Why did you choose to go to ISU?
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When I came home from the hospital my dad (an ISU Ag E grad) baptized me in the kitchen sink with an Iowa State coffee cup. My whole family went here, I live an die with Cyclone football and basketball, and I felt that the business college offers great placement opportunities.
UNI was too close to home as it was five minutes away, and I simply couldn't stand EIU and the people from high school going there. Can't say I hate Iowa City bars though
UNI was too close to home as it was five minutes away, and I simply couldn't stand EIU and the people from high school going there. Can't say I hate Iowa City bars though
I didn't apply anywhere else CTA. Actually, if I didn't get into ISU, I was going to stay at my Landscaping job until retirement. And I have to laugh at the guy to girl ratio for all you engineers. In my Secondary Ed program, I'm going to graduate with 14, and I"m the only guy :biggrin9gp: . In one of my classes though, there is another guy, but there's also 26 total enrolled.
Went to ISU for the Engineering. Applied to Purdue, ISU, and Iowa. I was accepted to all. But in-state tuition is too good to pass up and Iowa is no place for an engineering major. Also, the campus at ISU was amazing to me at that age. My decision had nothing to do with sports at all.
I started in Aero E. Future course work looked boring and the job market in Aero was severely cyclical. I switched to Mech. E and graduated ME in 97. I'm really glad I did. ME is a VERY flexible engineering degree.
Funny side story for you Civ. Es. I told my dad I was thinking about switching from Aero to Civil. His response was "So, you want to stand in a swamp holding a survey pole all day?" LOL. He was sort of joking but I'm glad he "directed" me to ME.
I started in Aero E. Future course work looked boring and the job market in Aero was severely cyclical. I switched to Mech. E and graduated ME in 97. I'm really glad I did. ME is a VERY flexible engineering degree.
Funny side story for you Civ. Es. I told my dad I was thinking about switching from Aero to Civil. His response was "So, you want to stand in a swamp holding a survey pole all day?" LOL. He was sort of joking but I'm glad he "directed" me to ME.
I went to ISU to be a civil/environmental engineer. Never changed my goal from high school.
Born into a Hawkeye family, I have been a life-long State fan. Chalk up another Civil Engineer here. Where do all of the other CEs work? - Kirkham Michael in Urbandale
So was I...brainwashed in Eastern Iowa. But when I decided to go into an advertising program, EUI's is a huge joke. In fact, they don't really have one.
Iowa State was an easy choice and I am still very happy I went there. My degree from there has served me very well.
Grew up in Ames, it was either ISU or Missouri-Rolla. My first major was Chemistry, but after organic, I decided that was not for me. I finished out my college career in Comp Sci. Good choice since I got done with school 2 years before the internet bubble started it's upswing. Boy that was fun!
No major was worse for fine looking women than comp sci. There was 1 really fugly chick, she was just nasty, and all the dorks flocked around her, saved her seats in class, it was frickin hilarious.
I was a Hawk fan before I knew better. A very influencial ISU basketball donor was a family friend, so I got brainwashed whenever he came over to play cards with my parents. He paid my way to Cylone basketball camp when I was in elementary school, the year after my parents paid for me to go to the Iowa basketball camp. My experiences at each basketball camp along with my experiences attending each school's sporting events convinced me that ISU had better people associated with it. In the end, the facts that I was pretty good at math, ISU was close to home, tuition was more affordable than some other options and I liked the sound of the ISU statistics program made the choice obvious.
Ahh, I feel the love. I know you all love me so much you will all name your next son after me! And he will hate nascar too.
If you want to watch something funny that ties into that whole thread... http://www.glumbert.com/media/alabama
Engineering had zero gals when I went. Always thought ag and chemistry had more gal power since they were on another part of the campus. The engineers were stuck on an island as far as the opposite sex was concerned. Seemed like the boy girl ratio was out of whack for awhile. That is why the engrs all graduated - few distractions.
Within the last twenty years the engr facilities have all been rebuilt - it was about time. The ME building was really antiquated. The Landscape architects were also in a better part of the campus. EIU was noted for hydraulics and van Allen students - ther than that we had it all including the "cyclotron." The second letter in VEISHA because we had thousands of engineers. Largest engineering school west oif Mississippi at one time...guess Iowa DOT had an endless choice of workers.
Within the last twenty years the engr facilities have all been rebuilt - it was about time. The ME building was really antiquated. The Landscape architects were also in a better part of the campus. EIU was noted for hydraulics and van Allen students - ther than that we had it all including the "cyclotron." The second letter in VEISHA because we had thousands of engineers. Largest engineering school west oif Mississippi at one time...guess Iowa DOT had an endless choice of workers.
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Chemistry was not bad, there were a lot of pre-med ladies there. I knew a really hot girl that was a chemical engineer. So there are a few at least.
When is the next CF outing? I need to make sure I am not at that bar that night so I am not stoned like a witch!
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