Purdue University (2025-2026)

[hoary quartz]

Yeah that's how it really starts off

When I got accepted until when I started college, it felt like a fever dream

[safe spindle]

truth

[hoary quartz]

Sometimes I still gotta remind myself.I'm in college

I still feel like i'm sixteen

[fair kernel]

oml yes

[hoary quartz]

But nah, i'm actually doing things important for my future

[safe spindle]

ugh i don’t wanna go to class tomorrow

[hoary quartz]

And stuff matters

In a couple years, i'm gonna be working

The years are gonna pass by like it's sands of time

[fair kernel]

i have veryu ambitious goals and im gonna need to slave away for years on end

HS has prepped me for that

[hoary quartz]

Good luck

I feel for me, my dreams.All got eliminated during the first year of college

I do not have the ambition I did before

Sometimes that's a good thing

[cold burrow]

idk sometimes it feels like the rest of my life is just going to be an epilogue to highschool

[oblique sleet]

is purdue cybersecurity a good program?

[cold burrow]

there's this kind of fear that I'll never be able to view life the same

[hoary quartz]

It's less that the program is really good.More, that there's a bunch of classes in the program.That's going to make you feel like hell

Like a program doesn't make someone a good cybersecurity professional

I think a lot of that comes from doing certificates

And getting experience

So just be ready to do a lot of that

Like, whenever people say, is this program good?I think they associate a lot more of them them themselves to how the program is

And something you might find is that a lot of times it really isn't how the program is.It's more about how the person themselves is

[supple scroll]

what about computer engineering?

[hoary quartz]

If you can maximize your resources and do a bunch of stuff, then you'll succeed

[supple scroll]

also isn't cnet a undergrad program so you would have to choose something for graduate

[hoary quartz]

I'm going to be realistic.They have space restricted that degree

If you wanted to change your major into computer engineering. You would need a starting university.Gpa of 3.7

You would have to transfer into the first year engineering program

And they are really selective at the moment

You're more likely to get into industrial engineering

[supple scroll]

wait im confused how would i transfer into first year

[hoary quartz]

And just do an ece minor

So the way the engineering program at purdue work

When students apply to an engineering major from high school

They're just applying it into the general pool of first year engineering

[supple scroll]

ohh

so every engineering takes the same classes and then you apply?

[hoary quartz]

The first year engineering program, when the school year begins is a set of courses that you have to do to prove yourself worthy of doing it. Doing an engineering major

[supple scroll]

okay

[hoary quartz]

Yes

There's a specific g p a requirement that each engineering majors have from a first year

So it would be at the spring semester of your freshman year.That you would apply into these majors

[supple scroll]

okay that makes sense

[hoary quartz]

And if there is space and you fit, you get in

It's mainly because we just have so many engineers

They had to develop this system

If you're someone coming outside of the school of engineering, the amount of spaces that you can get into the first year.Engineering program is very limited

[supple scroll]

there's a form in my portal to request to switch major should i fill it out right now for industrial?

[hoary quartz]

I'm not sure about that

I think your best bet would be going on the purdue.Server

And then asking someone there

Because I know there's a couple people on that server who would give you more information about it.Because they've done it

[supple scroll]

do you think going to purdue for cnet or any polytechnic is not worth it though

like in your opinion

[hoary quartz]

But they are restricting more access to engineering. Majors, leaving a lot of people going into it's the non closed majors

[supple scroll]

oh dang

[hoary quartz]

I think that there are degrees within polytechnic that are worth it to go to purdue.For

[supple scroll]

is cnet not one of them?

[hoary quartz]

And if you really want to do engineering, there are ways to get into it

[oblique sleet]

which degrees do u think are wroth it

[hoary quartz]

I have friends in cybersecurity.Who are succeeding

[supple scroll]

okay that makes sense

[hoary quartz]

They find it to be a passion of theirs

And fundamentally they are o k

[supple scroll]

it says on purdues website that with cnet people get engineering jobs but i don't think it's that probable for everyone

[hoary quartz]

There are other majors which I personally think it shouldn't exist because of how specific they are.But most of the polytech, majors are not that

[hoary quartz]

It's all possible.A just requires some out of the way methods

[supple scroll]

okay

[hoary quartz]

If you're really interested in and doing something engineering

Maybe check out computer engineering technology

Or electrical engineering technology

[supple scroll]

isn't that also polytechnic

[hoary quartz]

The engineering techs

Are an interesting set

Because while they are not engineering degrees, you do have a better chance than cybersecurity

To get into an engineering field

[supple scroll]

cnet is computer network engineering technology

[hoary quartz]

You can also make this decision.When you get to campus

[hoary quartz]

Ohh ohh ohh

[supple scroll]

okay that makes sense

[hoary quartz]

like you don't have to make this decision now

But you can start to think about it

And you can start to make plans

[supple scroll]

okay yea

[hoary quartz]

In this life, there's never one way to achieve something

[supple scroll]

okay wait let me ask one thing then

[hoary quartz]

I know mechanical engineering technologists who've become mechanical engineers through grad school.And through internships

[supple scroll]

i am definitely going to fill out the form to change major to some engineering to at least try. should i chose computer engineering or electrical since that's what i wanna do or should i choose industrial since it's easier to get into

[hoary quartz]

I think that there are no degrees that aren't worth it.It's really just about having a plan.And trust in your abilities

[supple scroll]

yea purdue mech e is really good

[hoary quartz]

