School 1 vs School 2 | ApplyingToCollege | Page 1

tough pewter Dec 20, 2024, 3:14 AM

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Yo I got a really hard decision to make rn I’m deciding between these 2 schools. The first school has a good program for me and I like my coach that I would have for comp swimming but the major isn’t as good as the one at school 2 and the campus is big and each class is 3 credits, the environment there is just a lot more welcoming and the Coach there seems to like me a lot more than the one at school 2. School 2 has a more focused major but I don’t really like the swim team that much compared to school one and the classes are 4 credits

School 1 = Wilkes University
School 2 = William Peace University

dusty pine Dec 20, 2024, 7:13 AM

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tbh schools count credits differently so thats not a true metric

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how long do u plan on staying on the team? all 4 years?

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and was it the team environment holistically or mostly the coach that made it bad

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 3:49 AM

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4 years

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I would have to take 5 classes a semester at Wilkes but 4 at William peace

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And it was both the team and the coach that drew me away I feel I fit better into the Wilkes swim team

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Basically I would need 30 classes completed at William peace and 40 classes complete at Wilkes

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Spread between all 4 years

ripe loom Jan 2, 2025, 4:13 AM

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Whats your major

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:14 AM

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Game design

ripe loom Jan 2, 2025, 4:14 AM

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yeesh okay

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sorry im not too familiar with game design but

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unless school 2 has a noticably better major (by a large margin), i would just go to school 1

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and even then it sounds like you enjyo school 1's environment more, youd have a happier time

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i assume that you can get into game design regardless of what school you go into aswell, as long as you have a strong portfolio

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so id go with school 1

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more welcoming, friendly, more comfortable, u like the team there more and it seems like something thats important

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even though school 2 has a more focused major, you can do game design at school 1 as well without any noticable difference i bet. opportunities will come and you just have to make sure you put yourself out there

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:17 AM

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Do you think the work load would be better at school 2 and do you think that 30 vs 40 classes between all 4 years which would be better

ripe loom Jan 2, 2025, 4:17 AM

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credits vary from school to school like jae said so tbh im not sure

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id assume that the workload will be similar

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:18 AM

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Credits at school 1 is 3 per class and school 2 is 4

ripe loom Jan 2, 2025, 4:18 AM

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schools count credits differently so i dont really know without doing a deep dive into the policy mself

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if i had to guess it would be neglegible, dont stress too much about it

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i think either way you should just stick to school 1

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:19 AM

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And do you think it would be easy to balance 5 classes and a sport

ripe loom Jan 2, 2025, 4:19 AM

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itd be challenging for sure but if you time manage well its very doable

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i cant make any statements fs because idk what the curriculum for game design consists of

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so i apologize

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but if you use your time effectively you shouldnt have any major issues

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:20 AM

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It’s fine in all the curriculum is better at school 2 than school 1

dusty pine Jan 2, 2025, 4:23 AM

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tough pewter And do you think it would be easy to balance 5 classes and a sport

Where r u getting that u are mandated 5 classes a sem

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Also any college major is essentially meant to teach u the same things so youll be capable of the same stuff regardless of which u pick

tough pewter Jan 2, 2025, 4:28 AM

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dusty pine Where r u getting that u are mandated 5 classes a sem

It’s 40 classes between all 4 years I could take 4 classes during the school year then take 1 during the summer

dusty pine Jan 2, 2025, 4:29 AM

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Costs more

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Youd have to ask current students what workload is like

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We cant rlly say

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