AstroEric Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 ...The vicinity of the following universities? - Purdue - Rensselaer Polytech. - Virginia Tech. - Univ. of Central Florida - NC State - East Carolina Univ. ...I'm applying for doctorate programs (any other modders have a PhD?), and haven't actually been to most of these places. It occurred to me that some of you might be able to recommend things about the regions these schools are in. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 i don't live n any of those areas, but i applaud you for going after the doctorate program. it's fun times. at least i hope it's as fun for you as it was for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 What was your doctorate in, Homer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 got a few. they're all healthcare related. just for privacy, i don't like to advertise it too much. fun stuff i tell you though. college was absolutely the best time of my life. and then grad school took it to another level. it's well worth it if you got the drive to accomplish it. really, i highly admire anyone who goes through with it. it's quite the commitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 You know what...I've always had this suspicion about you, and your comment all but confirms it. Are you former surgeon general Dr. Jocelyn Elders? (Thanks for the support! :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 that's only one of my aliases :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I can promise you this: Purdue and Lafayette sucks. Then again you would be within a 1 hour drive of Mr. and Mrs Pirate in about six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigleyville33 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 yeah right now im in purdue for thanksgiving to visit my sister... and my dad and my brother went/going to vtech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiheat32 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i actually just visited rensselaer polytech (rpi) around halloween bc theyre recruiting me for baseball. i cant tell you much about it since im still in high school and live in texas, but i have some info because i took the tour. i could probably answer some basic questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPaPa Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 rpi sucks at rugby thats all i know about them we kicked there rugby teams *** like 35 to zilch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysFTW Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I live about a half an hour from the campus of the University of Central Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 To catch you all up on the boring half-soap opera that is my life, I got accepted for early admission and funding (don't know how much yet) by Rensselaer "RPI" Polytechnic. I was researching the city it's in, and not only is the local minor league team an Astros affiliate, but a city that I always assumed was fictional in the novels of my favorite writer is based on Troy, N.Y. -- he even wrote my favorite book of all time right there in the town. A sign from Jesu? --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Is it in Salem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Nope. Troy. About an hour south of Salem, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 To catch you all up on the boring half-soap opera that is my life, I got accepted for early admission and funding (don't know how much yet) by Rensselaer "RPI" Polytechnic. I was researching the city it's in, and not only is the local minor league team an Astros affiliate, but a city that I always assumed was fictional in the novels of my favorite writer is based on Troy, N.Y. -- he even wrote my favorite book of all time right there in the town. A sign from Jesu? --Eric Congratulations. It's a beautiful city and home to the 2008 New York-Penn League All Star Game. They filmed a bunch of movies on the campus there. Have fun and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFeathers Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 RPI is good if you like a 70/30 male/female split and if your ok with hanging out with some of the lamest people ever (my brother went there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesman Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm in NC and have been to both NC State and ECU. I would recommend avoiding Greenville(where ECU is) it is a major party town, the school is alright, but Greenville is just not my kind of a place, a bit dirty for my tastes. The area where NC State is in is pretty nice, but I wouldn't move to Raleigh if you were looking for a vibrant night life or anything. Out of the two I would pick State. I go to Appalachian State and love the hell out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Cool. I currently teach at Western, your "rivals." I put that in quotes because you guys were the Cinderella story of the year in football, while we...I don't think we won any games. RPI is good if you like a 70/30 male/female split and if your ok with hanging out with some of the lamest people ever (my brother went there). I'm married, so I'll be hanging out with my wife. Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm in NC and have been to both NC State and ECU. I would recommend avoiding Greenville(where ECU is) it is a major party town, the school is alright, but Greenville is just not my kind of a place, a bit dirty for my tastes. The area where NC State is in is pretty nice, but I wouldn't move to Raleigh if you were looking for a vibrant night life or anything. Out of the two I would pick State. I go to Appalachian State and love the hell out of it. Is ASU really as HOT HOT HOT as they think they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPaPa Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 RPI is not that bad, as far as i know. Their rugby team had some cool people on it, also some real geeks, but they seemed nice and they have a pretty nice campus. Troy, NY is also not that bad. Its not exciting, theres not a whole lot of places to go and see but its not bad. Its a nice town just a little quiet and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesman Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I HATE HATE HATE that video. Is it true that Western's entire coaching staff got canned after they lost too us like 70-30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinsMS_35 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 My cousins live by UCF. Orlando is a great area. Don't know anything about the school though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEric Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 To catch you all up again with the never-ending soap opera of my life, I got accepted and offered money from everywhere that wasn't NC State (though Purdue let me know so late that it didn't matter anymore). I've given notice to RPI that I've accepted their offer, and they've offered me a **** ton of money to spend the next four years or so studying technical communication, interactivity, usability, interface design, etc. etc. So we'll be in Troy next year. We visited a few weeks ago, and wound up really liking the place. I can see what you meant Sean, about it being a grey and ugly city, but -- I grew up in one of those, so it kind of felt like home. I also like the fact that five minutes up the road takes you out into the countryside, where I think we'd like to live, but that we can still drive to a Target within 20 minutes (our nearest here is an hour away -- we make special Target day trips). Anybody in the Troy/Albany area should send me a PM. We'll be looking for locals to befriend! In other great news, my writing partner just got accepted into the screenwriting program at USC, and has kindly offered me his coattails to ride, should the situation ever arise. --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 That's good news about RPI Eric. My friend goes there and he really likes it. However, it is a very male dominated campus, but like you already stated that doesn't really apply to you. But I wish you all the best in your endeavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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