Want to have a real college "experience" but limited to community college and a state school in a city I just don't like. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 17 answers 
Trying to transfer to a four year college, and changing direction mid -stream. Am I being foolish to consider shifting from aiming for a landscape architecture degree to one in ecological engineering, especially when engineering colleges have completely different requirements than what I've been focusing on? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 13 answers
What do you wish you'd learned in college, especially art school? What important lessons or concepts that you know now, preferrably related to your profession, passed you by in school? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 27 answers
Night school for an eventual Science Education degree? In NYC? Does it exist or must I find some other way to (eventually) blind the middle grades with science? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 2 answers
Help me interpret this ACT score & figure out what to do with it... [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 9 answers
Where should a computer science geek go to grad school to study urban planning? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 9 answers
What are the most interesting emerging topics in your field of study? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 10 answers
I recently turned 30 and have been regretting the fact that I never got my Master's. Now that I have been out of college for about 8 years, how do I go about getting back in? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 11 answers
Can anyone tell me the percentage of children of illegal immigrants who attend college? Specifically in Texas. We are arguing the HB 104 (in state tuition bill) in my government class and I need to know how many children of illegal immigrants who were not born in the US actually attend institutions of higher education....
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 12 answers
I am a graphic designer. I love graphic design. I hate hate hate clients. What can I do without wasting my entire education? (Much, much more inside.) [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 23 answers
Three years into college that I now know is the wrong campus but now I'm with the right woman, what do I do? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 38 answers
How do you get the education you should have gotten in high school and college? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2007 - 26 answers
Job applicant with no college degree filter: Exactly how important is it to have a degree? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 25 answers
I am a new college dropout. The whole incident behind it came as a total shock. I've messed up, I'm lost, and I'm not sure what to do. Naturally, there's a lot more inside. [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 45 answers
I am applying to grad school. The deadline is approaching. Where can I go to get my letter of intent (personal statement) read and critiqued? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 16 answers
What schools (colleges/universities) are good for graphic design in NYC? [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2007 - 10 answers
What's a good university, where good means a high concentration of people interested in learning? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 54 answers
Looking for serious, modern, and fun art schools in Europe, or possibly the US. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers
I'm a college sophomore on my way to a CS Major / Religion Minor. Apparently my initial career options (just from that major) are a little bit better than my English-major friends. But I'd much rather make interesting things than work in a cubicle. How do I do this? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2007 - 13 answers
I'm 26 years old and already making a good living. Should I consider going to grad school for international relations or international affairs? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 19 answers
As an "outsider", how do I find a back door in to a school or institution of research? Is there any way to "test in" to such a program - or to a degree? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 13 answers
What do I do now? I haven't attended a class since sometime in February. Do I try to go to every class from now on, or just chill out until May since I've already screwed myself. Again. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2007 - 40 answers
Has anyone attended an online University or known someone who has? What are your experiences? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 10 answers
I'm teaching a senior college-level class on "the culture of the copy" in the Fall. I want to cover some of the same material as Cory Doctorow's current USC copyright class but it's a humanities/English class and I'd also like to broaden the discussion a little to include history and art/culture/literature. So far I've got the open source/free software basics (Cathedral and the Bazaar, etc) and Marcel Mauss's book on gift economies. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 26 answers
The best commonly-available highlighter? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 19 answers
I don't know how to take notes. No. really. [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2007 - 33 answers
College savings: Does the government care how you spend a college savings plan in Canada? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 7 answers
I'm currently a senior undergrad planning on graduating in May. My majors are biology and history, but I'll be working in finance after graduation with a large firm in NYC (and I already have a job lined up). After meeting with an advisor this week, I realized that the "perspective classes" (classes outside my majors that are required for graduation) I had taken to complete the requirements for my bachelors of science in biology are different from those required for my bachelors of arts in history. [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2007 - 17 answers
I need to find a summer job. Ideally I'd like to do something related to education, as I'm hoping to work in education (explained in more detail inside) when I'm finished with my own education - but I am much more interested in research and theory than in classroom work, so I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas. I'm interested in ideas that are very tangentially related to education as well as ones that are very related. [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2007 - 6 answers
I think my professor mistakenly failed me, and I cannot contact him. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 29 answers
collegefilter: what classes should I take? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2006 - 18 answers
I am considering getting a degree online from the University of Phoenix. Are they really considered reputable to your average employer or does it look like you took the easy way out? I've heard that in some situations they will give you partial credit for technical schools and computer certifications (MCSE, CCNA, ect.). Is this true? Can you clep classes like at traditional colleges? Are the classes and instructors the same quality as a traditional brick and mortar college? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 31 answers
How do you handle a college professor that you're smarter than? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2006 - 64 answers
GradSchoolAnxietyFilter: I have no research experience. How do I describe my research plan? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 8 answers
Between Finance and Information Systems, which would be the more productive, proactive, desired, and usable degree? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2006 - 7 answers
Pimp my freshman composition class: what essays would you put on the syllabus? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 30 answers
ReDoFilter: Is it a good idea to go back to college? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2006 - 23 answers
Just how possible/feasible is it for a self-educated person to get, say, a computer science degree without actually attending classes or paying full price for tuition?