Mechanical engineering technology is not the same as mechanical engineering

One is polytech, the others in the engineering school

Our polytechnic school is really great, and people get jobs from these places and they have amazing careers

Fundamentally, if it's close enough to the main engineering, you can do things on your own to get yourself to the main engineering

It just pulls different people

The polytech courses are a lot more theoretical when it comes to the engineering tech side

[supple scroll]

okay yea

im only thinking in terms of opportunities rn

like job fairs and stuff

[hoary quartz]

I think that really just comes down to your own personal preference.And what you're interested in

Again, I recommend you ask the people on the producer because they know more about that process than I do

[supple scroll]

they will definitely recruit engineering over polytechnic

[hoary quartz]

Purdue server

[hoary quartz]

It depends on the job

[supple scroll]

okay ill do this

[trim herald]

Yeah it’s good, I’m a freshman and the classes themselves so far aren’t that challenging but they set you up to be successful, a lot of the skills I’m learning will allow me to succeed in my future

[hoary quartz]

There are positions in which it makes more sense to take a engineering technologist over an engineer

[supple scroll]

yea that's true

okay thank you

[hoary quartz]

Yeah

Your goals might change in the future.So allow yourself some time to think about it, and get more information.And then you can make your decision, wait

When you're more educated

[supple scroll]

okay yea definitely

thanks

[ivory depot]

whats the acceptance rate like this year

[onyx fossil]

ngl purdue was not my top choice but its a good thing i got in

[hoary quartz]

You're going to know in october

Whether you get accepted rejected or deferred

Don't treat this as if it's the end of your journey

Because the journey's just begun

And whatever your goals are a lot of times there's multiple paths to reach.That goal

So don't blind yourself from all the alternatives

[vestal oyster]

Did simp open it yet

[blissful sky]

is there anyway for me to check my financial aid without accepting the offer

[junior sun]

in about 6 hours

but thanks for checking 😭

[simple venture]

this means that you have to do the A- requirements. They didnt accpect but are willing to give the the chance if you work for it

i got into honors

[vast wyvern]

didn't u get it in the first wave?

doesnt that pretty much mean accepted

[safe spindle]

bro we all wanna know if you got itnot

[safe spindle]

congrats!

are you planning on committing or are there rd decisions you’re waiting for

[supple scroll]

what time did you get your decision

[tame egret]

is it ok if i submit tomorrow or would i be fucked

i’m having technical issues

[vestal oyster]

Long as they take the fee ur fine

[supple scroll]

i would email them first and then try hard

[tame egret]

should i just get the fee in and then email about technical issues

?

[supple scroll]

yes

[north helm]

GOt deferred 🙁

[tame egret]

okay thanks

[supple scroll]

it's not the end of the world trust

[sharp marlin]

UT took me instead 🔥

[supple scroll]

but also in the email if you could add a screenshot or something it would be better

[near horizon]

Yeah if I get GT I might do it

[supple scroll]

idk what possessed me to apply to comp eng at gt

[simple venture]

i got a 4k presidental one

[tame egret]

should i email rn or nah

i gotta sleep

[simple venture]

i got into iu kelley as well

i will decide between them lowkey

[supple scroll]

just do a quick email or call tmrw

or at least take a screenshot now

[simple venture]

did u get in

dhruv

[supple scroll]

yea but not for engineering ☹️

got into second choice

[simple venture]

that is ?

[supple scroll]

cnet at polytechnic

[safe spindle]

don’t say that word in here…

[supple scroll]

computer infrastructure networking engineering techniques

technology

[simple venture]

eyyyyy my friend got inti poly as well

u commiting

[supple scroll]

kelley?

[simple venture]

?

[supple scroll]

probably not

[simple venture]

ririval bussiness schooll

[simple venture]

aww 🙁

[inner smelt]

what was your first choice?

[simple venture]

how come

[supple scroll]

idk it's going to cost a little more

i got into chapel and their cs program isn't bad

but im hoping i get into something else too

[hoary quartz]

yea that sounds good

[supple scroll]

ece at engineering school

if i remember correctly

[inner smelt]

I applied for comp e first choice and ee second choice; got deferred 😢

[supple scroll]

deferral isn't bad

i think you definitely have a decent chance

[inner smelt]

yh but rd is going to be much more competitive; seems they’re trying to cut back on admissions bc of the housing crisis

[supple scroll]

yea that's true

i mean if it doesn't work out you should take it as a sign more than anything

[north helm]

oof

[rose crag]

@junior sun hwo much longer 😭

ts is not cool

[north helm]

I hope purdue simp gets in

[rose crag]

praying on every1's downfall overhere

https://tenor.com/view/chud-chudjak-wojak-soyjak-marcvin5-gif-13903021270190271130

[supple scroll]

if purdue simp doesn't get in i will boil more water 🔥🔥

[vestal oyster]

Praying for you to get a job

[rose crag]

unc talking btw

[simple venture]

im instate btw

is that easier for me?

and others?

[vestal oyster]

Nothing wrong with the #2 public health school

[rose crag]

@vestal oyster i got deffered.. are you proud of me

[vestal oyster]

Yes

[rose crag]

or is it deferred

[vestal oyster]

gj son

[rose crag]

ty uncle donny

[supple scroll]

bro is glazing public health 😭

[vestal oyster]

well biostats rlly

stats with flavor

[supple scroll]

yea biostatis is good

could've mentioned one of the oldest public colleges or something

did u get in for bio stats

[vestal oyster]

ya

Assured

[supple scroll]

i didn't get any ensured thingies

assured

yea

[north helm]

Did most people on this get in?

