summer_sparrow | yay for fastweb college search, for it finds *good* things.

CC is really, really good, though. (Okay, from my 2+ months here, but still. Last year left me ubercynical about private libarts colleges with great reputations for being 'different'.)

If you visit CC, let me know if you want me to show you around! I am theoretically a prospie host.

My impression is that all private libarts colleges have comparable tuition. The differences lie more in available financial aid/scholarships.

CC is really, really good, though.

I did like what I read about it. My parents both said "What's wrong with California?" when I showed them the site, but I'm thinking it looks good...I really like the block learning thing, as so far I haven't dealt terribly well with having more than even two classes at a time.

If you visit CC, let me know if you want me to show you around! I am theoretically a prospie host.

YAY! After "Oooh, Colorado!" and "Oooh, neat learning plan!" came "Oooh, if I go there I can stalk the neat SCA chick from LJ!"
*grins*

I did like what I read about it. My parents both said "What's wrong with California?" when I showed them the site, but I'm thinking it looks good...I really like the block learning thing, as so far I haven't dealt terribly well with having more than even two classes at a time.

Exactly. For a lot of people, the block plan is really, really nice. I, for one, love it. I nearly went mad juggling five classes last year, and I think the only reason I survived seven at a time in high school was my mum being fantabulous. The block plan is just so...sane. It's sane enough that I enjoy taking adjuncts (mini, spread-out classes -- like Arabic), because they give me continuity and it was nice to have Arabic there when physics was b0rking my brain regularly.

I'm also really impressed with the faculty here so far, although I've only really had contact with the physics and geo departments. What area(s) are you interested in? I could try to find out specifics if you want. (*cough*ImightpossiblybetryingtoconvinceeveryoneIknowtocomeheremaybe.*cough*)

YAY! After "Oooh, Colorado!" and "Oooh, neat learning plan!" came "Oooh, if I go there I can stalk the neat SCA chick from LJ!"
*grins*

But I am an utter n00b in the SCA!

What area(s) are you interested in?

Ummm....everything.

Mostly history, literature, arts, that sort of thing, with a slight tendancy to go "ooh!" over weather and geography and geology and that sort of thing. Ooh, and languages. I am the great Language Girl! please ignore the fact that I'm still monolingual.

Science and math scare me, though.

*cough*ImightpossiblybetryingtoconvinceeveryoneIknowtocomeheremaybe.*cough*)

That would be ubercool. :)

But I am an utter n00b in the SCA!

And I've spent my entire life in it, and yet don't know the first thing about it. *stoopid, hee*

Anyway, you're *still* cool, and I still want to stalk you. And maybe send you chocolates and things.

It's possible I fangirl on people too easily...

Heh, well. I'm monolingual, too.

I don't know much about the history department here, but I'll check around; the geology department is really good. Languages I'll know more about next month, after exposure to the Russian department, but a lot of students here study abroad -- the block plan makes it considerably simpler logistically (for example, intermediate and advanced Russian can both be taken in St. Petersburg as blocks 7 & 8, which is much cheaper than a semester abroad, and doesn't b0rk up the rest of one's schedule as much. Me being a suicidal twit, I'm going to try to spend the first semester of my junior year in Mongolia, and the last two blocks of it in Russia). The Arabic and Hebrew adjuncts through the religion department are also nice ways to get mini-intros to languages into a tight schedule (and I heart the Arabic teacher).

I have heard rather so-so things about the math department here, aside from the stats profs, but the natural sciences/math requirement can be fulfilled without any math -- you could take, say, psych and one or two science for poets classes (and there are a lot of really nifty sfp classes here).

Anyway, you're *still* cool, and I still want to stalk you. And maybe send you chocolates and things.

Aw.

It's possible I fangirl on people too easily...

*g* Me, too.

Ooh! andalsomaybeanythingyouknow/couldfindoutabouttransferingtoCCfromatwoyearcollegewouldbeveryveryhelpfulandgainyoumyeternalworship.

Thankyou, oh very very nice one. ^.^

Well -- I sort of did that, albeit after one year, and with a bizarre situation. I'll let you know how my credit transfer situation turns out.

