and studying.

 

[lawtonfogle]

Clemson College

• Major: Computer Science
• Minor: Actually, thinking of duel major in Japanese
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Freshman
• Christian or Secular College: Secular (rated top 10 party school in the state, now I know why. It is a bit horrible up here some times).
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarships for most, then my parents helped on the rest.
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

 

[arunma]

Wow... sounds like a lot of science and math! So what does a degree (PhD?) in Astrophysics mean you will do?

Well, after my PhD I'll probably stay on with the project that I'm doing my thesis for...until I get a professorship. And then it's on to the race for tenure!

 

[DeathMagus]

Are you enjoying dorm life? What will you be able to do with Telecommunications?

My dorm essentially rocks, because we tend to have the largest amount of community interaction compared to other dorms. I can go down to the lounge and get a pick-up game of whatever, whenever, or perhaps discuss the nature of morality or the meaning of life if I want (honors dorms are fun!). As for TCOM - well, see for yourself.

www.ballbearingsonline.com

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

Clemson College

• Major: Computer Science
• Minor: Actually, thinking of duel major in Japanese
• Current class (Freshman, etc.): Freshman
• Christian or Secular College: Secular (rated top 10 party school in the state, now I know why. It is a bit horrible up here some times).
• How are you financing your studies: Scholarships for most, then my parents helped on the rest.
• Living in the dorm or community: Dorm

You should have steady work! Have you found a group of students that believe similar to you and aren't so party crazy?

Well, after my PhD I'll probably stay on with the project that I'm doing my thesis for...until I get a professorship. And then it's on to the race for tenure!

Sounds like big plans. Lots of studies ahead for you! Keep us posted as you go.

My dorm essentially rocks, because we tend to have the largest amount of community interaction compared to other dorms. I can go down to the lounge and get a pick-up game of whatever, whenever, or perhaps discuss the nature of morality or the meaning of life if I want (honors dorms are fun!). As for TCOM - well, see for yourself.

www.ballbearingsonline.com

Thanks for the link. You're in my part of the world.. only I'm on the west side of the state, near Terre Haute. I liked the video feed on the "grandma" in the movie. She seemed fun and energetic.