[supple scroll]

i mean there's a poll

[near horizon]

Yeah

[vestal oyster]

53 accepted?? Is this the official a2c school

[north helm]

Too much scroll😢

[tawdry nebula]

@junior sun did u get in?

[near horizon]

Yes, but there are so many biases in this sample

[tawdry nebula]

Or still waiting

[vestal oyster]

Are you NC too @supple scroll

[rose crag]

ddidnt check yet

😔

[tawdry nebula]

[rose crag]

[vestal oyster]

vro I wanna know this more than my own decisions

a2c community

[near horizon]

A2c self selects, a ton of nonresponse bias

[rose crag]

ive only gotten responses from 4 uni's now

ts

pmo

[near horizon]

Fr bro I care about this more than my own decision

[inner smelt]

a lot wait until march lol

fym I apply mid November and don’t hear back until late march 😭

[honest apex]

josh allen owns ur qb

sorru

off topic

[near horizon]

JSN owns your entire secondary

[honest apex]

we havent played yet

so we'll see fn

[near horizon]

We all know the result tho

[honest apex]

nah we dont seahawks overrated asf

watch

[near horizon]

💀😂🙏

We about to BTA the niners

[shell lily]

where is he i wanna know too😭

[tawdry nebula]

is @junior sun he/him?

or is it she/her

[shell lily]

i have no idea

💀

went with the easier pronoun to type

[supple scroll]

wait ill respond to it

[trim herald]

???

[north helm]

I found it dw

[supple scroll]

oh okay

[supple scroll]

yes

[supple scroll]

i think pur/due

[trim herald]

Yall getting bta by the patriots

[honest apex]

texans u mean lol

[honest bane]

purdih

[trim herald]

Texans??? Damm

[nova monolith]

what deferal mean?

[tawdry nebula]

it means that they will review it again in RD round

[glacial elm]

2nd yr qb btw

[hybrid snow]

do u think its possible to change my major from cyber to comp sci

[hoary quartz]

you might as well think of engineering

cause nah not really

[hybrid snow]

[hoary quartz]

cs

is so hard to get into

[hybrid snow]

it is

i wudnt have get in purdue if i went for cs

[junior sun]

guys i rlly appreciate u caring abt my decision, but im in the middle of classes srry 😭

here's a rough estimate though

until i get out of school for the weekend

<t:1768557600:R>

noo whys even purdude disappointed in me 😭

im so sorry 😔

[trail escarp]

I’m gonna be asleep :(

But gl!

[junior sun]

all this waiting js to get rejected would be so sad tho 😭😭🙏

welp ig it is what it is

and if i get rejected, my reaction finna be very clippable content

[sacred hare]

@icy osprey yooooo congrats on the purdue commit

i think its a perfect fit for u

[vast wyvern]

wait r u intl??

[supple scroll]

i just checked and it said you can't switch to comp sci, any engineering, and something else

[supple scroll]

do you think mech e technology is worth it

i feel like that's way more powerful than computer network engineering tech

[hoary quartz]

it really depends on what you wanna do

cnet and met are two different set of skills

jobs

and careers

[supple scroll]

most likely a computer job

i feel like mech e could get you anywhere though

[hoary quartz]

mechE can

[halcyon badger]

lol

[hoary quartz]

but i will say

that IE

can also do that

[supple scroll]

industrial?

[hoary quartz]

yea

[vast wyvern]

? what majors is it impossible to switch into?

[hoary quartz]

i know a couple IE majors who are doing swe related things

[supple scroll]

i checked my portal and the form to switch major isn't there for coe majors

[hoary quartz]

yea you might have to do it during your degree

dont worry

IE is not that hard to get into

[supple scroll]

it said for me cs, coe majors, and somwthing else that i forgot

[halcyon badger]

whats most comp major to apply for at purdue? cs im guessing

[hoary quartz]

this is before your freshman year starts

[hoary quartz]

flight

[vast wyvern]

where do u see that

[hoary quartz]

the flight major

[halcyon badger]

huh

[stiff warren]

I've seen a lot of talk on this (and a lot of ppl from my school got honors), but do honors colleges in general have any sorta predictability w T20s

[supple scroll]

okay wait so you're saying i have a probable chance at switching into ie and then switching into another engineering

[supple scroll]

flight and nursing are highest

[stiff warren]

def feel a little disappointed after not getting honors even tho a few ppl from my school got honors w similar stats

[hoary quartz]

they are the most competitive

[hoary quartz]

honors aint allat

dont worry

for alot of people

[halcyon badger]

oh wtf that s a thing i thought u were like joking

lgiht major

[hoary quartz]

not getting into honors

[halcyon badger]

oh for pilots

[hoary quartz]

is actually a good thing

[stiff warren]

how so

[hoary quartz]

purdue is a top flight school

[supple scroll]

seems realy inflated if you look at test scores but it's probably limited seats

[hoary quartz]

no

the flight school

is just that competitve

we have an airport

for a reaosn

and we dont got that many planes

[supple scroll]

oh yea i forgot about that

[hoary quartz]

it is just so competitive

like that is not inflated

[supple scroll]

is aerospace competitive too

[hoary quartz]

yes

[stiff warren]

js worried that it cld mean smth for my important decisions later on

[hoary quartz]

that major is completely full

[sharp marlin]

got rejected from flight today

[hoary quartz]

at all times

[hoary quartz]

damn

[sharp marlin]

as a pilot i got rejected lol how

[hoary quartz]

but do understand, it was a highly competitive major

7.7 percent acceptance rate

[tulip surge]

