Alright nerds, what's your class schedules like?

[seventy two]

American courses have started now? Huh. Registration for me doesn't even open until next week. I know some of the courses I will be taking though.

You guys only do your registration now? That really seems like a short timeline. At my university registration for fall courses started, and mostly ended, back in April.

On-topic my classes are:

Operating Systems
Android Development
Software Engineering
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Programming Languages
Physics II

 

[MysticSlayer]

In Class:
Operating Systems
Networks I
Advanced Python

Online:
Statistics for Engineers
Communication for Engineers

I also do Undergraduate Research, which requires about as many hours as a class. However, I actually get paid to do it.

 

[renegade7]

Advanced Nanophysics
Organic chemistry 1 (they're making me take this in grad school because I didn't take much chemistry in college)
Fractional Calculus and Extraordinary Differential Equations
Advanced Computational Methods
General Relativity II
Acoustics
Digital Signal Processing II

All in addition to my research and TA obligations. And people wonder why I'm sleep deprived.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

You guys only do your registration now? That really seems like a short timeline. At my university registration for fall courses started, and mostly ended, back in April.

Only for people starting university this year. All the other years are usually registered for courses by April time.

 

[Pinkamena]

I thought starting on a masters degree in particle physics would be hard, but so far I have, like, 3 lectures per week. It's ridiculous.

 

[Bravo Company]

Online
PSYC 1101: Intro to Psychology
ENGL 2130: American Literature (11th grade lit all over again x.x)
CIST 1305: Program design and development, using one of the worst programs to ever exist
In person
CIST 2453: Cisco 3 Lan switching and wireless
Working at an ISP 8-5

 

[FPLOON]

Mondays and Wednesdays are nothing but art-related courses[footnote]Theater, Literature, and Art Appreciation...[/footnote]...
Tuesdays and Thursdays are nothing but finding a job to take up all the time not studying, at least...
Fridays are nothing but releasing that pent-up insomnia-based masturbation...[footnote]Except when I'm DTF[footnote]Down To Fridays...[/footnote], which comes beforehand...[/footnote]
Saturdays are nothing but improving my writing, "casually" reading, and watching movies/anime more than any other day that week...
Sundays... uh... "Praise be to Glob"?

Then again, next week, I'm going to a convention over the labor day weekend, so I have to change up a bit on that week in particular... On the bright side, short 5-day vacation, ya'll! WOO!!

 

[Beffudled Sheep_v1legacy]

I dropped out of college last year and have decided I still won't be going back!
Even though I have a shitty job and make just enough money to pay my bills I've never been happier

 

[FuzzyRaccoon]

American courses have started now? Huh. Registration for me doesn't even open until next week. I know some of the courses I will be taking though.

I'm starting a PhD in September, so most of my time will just be projects: Two individual projects, one team project and one cohort project. There's also courses in Quantum Information Theory, Advanced Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Device Engineering, Topics in Quantum Engineering, Quantum Optics and Quantum Platforms. I also need to find a different course since I completed one of the courses -- Quantum Information Theory -- during my undergrad; for that I'm currently hoping to be able to get onto Quantum Physics 301.

If it isn't obvious, my PhD is in Quantum stuff.

I might replace Python with something else though because I already know how to program in C, R and Matlab (insofar as a statistician needs to know, at least) so Python seems a bit redundant.

Do so. Python is a really good language to know -- as someone who did a Computer Science undergrad, it's my favourite programming language -- so I would still recommend learning it, but you don't need an entire course about it if you already know those languages. Spend an hour or two on a tutorial and read the documentation if you get stuck with any of it after that point.

Dang son, you're smart. A thing I only pretend to be most of the time.

OT: Graduated in undergrad. Way too unsure about what I want to do in life to go for my Grad/PhD combo program yet. Kinda terrified I'm going to make a huge mistake and be 50K in the hole.

 

[one squirrel]

Studying mechanical engineering with focus on automotive engineering.
I am taking the courses in no particular order, but this semester will be something like:

Advandced strength of materials
Advanced fluid dynamics and heat transfer
Control engineering I
Vehicle transmissions
Vehicle safety I
Thermodynamics of the internal combustion engine
CAx in automotive and engine technology
Crash mechanics in transport

Advanced Nanophysics
Organic chemistry 1 (they're making me take this in grad school because I didn't take much chemistry in college)
Fractional Calculus and Extraordinary Differential Equations
Advanced Computational Methods
General Relativity II
Acoustics
Digital Signal Processing II

All in addition to my research and TA obligations. And people wonder why I'm sleep deprived.

A physicist? We lowly peasants aka engineers are living off the crumbs you guys leave on the floor!

 

[FuzzyRaccoon]

All in addition to my research and TA obligations. And people wonder why I'm sleep deprived.

