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Oct 18, 2004 20:07:06 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 18, 2004 20:07:06 GMT -5
Ah. How about the Dixie Chicken. It is a bar just off of the Texas A&M campus that serves the most beer per sq. ft. of any bar in the US.
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Oct 19, 2004 1:17:47 GMT -5
Post by YbrikTCU on Oct 19, 2004 1:17:47 GMT -5
YbrikTCU, what do you think about TCU. I have been thinking about applying there, but would like to see what you think of it. I love it. I absolutely love it here. The rest of this post is a long, detailed explanation of why I love it, and admittedly consists of me bragging about my accomplishments somewhat, but that's something that I very rarely do at all and only do here for the sake of making the point that TCU is a better fit for me than the state schools where I applied. First off, let me say you don't want to come here for engineering, not if you've been accepted to A&M (and maybe LSU and Wisconsin, I don't know about their engineering programs, I just know that A&M's is probably the best in the state). I applied to Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and TCU. Got accepted to all four, got full rides to Tech and A&M, and got full tuition at TCU (all academic). I was 14 out of my class of 493 in high school with a GPA of a little over 101 (don't know what it would have been on a four-point scale, we used a weighted hundred-point scale), had a total score of 1450 on the SAT (my math was higher the second to last time I took it, and my verbal was higher the last time) and I was a national merit scholar, so it was a matter of who gave me the most money, rather than where I got in. That's the first, last and only time you'll hear me brag about my grades unless someone asks me. I went with TCU because I just had a feeling it would be the right fit. Boy was I right. Here, I'm able to continue participation in band (marching band is fun, symphonic band is fun, basketball band is VERY fun...I play trombone, by the way) and I've been able to get a lot of experience in my major, which is news-editorial journalism (fancy term for "print" journalism). I occasionally regret not going to a larger school (like when my Horned Frogs get close to doing really well in a sport and then stumble and fall, proving that small schools really do have a much tougher time), but when I think back on everything I've been able to do with at least the second best journalism department in the state (UT is the only one that might be more highly ranked, I'm not sure, although UT Arlington is surprisingly good in journalism as well), I don't regret it for a minute. Within a couple of weeks at TCU, I was able to get a job at the newspaper (the TCU Daily Skiff) as a copy editor. I quickly discovered that I'm very good at copy editing, and I really enjoy doing it. After later discovering that it's a much more stable career, a much more open job market, and a somewhat better paying job than being a reporter (not to mention that while I love writing, I hate the information gathering part of reporting), copy editing is what I want to do after college, at least to start out. I was a copy editor my first two semesters, copy desk chief (basically head copy editor) my third semester, a copy editor AND a reporter last semester (it's rare for anyone to be anything else at the Skiff the semester they take reporting), and now, in my fifth semester, I am a copy editor at the Skiff AND managing editor of our magazine, Image. All that, plus I still participate in band. I highly doubt I'd be able to have done half of that at a state school. Plus, after this semester, I'll be through all the hardest courses in my major, and I'll still have three semesters left, and I'm looking to be editor in chief of the Skiff next semester. Once again, something I couldn't do at a place like UT. On top of all this, TCU is close enough to home for me to return frequently for free food and laundry, as well as visit my parents and pets (I'm from Keller, which is about half an hour north of TCU), without being so close that my family can breathe on my neck. Plus, being in the warm climate that is Texas (why do you think I didn't apply anywhere outside my home state?) really helped a lot. When you put it all together, TCU just ended up being as close to a perfect fit for me as I could possibly imagine. To think, I originally was interested in this school because a girl I liked was also interested in it (I think she goes to Minnesota now, and I've not seen her since high school graduation...go figure). Whew, sorry for tooting my own horn. Now if only all those journalism classes would teach me how to not write all those run-on sentences...