All aboard the deferred train

[hoary quartz]

your journey not over tho

[sharp marlin]

i also was awarded the most prestigous high school flight training scholarship and still got rejected

[tulip surge]

It’s not over until it’s over

[hoary quartz]

competitve major

that is just what happens

when the acceptance rate is under 10 percent

you did your best

and that is all you can be happy for

[tulip surge]

Once the rate dips below 25 all hell breaks loose

[hoary quartz]

whereever the world takes ya

youll be successful

dont worry

[tulip surge]

Like everything becomes so subjective

[sharp marlin]

nah its just that im suprised they would reject me cause i know my app is extremely competitive. but anyways i got into UT mccombs today

[hoary quartz]

honors really doenst do that much

in terms of success

[tulip surge]

It’s genuinely a mystery who gets in at that point

[supple scroll]

that's good good job

[hoary quartz]

like if you use it

you can be fine

but yall do realize

you can just reapply for honors

after the first year

[late stream]

according to my father, people got deferred to make people actually apply to Indianpolis how do I tell him it not?!??!?!

[hoary quartz]

it is really not that hard to get into honors after first year

[hoary quartz]

they do do that

[tulip surge]

It’s all a conspiracy he is right

[hoary quartz]

they will give you the option

to go to indy

do not take that offer

[stiff warren]

tbh ima be so honest I prob won't end up going to Purdue nor do I care abt honors itself it was more js like

[hoary quartz]

thats like taking the hand of the devil

[stiff warren]

the concept of getting an honors acceptance

and hoping that it foreshadows smth later on

[hoary quartz]

honors colleges do not highly affect success

they are good additions

but with or without

youll be fine

[stiff warren]

kk

[hoary quartz]

you want it to be more of your achievements

[tulip surge]

I wonder why so many are getting deferred this year

[hoary quartz]

not something you just got into

in college

maximize your presence

and experience

[late stream]

by when do you think we should submitt the LOCI, i am thinking around next week

[hoary quartz]

use all your resources

[tulip surge]

Become omnipotent

[hoary quartz]

you wanna just do everything in your power

to suceed

[tulip surge]

Lowkey I’m not sure, I’ve been so worried over a calc test that it hasn’t crossed my mind

Imma start drafting mine on the weekend

Realistically speaking

[hoary quartz]

yes

[vestal oyster]

Is purdue Indy that bad 💀

[hoary quartz]

you have a higher chance of getting into IE

than anotehr major

[late stream]

i have my preboards in like a month and half so I wanna finish it before

[hoary quartz]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Purdue/comments/1ott01p/purdues_biggest_lie_purdue_indianapolis/

[tulip surge]

https://tenor.com/view/birmingham-brittish-brit-pov-sonder-gif-12430170985001984944

[hoary quartz]

there are multiple of these things

on the purdue subreddit

and if you talk to purdue indy students

[late stream]

also someone told me one of the kids tranfered from buisness to industrail

[hoary quartz]

most of em do not fuck with it

[late stream]

how was that even posible?

[tulip surge]

industrial is lowkey just business engineering

numbers numbers numbers

[hoary quartz]

not at purdue

at purdue

[tulip surge]

money money money

[hoary quartz]

it is very much

manufacturing

we are old school

not like gtech

[tulip surge]

unc

s

[hoary quartz]

there isnt even financial engineering concetrations

you will be learning manufacturing stuff

[tulip surge]

Diablocixal

[vast wyvern]

gahhh maybe i should have applied CS i gor the like trustee scholarship and now i regret not considering purdue more 42% acceptance rate....

[hoary quartz]

its through the clubs

[tulip surge]

I applied to MET as a second choice

[hoary quartz]

alot of that is purdue indy

so dont feel bad

[tulip surge]

But I probably won’t go if they don’t take me for FYE

[hoary quartz]

makes sense

i tell alot of people to do industrial

cause its engineering

and that alone

can do alot for ya

[tulip surge]

That’s true

[vast wyvern]

i highkey didnt spend that much time on purdue and now i kinda regret not going straight for cs

[hoary quartz]

many transferrable skills

[tulip surge]

But you gotta make sure you like it

[hoary quartz]

there are many paths to the same end goal

[hoary quartz]

true

me personally

i had the option of doing industrial

and it seemed like my only option

after the spring semester freshman year

that idea

[vestal oyster]

Holy fuck lol

[hoary quartz]

make me so depressed

[vestal oyster]

How is that allowed

[hoary quartz]

im so happy

that im in mechanical

[vestal oyster]

They include the satellite campus acceptances in the acceptance rate?

[hoary quartz]

ngl our school is ran like a corporation

yes

[vestal oyster]

Anti northeastern 💀

[hoary quartz]

that is why everything is so high

they get a fuckton of applications

[vestal oyster]

That's crazy yo

[hoary quartz]

cause kids see 42% cs acceptance rates

and they spend that money

[vestal oyster]

Wonder what the true rate is

[hoary quartz]

for main campus

oos

its single digits

[vestal oyster]

💀

[nova monolith]

are they just deffering everyone or people get rejected too?

