moving to LA in june, request for help/info pls!
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
wah lao so evil...
So dude.. hows your course selection comin ? Have ya decided what to go for ?
UC Irvine is pretty good with their meds and business. And that area has no short of Asian friendly shops. Ya might want to check that area out too.
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
uhh... hmmm... figures.. another typical kiasu Singaporean eh ?
who me...? well i mean is really tough to gage a used car......as a Kiasu singaporean i would want the following:Cheap and Good. Low mieage, high fuel efficient 30 mpg. good looking....low maintaining cost....branded car, Good paint job. Bose Stero, Boom box....... converterble...
Man a wify like this hard to come by....... : )
PS: Sign! by the time he reach is Summer! his heart will be at Santa Monica beach to catch mermaid lao....!
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
So dude.. hows your course selection comin ? Have ya decided what to go for ?
UC Irvine is pretty good with their meds and business. And that area has no short of Asian friendly shops. Ya might want to check that area out too.
i'm trying to gun for ucla or nyu if possible haha, dunno man i only select courses when i get there i think
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
who me...? well i mean is really tough to gage a used car......as a Kiasu singaporean i would want the following:Cheap and Good. Low mieage, high fuel efficient 30 mpg. good looking....low maintaining cost....branded car, Good paint job. Bose Stero, Boom box....... converterble...
Man a wify like this hard to come by....... : )
PS: Sign! by the time he reach is Summer! his heart will be at Santa Monica beach to catch mermaid lao....!
for me no need so much criteria la, just a well maintained good looking compact with enough horses for a wee bit of fun lol
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
i'm trying to gun for ucla or nyu if possible haha, dunno man i only select courses when i get there i think
no. what I meant was... which major are you gonna be taking up for your degree ?
Engineering , Law, Business, Meds, etc etc.....
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
no. what I meant was... which major are you gonna be taking up for your degree ?
Engineering , Law, Business, Meds, etc etc.....
hmm i'm hoping for econs+international studies offered by ucla so i'll have to check which modules i have to complete heh.
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
hmm i'm hoping for econs+international studies offered by ucla so i'll have to check which modules i have to complete heh.
Are there specific reasons why you choose UCLA or NYU ? Like .. maybe your relatives lives in that area.. or your friends are studying in those institutes ?
You might want to also check out UC Berkeley for their Econs.
Recently.. they upped the requirements for mathematics transfer to CA universities.
So I suggest you take the maths placement tests.. and try to score as high as possible. The tests are not easy.
If you score well.. you will get placed higher up on the flow chart. If you don't do so well.. you will have to start at the lower rung.. that means it will take you longer time to get out of the CC and into the Uni of your choice.
Try to mix your lower division and GE classes within a semester.. because it will be painful for you if you do all the easy GE first.. and then attempt all the lower divisions at the end.
Good luck.
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
hmm i'm hoping for econs+international studies offered by ucla so i'll have to check which modules i have to complete heh.
If you are going to go for Econs (pending financial resources) than i suggest you considered going higher than a bachelor.
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Originally posted by jojobeach:
Are there specific reasons why you choose UCLA or NYU ? Like .. maybe your relatives lives in that area.. or your friends are studying in those institutes ?
You might want to also check out UC Berkeley for their Econs.
Recently.. they upped the requirements for mathematics transfer to CA universities.
So I suggest you take the maths placement tests.. and try to score as high as possible. The tests are not easy.
If you score well.. you will get placed higher up on the flow chart. If you don't do so well.. you will have to start at the lower rung.. that means it will take you longer time to get out of the CC and into the Uni of your choice.
Try to mix your lower division and GE classes within a semester.. because it will be painful for you if you do all the easy GE first.. and then attempt all the lower divisions at the end.
Good luck.
hmm i dunno being a city slicker i prefer big cities i can't live in the countryside or small towns lol
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
If you are going to go for Econs (pending financial resources) than i suggest you considered going higher than a bachelor.
maybe work for a few years then get an mba?
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
hmm i dunno being a city slicker i prefer big cities i can't live in the countryside or small towns lol
hohoho... dude..Berkeley is not a small town or countryside hor... LOL !!!!!
most time... the suburb city are nicer than the main city OK ? But it's your preference lah......
I've got a feeling you've never been to USA before, yes ?
