A/C during the day. Late night fun in the evenings with only t-shirts/shorts on.Jay wrote:
I'll take a frozen day in the 20s over a muggy day in the 90s anytime.
Home isn't lagom enough for you?Snorkelfarsan wrote:
Yeah, that's why I said all year round. Granted, NY is great in the summer but pretty cold for 6 months, and that's not very different from home.
This is true.Jay wrote:
No way. I never bitch about the cold. At least if you're cold you can put on more layers. If it's hot and sticky it fucking blows. You either swelter or you sit inside in the AC all day (which makes having hot weather pointless in the first place).Hurricane2k9 wrote:
I bet a beer that at some point during the winter you bitched about the cold and how you wanted it to be warm.Jay wrote:
I miss the snow
After I graduate I'm strongly contemplating Seattle.
Large gay populations. You'll fit right inHurricane2k9 wrote:
This is true.Jay wrote:
No way. I never bitch about the cold. At least if you're cold you can put on more layers. If it's hot and sticky it fucking blows. You either swelter or you sit inside in the AC all day (which makes having hot weather pointless in the first place).Hurricane2k9 wrote:
I bet a beer that at some point during the winter you bitched about the cold and how you wanted it to be warm.
After I graduate I'm strongly contemplating Seattle.
Thankfully it's a silly argument because I have identified a few cities which have largely pleasant weather throughout the year. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
Actually, when I was referring to sports, I was referring to the prestige factor. CSULB and CSUF do not have the sports powerhouse that are USC and UCLA, and the alumni support that follows it.Snorkelfarsan wrote:
Wow, you guys have been replying faster than rabbits procreate.Any other schools are out of the question, unfortunately. When I started looking at schools back in january/february it was too late to apply for a lot of programs in many schools around California. Like UCLA, UCSB, UCSD etc. CSULB is the place I would most likely enjoy, with the beach and everything. When it comes to sports I don't really care that much, I work out at the gym and run so it doesnt really matter if they have a basket ball team or not.Ilocano wrote:
Hawaii is over-rated. If your choices are only CSULB or CSUF, pick CSULB. CSULB is the beach lifestyle (yes, the beach is just there), plus everything else that is SoCal. Do not go to CSUF, unless you like being bored as hell. CSULB does actually have pretty good Computer Science/Engineering programs, and interesting enough, a good Radio and Television program as well.
Neither are big sports colleges, so not much as far as reps though. Have you also considered USC or UCLA?You're probably very right about that, and there are tons of jobs in IT here in Sweden as well. Although I'm not worried about not getting a job when I'm done, whether I stay in the US or move back.Macbeth wrote:
Hawaii has a high cost of living but Cali isn't cheap either. As for the value of the degrees- go for the master in computer science in Cali. I'm not sure how it is in Sweden but if you want to be employed in the U.S. you have a better shot with a masters in computer science than with a masters in communications.
When I was deciding what I wanted to study I considered doing an MBA but it just seems a little overrated and honestly I'm not very interested in studying business like that. It's also a lot more expensive than almost all other programs.
The tuition is about the same for all of the three schools I mentioned, around 5-7k a semester.
so does NY lolJay wrote:
Large gay populations. You'll fit right inHurricane2k9 wrote:
This is true.Jay wrote:
No way. I never bitch about the cold. At least if you're cold you can put on more layers. If it's hot and sticky it fucking blows. You either swelter or you sit inside in the AC all day (which makes having hot weather pointless in the first place).
Thankfully it's a silly argument because I have identified a few cities which have largely pleasant weather throughout the year. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
so nyc is filled with fat annoying peopleJay wrote:
Large gay populations. You'll fit right inHurricane2k9 wrote:
This is true.Jay wrote:
No way. I never bitch about the cold. At least if you're cold you can put on more layers. If it's hot and sticky it fucking blows. You either swelter or you sit inside in the AC all day (which makes having hot weather pointless in the first place).
Thankfully it's a silly argument because I have identified a few cities which have largely pleasant weather throughout the year. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
RTHKI wrote:
so nyc is filled with fat annoying peopleJay wrote:
Large gay populations. You'll fit right inHurricane2k9 wrote:
This is true.