You know at the time everything felt totally doable... but now looking back we were kind of slowly going a little crazy. And it was mostly to chase high GPAs. If I had any advice for an incoming student it'd be that B's are solid. Don't break your back trying to get A's. Nobody cares that I graduated Suma Cum now and yet I'M still bitter I missed the cutoff for the highest accolade by 0.03.

 

[GrumbleGrump]

Okay:

Animal Diversity: 8:30 - 11:30, Mondays and Wednesdays.
Plant Diversity: 8:30 - 12:50, Fridays.
Experimental Ecology: 14:00 - 18:20, Mondays.
Ecology: 10:00 - 12:50, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Bibliographic Seminar: 15:00, Fridays.


Why yes I am a biology student how did you know

 

[SlumlordThanatos]

Nonverbal Communication
Europe in the 19th Century
Religion, Rhetoric, and Culture Wars
Science Fiction Film

Just enough hours to be classified full time, but probably not as many as I should have. A Communication degree with a History minor isn't difficult, but I'll probably have to take an extra semester before I can graduate.

 

[Guffe]

Took my degree about 9 months ago.
Was without a job for 4 or 5 months, got a job in what I took a degree in, working.

Enjoying my job and the workplace, now just hoping I will get a new contract (which was promised) since my current one runs out next week. So then I hope I get at least a short term contract of 2 months to try and get a (google translate give me the word) fixed service... No idea if that is correct or not. But basically so I don't have a short term contract of just 2-4 months. Would be nice with a "stable" place and not having to wonder a few times a year if I'll have a job or not.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Dang son, you're smart. A thing I only pretend to be most of the time.

Don't worry; this time last year I knew virtually nothing about quantum and during my interview I had twice one of the lecturers point out that he was disappointed that I didn't use the actual scientific terminology because I hadn't heard it before. The courses I listed may seem impressive, but that doesn't mean I'm going to survive them. =P

OT: Graduated in undergrad. Way too unsure about what I want to do in life to go for my Grad/PhD combo program yet. Kinda terrified I'm going to make a huge mistake and be 50K in the hole.

Are there any scholarships you can get on? I don't know what it's like in your case, but I know most PhDs in the UK/Europe are funded by either government or private bodies instead of being paid for by the student themself.

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

I shouldn't be surprised by how many computer scientists there are here, but wow there's a lot of computer scientists here.

I'm taking:
CPSC - Rendering
PHIL - Epistemology
LING - Intro to Pragmatics
ENGL - Detective Fiction

Uh, in case you can't tell, I'm in computer science too. This is my last year and I have a lot of options left to take.

I also do Undergraduate Research, which requires about as many hours as a class. However, I actually get paid to do it.

What are you working on? I did undergraduate research over the last two summers and it's been pretty interesting. Would be nice if it paid a bit more than minimum wage though...

 

[Timeless Lavender]

I am taking 5 courses:

*Science, Technology and Medicine in the Twentieth Century
*Law, Governance, Economy and Society
*Physiological Psychology
*Personality Theory I
*Statistics and Research Design

PS- I am a Psychology student

 

[Pirate Of PC Master race]

Co-op course, 7 hours a day for every weekdays.

This will just barely cover my dept, I am sure...

 

[FuzzyRaccoon]

Dang son, you're smart. A thing I only pretend to be most of the time.

Don't worry; this time last year I knew virtually nothing about quantum and during my interview I had twice one of the lecturers point out that he was disappointed that I didn't use the actual scientific terminology because I hadn't heard it before. The courses I listed may seem impressive, but that doesn't mean I'm going to survive them. =P

OT: Graduated in undergrad. Way too unsure about what I want to do in life to go for my Grad/PhD combo program yet. Kinda terrified I'm going to make a huge mistake and be 50K in the hole.

Are there any scholarships you can get on? I don't know what it's like in your case, but I know most PhDs in the UK/Europe are funded by either government or private bodies instead of being paid for by the student themself.

The US is super unforgiving about school. Like I'm poor and so are my parents so I got away with 8,000 dollar loans for my undergrad when my friends god around 47,000.

For Grad school there are SOME options. Depending on the program and your own credentials you might get your tuition waived. And if you're good you could be a TA and so basically afford to survive until you graduate. But that's not true for every field. Most of the time too the loan options are some of the worst for Grad, like it's actually it's own grouping when you're applying for loans through FAFSA (Federal Loan program).

Basically you're almost always PAYING to get an education.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I'm only taking four courses since I need to keep working if I want to keep making a living. >.>

Anyways:

Creating by Algorithm
Collaborative Projects and Research II (This one is three hours with a guest lecture on a separate day for only an hour)
Rapid Prototyping through Somatic Research
Performing in Digital and Hybrid Ensembles

I'm also doing a work study in a Fabrication Lab on campus, so I'm practically living there. And by 'there' I mean Arizona State University and I'm a Digital Culture student in Music. I'm playing with the idea of going for a Masters, but I'm not sure about that just yet since I have until next Fall to make that decision.