Well... if you havn't I suggest you take about 2 weeks to tour the various campuses.... you'd be surprise what you see is not what you've always perceived.
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i went there once in 04, drove past the berkeley campus haha.dunno i mean i love quaint shophouses but i'd like to have some skyscrapers around, besides it makes for a better night skyline view lol
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
maybe work for a few years then get an mba?
Well think about it....basic Econ is a generalist.
Hmmmm.........come to think of it thats what i said.......when i got my Econ degree..........that was 17th yrs ago.....inbetween there was 97 Asian financial crisi, dot.com burst. impact on 9-11, and now global financial recession short of calling off a depression.
Do you know how many corporate restructuring crap i gone thru......
If i were do it again i won't go for being a generalist.
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
i went there once in 04, drove past the berkeley campus haha.dunno i mean i love quaint shophouses but i'd like to have some skyscrapers around, besides it makes for a better night skyline view lol
Alamark come to the US look for Skyline!!! Ah Ti u come to the right place or not?
listen to JoJo most Uncle Sam city are just not great.
thought you should know skyscraper in california may not be a good thing because we have EARTHQUAKE.
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hmm so a specialized degree would be a safer bet?
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ok flight confirmed, will be in CA monday morn!
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Hey guys, I am moving to Santa Monica College too but will start this Fall. I was choosing between Pasadena CC and SMC.
Friends told me there's alot of distractions and indonesian politics in SMC. While Pasadena city doesn't look appealing to live in.
Anyone studied in PCC or live in Pasadena area before? Are there alot of Singaporeans in SMC?
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Originally posted by ke1234:
Hey guys, I am moving to Santa Monica College too but will start this Fall. I was choosing between Pasadena CC and SMC.
Friends told me there's alot of distractions and indonesian politics in SMC. While Pasadena city doesn't look appealing to live in.
Anyone studied in PCC or live in Pasadena area before? Are there alot of Singaporeans in SMC?
Check online for Singapore clubs at various colleges. Even if you don't find many Singaporeans at your destination, broaden your horizons.
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Originally posted by jetta:
Check online for Singapore clubs at various colleges. Even if you don't find many Singaporeans at your destination, broaden your horizons.
hmm i'll mix around everywhere la i didnt fly halfway round the world to stay in a little singapore bubble, if i did i would have went to melbourne LMFAO
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Originally posted by ke1234:
Hey guys, I am moving to Santa Monica College too but will start this Fall. I was choosing between Pasadena CC and SMC.
Friends told me there's alot of distractions and indonesian politics in SMC. While Pasadena city doesn't look appealing to live in.
Anyone studied in PCC or live in Pasadena area before? Are there alot of Singaporeans in SMC?
well you could look me up once i've settled down, or look for the guys here they live there lotsa good advice!
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Originally posted by ke1234:
Hey guys, I am moving to Santa Monica College too but will start this Fall. I was choosing between Pasadena CC and SMC.
Friends told me there's alot of distractions and indonesian politics in SMC. While Pasadena city doesn't look appealing to live in.
Anyone studied in PCC or live in Pasadena area before? Are there alot of Singaporeans in SMC?
yeah look up for Vito the only different is that he started school in the summer. which is a smart move. (sometime they want you to take up 1 more english class u can clean that up in 6 week) by fall you get into General edu.
There is something need to understand, When u look at Los Angeles..it is basically a Mega City that stretch across the entire basin. There isn't really a distinct "isolated City" because resdiential area stretch on and on.
Pasadena -- Depend on which part of Pasadena. It is a nice area. So who ever told you that is flat wrong. Nearby Acardia is equally popular among oversea chinese. Any of these 2 places are wealthy folks living out there. PCC is equally a great place for those who is interested in USC. i guess. Caltech.
but at the end of the day still your grade count.
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Originally posted by vito_corleone:
ok flight confirmed, will be in CA monday morn!
Happy? all pack yet? -
Originally posted by vito_corleone:
hmm so a specialized degree would be a safer bet?
well you have about 12 months to think about what would be the future needs. The problem is that there aren't alot of future work place.
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yeap all packed. does the weather require any jackets? haha im banking on the economic rebound once i graduate. fingers crossed!
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A recent article in Yahoo Finance.
Hardest Jobs to Fill in America.
Something to consider when making your choices.