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American Colleges
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Ok, hi, long time, bla bla bla love you all  Anyways, I need help! And I would be much obliged to ANYONE who could help haha. Currently, I'm in University studying, but one of my life goals has been to go to an American Uni (or college as you kids call it). Problem is, it's rather difficult when you're in the UK. Basically, I'm looking for anyone who's either recently started college, still in college or recently just got out! I just have a load of questions, and google's doing me no good. And the reason I came here first? Because it's the friendliest forum I've ever met, and I knew if anyone could help me, it'd be you guys! Anyways, if you don't mind sharing a bit of knowledge and time with me, just send me a private mail or post here and we'll sort it out! Once again LBPC, much love, until next time | 2012-04-27 07:45:00 Author: DrunkMiffy  Posts: 2758 |
| Well, I would tell you my experiences, but my college is "dry" and so I have no advice to give to a drunk like you. Love ya Miff <3 | 2012-04-27 17:53:00 Author: RockSauron  Posts: 10882 |
| Haha I'm not actually after the alcohol for once! That comes later. Actually applying is the difficult part | 2012-04-27 18:46:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| Well I still can't help you! Partly because I'm confuses as to what exactly you want. | 2012-04-27 18:48:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| I'll just PM you haha, hang on | 2012-04-27 19:06:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| He wants any information on applying for an american university. Unfortunately I am in a similar boat, I am waist deep in brochures. | 2012-04-27 19:10:00 Author: Littlebigdude805  Posts: 1924 |
| Hey at least you have brochures! I'm sitting waist deep in google and disappointment. | 2012-04-27 19:13:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| What would you be looking to study? The same thing you are studying now? Because that might help getting you in with another faculty if you have some experience. I'm currently at Uni in the UK and can see reasons as to why you'd want to move to the US for an education, lol, just try to do your research as much as you can so you don't end up in a stink-hole! The only other piece of advice I can give is that living in the US can be pretty costly, with all the insurance and stuff us Brits take for granted. As long as you have the money, dollar, dollar bill, y'all, you'll be fine. Good luck! | 2012-04-27 20:00:00 Author: Mr_T-Shirt  Posts: 1477 |
| Health insurance I think I'll be alright haha. I've never been to hospital in my life, and I have the immune system of a demigod xD Even so, I could just fly back if I got really ill.. right? And yeah I'm currently studying Games Technology, and I've emailed the uni so they're gonna speak to the project leader for me and try see where a relevant course is offered  | 2012-04-27 20:05:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| Health insurance I think I'll be alright haha. I've never been to hospital in my life, and I have the immune system of a demigod xD Even so, I could just fly back if I got really ill.. right? And yeah I'm currently studying Games Technology, and I've emailed the uni so they're gonna speak to the project leader for me and try see where a relevant course is offered Game Design? Like, that's what I'm studying. You could like totally come to my college and we'd be like, woah. Oh my god. OMG. Frakking drunk. | 2012-04-27 20:06:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| The only other piece of advice I can give is that living in the US can be pretty costly, with all the insurance and stuff us Brits take for granted. As long as you have the money, dollar, dollar bill, y'all, you'll be fine. Good luck! You could also ask about scholarships and exchange programs, to help get you an edge to get in. | 2012-04-27 20:10:00 Author: Lady_Luck__777  Posts: 3458 |
| Yeah I'll be using the exchange program, except I'd be finishing my degree there, not just a year exchange haha. As for you Rock, had you not already stated that your college was dry, i'd be all over that like a.. like a.. like me over vodka! | 2012-04-27 21:22:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| Yeah I'll be using the exchange program, except I'd be finishing my degree there, not just a year exchange haha. As for you Rock, had you not already stated that your college was dry, i'd be all over that like a.. like a.. like me over vodka! You could always get drunk around campus. Then again, you could always not insult me with your presence. Huh. | 2012-04-27 21:26:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| What, like sitting in the street drinking? cause that's no fun. WAIT CAN I GET YOU DRUNK?! | 2012-04-27 21:28:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| What, like sitting in the street drinking? cause that's no fun. WAIT CAN I GET YOU DRUNK?! Physically? Yes. Mentally? Yes. Logically? No. Anyway, topic = off topic. Which is bad. Unless it is good. | 2012-04-27 21:30:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| Logic shmogic! But yeah okay on topic haha, where are you studying rock? | 2012-04-27 21:33:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| Hell University. It's in Hell. But seriously, I am in Pennsylvania College of Technology, in Virgina. | 2012-04-27 21:37:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| Why so bad? Is it the lack of alcohol? & what's your course called? | 2012-04-27 21:43:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| No, the Hell joke was an evil warlord joke. It's a really nice campus and everyone's really friendly. Also, I unno if you got it, but the Virgina part was a joke. Considering the school name. lol. Anyway, the course is called Gaming and Simulation. Though I just got through my first year so next is second. So I unno. if there's the slightest chance you'd be in my thing, I unno where you are. /shrug | 2012-04-27 21:46:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| I'm still a fresher right now haha, just gotta finish these exams in May, but I'll be second year next year (obviously). What did you do in the first year? We've done 3d Modelling in Maya, learned some c#, learned about the whole game development process & history, and had to do some awful irrelevant other stuff with websites and media.. Oh and we learned about AI concepts (which are so so so so horrible) | 2012-04-27 21:50:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| We did a bunch of game design documents for a game and then made said game in Unity 3D. Also a bunch of labs where the professor walked us through a tutorial. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee | 2012-04-27 21:53:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| You've done more game related stuff than I've done haha. We've done hypothetical GDDs and TDDs but that's just coursework. Iunno, I'ma just have to see what courses are available and where and if I can drink.. and if I can afford it haha. | 2012-04-27 22:00:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
| You do that. You do that and DIE. ... but seriously. COME! BE MY FRIEND! ... OSHI! /runs | 2012-04-27 22:01:00 Author: RockSauron Posts: 10882 |
| Whats the weather like in Pennsylvania Virginia? I just need to do a lot more research I think haha. Luckily for me I'm an insomniac and will do anything to avoid revision. YAY | 2012-04-27 22:04:00 Author: DrunkMiffy Posts: 2758 |
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