I wish I had a schedule like Stu's or Tav's! I hate being bored all the time ;_; one of you switch lives with me.
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I wish I had a schedule like Stu's or Tav's! I hate being bored all the time ;_; one of you switch lives with me.
This is only the second semester as an engineer for me. I'm aware of the future that is in store for me: I've been told that in my first day of Junior year, I'll walk into class and instantly be three weeks behind on my homework. I would've done better this semester, but I still hadn't had it pounded into my brain that Sophomore year is when the :bou::bou::bou::bou: really kicks into high gear, and it should already have clicked when there were two Junior Year classes, Dynamics and Diff EQ. Man, did Freshman year hurt me. I should have taken that extra CORE last Spring when I had the chance, to put my semester back up to 16 credits, and not 13 like I wound up taking. Maybe I would have been more prepared.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
Who said I was going to stop being mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
For those of you who think that your lives are bad, unlike most, I get to complete 150 credits, as opposed to 120 (like a normal engineer). I still have to get through Fluids, Transfer Processes, Electronics, Vibrations, Machine Design, the Mechanical version of Materials Design, Blowin'StuffUp320, the Fire version of Materials Design, Water-based Protection Systems, Smoke Systems, another Alarms class, and the ME career paths lecture, along with their pre-requisites and any related classes required by both the FPE department and the ME department.
No, you don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melissaur
So far, my schedule doesn't feel that horrible. Like, government and comp are gonna be jerkoff classes, so that leaves just the 4 real ones, and I'm fairly certain that at least combinatorics and software engineering shouldn't give me too hard of a time just based on how the teachers have laid them out so far. So, basically I'm potentially worrying about operating systems and graphics, but eh. I'll deal.
And work isn't really bad for me, it's just more of a nuisance to try and fit it in with the rest of my schedule. So all your sympathy should rightfully be going to Tavrobel. I'm not even a real engineer :]
I mean about the aero/mech e thing, not about AK having a OMGHARDer life or whatev
So now hostility aimed at me? :eyebrow: Why, because I thought Tav was grumbling over nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
Ah well, whatever. I handed in the final version of my thesis today, I don't really care anymore.
And, just because you said that:
I had to do 180. So yes, OMGHARD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tav
my dick is bigger than yours because i have to do more credits
i'm angry because i hate everyone, not because my life is a personally designed mess
I don't think that she was being hostile at you, since I was responding to your remark about only MEs taking Machine Dynamics. I wasn't trying to be hostile toward you, either, just pointing out the similarities between engineering fields, and I wasn't trying to direct my grumbling at you. We engineers should be aware that our lives suck epically, and that everyone else should be aware and need to stop complaining about their lives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's KnightSo now hostility aimed at me? :eyebrow: Why, because I thought Tav was grumbling over nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
Ah well, whatever. I handed in the final version of my thesis today, I don't really care anymore.
And, just because you said that:
I had to do 180. So yes, OMGHARD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tav
Out of curiosity, 180 credits is a hell of a lot. How many semesters did you take?
4 technical classes is still commendable. I have sympathy for all of my fellows in the technical fields.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoeberto
My junior year schedule will be all technical classes possibly including Maya training, but I don't think this is something to complain about because it's what I chose to do and something I like doing. As I presume is the same with most people chose their majors. Basically what I'm saying is man up, or Shiny up. Take ya pick.
So far my schedule is like this:
Monday - No class
Tuesday - Production II
Wednesday - Science and Religion
Thursday - Intro to Avid
Thursday Part Deux - Totalitarianism
Friday - Pro Tools II
Friday Twice - Ethics
It's going to change once I sort it out for good, but most of the classes are set in stone now. The only class that seems like it's gonna be a bit of a bish is Avid thus far.
EDIT: Also, BlowingStuffUp320 sounds amazing!
There's also a SettingStuffOnFire405.
That's so hot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tavrobel
nah, I was just clarifying xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's KnightSo now hostility aimed at me? :eyebrow: Why, because I thought Tav was grumbling over nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
apparently, it used to be typical for our MEs to take... 140 hours I think. They worked for 20 years to cut down the cirriculum to 128 or 120, and one of my professors like to ramble on and on about how they don't teach everything they shouuld, used to, etc. Except now they do again, beause he keeps adding classes and adding hours to existing classes. it's kinda odd. Anything to keep him from lecturing on vibrations, though. I don't fall asleep listening to intra-staff politix ;D
I feel you, Tavrobel. My major's course hours are reeeeeeeally up there too, plus I have to spend my last year student teaching. If my college I'm transferring too is anything like my prior one, I'll be spending a lot of time in my junior year out on the field as well. That'll be fun when I'm working (they actually don't technically "let" you work in your last year because of student teaching, but I'll see about that.)
I can't wait to squish all of those course hours into 2 years. The summer courses will be endless.
UMD's Aero program has been trying to get their credits down to 120 from 128 for a long time, and they still haven't done it. Of course, this is the same university that thinks that their courseload can be reasonably done by most people in four years, as opposed to five.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
It can't (or rather I should say, it is wildly difficult for most, it certainly is with our declining funding).
oh we only had proofs, induction, telescoping, and pigeonhole (and crap i dont remember)Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
stats in discrete would have been great
never had a graph, it was all proofs for me. that does sound better.
worst day of my undergrad was the 9am to 9pm with 2 2 hour breaks. cant go home, cant sleep enough, cant concentrate enough in ~2 hours