[hoary quartz]

or like 10 percent

same with engineering

but engineering used to be like 50 percent

before purdue indy

[late stream]

fuck this shit bro, people who got deferred lets go all in on Crypto or start a fund or someshut

[hoary quartz]

the main isuse

[supple scroll]

im guessing cs is actually fairly competitive but other polytech majors are like 60%

[hoary quartz]

yea

also cause theres just so much more in state people

and the state of indiana has forced purdue

to prioritze

in state people

[nova monolith]

we fucked bro

[supple scroll]

yes

[hoary quartz]

since it is a public school

so they cannot choose to not do that

[nova monolith]

wait do in ea no one get rejected?

[hoary quartz]

people do

alot of people do

[supple scroll]

honestly maybe i shouldn't have chose a backup major just so i would get deferred from engineering and still have that chance

but there's no reason to think about that now

[hoary quartz]

the path to engineering

has not closed

[nova monolith]

is uw madison better than purdue?

[supple scroll]

yea that's probably why unc and ut acceptances are a lot lower

[hoary quartz]

you still have many options

[late stream]

lest start one bro trust me

[hoary quartz]

idk bro

[supple scroll]

thats true

[hoary quartz]

i think its all personal preference

[late stream]

it all a joke btw

[hoary quartz]

if you like a city more than this place

[supple scroll]

higher ranked but depends on major

[hoary quartz]

then youll go to uw madison

[nova monolith]

cs

[hoary quartz]

ranking is irrelevant

in this regard

[hoary quartz]

which campus do you like more

[nova monolith]

i like penn state campus the most

[supple scroll]

im guessing both are the same but yea it is based on personal preferences

[hoary quartz]

its cs

youre not getting anything insanely special

from most state schools

[supple scroll]

penn state is way too expensive for me 😭

[hoary quartz]

its all the same

by this point

[nova monolith]

bruh what?

[hoary quartz]

25 years of this cs push

[hoary quartz]

same

[supple scroll]

unless u go to cmu

[hoary quartz]

that shit was like 60k

[nova monolith]

penn state aint expensive

[supple scroll]

fr

[hoary quartz]

even them

[nova monolith]

huhh

[hoary quartz]

its really all the same

[nova monolith]

purdue is 60 k too

[hoary quartz]

some of us cannot afford 60k

[vestal oyster]

I heard job market is cooked so only cracked ppl rlly get to be profs at t50 range

[hoary quartz]

nope

[supple scroll]

purdue is like 20k tuition

[nova monolith]

no i am not saying i am rich

[supple scroll]

idk about sticker or net

[hoary quartz]

its 40-44k cost of attendance

[nova monolith]

but including everything penn state purdue kinda the same

[hoary quartz]

thats purdue

this place is 20k cheaper

than other places

thats why people come here

its affordable-ish

[supple scroll]

okay well if you think about it i would say that prestige of the school matters a little more than the major

[hoary quartz]

prestige is fakw

that is an important thing to understand

[late stream]

@hoary quartz Hows Rose Hulman?

[vestal oyster]

I mean Purdue def has that for the majors ppl go there for 😭

[hoary quartz]

idk

i never heard of that shcool

before i came to purude

im not from indiana

i didnt even know about purdue

until i applied to colleges

i thought this was perdue

[late stream]

lmao

[supple scroll]

i mean i think people from purdue would a higher chance of getting hired at a place rather than like people from a random school

[hoary quartz]

nope

[supple scroll]

but i would also argue that location is the most important factor

[hoary quartz]

not at all

it really does come down to

[supple scroll]

really?

[hoary quartz]

qualifications

we are stem majors

look

there are career fairs

[supple scroll]

okay yea stem is lowk cooked you could go to any college and have a high chance at a good job 😭

[hoary quartz]

where companies are contractially obligated to hire purdue students

or other school students

[late stream]

wait did any Indians get in?

[hoary quartz]

but thats not alot of the career fairs

[supple scroll]

oh

[hoary quartz]

when youre applying online

being from purdue

doesnt do you much

because they care more about

how qualified you are

and how much experience you got

[late stream]

coz like UMich hardly accepted any indians and just deferred them most of em atleast

[hoary quartz]

youre a stem major

all that matters

is who you know

and what you know

[supple scroll]

but don't bigger companies go to bigger college career fairs

[hoary quartz]

bigger college career fairs

suck ass

you wanna go to the small ones

[supple scroll]

like i recently heard tesla went to gt for a career fair and no other college got one so far from tesla

[hoary quartz]

and as a freshman

or somone

tryna get their first internship

smaller companies

and companies with co-ops

are the move

[supple scroll]

that makes sense

[hoary quartz]

big companies like it when you have experience

and alot of times

one internship

from anywhere

is betteer than some dude with hella projects

cause a job experience means youve experienced industry standards

[supple scroll]

that's true

[hoary quartz]

this is how we get people from "no name" schools

getting internships

compared to people from big name schools

[junior sun]

yes 🥀

[hoary quartz]

cause these smaller schools

have a better connection

with their local companies

or regional companies

making it easier

[vast wyvern]

oh shit u got this

[hoary quartz]

for students to get jobs

[supple scroll]

wow and it would be a lot cheaper

[hoary quartz]

compared to purdue, where tens of thousands go to career fair

just to get nothing

that is why

when youre doing your first internship

the location or job doesnt matter

having that experience

is all that matters

it literally propels you so much

[supple scroll]

oh

[hoary quartz]

next time you go to a career fair

youre above the others cause you got industry experience

and the more you have

the more qualified you are

thats why people do co-ops

3 or 5 rotations

cause thats essentially 3-5 semesters worth of job experience

1.5 years to 2.5 years of job experience

before you graduate college

[supple scroll]

so the main reason to choose a college is the personal factors and then the opportunities?

