With reference to the name, Sir Donald Duck of La Salle College looks like Donald Duck. The only difference is that he doesn't have a beak. This name originated from his surname, which is Tong (Full name in Chinese: Tong Wun-Sing). Donald Duck 's name in Chinese is Tong lou ap (Chinese: 唐老鸭). They both have Tong as their surnames and Tong Wun Sing is old. Therefore, he is often nicknamed as Sir Donald Duck of La Salle College.
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Get the Sir Donald Duck of La Salle College mug.A Liberal Arts college in the US, with two campuses: one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a needlessly preppy one, populated mostly by sophists. Famous for its approach to liberal arts, focus on great books, and its incredibly uncomfortable, but visually iconic, "Johnnie" chairs. Blackboards are everywhere at the college, and any attempt to change this policy is always crushed with extreme prejudice.
Students of the college are called Johnnies., and in place of professors, instructors are called tutors. This is because they are supposed to be on the journey of intellectual discovery with the students, rather than talking down to them. This is, most certainly, always the case, and tutors have never been known to give lectures in the middle of class to explain exactly why a particular school of thought is fundamentally incorrect because they entirely disregard the writings of one obscure thinker, the essays of whom said tutor will be happy to provide to the interested.
St. John's has no tests or exams. All students are evaluated through their writing and performance in discussion. To deal with the stress and anxiety which comes with much of the work of the college, many Johnnies smoke and engage in extreme forms of Bacchic revelry on a weekly to biweekly basis.
Contrary to popular belief regarding liberal arts degrees, Johnnies go into a variety of fields, mostly in education, academia, or corporate sophistry(commonly known to the uninitiated as the legal profession).
Students of the college are called Johnnies., and in place of professors, instructors are called tutors. This is because they are supposed to be on the journey of intellectual discovery with the students, rather than talking down to them. This is, most certainly, always the case, and tutors have never been known to give lectures in the middle of class to explain exactly why a particular school of thought is fundamentally incorrect because they entirely disregard the writings of one obscure thinker, the essays of whom said tutor will be happy to provide to the interested.
St. John's has no tests or exams. All students are evaluated through their writing and performance in discussion. To deal with the stress and anxiety which comes with much of the work of the college, many Johnnies smoke and engage in extreme forms of Bacchic revelry on a weekly to biweekly basis.
Contrary to popular belief regarding liberal arts degrees, Johnnies go into a variety of fields, mostly in education, academia, or corporate sophistry(commonly known to the uninitiated as the legal profession).
"Where are you going to college again?"
"Oh, I go to St. John's College in Santa Fe."
"Never heard of it."
"I'm not surprised."
Family member:"What do you guys even do at St. John's?"
Johnnie who has learned that most people are either totally disinterested in the truly meaningful parts of their studies and has lost all faith in the ability of most people to have serious conversations: "We read lots of books."
"Oh, I go to St. John's College in Santa Fe."
"Never heard of it."
"I'm not surprised."
Family member:"What do you guys even do at St. John's?"
Johnnie who has learned that most people are either totally disinterested in the truly meaningful parts of their studies and has lost all faith in the ability of most people to have serious conversations: "We read lots of books."
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College use to be super cheap (UCLA/UCSB/Berkeley being only 10k a year including room/board/tuition back in the late 90's). Now those same schools are 27k a year. The average undergraduate having over a 100k dollars in student loan debt.
What I'm trying to say is that college use to be a no brainer investment, but now it is just the opposite. Unless you qualify for some serious FAFSA, Pell or Cal Grants, don't bother going because it simply isn't worth the debt if you're paying it out of your pocket. Instead, use the money you save by not going and invest into real estate or create your own business and be your own boss. Don't fall into the trap by thinking college is the only way to be successful
College use to be super cheap (UCLA/UCSB/Berkeley being only 10k a year including room/board/tuition back in the late 90's). Now those same schools are 27k a year. The average undergraduate having over a 100k dollars in student loan debt.
What I'm trying to say is that college use to be a no brainer investment, but now it is just the opposite. Unless you qualify for some serious FAFSA, Pell or Cal Grants, don't bother going because it simply isn't worth the debt if you're paying it out of your pocket. Instead, use the money you save by not going and invest into real estate or create your own business and be your own boss. Don't fall into the trap by thinking college is the only way to be successful
There are 1000's of college blogs, filled with 1000's of threads, with 1000's of posts of people who graduated with a 6 figure debt and are still working the same lame job they had in high school. Lets face it, no one out there gives two craps about what your interpretation of Shakespeare is, or if you know the definition of libertarianism.
Watch Steve Job's Stanford Commencement on youtube.
