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  1. iceburns288

    iceburns288 Formula 3

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    #1 iceburns288, Feb 15, 2008
    High school might as well be over for me now- at 18:00:08EST I found out I was accepted to the Engineering department of the University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign) as an intended Electrical Engineering major! I'm so very excited, it was my #1 choice! There is a 99% chance I will go there now. Wish me luck, I might try to double major in either Russian or German too... yikes, hehe :).

    I'm soooo excited!
     
  2. jk0001

    jk0001 F1 Veteran

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    #2 jk0001, Feb 15, 2008
    fantastic, great news
     
  3. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #3 Bullfighter, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats. Make sure you major in 1980s Italian Automotive Electronics - aim high.
     
  4. SrfCity

    SrfCity F1 World Champ

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    #4 SrfCity, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats!
     
  5. XJR-15 RACER

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    #5 XJR-15 RACER, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats hopefully I'll be doing the exact same thing as you in a couple years, studying engineering at the U of I, I've chosen it as my career path
     
  6. Ferrariman355

    Ferrariman355 F1 Rookie

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    #6 Ferrariman355, Feb 15, 2008
    Nice! I got into the same school and department last year. Good for you. Great school. Good luck!

    I have a couple of friends there and they love it, sometimes i wonder what it would've been like going there, but make the best of it! :D
     
  7. coolestkidever

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    #7 coolestkidever, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats. Getting into college is one of the best feelings. Now the fun starts.
     
  8. iceburns288

    iceburns288 Formula 3

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    #8 iceburns288, Feb 15, 2008
    I'll try to specialise in Italian Electronics- all I have to do to complete the major is drink a LOT and drop several classes, right?

    I hear there are open spots for these majors at Magnetti Marelli :p
     
  9. 62 250 GTO

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    #9 62 250 GTO, Feb 15, 2008
    You just want cheap labor.
     
  10. pippo

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    #10 pippo, Feb 15, 2008
    Which is better than 1970's Ital Auto Engineering......LOL!
     
  11. rollsorferrari?

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    #11 rollsorferrari?, Feb 15, 2008
    congrats!
     
  12. agup48

    agup48 Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #12 agup48, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats, like the person above said, it is the best feeling. Kind of nerve racking at first, but you will get used to it. Good luck!
     
  13. Whisky

    Whisky Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #13 Whisky, Feb 15, 2008
    Congrats - glad you get to go where you want, that's a big psychological advantage.

    As far as foreign languages are concerned, here are my choices:

    1) Chinese
    2) Russian
    (gap)
    3) I'd like to say Portugese, but not with over 200 (?) dialects to choose from.

    If you are set on doing Russian, go for it, and don't change. MUCH better to do what YOU want to do than what someone else wants you to do, you can save that part for later in life, when you are married.
     
  14. ADON

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    #14 ADON, Feb 16, 2008

    No way. Spanish first. Chinese might be good. Russian will be worthless.
     
  15. REMIX

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    #15 REMIX, Feb 16, 2008
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  16. Ferrariman355

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    #16 Ferrariman355, Feb 16, 2008
    Eh...I'm Spanish and i dont even know spanish. :D
     
  17. PAP 348

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    #17 PAP 348, Feb 16, 2008
    Congrats mate! :):)
     
  18. tichi

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    #18 tichi, Feb 16, 2008
    congrats!
     
  19. italiafan

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    #19 italiafan, Feb 16, 2008
    congrats!
    The best years of your life.
    Double major and work you ass off, absorb every scrap of knowldge and expereince you can from your teachers and friends, repeating that experience in life will be rare!
     
  20. 2NA

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    #20 2NA, Feb 16, 2008
    "Open the pod bay door, HAL"
     
  21. Fan512bbi

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    #21 Fan512bbi, Feb 16, 2008
    Congratulations mate, a Ferrari is in sight now :)
     
  22. UroTrash

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    #22 UroTrash, Feb 16, 2008
    Congrats!

    Here's your unsolicited tip:

    Do REALLY well your first year.

    It's the easiest and it will buffer any ease up later.

    Doing poorly your first year makes 3 tough years later.
     
  23. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #23 REMIX, Feb 16, 2008
    Everytime I hear the name "Urbana, Illinois", I think of HAL.

    Congrats!

    HAL: I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you.
    Dave Bowman: Yes, I'd like to hear it, HAL. Sing it for me.
    HAL: It's called "Daisy."
    [sings while slowing down]
    HAL: Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for the love of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a carriage. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two.
     
  24. Far Out

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    #24 Far Out, Feb 16, 2008
    Uh, Electrial Engineering? Good luck ;) Don't know how tough it's in the US, but I've just finished my 8 hours of learning today...
     
  25. iceburns288

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    #25 iceburns288, Feb 16, 2008
    I have been studying Russian for about 1.5 years- I know it's an absolutely useless language to learn :)p) but I am just so intrigued by Russian culture that I absolutely must study it. I've also been taking German for a while, too, and I love that language and culture as well, so that's another must. I also took French for about 9 years, and spoke it really well, but I had to drop the class in high school and have fallen out of it since. I might get back in if I feel like it, though.
    Actually, I've taken so many classes in high school that I will be entering UI as a sophomore (excluding the ENG100 intro class). However, I'll probably still graduate in four years anyway because I will be taking so many language classes!
     
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