Let's hear it!

[Sidoh]

fuck situps.  I have genetic algorithms to write and deities made of noodles to worship.

Oh, imagine how silly that would have looked to you four years ago. 

The FSM?  I was in an environment that made it very hard to not be religious.  I had doubts pretty early in my life.  I remember asking my parents, pastor, etc "What if there isn't a heaven or a god?" when I was 5 or so, and I was told that I was sinning by even asking that.

The recent obsession with the FSM has been more an effort in humor than militant atheism. lol.

If you were talking about the GA part, I had a pretty decent idea of what GAs were 4 years ago.

[Newby]

Bleh. I definitely am getting sick. Again. But this time I slept through my physics discussion...

I can probably go to the health center to get a pass, but I don't think a runny nose/sore throat combo will get me out. Suggestions?

(Not that I'm concerned over missing one discussion, but eh.)

[truste1]

Bleh. I definitely am getting sick. Again. But this time I slept through my physics discussion...

I can probably go to the health center to get a pass, but I don't think a runny nose/sore throat combo will get me out. Suggestions?

(Not that I'm concerned over missing one discussion, but eh.)

Sure it will. A visit in general gets you out, as long as your professor honors health center visits.

[Newby]

They give out slips that say "please excuse <so and so> from all classes missed <today/this week>." So I'd be covered.

[iago]

Wtf, we never had those. We were allowed to miss one exam (or was it two exams?) in our university career, but other than that, if you're sick, you're on your own.

[Newby]

I e-mailed the professor, saying I missed it because I was sick, but didn't feel it was worth anyone's time to go get a note since it wasn't that serious anymore, and he said "We'll prorate."

Not sure what that means. I think it means I'll end up in the same square I would be if I didn't go.

[warz]

I e-mailed the professor, saying I missed it because I was sick, but didn't feel it was worth anyone's time to go get a note since it wasn't that serious anymore, and he said "We'll prorate."

Maybe he meant to type prostate... and in that scenario I wouldn't wanna know what he means.

[deadly7]

Wtf, we never had those. We were allowed to miss one exam (or was it two exams?) in our university career, but other than that, if you're sick, you're on your own.

Pretty much how I have it too. You miss class, tough luck. You miss an exam? You're fucked, unless you have a damn good University-accepted reason (aka you'd better be dying of cancer at that moment or playing for the sports team somewhere)..

[truste1]

Aren't you in highschool?

[Sidoh]

Aren't you in highschool?

I can't remember if he graduated last year or if it's at the end of this year, but he is/was in some program where you finish high school while you're attending university.

[deadly7]

Aren't you in highschool?

Yeah. June '09 graduation.. but see what Sidoh said. I'll be graduating high school with 64 credits at college. ^^

[truste1]

That's awesome. So you'll be, what, a Junior?

[Newby]

Aren't you in highschool?

Yeah. June '09 graduation.. but see what Sidoh said. I'll be graduating high school with 64 credits at college. ^^

My 32 starting units just fucked me over basically. I am an academic sophomore and those don't count towards any GE classes, 'nor can I use them in place of other classes... and once I hit 225 units I'm basically forced to graduate. (We average 45 units/yr on quarter system.)

[Sidoh]

If I'm not mistaken, I think he'll be attending the same university when he gets a diploma?

If that's the case, it's pretty clear he won't have any problems in that regard.  He's probably already working towards a degree and will be able to finish in the normal amount of time minus the time he's already been there.

Even if not, your dilemma isn't generally the case.  Quite a few people have problems transferring credits, but only when they're upper-divisional courses.  All of the dual-enrolment courses I took in high school transfered over when I came to university and waived quite a few classes that I would've had to otherwise take.  These include the stupid intro math courses, composition, and chemistry.  It saved me about a whole semester's worth of classes.

[deadly7]

My 32 starting units just fucked me over basically. I am an academic sophomore and those don't count towards any GE classes, 'nor can I use them in place of other classes... and once I hit 225 units I'm basically forced to graduate. (We average 45 units/yr on quarter system.)

AP is very different from ACTUAL college courses. My courses I took at the university under university professors with a university transcript, etc etc. They coun towards lib ed requirements (generals), major courses, and whatever else I want them to count towards.

That's awesome. So you'll be, what, a Junior?

If I stay at a school that accepts the credits, yeah. I haven't figured out where I'mgoing yet.. The acceptances are starting to come though.