Watch Steve Job's Stanford Commencement on youtube.
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Other than that, everyone is up to their nose in debt and the students deal with mood swings and laugh attacks due to excessive sleep depravation. Every teacher believes his/her class is a priority. Everyone knows everyone. And you NEVER walk down MLK alone.
It one of the top 5 art colleges in the nation and world-wide.
Other than that, everyone is up to their nose in debt and the students deal with mood swings and laugh attacks due to excessive sleep depravation. Every teacher believes his/her class is a priority. Everyone knows everyone. And you NEVER walk down MLK alone.
It one of the top 5 art colleges in the nation and world-wide.
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When applying to 4-year-colleges, remember this: they only give a shit about your GPA and SAT scores. So if you're an overacheiving jock in 12th grade with no morals and a lengthy disciplinary history who likes to get drunk and fuck whores on the weekend, then you're more likely to get into a 4-year-college than someone with values who went to a community college that has a 2.65 GPA and an SAT score around 1000. Or, if your family is rich, it doesn't matter how shitty your grades in high school are, you can even get into Harvard if daddy is willing to make a "donation".
If you are somehow able to get into a 4-year-school but don't look like Brad Pitt, you probably won't get laid, unless you can find a girl that is drunk enough.
When applying to 4-year-colleges, remember this: they only give a shit about your GPA and SAT scores. So if you're an overacheiving jock in 12th grade with no morals and a lengthy disciplinary history who likes to get drunk and fuck whores on the weekend, then you're more likely to get into a 4-year-college than someone with values who went to a community college that has a 2.65 GPA and an SAT score around 1000. Or, if your family is rich, it doesn't matter how shitty your grades in high school are, you can even get into Harvard if daddy is willing to make a "donation".
If you are somehow able to get into a 4-year-school but don't look like Brad Pitt, you probably won't get laid, unless you can find a girl that is drunk enough.
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Hey everyone on College Confidential, my name is Cornelius. Plz chance me for admittance into Ivy League; I want to go to Harvard!!!1!!
Stats:
4.75 GPA (weighted)
2400 SAT, 36 ACT (both one sitting)
APs- 5's in Chemistry, Biology, Physics B, Physics C, Calculus BC, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, Environmental Science, World History, U.S. History, Spanish, French, Chinese, Latin, Statistics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics. I could have totally taken Italian also if I had enough room in my schedule >.<
I don't feel like listing my ECs, but here's a brief run-down:
-Class Prez, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer all at the same time for 4 years
-Piano: performed at Carnegie Hall 9x, played at White House
-Spent summer in Africa to build houses for the poor; found the cure for AIDS while there
-Internship at Harvard Medical Center
-Volunteered at Soup Kitchen 1000 hours
-3 jobs
-Created 4 clubs at my school, President of 12 others
-Varsity Track, Swimming, and Tennis (captain for all three)
-National Merit Finalist
-Won Intel
-Attended Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiad study camps
-USAMO 3x
I'm kinda nervous right now-should I do more ECs? Improve my GPA??? I'm freaking out!!!!!!
ZombiSlayr5000:
THAT'S SO WEAK! I HAVE LIKE 10x MORE ECs THAN YOU!
PretentiousDouche09:
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Hey everyone on College Confidential, my name is Cornelius. Plz chance me for admittance into Ivy League; I want to go to Harvard!!!1!!
Stats:
4.75 GPA (weighted)
2400 SAT, 36 ACT (both one sitting)
APs- 5's in Chemistry, Biology, Physics B, Physics C, Calculus BC, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, Environmental Science, World History, U.S. History, Spanish, French, Chinese, Latin, Statistics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics. I could have totally taken Italian also if I had enough room in my schedule >.<
I don't feel like listing my ECs, but here's a brief run-down:
-Class Prez, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer all at the same time for 4 years
-Piano: performed at Carnegie Hall 9x, played at White House
-Spent summer in Africa to build houses for the poor; found the cure for AIDS while there
-Internship at Harvard Medical Center
-Volunteered at Soup Kitchen 1000 hours
-3 jobs
-Created 4 clubs at my school, President of 12 others
-Varsity Track, Swimming, and Tennis (captain for all three)
-National Merit Finalist
-Won Intel
-Attended Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiad study camps
-USAMO 3x
I'm kinda nervous right now-should I do more ECs? Improve my GPA??? I'm freaking out!!!!!!
ZombiSlayr5000:
THAT'S SO WEAK! I HAVE LIKE 10x MORE ECs THAN YOU!
PretentiousDouche09:
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by graceeeeeeeeee May 12, 2011
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