<p>SUNY CC, is it what he said, junior transfer</p>
<p>What a coincidence!
I also go to Univ. Park. I will be a sophomore this year and I'm thinking about junior transfer to one of Brown, Cornell, UT-Austin, or UW-Madison. The curriculum at Penn State has been disappointing for me. It's somewhat restricting me from choosing elective courses. This is one of the reasons for my transfer. Besides, PSU has a high tuition rate for internationals for a state school - NOT SO GENEROUS</p>
<p>Did you already register for your courses?
Mine are a bit overwhelming - CHEM 39, BIOL 129(credit by exam), BIOL 142, BIOL 110, MATH 141, and CAS 100A
What GPA are you shooting for? I have 3.69 cumu. and I need straight A's next Fall to achieve a 3.8.</p>
<p>One more thing: Do you know anyone else who goes to(or will go to) Penn State that's willing to transfer out?</p>
<p>hey! ^.^ that is pretty awesome! hmm i gather from your course load you are majoring in one of the sciences? yeah your courses do seem quite challenging but you already have a good gpa so i am sure you can do it. ^_~</p>
<p>I am an International Politics/Political Science & International Studies major right now so hopefully my course load is good enough. ^<em>^ I actually just went to my FTCAP a couple days ago! :-) Hmm...I don't know how realistic it is but I am shooting for the ever-elusive 4.0! Haha..how hard do you think it will be considering my classes and my major? actually, ></em>< how hard is it to get one period - everyone seems to say it is. oh & i've been trying to look up my teachers or get student feedback on some of my profs. but i can't, do you know of any way to do that? besides ratemyprofessors?</p>
<p>i hear you on the restrictive thing =/ i really wanted to do something in urban education as well but that is (surprisingly) a major/minor they do not offer. plus, i think they make it difficult to double major in some aspects. Wow! You are thinking of applying to Brown too! Cool! But I don't think I know anyone already considering transferring ( I don't really know anyone at all ^.^). I think i did read something by some girl on this site, who i believe, was your year & was asking questions about transferring. it was a while ago though :-( so i can't rem. wow! but i am so glad i know someone here thinking about transferring too! ::e-high five::</p>
<p>Yeah...I am feeling a lot more relaxed now to meet someone like you...especially from the SAME school - lol.</p>
<p>Back to the main point - I'd rather suggest you avoid the honors courses. I heard they're extremely hard, from my friends who took CHEM 12H and BIOL 110H. I am not sure about STAT 200H though,
one friend told me each problem in CHEM 12H tests took about 20 min.
BIOL 110H was worse, b/c you need to write up a lab report up to 17 pages and the tests were amazingly hard. He probably got a C+ in that course. Just raise your GPA from regular courses, and select easy grading professors ^_^
As for getting into classes, besides ratemyprofessor, I'd use thefacebook.com to find the students who are currently taking your future courses and ask them.</p>
<p>BTW, are you gonna get involved in any EC's while attending PSU?
What was your SAT/ACT score(s)?
I am definitely going to take the ACT for transfer purpose, since I did awfully on the SAT.</p>
<p>What schools are you applying for other than Brown?</p>
<p>really? are the honors classes that difficult? eek ><em><;;; my adviser did tell me that i am taking a lot though span3H isn't that different from span3. do you think two is too much? basically all my honors are in the humanities (i think i def. will do reg. stat) so does that make a difference? @</em>@;; oh wow a C+? for all that work? ouch, yeah i have been trying to get the easiest profs. too ^_^;; i am iffy on two - james strauss in Bio. have you heard about him? or a guy named sullivan?</p>
<p>wow, thanks for the facebook thing. seems like a lot of people use/have it & i didn't even know! hmm i hope to get involved a lot in the college since there are a lot of interesting activities! are you involved in anything? Ech =/ my scores weren't very good but I don't think I want/can retake them. I don't know.</p>
<p>You know, Brown is really the only school that I want to go to.=/ I looked into Yale (even though that is even more of a long shot) b/c it has an urban education dept too.</p>
<p>Two honors courses are probably fine if you are feeling motivated enough. I am not sure about james strauss and sullivan for bio. Never heard of 'em. What bio course are you taking? If you are taking Biol 110, it would sound great if we both take it in the same section and time. My prof. is gonna be Denise Woodward. I heard she's pretty good :)
BTW, what activities do you wanna get involved in?
