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Originally posted by FunkyCrew but first I'm getting a 2nd BA by the looks of it lol got accepted to another Honours BA at York, HR Management

nice!
I am contemplating whether I should do another BA (this time in Bioethics) before I persue the Combined J.D/Ph.D program at my school.

I'm so god damn indesisive.

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Originally posted by Ania_xox ... most engineers *I* know are sarcastic assholes...

Of all the generalizations I've heard... that certainly is a new one.

I graduated last May from UofT Chemical Engineering working for Petro-Canada now. Sometimes i wish I was living the student life but most of the time i love the free weekends and evenings and the money rolling in. Luckily, i really like what i do (and i wasn't sure if i would when I started.)

interesting point about starting uni too early... i wish I had started that early, I started my career at 24 and wish I had a few extra years to travel some more and bum around before worrying about saving for house, settling down, marriage, etc etc. getting out into the 'real world' is overwhelming in itself - it's been quite the 360 this past year. the fact i'm still at home has softened the blow a little but has also made the transition harder.

i'd love to drop everything and leave for a year and travel around the world, or work in another country for a while, but feel that if i do i'll be setting myself back somehow (or i don't have the guts to do and would have to put up with the 'rents ).

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Originally posted by naillil Of all the generalizations I've heard... that certainly is a new one.

It wasn't really a generalization, it was more of a failed attempt at ruffling my feathers.

I don't really get that bit about starting too early either. I finished Elec when I was 20 and not only was I ready to work, I never wanted to see another classroom again. I've learned way more from work (with actual responsibilities) than from school, particularly in terms of dealing with difficult people and difficult situations, and making heavy decisions when all of the available options suck. Plus, being totally independent at 24 tends to make one feel better about many of the other things in life.

Congratulations on finding work you really like. I had to look outside the engineering field for that, and so did most of my engineer friends!

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Originally posted by DigiNut It wasn't really a generalization, it was more of a failed attempt at ruffling my feathers.

You're an engineer? lol
(you have feathers?? ...seksi)

I was referring to my engineer friends who to go Mac and two that I know in France

but if it makes you feel lovely and pretty to believe that my comment was directed at you, then please do.

I want nothing but the best for your ego, Dingle Nuts xoxo

PS. You're a nay-sayer but I still dig it A-rod. I can dig it.

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Originally posted by Slylee oh well, different strokes different vaginas

Some dance to remember ~ Some dance to forget

What?

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Originally posted by DigiNut What?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU

(I would just like it say for the record that I do not approve of the first 20 seconds of this video... the rest is gravy )

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Originally posted by Slylee oh well, different strokes different vaginas

Some dance to remember ~ Some dance to forget

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Originally posted by Ania_xox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU (I would just like it say for the record that I do not approve of the first 20 seconds of this video... the rest is gravy )

He made 9 million theoretical dollars

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Originally posted by Ub3rBreaker He made 9 million theoretical dollars

whut whut in the butt

I SAID whut whut in the butt

youwannadoitinmybutt? in-my-butt?

letsdoitinmybutt! in-my-butt!

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Originally posted by Slylee oh well, different strokes different vaginas

Some dance to remember ~ Some dance to forget

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Originally posted by NuERA If nothing else, university can be a valuable time for self discovery.

So can DMT and it will only take 15 minutes and is heck of a lot cheaper

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Originally posted by Ania_xox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU (I would just like it say for the record that I do not approve of the first 20 seconds of this video... the rest is gravy )

HA! I was wondering where this South Park song came from! The original is a little disturbing to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhSw...&watch_response

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Originally posted by Ania_xox PS. I find that Arts students tend to know more about "the real world" than techies and/or mathematicians/scientists... their kind of study produces a more flexible mindframe and understanding demeanour

Let me just start by saying that I'm not here to argue on which fields of study are the most useful. I think that it depends on the type of person to judge how "useful" a field of study is.

That said, I've heard Arts students use this argument many times before, and I don't agree with it. You learn about the real world in the real world, not from a book.

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most engineers *I* know are sarcastic assholes... a lot of people in MATH don't know WTF they are doing with their lives (totally jealous of their skills though)... and people in Econ and/or Commence tend to get caught up under the umbrella of "I'm going into business" which generates such a large scope of possibilities that they develop depression (exaggerating here obvi)

Although I disagree with you a lot (), I find your opinions to be pretty well thought out, which is why it surprises me to read something like this coming from you. These generalizations have no basis, are unfair to make, and seem to be stemming from the irrelevant competitive mindset that takes place between the students of different faculties at universities. To me, that kind of mindset occurs among new post-secondary students as a way to make themselves feel better about the recent life-path setting decision they have just made. If you are confident about what you are doing, you won't feel the need to put down what others are doing.

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I have a lot of friends in these three fields so I'm not hating at all... I find that non-arts students tend to have a natural talent for what they do and they take their intelligence for granted - then sneer at those who work their asses off.

There are a lot of non-arts students that do this, but they are just being immature. Just ignore them!

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I think all the hype about "Arts Matter" is total BS... if your field of study "matters" then there is no need to defend it against all the rest. Just do your thing and make sure you love what you do.

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Bottom line: I think that society needs all streams of education equally to produce a constant flow of diverse professionals.

I don't know if I'd agree that the world needs Gaelic linguistics as much as they need biotechnology, but I would agree that for the sake of keeping the range of available knowledge as wide as possible, post secondary institutions should keep a wide variety of options open for new students (provided there is enough demand for them).