[hoary quartz]

you get i mean?

[supple scroll]

yea

[hoary quartz]

alot of poeple who dont have much opportunity

will go local

[supple scroll]

my local college is decent and has a lot of career fairs and stuff and if i go there i wouldn't have to pay for housing or food

[hoary quartz]

or theyll go big

but for many

[supple scroll]

and it's a big city

[hoary quartz]

who have the choice

it really come down to personal preference

rankings are just another one of these factors

they give you a numerical number

to make yourself feel as if the school is something great

but any ranking above 100 imo is all the same

remember

[supple scroll]

oh

[hoary quartz]

theres like 2 thousand universities

the top 100

or top 50

is kinda crazy stuff

[supple scroll]

that's true

[hoary quartz]

everyone in a2c so obsessed with t20s

[vestal oyster]

Crowded at the top

[hoary quartz]

but if it was an alternative reality

t100s would be the move

it wouldnt change anything

[vestal oyster]

Wake Forest fell so far 😭

Justice for NC schools smh

[hoary quartz]

its all just advertisement

[supple scroll]

didn't even apply there

[hoary quartz]

"come to my school, we have this ranking that said we 12th"

"no come to my school, we are 11th, so thats much better"

its all the same

[vestal oyster]

It's cuz all the rich ppl

[hoary quartz]

what im saying

is that

you will be able succeed

[vestal oyster]

Us news changed methodology recently to factor in economic diversity

[supple scroll]

does alumini not matter either

[hoary quartz]

regardless

[hoary quartz]

bro purdue alumni

do not like purdue

they will not respond

some will

but imagine some college student

messages you on link

for connections

or questions

[supple scroll]

that's true 😭

[hoary quartz]

during your home alone time

or office job

like are you fr gonna answer that?

is that the top priority of your life?

[supple scroll]

definitely not

[hoary quartz]

yea

thats what happens

they be ghosting

your best option

is to befriend these people

during college

and keep those connections later

[supple scroll]

okay

[hoary quartz]

professors

and faculty

and upperclassmen

and grad students

your best skills to succeed

are the people skills

you gotta be able to talk to people and present your skills and self

prestige is really just the culmination of an individual's hard work being co-opted by a school's image

mfs work hard and get lucky and hs students see that as prestige

nah bro, its just college

[supple scroll]

wow

so prestige is uselss

[hoary quartz]

pretty much

but dont let that bring you down

you'll create your own story

and your own success

and find your community

[supple scroll]

okay yea

[hoary quartz]

remember, the college doesnt make the person

[vestal oyster]

kinda silly seeing a2cers worry about prestige and it's like cs at georgia tech

[hoary quartz]

the person makes the college

[vestal oyster]

you'll be js fine vro ✌️

[hoary quartz]

yea

also gtech kinda not as good as purdue

purdue campus

more walkable

also

like bro

we have so much bike lanes here

[vestal oyster]

Not that any of them should affect ur choices but major rank matters way more than general

Or if they even have it #lol

[hoary quartz]

this is purdue's main library

look at that walk score

and bike score

we are very pedestrian and biker friendly

[swift niche]

time to stay up ig.

[jade pendant]

me

[abstract lintel]

😭

@jade pendant

💔

[junior sun]

i heard purdue's campus is so big st u'd need to like... drive a car, wheras uiuc's campus is more bikable??

is this true or is it js uiuc propaganda 😭

[opaque olive]

PPS YOURE GONNA OPEN IN AN HOUR RIGHT?

[junior sun]

i have jazz band after school 😭 so more like 2.5 hours

yall hyping me up tm im scared shitless

[opaque olive]

oh okay!! im praying for you

[junior sun]

sometimes i feel lightheaded thinking that my purdue decision is js there

like

fahhh

this is it

[opaque olive]

yep

it really is

4 years of work

comes down to like 10 secs of opening it?

[junior sun]

had to excuse myself to the bathroom to hyperventilate for a bit 😭🙏 im going crazy

[opaque olive]

girl its right there and whatever happens, where you go to school doesnt define who you are

its what you do wherever you are

so dont be afraid of any result

[junior sun]

thanks for the reminder pooks

[gritty cargo]

she already got in you guys can stop the motivation now

[nova monolith]

she got in??

[gritty cargo]

yes I bet

I hacked her computer and opened that shi

[nova monolith]

this guy

lmao

[gritty cargo]

I can bet anything for it tbh

[late stream]

my school counsellor told me that Purdue is more selective than GaTech, is this true?/

[nova monolith]

na

[gritty cargo]

Okay we go for a bet: if she gets into purdue, I’ll get into yale

[nova monolith]

if she gets in purdue i will get iit

dont work like that buddy

[gritty cargo]

we live with hopes

[nova monolith]

haha

bro but like

we all put so much efforts in clg admissions but companies take people who dont even have a degree

while few people from top tier clgs dont land good jobs

[gritty cargo]

don’t think about it this early

I’ve come to a point rn I don’t plan anything ahead of one year

Just go with the flow, chill and time will do the work

[nova monolith]

frfr

good way of living ngl

[gritty cargo]

yeah life is not always about jobs colleges and these shits can’t wait for these to be finished

I see end of the tunnel

[chrome quarry]

hi guys

[split salmon]

Hey guys i got into purdue for robotics engineering technology. But after some research, I realized that RET doesnt have as much opportunities for grad school and further career. So i was thinking about taking a double major of RET + CS, how should i go about requesting purdue for this? Thanks in advance

[opaque olive]

hi

[daring beacon]

Got in

[junior sun]

BTFU!!!