Thankfully it's a silly argument because I have identified a few cities which have largely pleasant weather throughout the year. Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
Oh, I see how that could be kinda fun then, having a school team that's really good and alot of students supporting. But i've only seen stuff like it in movies, in Sweden there isn't anything like the college sports you guys have.Ilocano wrote:
Actually, when I was referring to sports, I was referring to the prestige factor. CSULB and CSUF do not have the sports powerhouse that are USC and UCLA, and the alumni support that follows it.Snorkelfarsan wrote:
Wow, you guys have been replying faster than rabbits procreate.Any other schools are out of the question, unfortunately. When I started looking at schools back in january/february it was too late to apply for a lot of programs in many schools around California. Like UCLA, UCSB, UCSD etc. CSULB is the place I would most likely enjoy, with the beach and everything. When it comes to sports I don't really care that much, I work out at the gym and run so it doesnt really matter if they have a basket ball team or not.Ilocano wrote:
Hawaii is over-rated. If your choices are only CSULB or CSUF, pick CSULB. CSULB is the beach lifestyle (yes, the beach is just there), plus everything else that is SoCal. Do not go to CSUF, unless you like being bored as hell. CSULB does actually have pretty good Computer Science/Engineering programs, and interesting enough, a good Radio and Television program as well.
Neither are big sports colleges, so not much as far as reps though. Have you also considered USC or UCLA?You're probably very right about that, and there are tons of jobs in IT here in Sweden as well. Although I'm not worried about not getting a job when I'm done, whether I stay in the US or move back.Macbeth wrote:
Hawaii has a high cost of living but Cali isn't cheap either. As for the value of the degrees- go for the master in computer science in Cali. I'm not sure how it is in Sweden but if you want to be employed in the U.S. you have a better shot with a masters in computer science than with a masters in communications.
When I was deciding what I wanted to study I considered doing an MBA but it just seems a little overrated and honestly I'm not very interested in studying business like that. It's also a lot more expensive than almost all other programs.
The tuition is about the same for all of the three schools I mentioned, around 5-7k a semester.
Right, I lived in NY during november to february and there where a few days with sub zero (celsius) temperatures, for the most part it ranged from 0-5 I'd reckon. there were even two days in january with 15 degrees.Jay wrote:
The range here is about -12C - 37C
I hear Florida is nice.Snorkelfarsan wrote:
but I just really prefer mild and warm temperatures and now that I have the chance to live in such a place I gotta take.
5C-45C Here.Jay wrote:
The range here is about -12C - 37C
Last edited by Dilbert_X (2011-06-02 01:11:47)
In the summer, maximum average is 29 °C^Dilbert_X wrote:
5C-45C Here.Jay wrote:
The range here is about -12C - 37C
Humidity is not a problem.
Yeah, UTS in sydney is about double the cost in tuition fees compared to the universities I applied to in LA.Cybargs wrote:
Yeah US tuition is fucking expensive as shit for international/out of state. The kid might as well just stick with Sweden... Aussie is cheap as for domestic (no in state/out state bullshit) around 4k a semester and 20% discount if you pay up front, but internationals pay around 15k a semester but it's easier for internationals to get in.
15k a semester right? All aussie unis are like that. UNSW for comp sci is where its at in Aussie, same with ANU.Snorkelfarsan wrote:
Yeah, UTS in sydney is about double the cost in tuition fees compared to the universities I applied to in LA.Cybargs wrote:
Yeah US tuition is fucking expensive as shit for international/out of state. The kid might as well just stick with Sweden... Aussie is cheap as for domestic (no in state/out state bullshit) around 4k a semester and 20% discount if you pay up front, but internationals pay around 15k a semester but it's easier for internationals to get in.
You bitch about snow thoughJay wrote:
No way. I never bitch about the cold. At least if you're cold you can put on more layers. If it's hot and sticky it fucking blows. You either swelter or you sit inside in the AC all day (which makes having hot weather pointless in the first place).
Good thing then that its the Hawaii Pacific University (HPU)....Dilbert_X wrote:
On topic:
A degree from the University of Hawaii sounds like one of those mail-order scams TBH.
