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Originally posted by todras: Originally posted by BBorges:
[b] i remember when they had a F-50 for testing and he was on the team. (he didn't drive it though... they had an italian guy that came only to drive the car...) Believe man.. that italian dude was treated as a CEO (not WorldCom) of the company... he came WITH the car as a complete package!! .... I remember one day i was getting late at work and there was this "caravan" leaving the main gate at Fiat.. there were few vans, some cars and the F-50 with its driver ! 
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Originally posted by dnewma04:
If you fall asleep and get As in math in high school, I can guarentee you won't get As in college by falling asleep. It is a much more challenging environment. not necessarily, depends on the college you attend. all of my college math courses were FAR easier than my high school math courses. I took AP/honors level math courses in both high school and college and the college ones didn't even come close to how difficult the high school ones were.
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Yeah, I keep checking too. I'm afraid that just as the site goes down my car will burst into flames or something (knocking rapidly on wood)!
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College level math is totally different than high school math. In college you will go through one of those two inch thick high school math books in about 3 months! I learned more in my first semester of calculus than in all high school.
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Originally posted by 98 SE: Originally posted by Redcon96I4:
[b]I'm good at math, though it's boring to me(sleep through class and still make A's).
EDIT: I meant that they do look at your grades, but they weigh the higher level ones more than the lower ones ... for example, getting a 60, even in an AP course, will never be a good thing  [/b]I take all of the hardest classes my skool offers. I'm in the "honors magnet" program at my skool. IT is a south georgia public skool though, so it's really nothing compared to some of the stuff in New England. And I realize college will be harder, I'm not stupid.
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I took AP calculus and judging from my roommate's account, the difficulty is about the same, but in high school they spread it out over a whole school year, versus just half in college. AP US History was a different story; I did so much writing for that class, it couldn't possibly have been harder in college..
It sounds to me like you have a good grasp on math and stuff. Apply for engineering; it'll be easier to get in as a freshman than a transfer student. You can always transfer out, just don't wait until the second-third year like I did, heh...
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Sounds good RED< Id rather be the one that designs the cars tho, but whatever you like I remember reading the biography of Lee Iacoca, when he was in college, he studied his ass of, and everone made fun of him for it....and I remember one thing that Ill never forget...SET GOALS! lee Iacoca said when he was in college..."I will be Vice President of Ford by the time Im 30"...he didnt make it, but 3 months after his 31st Birthday, he was VP but like I said, Set goals! If you shoot for nothing, thats where youll get. But if you shoot for the moon, even if you dont make it, youll still end up in the stars (thats a bad one, I know, but its true)
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I'd recommend engineering as well, probalby mechanical. You are good at the fundementals, whhether you enjoy it or not, so some of the applied engineering classes that use the fundementals in college is where you'll get a feel for how much you like it. But engineering salaries pay well, are generally regarded highly, and give good experience. Career wise, engineering can be a pretty rewarding choice, but it also makes a great background if you choose to switch to management or consulting or many other manufacturing industry positions.
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Originally posted by Moonlight Mystique: Sounds good RED< Id rather be the one that designs the cars tho, but whatever you like I remember reading the biography of Lee Iacoca, when he was in college, he studied his ass of, and everone made fun of him for it....and I remember one thing that Ill never forget...SET GOALS! lee Iacoca said when he was in college..."I will be Vice President of Ford by the time Im 30"...he didnt make it, but 3 months after his 31st Birthday, he was VP but like I said, Set goals! If you shoot for nothing, thats where youll get. But if you shoot for the moon, even if you dont make it, youll still end up in the stars (thats a bad one, I know, but its true) Hey, you actually said something that wasn't stupid. Maybe you're not such a bad guy, maybe. Just don't ever bad mouth admin of this site again, that waz lame
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