[hollow portal]

THE GOAT

[swift niche]

you're the professional purdue student now

honors college too holy shit

[gritty cargo]

.

[gritty cargo]

yayyy

[frozen olive]

Literally knew this would happen 🥱

[crystal spade]

congratulation

[tired zinc]

Lets goooo

[tulip musk]

congrats

i mean this was expected

[crisp pulsar]

CONGRATSS

[cloud panther]

I KNEW IT

I KNEW IT

WOPO

WOOOO

[junior sun]

woah woah one at a time ladies

tqsm guys 🥺 i love yall sm i truly couldn't have done it without a2c

[junior sun]

omw to the discount den (online store) rn

i'm still in utter shock

how what huh wuh

[opaque olive]

YAYYYY PURDUE MERCH?

[lunar cypress]

welcome to purdue!!

[lunar cypress]

crazy enough I've never actually been there yet

you're (in some ways) more of a Purdue student that i am LOL

[junior sun]

whattt wait dont they give free den pops every fri or smth?

[opaque olive]

professional simp fr 😭

[lunar cypress]

...i did Not actually Know this No

I've been outpurdue'd

[junior sun]

grit issue smh 💯

[junior relic]

Not every but often enough. It’s also a bit far from stuff

[north helm]

Congrats Bro!! U deserve it

[trail escarp]

CONGRATS!

[junior sun]

omg tqsmmm 🥹 i genuinely couldn't have done this without u

thank you so so so much for making my dreams come true omg

[trail escarp]

its all your doing! congratulations!! :D

[junior sun]

i can finally scroll the university bookstore and discount den's webstore guilt-free 🥹

[honest bane]

omg a little late bc i just woke up but congrats purdue simp!!!

[junior sun]

tqsm pooks 💖

im still in disbelief

what if i get an email tmr from purdue admissions saying smth like

"oops we sent u the wrong letter gng"

[trail escarp]

time to get merch!

[junior sun]

i NEED that "choo choo bitch" shirt i saw on a boilerhotmic reel

[trail escarp]

lol yeah u can get that at discount den

unfortunately the bookstore doesnt have that shirt 😔

[quasi oasis]

Congrats!

[junior sun]

do u have any recs for specific shirts/hoodies that u think look cool?

as much as i love purdue, no offense, some of them look hella bland like 😭

r we seriously js throwing "purdue" on top of a black hoodie n calling it a day

[vestal oyster]

DID YOU DO IT

[trail escarp]

i mean it depends on what styles and colors u like lol

[junior sun]

look at the lil train at the end of my nick! 🥺

[trail escarp]

yeah a lot of college merch is like that 😔

[vestal oyster]

AHHHHH

https://tenor.com/view/wedidit-jayson-tatum-gif-9631771162018375627

[supple scroll]

congrats!

[honest bane]

i think there might be some third-party clothing designers that make better stuff than the official school store

at least for cornell theres some stuff like that i think

[hoary quartz]

Congratulations

[junior sun]

tqsm uncle bits 🥹

[vestal oyster]

I think u can change ur status now

[unique owl]

THE GOAT GOT IN CONGRATS

I’m so happy for you bro

[junior sun]

tqsm omg

im still doubting myself like

what if the aos js sent the wrong letter

dream school 🥹

[vestal oyster]

girl stawp it LMAO

ur a boilermaker

[junior sun]

those words make me feel all giddy and excited inside lkjsdflkajsdlkg

[vestal oyster]

They're 16-1 and #5 in the nation for basketball

Get some student life experience in

[vestal oyster]

ur committing fs?

[junior sun]

i don't see why i wouldn't

but idk if i should commit like today

or can i wait..? like is there a harm in waiting until april

[vestal oyster]

Prob not 😭 least at Carolina most of the official student checklists don't start till after May 1

[junior sun]

i feel like ik sm about purdue that going anywhere else would lowk be so sad 🥀

[vestal oyster]

||u could join vv a little earlier||

I'm dragging it out till May 1 personally cuz I wanna live stream my decision like the athletes do with the hats

But that'll only be cool if I get another school or two

[near horizon]

Omg congrats

Now you won’t change your name

[junior sun]

PURDUE EMAIL??? WAIT THIS IS AURA WHAT

wait is there any way i can change it?

cuz i applied with my legal (viet) name, but i might use an english nickname to make things easier

@purdue.edu is 🥶 omg

[trail escarp]

i dont think so 😔

i want to but havent found a way yet

[crude depot]

just email them

i think they’ll allow it

[junior sun]

now the issue is

i need to think of an english nickname 😭

[crude depot]

lmao

time to open up chatgpt

[vestal oyster]

Professional Purdue Simp

[opaque olive]

isnt it charlie?

