November 5, 2024

10 thoughts on “Shout Out to DC/MD/VA 2015’s

  1. Let’s see if you really keep to your word…I expect a prize during O-week for being the first to comment!! 🙂

    -Jessica Obioha, CALS ’15

  2. Addendum to 1: You don’t even need to have your college figured out– you can internally transfer to another college pretty easily.

  3. Looks pretty solid, I’ll apply the advice as frequently as possible, listed and not listed.

  4. Good advice. Here’s my spin:

    >> Buy books on Amazon. They’re dramatically cheaper. Don’t be intimidated by idiosyncrasies between a domestic and international editions, unless it’s a course with constant problem assignments from the text (even then you’ll be OK).

    >> Join at least one club, project team, sport or whatever. Many close friends will come from your dorm/frat or major. But many, many more may come from a group activity you enjoy pursuing, and these folks will tend to enrich your network after graduation and provide a diversity of thought and profession that classmates and roommates don’t.

    >> It’s inevitable to get caught up in a narrow routine freshman year. But when that wears thin, mix things up! Check out the Plantations, go to the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, explore downtown. You’ll be glad you did.

    >> Take Computer Science. And take it early on. It’s by far the most marketable skill you’ll accrue and a single class gets you pretty far into the correct frame of mind. CS 100 has no pre-reqs. Your internship applications will sing with this class on the list, no matter the field.

    >> Apply for internships, do research or have a side project. Realize you’re not the only bright guy with a good degree. Going beyond classes is no longer flashy, it’s standard. Many people make it to senior year having spent their summers travelling or swimming in the gorge. Their job application process turns really painful, really fast.

    >> Have fun, and don’t be afraid to let loose now and then. College is a unique environment in which your surrounded by folks your age who are (for the most part) clever and interesting. Don’t spend these fours years in the library and in your dorm streaming movies.

    — Munier Salem, AEP ’10

  5. haha nice to see Dennis continued his tradition of awarding prizes to commentors, good advice

    maybe ill go to the DC meetup next year

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