posted on Jan 13, 2006 - 12 answers
Where can a current IT student find more info about going into the Graphic Design field? Does anyone have suggestions for a good Graphic Design college or program, preferably in North Carolina? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 12 answers
Alternative colleges, universities, and other forms of post-secondary learning worldwide - any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2005 - 26 answers
CanadaFinancialFilter: What's the best way to invest in an RESP? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 13 answers
I'm a high school dropout who's been working professionally for several years. How can I go to college? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 19 answers
Blogging in the classroom. I've decided to set-up a blog for my students this semester. This will be the place for their response papers, writing exercises and a few other tidbits. It needs to have access for 5-10 members, a very easy set-up, free-to-near-free pricing (although I would pay or find the dollars to fund if it was warranted), and very clear posting/linking instructions for the students. Advice on selecting a blogging system needed. [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2005 - 14 answers
Related to this question (and actually asked there but with no reply) -
Is it possible for an international student to start all over again in a university somewhere else even if s/he's done prior university work in their home country? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2005 - 15 answers
Anyone out there ever taught first-year college composition? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2005 - 10 answers
I have one semester left in college (until the scholarship money runs out) and I would like to spend it abroad minoring in Spanish. As much as I love Spain, I would prefer to go somewhere more exotic and off the beaten path. I’m looking for adventure to accompany my education. I’ve only been to Mexico and Cuba and would like to get people’s perspectives and recommendations on other Latin American countries. If you were in my shoes, where would you go and why?
posted on Jan 17, 2005 - 12 answers
I am in the last semester of my undergraduate years, and am facing the prospect of 'real life' in a few months. I live in Los Angeles and am planning on pursuing music and screenwriting as a career, but obviously will need to work to support myself while I pursue these unlikely options. I am wondering what suggestions people have as to what jobs would pay a living wage relatively quickly without much experience...[more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2005 - 15 answers
I'm a 35 year old male and am smart, single and fit but find myself feeling like time is running out. Perhaps too smart; I have a high IQ, whatever that is worth, but am not a college graduate and I find I still have a bit of a complex about this despite having been gainfully white collar employed for most of my adult life. I never started college and wouldn't even know where to begin. I meet people easily and am told that I am good looking. I was 30 before I realized that I had coasted so far on charisma. With an opportunity to make a life change in the next year what should this American do? Long term and short term answers are all welcome and travel is a possibility if your answer deems it necessary.
posted on Dec 29, 2004 - 38 answers
Is Canada a good place to go if you want a decent job and a good place to go for college?
posted on Nov 2, 2004 - 23 answers
My friend needs help deciding on either a BA or BSBA degree in economics. He would like to work in international trade or something related. What are some pros/cons of each degree (and possible minors for the BA)? He would probably be working for a few years before pursuing a master's degree.
posted on Aug 31, 2004 - 1 answers
Who went to an American Ivy League School? Did you think it was the best?
posted on Jul 8, 2004 - 16 answers
What happens when a person is expelled from a college for academic misconduct (not me)? Can they transfer at all? Does that show up on your transcript? Does it go on your permanent record? How does a person recover from that? Any insight appreciated.
posted on Apr 7, 2004 - 8 answers
I work with a group of people that develop museum exhibits and I've spent a lot of time thinking about unusual interfaces and compelling non-traditional experiences. I've been deep in this for some time, but would be interested in the views of people not quite so close to the field. So, a few questions:
1.What and where are some of the most compelling museum experiences you've had and why, online or in real life (ideally using tech in a surprising or particularly effective way, but I'm interested in the core of any great museum experience)?
2.Given your druthers, what sort of interaction would you like to have with a museum that you're not getting?
3.What conferences or shows might I attend to be exposed to stuff of which I'm not already aware, in the US or internationally. (Obvious ones are the annual meetings of AAM, ASTC, SIGGRAPH, SIGCHI, Ars Electronica)
4.What universities are doing compelling research and application in creating compelling interfaces and experiences that can work in a museum environment (such as the MIT Media Lab or Fraunhofer Institut)?
5. What companies or design firms execute this sort of stuff like no other (such as Second Story Interactive)?
Thanks.
posted on Jan 11, 2004 - 16 answers