I have heard, though, that CC can be unpleasant about credit transfer -- it helps if your college is on a semester (rather than trimester or quarter system); it also helps if you have an A.A., and if your classes are at least four credits (arbitrarily, 4 credits --> 1 block. I am REALLY BITTER about this). It also depends a lot on what field you go into -- the geo department is really strict about core geo courses being taken at CC, but I don't think most of the other departments are.

Most colleges won't take full transfer credit, so you may lose a semester to a year where-ever you go.

But I shall do more research. :)

(There is, however, less financial aid for transfer students.)

less financial aid for transfer students? I don't qualify for most financial aid anyway, but that seems highly unfair...

I don't really mind so much about losing credits, and I'm planning on a Liberal Arts A.A. before going to a 4-year, I'm mostly just curious about how much hassle it'll be to transfer. I looked on the site, but I couldn't find a whole lot of info there...it seemed to be more directed towards people transfering from other 4-years.

*dances around happily* Thank you EVER so much!

*sends chocolate and cds and period costumes and all sorts of other good thingsa and worships*

It's fairly standard -- at most colleges, transfer students get the money that's leftover after the freshmen/people with carryover financial aid get money. I know Smith sets aside money (and places) for transfer students, but most places don't.

If you're not too worried about the credit issue, transferring shouldn't be much of a problem. I believe if you've an AA, you use the regular transfer app -- because I didn't, and was applying as a freshman, I combined the freshman and transfer apps. It was a bit complicated, largely due to the whole lack of a high school diploma/yes, that really IS my complete high school transcript/no, my senior year transcript will never, ever appear thing, but I got in. They notified me early, actually, for reasons I'm not entirely sure of. Lack of high school graduation shouldn't be an issue with an AA, though, so your situation is doubtless simpler than mine.

Er. My AIM SN is JediMiisa; conversations like these might be better conducted in realtime (after I finish the Final of Doom, that is).

Er. My AIM SN is JediMiisa;

I know. You're on my buddylist. I've just been to shy to talk to you. :p

conversations like these might be better conducted in realtime (after I finish the Final of Doom, that is).

Hmm. Yes. Good idea.

Dude, I don't bite! It's unsanitary and stuff.

Until recently, though, I did have everyone not on my buddylist blocked, and will probably go back to that soon. But I think I have you on now.

Yeah, but I'm scared to talk to people I've not really talked to before. Mostly 'cause I sound like a loser on IM. :p

And yay!

Pah. I sound like a loser on IM, as you can tell from the conversations I post occasionally (or not, since I mostly quote witty things other people have said). But my grammar/punctuation/etc. goes to hell on IM.

Isn't Fastweb great? :-)

This is going to be my school.

*nods*

As long as the tuition money magically drops from the sky, that is.

*sighs and kicks foot*
Am at my school.
Am not convinced.
*clings*

Come to MY school which is very nice and then we can go to CC together and then take over the world! And bring your pirate. And any friends he might have.

*hugs back*

OH! Yus! I should! *sighs* Alas, pirate has Real Life. And do you mind how old his friends might be?

**huge fucking hugs**
Yayayay!

...what's this "Real Life" ?

And no. *g* I is not age-discrimanatory (why do I get the feeling that's not really a word?) in the least! ^.^

...you have to come. I can't conquer the Known Universe on my lonesome!

...erm.... I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with money (another of those things I lack greatly).. ?

Yayness! Shall see what I can do. x.x; *loves* (it is a word now, dammit!)

.....good point. Hmm. Shall try to make travel arrangements. ^.^

(dood! What can I wear?!?! I'm thinking a corset and I dunno. ^.^)

Corsets are good! So are leather things except that they make one sweaty.

Yes! *loveses the corsets*

Yeah, but I like sueded/splitgrain leather, and.. *shrugs*

saibatsu said a black lace eyepatch over red. *g*

You shall look very good in wenchy clothes, master, I am sure of it.

Black lace eyepatch. Hee. Sounds good.

And re: cabingirl-

pleeeeeeeeeeease do send her along.

*beams*

*falls down*

erg.

sugahhigh weaing off.

*glows* Thank you, lovey.... But what to WEAR! *looks at epty bank account and curses 78 missing dollars*

He is an evol, bad man. *g* Doncha agree?

Will tell him that. *g* But! See! I did ask for you, dear!

Oh! *scamples to help her up* You okay?

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