I might tutor in the University Learning Center and work in Mount Nittany hospital.</p>
<p>haha i hope i <em>do</em> feel motivated during the school year ^_^;; i feel it now, but i'm not so sure about then ;-) I don't think I signed up for Bio110 - though that <em>would</em> be very cool! I am actually re-considering the bio entirely as I have heard bad things about the teach. (ratemyprofessors) for his bio of aging class. Also, I am not so sure I want to have hard prof. or take possibly harder courses in things that i am not going to do..=/ since i am primarily a poli sci major. so i think i might replace it with shakespeare129 or another writing course. :-)</p>
<p>hmm activities..i am looking into this reading/tutoring prog. but i don't exactly know what it is called since my FTCAP counselor was the one who told me about it. also, i would like to write for the newspaper or gov't or something. that would be cool. btw, are you pre-med? i figure this from your (insane ;-) ) sci. based workload & working in the hospital.</p>
<p>I am premed or/and prepharmacy</p>
<p>Did you sign in for thefacebook.com?</p>
<p>cool. yah i did, try searching for 'sandra' & i think i am on the 2nd page & the only (goofy-looking) ^_^ '09 student!</p>
<p>Applied: UC Berkeley (College of Engineering)
UCLA (College of Engineering)
UC Davis (College of Engineering)
Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis
Attending: UC Berkeley
Major: Chemical Engineering / Nuclear Engineering (Double major)</p>
<p>Essay.......</p>
<p>This is essay question # 1 (How your interests developed in your major)</p>
<p>My intended major is Chemical and Nuclear
Engineering with an emphasis on energy needs.<br>
Chemical and Nuclear Engineering has interested
me since I was in high school. These two
profession, although related in some aspects and
differing in others, work closely together for
the betterment of society. Since my childhood
years, energy production, whether it is
chemical, nuclear or electrical sparked me
further to take an initiative to learn about the
various ways we have to produce electricity in
California. Taking engineering courses in
college fueled my desire to study the
engineering field because of their practical
applications to real life problems. It was
energy production that made me keen to learn
more about chemical and nuclear engineering.</p>
<p>Energy supply has become a major issue
in California over the past few years. With the
California energy crisis, electrical bills have
soared to all time highs. This insufficient and
insecure production of electricity has caused
the economy of California to deflate. When the
economy goes down, chaos occurs. This is where
problem - solving engineers come into play.
Chemical and nuclear engineers can provide
solutions to this situation by means of
producing power in a more dependable manner. By
reducing the chances of having blackouts,
chemical/nuclear engineers are keeping
California on the run. This type of problem
solving helped me to choose this double major as
my future profession. With this in mind, I took
the opportunity to join some clubs at my college
and take field trips to a few laboratories.</p>
<p>At Diablo Valley College, DVC, I joined
the United Engineers and Scientists (UES) club.
This club is the main student-run organization
at DVC that brought all the engineering
professions under one roof so that engineering
students could get a better perspective of their
individual careers. We took field trips to the
Lawrence National Laboratory in Berkeley and
also the Stanford Linear Accelerator. At these
two laboratories, I got some insight into the
careers of chemical and nuclear engineers. I
learned that thermonuclear reactions and nuclear
fission are related to the production of energy.
These new techniques are much more reliable than
the previous methods of windmills and fossil
fuels. I found out that nuclear fission occurs
by accelerating highly radioactive particles to
such high speeds that give off energy when in
collision with another particle. A thermonuclear
reaction, on the other hand, is achieved at very
high temperatures by using light as an energy
source. Although these methods are efficient
ways to produce energy, I also learned about the
hazardous nuclear wastes that can cause
radiation that result from nuclear and
thermonuclear reactions. </p>
<p>Nuclear and thermal energy do have the
benefit of being reliable but they also have the
disadvantage of their negative impact on the
environment. This made me realize the importance
of handling nuclear wastes in a professional
manner. From the tour of the laboratories, I
learned how nuclear and thermonuclear reactions
can have a direct impact on the environment.
Therefore, I believe that it is essential for
every chemical and nuclear engineer to learn the
ways of handling this situation.</p>
<pre><code>After visiting the laboratories and
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<p>learning more about the profession, I realized
that there is no better time to become an
engineer than now. With the current outburst of
technology, California is becoming more and more
dependent on electricity. Energy production has
always been an interest to me and I believe
that the chemical/nuclear engineering program
will best fit my needs. I took advantage of the
only engineering club, UES, which helped me take
an insight of my major. I hope with my desire to
learn and academic preparation, I will be a
suitable candidate for your program.</p>
<p>i was wondering when transfering are Sat II's required?</p>
<p>And i had a question about course strength. This fall i am taking basics such as differential calculus 408k and chemistry in context 304k so does this affect my "strength of course" drastically? should i be worried about what classes im taking?</p>
<p>SAT II's aren't required.</p>
<p>so if you have them does that make your application stronger?</p>
<p>I'm joining University Park this year. I plan to transfer into an Ivy league school as a sophmore as i never really got a chance to apply to them as due to family matters i was scheduled to study in India and on a delayed notice penn state was my best choice. Nevertheless good luck at University Park and have fun there. By the way, i was accepted into Ut-Austin and trust me it's not really the best option you have...</p>
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<p>What are you talking about? UT - Austin is an excellent school. Do not let the Ivy-obsessed posters of this forum fool you; UT has excellent programs with enormous resources for students. Plan II and Business Honors highly respected in academia, and routinely places students in high ranking graduate/professional schools.</p>
<p>Are you from India?(intl' student?)</p>
<p>I perfectly changed my transfer options. I changed my mind b/c Brown and UT-Austin only give you grades of A,B,C,... not even +/- 's. It's a real pain in the ass. Wisconsin's another distracting party school, and their scale is like 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, etc. I really need a high GPA. And Cornell's got too much competition. I am thinking of transferring to UIUC instead. How is UIUC BTW?</p>
<p>Bumpedee Bump~</p>
<p>isnt the lack of +/- a good thing since its easier to get a 4.0??</p>
<p>You can't guarantee that you'll get a 4.0. For tough courses, you'll get a B instead of B+. Say you study your butt off for one hard course to raise your percentage from 80 to 89. You still get a B. That blows. Besides, upper division courses are hard to achieve over 90.</p>