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Southern Oregon University/ University of Oregon

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University of Washington

Yale/Pepperdine  

Questions & Answers

Dorm Rooms:

1.) What would you have liked to know about them?

2.) Would you recommend rooming with friend?

3.) If you have a double person room would you want a bunk bed? Or two singles?

4.) Location, which rooms are typically the best? (Corner?)

5.) Is it noisy, or  quiet? 

What can you tell us from experience?

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When asked these questions Bryan Roller replied-

When reading keep in mind I am attending University of Washington in Seattle.

     Well, first choice is Dorm room or frat. Very different experiences. There is copious amounts of alcohol in the frats and you will be under social pressure to drink until you are very drunk. If you are in the dorms and still want to party, don't worry. There are PLENTY of chances to be just as crazy as any frat. However, it will be on your schedule. Not the frats. In frats as a freshman you keep your stuff in an upperclassmen room and you sleep with fifteen other guys in one room just for sleeping. Good luck trying to get sleep when there is a party, or in general because everyone has very different schedules.

     Both will let you meet a lot of new people. I recommend the dorms. I met a ton of people but always had my 2 (or 3 depending) person room to go back to. Rooming with a friend is fine, I did and it worked out well, someone unknown can be scary but also can turn out great. Really, a lot of people don't end up being best friends or even friends necessarily with there room mates. The most important thing is to be respectful of them. Everyone is different. Everyone does things differently. Basically, keep your stuff on your side of the room, don't let it smell, or smell yourself, and when they want to sleep be courteous. If they want to study you should be accommodating too but they can also go to the library.

You don't get choices about single/double/three to a room really. The earlier you fill out a dorm application the better chance  you have of a double vs triple. (There the same size room)

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Schedules:

1.) What would you have liked to know before you applied for your classes?

2.) Was there a easyer way you found out later how to get your schedule done?

3.) Is it better to sign up early or just when ever?

Anything you want to add?

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(Bryan Roller's Reply)

     Well, look at a list of majors and think about what you MIGHT want to do. It's not easy but having a plan is the best thing you can do. I always tried to block my schedule as much as possible. However, that leaves long blocks for studying which can be good; and bad. If you have one or two hours in between classes as long as you don't waste it you can be very productive and "fresh". After four hours of studying you grow tired. So multiple one or two hour slots in your day is okay as long as you don't waste them.

Make sure you use the time schedule for getting into classes, it shows a more update view of the classes because every time you refresh the page it is current.

     Registration actually starts at 5:55 am, not 6 like they advertise. This is because everyone gets up and at exactly the same time tries to register. The servers get bogged down. Its a slow and frustrating experience, especially if you are trying to getting into popular classes. Make sure the night before you know exactly what classes you want and make sure they don't have conflicting times. Right down the SNL numbers so you can quickly type it in the next morning. Also, have backup quiz sections they don't conflict in case you don't get the one you want at first because you clicked 3 seconds to late.

     Don't register for early classes unless you WILL get up and go to them. missing classes is a good way to see a GPA drop. As you get older you will know what classes you can miss out on. (Theres not that many) Some are video recorded, but that's not really missing out on the class.

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Tips about picking colleges:

1.) Should you apply early?

2.) What would you recommend from experience?

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(Bryan Roller's Reply)

     Apply as early as you can. Pick a college that offers what you want to do. If your not sure a large university is good because it has lots of options. If you want to go into sciences large is good because there is LOTS of opportunities for research and the like. This is very important for MD school or Any type of graduate school.

Think about how far you want to be from home. It's nice to get out of town, but its also nice to be able to go back for a weekend too other than Christmas.

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I wish for a pony.....

1.) What do you wish you would have known, or (about) or just information you wished you could have had.

2.) Did you do things the hard way unknowingly? To find out later, if you would have looked you could have circumnavigated a certain class or professor or such?

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(Bryan Roller's Reply)

     Professors change, can't really tell you much about that. If you want to go to medical school or any sort of graduate school, talk to counselors EARLY and get involved your freshman year.

**Certain classes at University of Washington**

OCHEM (Organic Chemistry)- Learn everything in the book. Every detail, every figure and you will do excellent. The professors arn't as useful.

Biology series- Make sure you listen very carefully in lecture. Almost everything you need to know comes out of the instructors mouth, the book is much more supplemental and to be used for reference. The biology, and biochem departments screencast so you can re-watch lectures. Better use of time to re-watch lectures and understand every detail the professor says verses spending time reading the book, but read it if it helps to clarify.

Calculus, Physics- Do LOTS of problems.

Anyclass- See if you can find practice tests, past tests, tests from friends, older people. They help a lot. General chemistry posts most tests from ten years back online for instance, search for every test your professor has given and take it before the test.

Have some sort of work out routine. Your body AND mind will thank you for it. Even a 20 min, run everyday will do wonders. You can stay much more focused.

Have fun! But when you need to do your shit. DO IT. There is always another party. Trust me :)

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Miscellaneous

     Also, your in highschool and people use the word "gay" as a negative comment all the time that has nothing to do with homosexuality. 7-10% of people are gay or lesbian. Drop the word gay from your vocabulary. You will alienate people who are gay/lesbian and people who arn't that consider your comments offensive anyways. It's immature and can really hurt peoples feelings. Seattle is especially liberal, maybe in other places it's more acceptable. Either way it is not necessary to use the word "gay."

In general, there are SO SO many different kinds of people. The best thing you can do is be nice to  EVERYONE and understand that some people die there hair, some people eat a lot of candy, some people drink and/or smoke too much, some people don't shower, some people are socially awkward, some people really like corny jokes.

     But at the same time these same people will be the smartest, or coolest, or most sensitive, or what every person you have ever met. And it may be very a-stereotypical. Have an open mind, that's what college is about. Otherwise you won't be able to make the new experiences that you are imagining about while you sit in 6th period.

Bryan Roller,

University of Washington junior, Neurobiology major,Hanford High school graduateof '06.