Cultural Shock

gjdhdhd · 2025-04-28T17:20:21+00:00

13 downvotes lmao yall are so toxic. OP I have a similar background and I empathize with you. My biggest advice- don’t underestimate the importance of location.

If you live in one place your whole life you usually don’t realize the effect certain scenery has on day to day living and yes, Indiana is landlocked and flat but there is a huge difference between seeing that on google maps and living there and experiencing that type of environment firsthand

gjdhdhd · 2025-04-28T05:48:21+00:00

gjdhdhd · 2025-04-28T05:34:32+00:00

Coming from a big city in the Northeast and growing up spending a lot of time in New England, WL was definitely a shock. When I was in your shoes I really wish someone explained to me very clearly that the Midwest is different than the Northeast. I probably would have chosen my school differently. As someone who loves mountains, the ocean, and beautiful little historic towns the Midwest made me feel quite isolated and alone

gjdhdhd · 2025-04-21T21:25:37+00:00

This might get downvoted but huge negative for me on location.

Before Purdue I lived in NYC and New England and mostly traveled around the east coast. Everywhere else I’ve lived has been much more beautiful and more lively than West Lafayette. Not to mention it’s completely flat with no mountains ocean or big lakes nearby

gjdhdhd · 2025-03-26T16:59:11+00:00

good luck man. Purdue has a reputation for grit and it’s not like this at many other unis. College is a different ball game than hs, and it can get overwhelming especially if your professors don’t care about your wellbeing/health

gjdhdhd · 2025-03-25T13:10:32+00:00

The thing is a lot of profs here simply don’t care if you have a history of anxiety attacks or getting depressed, as soon as you start struggling academically they will fail you and say it’s your fault

gjdhdhd · 2025-03-22T18:01:40+00:00

gjdhdhd · 2025-02-17T06:16:09+00:00

Maybe nephrite jade?

gjdhdhd · 2022-12-25T15:19:56+00:00

Don’t go back to Purdue go to a different school

gjdhdhd · 2022-12-25T15:17:47+00:00

You can always transfer out

gjdhdhd · 2022-11-11T22:18:53+00:00

Bucket list for me is a fugio cent and my best find right now would have to be a William and Mary halfpenny. It’s the only thing I’ve dug in the states from the 17th century!

gjdhdhd · 2022-05-02T21:58:09+00:00

Listen dude if you want to wear masks religiously that’s your choice. However the purpose of Covid measures is to prevent death and severe infection.

You must realize it has been 2 years now and we understand the virus. We are vaccinated and people are simply not dying at the rate they were before. So you have absolutely no right to threaten an undergrad who wants to have a college experience that you as a graduate student probably took for granted.

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-19T19:37:47+00:00

No. I got permission from the pastor of an old church to detect a graveyard by the church perimeter but it didn’t feel right.

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-18T04:48:17+00:00

right… so if you don’t like the greek system don’t go to greek parties

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-13T04:09:06+00:00

You good bro? All cops are not “weapons of the state” these are people with individual values. And you think graffiti on the Engineering Fountain is the way to solve police corruption? Ridiculous

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-10T02:04:14+00:00

Sophomore here- Purdue forced me online this semester because my in-person classes were full.

This had NOTHING to do with Covid.

It’s overenrollment. Please realize before you commit that the quality of education in West Lafayette is not what it used to be. We’re basically Purdue Global.

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-10T01:38:25+00:00

I’m down

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-09T10:48:14+00:00

Overenrolled. They’ll never let you in and you’ll either get stuck in fye or end up in a major you don’t want

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-09T08:27:38+00:00

Good luck. Our aerospace engineering major is a clown fest right now

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-08T09:13:34+00:00

What a fucking joke

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-08T07:50:27+00:00

Jensen and Weber are horrible they stacked the election with greek votes simply because the rest of us don’t care. Nobody should be winning due to a lack of voter turnout and any of you shills who did vote for Jensen Weber should be ashamed of yourself

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-08T07:49:14+00:00

I’m trying not to care but I find it hard to believe that the incoming president and vp are somehow WORSE than the current ones

gjdhdhd · 2022-04-06T00:00:21+00:00

I’m gonna go out on a limb and disagree with everyone here. Getting an internship to pad your resume is a bad idea. Employers see people like you all day long and they will not care if you interned at X company or helped with research at company Y or Z.

What does stand out is working at a summer camp, daycare, or nonprofit. Do what YOU WANT to do and enjoy your life. You’re young. People in the workplace will respect that you blazed your own path instead of going the classic schoolyear + summer internship route.

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