UWM...wow

[adamb100]

I just came back from registering for classes and checked out the campus. WoW, it has everything. A bowling ally, an apple store, burger king, the whole 9 yards. :o

 

Heres my schedule:

 

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No classes on Friday. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[chadomac]

I went to UWM. I liked it so much I went for about 6 1/2 years http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Have a great time. Not sure if you're living on campus or not... but I lived in the dorms my first two years and then got a house with some buddies... best years of my life. I'm only 26 now but I still feel like 18-21ish was my "prime". Enjoy it.

[colbyjack]

Good luck with intro to the earth. I took that class and had to drop it and pick up a different science course. I just didn't get rocks, as much as looking at cleavage would seem to be appealing.

[bullox]

It'd be a good idea to cancel your WoW account if you want to make sure to succeed in school - otherwise that might take over your life.

[adamb100]

WoW has already taken over my life. =P

[jaybird2001wi]

I had the same reaction as adam when I started my college career at UW-W. We had Blimpie subs and salads, Burger King, some taco place (maybe Taco Bell at the time?) and they also had a place called the "Down Under." The weird thing is, I didn't really take advantage of all the places to eat on campus when I was there because I always had weird schedules where some or all were closed for the day.

We got a bowling alley too, but I only went there twice in my four years living in Whitewater. I spent the majority of my time in my dorm reading books or going to bars.

I see you are a "history buff." I took a few history classes, but the one history class that really ripped me apart was "History of Modern Europe." I struggled so much in the class that I resorted to using sparknotes. By the way, NEVER use sparknotes or cliffs notes for essay exams because professors can read your essay and can see that you got "help" from a mile away. He didn't punish us or anything, he just mentioned it in the beginning of the class when went over our exams.

You are better off skimming and scanning a book and finding a few interesting points and then writing about it. Most of my essay exams were easy.

For example:

 

1. Discuss the ideological differences between the Amish culture as read in class and Bhaghavad-Gita's word-view (My world of ideas class). I basically stated my "feelings" about the two. Most essay questions rely on "feelings" and "critiques" from you.

 

Oh, and for essay exams... if a professor says certain words WAAAAY too often, use them in your essay because that would score points with them. I can't tell you how many times I used the terms, "assimilate," "statements of fact or value," and "schematize" in one essay exam.

[adamb100]

I hate history, I'm taking one history class cause I couldnt find anything else even remotely interesting in humanities.

[mothershipconnection]

I've actually thought about UW Milwaukee lately. I've already gotten the itch to finish the job and get my PhD and their department is pretty solid.

[sbrylski]

Introduction to the Earth? You've been here 18 years now, I think you're long past introductions.

[adamb100]

lol, I'm looking for easy classes. :P

[dadofandrew]

I used Cliff Notes for my Poli Sci 300 level Plato class and got a B+. The professor said I "had a good grasp of the material".

 

That was such a hard class, often, the professor would say, "Well, I think he meant this."

[Baldkin]

Hey, adam, I'm a senior at UWM. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any Q's.

 

My best advice: Remember, there will always be more parties. There's only one night to study for that midterm.

 

Look me up on facebook if you want... soyenfuego@yahoo.com

[jaybird2001wi]

Like I said before, keep your partying to a bare minimum your first 2 years (at least until you are 21) because a lot of bad can happen when you party in your early years. Cops could bust a party you happen to be at and catch you and *boom* you got yourself a drinking ticket. I spent the majority of my time studying hard my freshman year and had a better GPA in college than I ever did in high school. You will have time to party later on, just spend your first two years padding your GPA a lot because it will pay off once you walk the stage. If not for my "padding" of my GPA, I'd be shown the door at UW-Whitewater after my late junior and all of senior year performances in the classroom.

If you can get your cumulative up to about a 3.5 GPA, you are made in the shade your last two years. Plus, you will run into a lot harder classes within your field of study. I made a MAJOR mistake by "picking" public relations as a minor because the classes became so tough it was like trudging through thick mud trying to pass my classes.

Like some new graduates say, "C's equal degrees late in your career" or if you were an extremely great student your first two years, "D's equal degrees."

