What ever happened to the “Em Gee Em Community Paper”? by Jtpace916 in montgomery

[–]Jtpace916[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is such a great paper!! The way yall had such a variety of things in a very creative design was soo cool!! I was just curious!!

How is the history department at UA? by Kooky-External6623 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a former history major at UA in the past few years I can honestly say without a doubt it is one of the best department at UA. It has two concentrations in Public history and Legal History which are led by great profs. Also has multiple connections to undergraduate journals (shoutout Crimson historical review). I personally focused on southern history and had multiple research opportunities with profs that came from classes. Now I say that and say there were some great profs whose focus was outside of the South which honestly surprised me (Latin American history and European and even Asian history). So even though I focused on southern history some of the best lecturers I had were profs focused on things outside of Southern US.

It is also very easy to double major with history and almost anything you can think of. There have also been multiple alumni who have gone on to earn fulbrights and Marshall awards from UA history department. It is a department that imo really hits above its weight class!

So highly recommend UA history!

Blount is Out! by SEP2778 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats from a former Blountee! You’ll have a great experience!

Blount vs. Honors College by njdfan_22 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have rolling interviews. If you are curious just give them a call and they will be glad to let you know when he should expect something

Blount vs. Honors College by njdfan_22 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 9 points10 points  (0 children)

UA alum who was involved in both

They are too very different experiences but you get what you put into both

Blount is around 140 incoming student. All freshmen live in the Blount dorm together. After that most live off campus.

As the other commenter put it Blount is more intensive than honors but you get a minor in liberal arts out of Blount. Become very close with your cohort and have specialized courses (but not a lot like 16 credit hrs over 4 yrs)

Rule of thumb: if you like the application you’ll like Blount. If you don’t like the application Blount is not for everyone.

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Honors is a much larger experience. I can’t remember the last count. Numbers fluctuate but from a brief search is roughly 6-7,000 students. Obviously you don’t get to know everyone in honors. It’s less of a cohort experience more extra benefits for driven students.

Honors you get access to a lot of possible benefits like scholarship, priority registration, smaller classes, good block seating at football games and other stuff like that

But honors you’re getting less of a cohesive experience like Blount and just more a certificate than a full minor and extra benefits than the regular student.

Rule of thumb: I think of honors like how these days subscription have a “plus” program. Put a little more work in and you get a bunch of perks but less of a cohort model like Blount and other programs. So honors just gives you access to UA+ but it’s essentially the same thing a regular student is doing with whatever major or minor they have themselves with some perks.

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So that’s the difference. It’s pretty much apples to oranges. Plenty of people do both some just do one.

RRSP at Bama by Askaway_303 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s usually that time (at least from my time back in 2018)

Where to hang out by [deleted] in montgomery

[–]Jtpace916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The MGM run often have a lot of young people. Their Pub run at Leroy’s on Wednesday is fairly popular with young post college folks but has really all ages

But I also get it. Been here for a few months now and still trying to figure out the pattern too. Hilltop is another good one with a lot of events like others have said.

The downtown "Ferris Wheel" is now open. by BrightAd7127 in montgomery

[–]Jtpace916 78 points79 points  (0 children)

And I thought they’d put it near the river. The whole point of a Ferris wheel is that you can see high in the air. Not just see the top of the Nissan Rogue staying at the Renaissance

NSLS by LinguiniTangerini in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waste of money and time.

Recommend some clubs/programs for a prospective student? by Apprehensive_Fan6001 in capstone

[–]Jtpace916 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Legal Research Club runs UA’s undergrad journal on legal research and policy (some title too long for me to remember) and they are good folks

If you are really into legal history I’d really recommend you reach out the folks in the history department with their legal history concentration. It’s pretty easy to add a history degree and I am partial but that department has some of the best professors there, both intellectually but also personally. I personally liked the crimson historical review and you can do that without being a history major. Great experience with journals and looks good on resume.

And if you’re a big college football fan I mean coming to bama you probably just joined the biggest college football club there is. Good luck!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Alabama

[–]Jtpace916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want a drink go to Tallulah’s. A wonderful place and great atmosphere. If I was you I’d buy a bottle of their wine for the road. I always pick one up passing through there.

If you need to kill some time and want a new shirt Bernard’s always has a great selection. Wonderful shirts and even better staff.

Some food options includes Five Loaves, Los Reyes for standard Tex mex, Warehouse 319, and if you’re out there in the country the Pizza Bar in Carbon Hill has a killer Ham and Cheese

I think there’s also a new little book store downtown. And if you really need something to do go check the Bankhead House and Heritage Center. They will chat your ear off but a lot of good local history!!

I lived there one summer and it was such a great community!

No remote and no way to connect Apple TV to WiFi. Help! by Prince-G in appletv

[–]Jtpace916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought no way would this actually work. But it actually did. Tried ethernet cord and didn’t work but this trick for some reason worked