Going off to college soon...

WrEcK · Post by **WrEcK** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:12 am

Off to college guys WOOO! party time!!

well uh from you experienced, seasoned college go-ers here, how should i prepare myself going into the world of college hehe. Also what kind of laptop should i get, for sure im going to need one.

USC BABY

TOloseGT · Post by **TOloseGT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:25 am

don't get macs.

neways, manage ur time. if u let ur grades slip early, u'll have a hard time getting them back up. so make sure u have enough time for hw/studying. so go to class and do ur work. u get that down, and college is a piece of cake.

other than that, have fun.

Deathsythe · Post by **Deathsythe** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:36 am

congrats on gettting into USC man, although im a UCLA fan

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:45 am

usc as in southern cal...

or usc as in the wannabe one..south carolina lol.

make sure youre really outgoing, thats my advice . oh and bring shower curtains.

btw why are you starting so late....

Sylhana · Post by **Sylhana** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:54 am

I dont remember what happened when I was in college :/

Post by **Stress** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:17 am

Sylhana wrote:I dont remember what happened when I was in college :/

Because that was soooo long ago, eh?

Sylhana · Post by **Sylhana** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:37 am

[SD]Stress wrote:
Sylhana wrote:I dont remember what happened when I was in college :/

Because that was soooo long ago, eh?

4 years ago :S

Post by **dom** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:40 pm

If you're living off campus make sure you go to all the frosh week activities.

Bring your laptop, but after the first few classes you'll realize it's more of a hassle. The laptop is a study tool, not a note taker.

Depending on your type of classes, you might not even need to take notes at all. For my history class I just keep writing, and I have to read all the assigned lectures. For my arts (economics, management, etc.) I just need to show up to class to listen, and download the used powerpoint slides online for review. For my science classes, prereading the material, listening to the prof, downloading the slides, and reviewing the material immediately after seems to work for me.

Basically, you will not need to take too many notes. You can use a laptop to follow the prof's presentation if you have bad eyes, but it's not really required.

Oh, and always bring a sweater. You never know when it's going to rain or get cold. Water bottle is good as well, when you need to sit through a 3 hour lecture and you get thirsty, it's torture.

Rizla · Post by **Rizla** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:33 pm

TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today. :roll:

Post by **dom** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:35 pm

Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

MonstaH · Post by **MonstaH** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:42 pm

dom wrote:
Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

That's what I call non-biased

Website · Post by **satman83** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:19 pm

MonstaH wrote:
dom wrote:
Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

That's what I call non-biased

lol yea...i mean you can trust someone in the Mac store when they tell you
to buy a Mac..lol

TOPIC

i go back on the 24th... ¬_¬

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:34 pm

satman83 wrote:
MonstaH wrote:
dom wrote:
Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

That's what I call non-biased

lol yea...i mean you can trust someone in the Mac store when they tell you
to buy a Mac..lol

TOPIC

i go back on the 24th... ¬_¬

ha! i dont go back til the 27th! and thats only to get my new timetable, probably wont be in til the week after

Website · Post by **satman83** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:49 pm

Innovacious wrote:
satman83 wrote:
MonstaH wrote:
dom wrote:
Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

That's what I call non-biased

lol yea...i mean you can trust someone in the Mac store when they tell you
to buy a Mac..lol

TOPIC

i go back on the 24th... ¬_¬

ha! i dont go back til the 27th! and thats only to get my new timetable, probably wont be in til the week after

¬_¬
i already have my new timetable...its better then last year thats for sure.

Post by **dom** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:02 am

satman83 wrote:
MonstaH wrote:
dom wrote:
Rizla wrote:
TOloseGT wrote:don't get macs.

Yeah unless you happen to want the most stable and efficient computers that exist for personal use today.

For class work: office software, etc. I've found macs to be much better.

Our university has a mac store on campus. and all the staff always suggests we get one.

That's what I call non-biased

lol yea...i mean you can trust someone in the Mac store when they tell you
to buy a Mac..lol

TOPIC

i go back on the 24th... ¬_¬

To clarify: all the staff on campus, including the tech store.

Shadowman20818 · Post by **Shadowman20818** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:20 am

Actually go to the classes, no matter how crappy you feel. I almost let my grades go to hell after skipping most my World History and Culture class and only reading the textbook, works but the teacher will prepare you for tests so much better and give you a new perspective.

XemnasXD · Post by **XemnasXD** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:41 am

so is it Carolina or California