If you choose not to go to grad school, your GPA won't mean much. In my field of journalism, all editors look for is EXPERIENCE in the field and not GPA. I tend to believe they would rather hire a recent grad with a 2.7 GPA who has two internships more than a recent grad with a 3.5 GPA and NO internships.

But whatever field you get into at UWM, find an organization that meets your needs in that field. If you are into science, there has to be some student organization that can help you. Plus, you will be able to network much more easily.

I was fortunate enough to hook up with my student newspaper and it has created a whole lot of doors for me and it gave me the greatest professional and personal experiences I ever had. Plus, I had a chance to get to know a lecturer who became my career and professional mentor per se. And now him and I speak on the phone once a month to say hello and he lived in Whitewater and he always had on open door policy for me when he was at home.

[temke]

I hate history, I'm taking one history class cause I couldnt find anything else even remotely interesting in humanities.

i used to say the same thing, then i ended up with a history degree...and teaching history for 3 years!

 

it all depends on the professors you get. some make things so interesting, and others are just a bore. my first history prof at madison was fantastic. i sat in the front row of lecture every day and was actually interested.

 

all this from someone who graduated HS saying he would never take another history class ever again!

[DougJones43]

I took Advertising in American Society with the same professor that you have. It was a pretty fun course, and not terribly difficult from what I remember.

 

Man, that seems like a long time ago. I feel old. http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif

 

 

[Worm8181]

I don't think it's possible to cancel WoW, well at least not for me.

[Samurai Bucky]

I don't think it's possible to cancel WoW, well at least not for me.

Nope... WoW cancels you. n00b

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[adamb100]

WoW is one hell addicting game but I'll find time for University Wow. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[dabrew141]

geo sci 100 was pretty easy, had it last year but i did have a different teacher

[brewcrewreview]

I went to UWM and got my degree after 7 1/2 years. I respectfully disagree with jaybird. Party it up and have as much fun as you can! You're always going to have to work the rest of your life, so enjoy your college years while they exist! An underage drinking ticket is not the worst thing in the world. I graduated with a 2.67 GPA and I got a great, professional, and respected job and I also completed my masters degree just now. I've never noticed GPA to mean that much. In fact, many friends and myself who are in various job sectors such as education, engineering, computer technology, and nursing have never been questioned about our GPAs. The paper (diploma) is all that matters, GPA means very little. I have a professional job and so do many of my friends in the fields I listed and we were never asked for GPAs, just proof of degrees. The people that I knew that were always studying and rarely doing things always seemed to be miserable. They never even benefited as far as better jobs as well.

My sincere advice is party it up, do what you need to do to get by, and have fun. These days will be the best of your life.

[homer]

If you have no idea what you want to do for a living, it behooves you to get a good GPA. Maybe down the road you want to go to grad school or something - a crappy GPA might not be the deal break but it certainly won't help. Why limit your possibilities?

[adamb100]

High School places is a big emphasis on GPA(at least the one I went to), you get a 2.0 and above, you get special prizes, UWM pretty much just said 2.0 GPA required, thats it. :b

[jlau20]

Not going to lie, I don't see the same importance on the first two years as other people do.

 

I had GPA's between 3.2 and 3.5 my first four semesters and went out plenty, and in all honesty, really didn't study much at all. Atleast for me it was all core classes and really it wasn't alot of work to get A's and B's in those. I guess it's a personal thing, go to your classes and then decide how much work you're going to need to put into them to get decent grades, but I wouldn't tell you to just focus entirely on studying and getting good grades.

[homer]

Oh I'm not saying don't party - I don't think there was a Thurs, Fri, or Sat that I didn't go out my entire college career - but everyone is different. Some guys can party on a Thursday night before a Friday exam, some can't. Some guys can skip every lecture and still get an A, some can't. Some guys can learn an entire semester of geology in one night, some can't.

 

I would try to be a successful student first and see how much you can party while still maintaining that. It's that whole work/life balance thing http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[kgbaseball]

UWM has a bowling alley? I'm a junior there and had no idea. I live on Maryland about 4 blocks north of campus.