[junior sun]

yeah, do u think charlie works?

[opaque olive]

yeah fs

[hoary quartz]

Y'all

[hoary quartz]

Nope

You just get what you get

I got lucky it was my first initial and my full last name

But some people do not get lucky

[junior sun]

niche last name gang? 🤩

[hoary quartz]

My last name is insanely common back home.But it's not common here

[vestal oyster]

My id name is legit "smart"

[solemn orbit]

Has anyone tried emailing admissions for feedback on ur app if you get in

I want to know what they thought of it

[junior sun]

like the ferpa thing?

i asked purdude n iirc he said they didnt add comments

[tawdry nebula]

Lfg

Congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉

Wait

Damn

U also got into honors college 🔥 🔥 🔥

[crisp pulsar]

WE are ALL celebrating pps's acceptance

[junior sun]

aww tqsm guys; i love u all smsmsmsm omg

[junior relic]

yes

[junior relic]

me when i lie

i literally changed mine u dumbass

[junior relic]

u got in?

[crisp pulsar]

Deferred :/

So probably also means rejected from honors college

[junior relic]

aw im sorry

[crisp pulsar]

Ima send my LOCI though, just not sure when

Maybe next week

[junior relic]

yea just do it soon

gl king

[crisp pulsar]

Thanks

I just want to get a few activities confirmed before i put them in the letter

I have an internship im pretty much accepted to and im gonna go on national radio tomorrow

[proper maple]

PURDUE SIMP GOT INTO PURDUE LETS GO

[junior relic]

thats cool. its rough man

[crisp pulsar]

I'll get into where I'm supposed to go

[junior sun]

it was all yall here on a2c, helping me achieve my dreams 🥹

i can't thank u guys enough omg

[junior relic]

r u gonna commit?

[junior sun]

yeah probs. waiting on uiuc/gt/vt/mit, havent applied to mich (yet?)

[junior relic]

mich is super expensive

[junior sun]

is it stupid to choose a school js cuz i feel like i'd belong in their culture and am (professinally) simping for them

[proper maple]

no

[junior relic]

not really

[proper maple]

fit>prestige

[junior relic]

fr

[proper maple]

do what works for you

[crisp pulsar]

Definitely not

[junior sun]

i feel like ik sm about purdue alr that it feels like home somehow

despite me never having stepped foot there

[crisp pulsar]

But I will say this, think long and hard about it. Sometimes your dream school isn't always the best one for you

Just make sure you'll enjoy your time there

And that it offers what you need

[proper maple]

I personally am looking forward to going to either purdur or hopefully Rutgers, since I have a lot of friends there

[junior sun]

see uncle bits is lowk scaring me outta purdue engineering 😭

he seems stressed asl 24/7

[junior sun]

purdur! boilur ur!

[proper maple]

thats normal for your average cs/engineering major

[safe spindle]

@junior sun DO YOU KNOW

ARE YOU GOING TO PURDUE

[gritty cargo]

irrelevent to purdue, but when do we send loci if we get waitlisted?

[proper maple]

my cousin decided to double major in cs and math and he does homework for a living

like no joke

[junior sun]

I GOT IN AND IM TRYING TO CALM MYSELF DOWN SO I DONT COMMIT RIGHT THIS INSTANT 😭

[proper maple]

problem sets take him like 3-4 hours at least to complete

[safe spindle]

OMG YAY!! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU

[proper maple]

I feel this

[gritty cargo]

where is your reaction vid

[crisp pulsar]

Tay I have a question

Deferred means rejected from honors right?

Even if I get accepted?

[junior sun]

oh yeah i promised yall id do a face reveal in purdue merch if i got in

im shopping on discount den rn 😭

[safe spindle]

no theyre seperate decisions so i believe you could get an honors acceptance later if you applied for it during EA (but idk how common that is)

[gritty cargo]

yeah I think I have the screenshot lmao

[crisp pulsar]

Ooh alright

[gritty cargo]

do it asap

[crisp pulsar]

Thanks

[junior sun]

how long does shit take to ship from WL to vietnam? 😔

[gritty cargo]

deferred just means they are not sure yet if they are worth you

[safe spindle]

id just wait to buy stuff from discount den in person

personally

[crisp pulsar]

@junior sun i know you're really thankful of this discord but also don't discredit your own work. You're the reason why you got in

[safe spindle]

the quality can be a bit questionable so imo its defo one of the buy in person stores

[gritty cargo]

depends on the shipping service, I used fed-ex last week and they were hell

[junior sun]

wait also which do ygs think is cuterr

[gritty cargo]

they delayed a week

[crisp pulsar]

Bars

[junior sun]

oh i was gonna buy the "choo choo bitch" shirt 😭

[crisp pulsar]

My dad is convinced its some kind of yield protection bcz I didn't "show enough interest in my essays" 😭

[safe spindle]

i have that one LMAO and i love it so i can vouch for quality of that one

[crisp pulsar]

I told my dad I got deferred and he just said "WHAT"

[gritty cargo]

what if I say neither

[crisp pulsar]

1st one looks comfy asf

[junior sun]

this one's sold out ☹️

[junior relic]

im ngl most purdue merch has really shit quality

[safe spindle]

book store hoodies are decent

imo

i also got a cute and really nice baby tee from discount den

its my game shirt

[junior relic]

oh nice

[supple scroll]

i literally just read somewhere that someone said student life is horrible and they recomend not going there 😭