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Oct 19, 2004 6:11:06 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 19, 2004 6:11:06 GMT -5
I love it. I absolutely love it here. The rest of this post is a long, detailed explanation of why I love it, and admittedly consists of me bragging about my accomplishments somewhat, but that's something that I very rarely do at all and only do here for the sake of making the point that TCU is a better fit for me than the state schools where I applied. First off, let me say you don't want to come here for engineering, not if you've been accepted to A&M (and maybe LSU and Wisconsin, I don't know about their engineering programs, I just know that A&M's is probably the best in the state). I applied to Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and TCU. Got accepted to all four, got full rides to Tech and A&M, and got full tuition at TCU (all academic). I was 14 out of my class of 493 in high school with a GPA of a little over 101 (don't know what it would have been on a four-point scale, we used a weighted hundred-point scale), had a total score of 1450 on the SAT (my math was higher the second to last time I took it, and my verbal was higher the last time) and I was a national merit scholar, so it was a matter of who gave me the most money, rather than where I got in. That's the first, last and only time you'll hear me brag about my grades unless someone asks me. I went with TCU because I just had a feeling it would be the right fit. Boy was I right. Here, I'm able to continue participation in band (marching band is fun, symphonic band is fun, basketball band is VERY fun...I play trombone, by the way) and I've been able to get a lot of experience in my major, which is news-editorial journalism (fancy term for "print" journalism). I occasionally regret not going to a larger school (like when my Horned Frogs get close to doing really well in a sport and then stumble and fall, proving that small schools really do have a much tougher time), but when I think back on everything I've been able to do with at least the second best journalism department in the state (UT is the only one that might be more highly ranked, I'm not sure, although UT Arlington is surprisingly good in journalism as well), I don't regret it for a minute. Within a couple of weeks at TCU, I was able to get a job at the newspaper (the TCU Daily Skiff) as a copy editor. I quickly discovered that I'm very good at copy editing, and I really enjoy doing it. After later discovering that it's a much more stable career, a much more open job market, and a somewhat better paying job than being a reporter (not to mention that while I love writing, I hate the information gathering part of reporting), copy editing is what I want to do after college, at least to start out. I was a copy editor my first two semesters, copy desk chief (basically head copy editor) my third semester, a copy editor AND a reporter last semester (it's rare for anyone to be anything else at the Skiff the semester they take reporting), and now, in my fifth semester, I am a copy editor at the Skiff AND managing editor of our magazine, Image. All that, plus I still participate in band. I highly doubt I'd be able to have done half of that at a state school. Plus, after this semester, I'll be through all the hardest courses in my major, and I'll still have three semesters left, and I'm looking to be editor in chief of the Skiff next semester. Once again, something I couldn't do at a place like UT. On top of all this, TCU is close enough to home for me to return frequently for free food and laundry, as well as visit my parents and pets (I'm from Keller, which is about half an hour north of TCU), without being so close that my family can breathe on my neck. Plus, being in the warm climate that is Texas (why do you think I didn't apply anywhere outside my home state?) really helped a lot. When you put it all together, TCU just ended up being as close to a perfect fit for me as I could possibly imagine. To think, I originally was interested in this school because a girl I liked was also interested in it (I think she goes to Minnesota now, and I've not seen her since high school graduation...go figure). Whew, sorry for tooting my own horn. Now if only all those journalism classes would teach me how to not write all those run-on sentences... Well it appears that my grades are quite similar to yours. I too was also in Marching Band for a few years (played bass clarinet;D). I am also a national merit scholar. And I think I just beat you on the SAT . Anyway, thanks for the information. I applied yesturday and I guess I will just have to see what happens. I had already narrowed my choices down to Texas A&M, UW and LSU, but I think TCU is in there now as well ! I have kinda gone back and forth on what to major in, at this point I am undecided. I have been considering going into mechanical engineering, however, I have also thought about political science and pre-law (then going on to law school). I have a bunch of lawyers in my family, and I have always been interested in law. Plus, I also plan on eventually getting into politics. However I have also always loved building things, and have done very well in math and science related courses, so in this regard engineering may be the better choice. *By the way, I am #19 out of my graduating class of 596.
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Oct 19, 2004 7:34:46 GMT -5
Post by BrewCityBuck on Oct 19, 2004 7:34:46 GMT -5
If you want into politics you better start reading Tiger.
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Oct 19, 2004 17:15:35 GMT -5
Post by YbrikTCU on Oct 19, 2004 17:15:35 GMT -5
TCU is a good place to go for political science and pre-law, so if you're leaning toward that, here might be another good place for you.
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Oct 19, 2004 20:38:01 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 19, 2004 20:38:01 GMT -5
TCU is a good place to go for political science and pre-law, so if you're leaning toward that, here might be another good place for you. I am beggining to think that is what I will go into. It is down to UW, LSU, TCU, and Texas A&M. Anyone here know anything about UW?
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Oct 19, 2004 20:43:36 GMT -5
Post by PJ520 on Oct 19, 2004 20:43:36 GMT -5
I am beggining to think that is what I will go into. It is down to UW, LSU, TCU. Anyone here know anything about UW? I know it's got a great campus life and Madison is an awesome town.
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Oct 19, 2004 20:43:46 GMT -5
Post by ViNSaNiTy15UnC9 on Oct 19, 2004 20:43:46 GMT -5
I usta have really good grades, but now just average. I don't have that drive in school.
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Oct 28, 2004 18:21:57 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 28, 2004 18:21:57 GMT -5
And the winner is............Texas A&M!!!!!!!
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Oct 28, 2004 18:24:00 GMT -5
Post by soonerfan07 on Oct 28, 2004 18:24:00 GMT -5
And the winner is............Texas A&M!!!!!!! You decided go to A&M. I guess that means you have to change your name, Aggiebait
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Oct 28, 2004 18:24:06 GMT -5
Post by CoverCorner41 on Oct 28, 2004 18:24:06 GMT -5
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Oct 28, 2004 18:24:56 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 28, 2004 18:24:56 GMT -5
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Oct 28, 2004 18:25:35 GMT -5
Post by soonerfan07 on Oct 28, 2004 18:25:35 GMT -5
Why do you guys say gig'em?
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Oct 28, 2004 18:26:41 GMT -5
Post by tigerbait99 on Oct 28, 2004 18:26:41 GMT -5
You decided go to A&M. I guess that means you have to change your name, Aggiebait not yet. it is however under consideration.
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Oct 28, 2004 18:27:04 GMT -5
Post by PJ520 on Oct 28, 2004 18:27:04 GMT -5
What made you decide A&M over LSU and Wisconsin?
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