Leaving for College!

Paedantic Basterd · 08-17-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Wait so you need an old edition of the book as well as the new one? What the hell kind of crazy logic is that?

Nah, the required texts are older editions. I want to know if I can get a newer edition and follow along without getting lost.

**Janszoon** · 08-17-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Unfortunately, the books I have the most trouble hunting down are the ones with no covers uploaded to the site. I also have no problem finding new editions of the books; but they seem to be requiring older ones. I've asked my professors for the ISBNs (those I could email). I'll ask if I can use a more recent edition if they can't come back to me with those.

I can rent some of them, but not for less than it would be to get them used on Amazon (for the most part).

What about ebay? That seems like a place where you might be able to find some of the older editions.

LoathsomePete · 08-17-2012, 08:51 PM

Oh, well shit if they're requiring older editions go for those, they're always cheaper. Amazon, ebay, or half.com will be good places to get those. I've read that the publishing companies only need to change 10% of the book to justify calling it a new edition and the changes can be something as simple as new photographs.

Paedantic Basterd · 08-17-2012, 08:52 PM

Ah, but it's easier to find the newer editions than it is the older ones.

**** it, I'd better ask.

LoathsomePete · 08-17-2012, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Ah, but it's easier to find the newer editions than it is the older ones.

**** it, I'd better ask.

PM me a book you're trying to find, I guarantee I can find it for you.

YorkeDaddy · 08-19-2012, 01:34 PM

Hit up my first college party last night! It was a crazy ass frat party.

I didn't get very drunk. Had two shots and about half a beer and hung for a while until my group wanted to leave. The most eventful part is when we were trying to leave. Apparently frat houses HAVE to give you a ride when you're leaving their place. It doesn't matter if you're completely sober or if you live right across the street, you HAVE to wait for a car to take you because of legal obligations or something. Their drivers suck ass, so we were waiting for a while and people were getting very restless as they waited. I had four girls with me, and one of them had never drank or been to a party before or done anything of this nature in her life, and she appeared to be fairly uncomfortable, so I had to make sure I kept everything under control and made sure my girls were all relaxed and whatnot and it was just some crazy ****.

After we finally got out of there we wandered until we found a house party, but it was way too rambunctious and **** so we bailed from the group and went to a Waffle House instead. lol.

PoorOldPo · 08-19-2012, 02:31 PM

Best of luck bud!

Burning Down · 08-19-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Hit up my first college party last night! It was a crazy ass frat party.

I didn't get very drunk. Had two shots and about half a beer and hung for a while until my group wanted to leave. The most eventful part is when we were trying to leave. Apparently frat houses HAVE to give you a ride when you're leaving their place. It doesn't matter if you're completely sober or if you live right across the street, you HAVE to wait for a car to take you because of legal obligations or something. Their drivers suck ass, so we were waiting for a while and people were getting very restless as they waited. I had four girls with me, and one of them had never drank or been to a party before or done anything of this nature in her life, and she appeared to be fairly uncomfortable, so I had to make sure I kept everything under control and made sure my girls were all relaxed and whatnot and it was just some crazy ****.

After we finally got out of there we wandered until we found a house party, but it was way too rambunctious and **** so we bailed from the group and went to a Waffle House instead. lol.

Haha! I remember my very first party too. Well, most of it anyways, lol! It was a party that happened over spring break (which we actually call reading week here and it happens in February, lol), and parties put on and attended by musical theatre and film students alike are ridiculously CRAZY. Theatre parties are basically the absolute epitome of university and college parties. I can tell you that with me always being the ultimate homebody and somebody who absolutely does not do drugs or smokes anything, I was pretty uncomfortable at this party too. I remember people were trying to slip X pills into our hands and there were people doing tabs of LSD. And I recall someone doing a line of coke too. It was ridiculous.

Paedantic Basterd · 09-11-2012, 06:01 PM

I have another query for college veterans. How the **** do you manage to get everything done and still have some time for personal life? I have done NOTHING but work from sun up to sun down for a week and a half. I get up at eight, I have class until 2, I read and make notes until 10 PM and then I repeat the process.

It's taking a toll on me. I just want an hour or two in a day to listen to some music or do some artwork, but there's just no time. I can't even fathom getting to go home and see my family or get a shift in at work.

The stress is going to kill me. I don't know how other people get through either A) doing all this work or B) by not doing it.

Burning Down · 09-11-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I have another query for college veterans. How the **** do you manage to get everything done and still have some time for personal life? I have done NOTHING but work from sun up to sun down for a week and a half. I get up at eight, I have class until 2, I read and make notes until 10 PM and then I repeat the process.

It's taking a toll on me. I just want an hour or two in a day to listen to some music or do some artwork, but there's just no time. I can't even fathom getting to go home and see my family or get a shift in at work.

The stress is going to kill me. I don't know how other people get through either A) doing all this work or B) by not doing it.

At that rate, you are going to burn yourself out. Please, please, please don't do that! Burnout is not fun and it's not healthy.

It's important to take a little time for yourself everyday and not work so vigorously on note taking and reading after class! Okay, I'm not going to impart my somewhat abysmal study habits on you (lol), but I have such a busy academic life so far this year that I've scheduled every little thing that happens in my life into my agenda, and that includes free time and time to spend with family, friends, and my boyfriend and everything that I want to do with them. It's just so I know how much time I've allotted for everything during the day, and that includes weekends.

Would it be possible for you to spread your homework and assignments out through the week (including weekends during off hours from work), so that you can end your day at a certain time every day (unless you have to work), and after that time has passed you don't work anymore. For example I've been able to manage my time so that I can just chill or do whatever I need to do for ME by 7 or 8 PM every night.

I also have a rule for myself that when I'm eating a meal, I don't bother with schoolwork. Honestly, the least you can do is take short little breaks like that, they really help.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Ah, but it's easier to find the newer editions than it is the older ones. **** it, I'd better ask.

08-19-2012, 01:34 PM	#36 (permalink)
YorkeDaddy silky smooth Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pangaea Posts: 4,079	Hit up my first college party last night! It was a crazy ass frat party. I didn't get very drunk. Had two shots and about half a beer and hung for a while until my group wanted to leave. The most eventful part is when we were trying to leave. Apparently frat houses HAVE to give you a ride when you're leaving their place. It doesn't matter if you're completely sober or if you live right across the street, you HAVE to wait for a car to take you because of legal obligations or something. Their drivers suck ass, so we were waiting for a while and people were getting very restless as they waited. I had four girls with me, and one of them had never drank or been to a party before or done anything of this nature in her life, and she appeared to be fairly uncomfortable, so I had to make sure I kept everything under control and made sure my girls were all relaxed and whatnot and it was just some crazy **. After we finally got out of there we wandered until we found a house party, but it was way too rambunctious and ** so we bailed from the group and went to a Waffle House instead. lol.

09-11-2012, 06:01 PM	#39 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I have another query for college veterans. How the **** do you manage to get everything done and still have some time for personal life? I have done NOTHING but work from sun up to sun down for a week and a half. I get up at eight, I have class until 2, I read and make notes until 10 PM and then I repeat the process. It's taking a toll on me. I just want an hour or two in a day to listen to some music or do some artwork, but there's just no time. I can't even fathom getting to go home and see my family or get a shift in at work. The stress is going to kill me. I don't know how other people get through either A) doing all this work or B) by not doing it.