2k3WRXND wrote:
We do party hard - but the education is more difficult (depending on the program) which I don't mind. I pay to get educated afterall, I'd rather learn then just drink and party all the time. You have to learn how to mix the two

Just work your ass off from Monday through Friday, then have fun on weekends.

My NOva wrote:
can agree msu has more fun people than ndsu but ndsu throws some good parties

We do party hard - but the education is more difficult (depending on the program) which I don't mind. I pay to get educated afterall, I'd rather learn then just drink and party all the time. You have to learn how to mix the two

adog wrote:
Pretty much hit the nail on the head. NDSU is more annoyed by students than concerned about them. Go to MSU, it's Happy Fun Land, with girls and good grades for all.
can agree msu has more fun people than ndsu but ndsu throws some good parties

out there wrote:
for me, it isn't the religion that i'm attracted to, it's the way i hear so many students refer to their experience. the classes are smaller, professors are more interested in YOU and how they can help you understand the material... it's not like ndsu where (i get the impression) it's more of a cattle drive.

Pretty much hit the nail on the head. NDSU is more annoyed by students than concerned about them. Go to MSU, it's Happy Fun Land, with girls and good grades for all.

DaveH wrote:
The reason people choose Concordia is because it's a Christian College. That is what sets it apart from the others. To some people that is worth the outrageous tuition.

Re: being a laborer. It's cool when you are young and are making fairly good money. It gets old real quick when you get older and have a tougher time doing the physical work.... and you are still making the same money. A lot of times it takes a college grad quite a while to pass the HS grad in total income, but it will happen.

It's Lutheran to be specific

DaveH wrote:
The reason people choose Concordia is because it's a Christian College. That is what sets it apart from the others. To some people that is worth the outrageous tuition.

for me, it isn't the religion that i'm attracted to, it's the way i hear so many students refer to their experience. the classes are smaller, professors are more interested in YOU and how they can help you understand the material... it's not like ndsu where (i get the impression) it's more of a cattle drive.

Re: being a laborer. It's cool when you are young and are making fairly good money. It gets old real quick when you get older and have a tougher time doing the physical work.... and you are still making the same money. A lot of times it takes a college grad quite a while to pass the HS grad in total income, but it will happen.

guest wrote:
I went to und for 1 year in ME, but my parents lost their house, and the I had no were to stay. Plus, getting a decent part time job in GF is next to impossible. It's nice school in a bad location. It's also amazing how many people treat you like crap if you drop out of college. You'll never go back!!! Well I'm in school now despite working 36-60 hours per week so screw them!!!

As far as learning a trade, well when you get injured, you can't work. If you have a college degree that you can still use in partially disabled you're gonna be ok.
I agree with what you said in paragraph one. I took a year off when my son was born and it was a cake walk to go back to NDSU. People do it all the time. Props for everyone who doesn't just give up once they drop out!
As far as getting injured and not being able to work.....AFLAC
Here is my advice about choosing a school: NDSU-fewer women & it's a cow college, MSUM-liberal arts school, Condorkia-$$$$$, worth it?, UofM-huge campus but great school, UND-Would you really want to live in GF? It is all relative to what you want to study and what you personally need to get out of college.
I guess if I could go back to choosing a college without knowing what I wanted to go into, I would personally go to MSUM. Inexpensive, great campus life, more females than males, tri-college opportunity, and credits transfer easily.

As far as learning a trade, well when you get injured, you can't work. If you have a college degree that you can still use in partially disabled you're gonna be ok.

out there wrote:
university of mary? or minnesota (in minneapolis)?

this is exactly why i started this thread, i wanted to get thoughts on schools from people that have been there, are there, or are in the same boat as i am. please keep the discussion going

University of Minnesota- Twin Cities campus. I am currently a freshmen here at the U.

Journeymen run jobs... do the lay outs... rough ins... blah blah. Journeymen do everything. Masters are just journeymen with a new title that allows them to start their own business.

edit: laugh flowcus, dont yell at me

Plumbers use copper to supply water, and use cast-iron and PVC plastic for waste... There is a difference but not much... both do run pipes, but both also do different things with the pipes their running and use different materials. I dont know a whole hell of a lot about pipefitters but they are different. You will never see a pipefitter running a floor drain, roof drain, a carrier for toilet, blah blah blah.

Flowcus wrote:
Pipefitters and plumbers are two totally different jobs... pipefitters only solder some copper here and there. Pipefitters do steam piping and what not... and hot and cold water mains and supplies throught buildings if it requires them to do it, otherwise plumbers take care of that.

Ok, I'm just a stupid controls guy, but in the above statement, they sound like they do the SAME thing.

Flowcus wrote:
And yes im an apprentice commercial plumber, and dangler I could give you 30+ high paying jobs in my trade in this area alone . Instigator what trade are you in?

I edited my original post... I'm guessing the "high paying jobs" is a relative statement in this discussion.....

I dont get Tad218's sig..George W. Bush --"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."—May 25, 2004 .

correct me if im wrong, but dont people have 2 hands now-a-days?

Back on topic...Goto University of California Santa Barbra...UCSB GAUCHOS!

out there wrote:
university of mary? or minnesota (in minneapolis)?

hahahhah lmao... minnesota

Dangler wrote:
If you're intersted in law enough to select a school based on it having a "pre-law" program, go to a school that actually has a respected Law School! (UND in the area or U of M).

please don't misunderstand, but i'm leaning towards concordia because it is smaller, more close-knit (as drake has pointed out), and offers a variety. after getting a 2year business degree from ntc, i've decided that i want something more... perhaps law or medicine. i know i can do anything, it's just a matter of deciding, i'm sure you can understand what i mean.
i would go for und, but i don't know that i'm prepared to leave this area for something that i can achieve in my backyard, proverbially. not only that, but i have to keep up my part of the house payment while i go to school. not that this will be a problem, i have a steady position that i earn enough just working weekends.

T ! N wrote:
I'm not sure how good UND's law program is, but the U of M is considered to be top 20 in the nation. What I've heard, it's very hard to get in, yet once you're in, it's not easy to graduate with a degree.

university of mary? or minnesota (in minneapolis)?

this is exactly why i started this thread, i wanted to get thoughts on schools from people that have been there, are there, or are in the same boat as i am. please keep the discussion going

And yes im an apprentice commercial plumber, and dangler I could give you 30+ high paying jobs in my trade in this area alone . Instigator what trade are you in?