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Where would you choose?
Topic Started: Apr 4 2006, 10:48 AM (592 Views)
John D'Oh
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***musical princess***
Apr 4 2006, 03:15 PM
Does anyone know what the uni. of california and illinois are like?

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Choose MIT! It's just like England here - the people are rude, the weather's crappy, the politicians are alcoholics. It's great.

:wink:
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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***musical princess***
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It wouldn't be MIT though, the KCL have a partnership with the U. of California so it would have to be there i went.

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JBryan
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Illinois seems to be getting short shrift here.
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***musical princess***
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What's Illinois like?


These are all the places i could choose from for my year abroad with ICL....

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/physics/courses/...rogs/ug_yie.htm

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ivorythumper
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
***musical princess***
Apr 4 2006, 12:15 PM
Does anyone know what the uni. of california and illinois are like?

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Both are systems -- not just one campus. The "original" UC is Berkeley, but now they have campuses all over - UCLA is the biggest and most well endowed (though you'd think the one in Silicone Valley would be :rimshot: ).

Likewise, University of Illinois has the main campus (IIRC) in Champaign-Urbana, which is in the middle of the wheat fields, and campuses in Springfield :yawn: and Chicago :excited: .

What particular schools are you considering?
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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***musical princess***
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The prospectus doesn't specify which schools so i don't know. I'll email them and find out.

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Does anyone know what the uni. of california and illinois are like?


What IT said, with respect to the University of California. It's a big state, with different campuses in wildly different locations. Some of them are the armpit of the universe; others are stunningly gorgeous. Some are among the best schools in the world; others, put charitably, are not. So it all depends on which one.
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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The 89th Key
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Looks like Paris is out: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle....ANCE.xml&rpc=22
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Matt G.
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UC Berkeley: :wacko:
UC Davis: :dead:
UC Santa Cruz: :smokin:
UC Santa Barbara: :pirate:
UC Riverside: :help:
UC San Diego: :shrug:
UC Los Angeles: :veryangry:
UC Irvine: :confused:
UC San Francisco: :banghead:
UC Merced: :juggle:

UI C-U: :unsure:
UI Chicago: :hair:
UI Springfield: :tomato:
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Speaking of Paris...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060403/ennew...on_060403135629
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big al
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Is this intended to be a party or a real study semester abroad. In California, there's Livermore and in Illinois there's Argonne. If they're involved, there's serious physics being done. You mentioned CERN, MP, and that's certainly cutting edge, but I have no idea how that ties into Paris.

Or there's California University of Pennsylvania (no kidding, We also have an Indiana University of Pennsylvania). :biggrin:

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big al
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Just noticed your link to the affiliated European schools. I'd think about Grenoble. Also, I know a student at Padova (astronomy major) who is possibly about to begin a study-abroad year through Erasmus in Tenerife. She could possibly have some valuable advice.

Big Al
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Matt G.
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Apr 4 2006, 02:25 PM
Likewise, University of Illinois has the main campus (IIRC) in Champaign-Urbana, which is in the middle of the wheat fields

No, no, NO! Those are CORN and SOYBEAN fields! :veryangry:
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DivaDeb
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Apr 4 2006, 11:13 AM
Michelle Hellene Gislain Lavelle did not tell YOU ANYTHING, Mr. 89th. first you think my wife is hot, now you think my ex-girlfriends are talking to you?

(I love being envied.... :lol:)

your wife *is* hot...and how do you know your ex-girlfriends *aren't* talking to Isaac? He's pretty cute...
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Matt G.
Apr 4 2006, 01:36 PM
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Apr 4 2006, 02:25 PM
Likewise, University of Illinois has the main campus (IIRC) in Champaign-Urbana, which is in the middle of the wheat fields

No, no, NO! Those are CORN and SOYBEAN fields! :veryangry:

Sorry, vastly more interesting topography and beautiful scenery.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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big al
Apr 4 2006, 09:27 PM
Is this intended to be a party or a real study semester abroad. In California, there's Livermore and in Illinois there's Argonne. If they're involved, there's serious physics being done. You mentioned CERN, MP, and that's certainly cutting edge, but I have no idea how that ties into Paris.

Or there's California University of Pennsylvania (no kidding, We also have an Indiana University of Pennsylvania). :biggrin:

Big Al

No - not a party, i'll be working there for a year. :smile: And Paris does have some quite strong influencial ties in the field of physics, there's the large chemistry and physics industrial research centre in the middle of Paris and the departmentsof all of th euniversities are very much cutting edge. Plus, having the oppurtunity to learn the language would benefit greatly for where i might need it later.

But then... am i missing out on a huge oppurtunity, by passing up the chance to study in California for a year with no tuition fees at all?

sigh

Too many decisions!!!

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I once was a treehouse.

I lived in a cake.
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The 89th Key
Apr 4 2006, 10:47 PM
I once was a treehouse.

I lived in a cake.

In true Crash style...

:P

No wonder you have over 10,000 post with pearls like that! :P :D

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sue
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Apr 4 2006, 02:40 PM
No - not a party, i'll be working there for a year. :smile: And Paris does have some quite strong influencial ties in the field of physics, there's the large chemistry and physics industrial research centre in the middle of Paris and the departmentsof all of th euniversities are very much cutting edge. Plus, having the oppurtunity to learn the language would benefit greatly for where i might need it later.





Too many decisions!!!

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Posted Image

^_^

(note to self: when googling for images of Paris, add the word "city" :tongue: )
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Apr 4 2006, 02:12 PM
Paris, for the food, and to be near the Louvre. :yes:

and then there's the food.
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FrankM
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Apr 4 2006, 02:14 PM
If you are thinking of UC-Berkeley or Stanford for physics or maths, then I could hook you up with a whole network of great friends...

That's quite an offer for two outstanding schools for physics and math, especially Stanford. Then there's Cal Tech.
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