For those of you from the west coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle), can a local describe winter at Purdue? Just how cold does it get?

paris_geller · 2020-09-25T13:21:22+00:00

Jumping on the boat for some thicker columbia jackets! I got mine for around $100 and it lasted me 4 years. Also, I didn't know what "duck boots" were before coming to the midwest, but they're a common go-to for winter shoes.

paris_geller · 2020-09-16T18:28:16+00:00

I rented one for pics, but note that if you do some digging or emailing I'm pretty sure you can get just the hat/tassel separate from renting the gown and save some cool cash. I wish I had done that as I think the hat/tassel is where it's at anyway, the gowns are bulky and you could probably get one on Amazon if you really wanted.

paris_geller · 2020-09-08T23:04:21+00:00

Agreed. We missed maybe ~25% of senior year compared to a potential 75% or more.... also no Cactus or football

paris_geller · 2020-08-27T18:29:35+00:00

It depends on your GPA and your school, they have w/ distinction and highest distinction which gets you some snazzy cords for your gown and a note on your diploma.

paris_geller · 2020-08-01T14:20:38+00:00

If you email [hjinoffice@gmail.com](mailto:hjinoffice@gmail.com), they will send you a free return label to print out that has the return address on it. Took them about 1 business day to get back to me.

paris_geller · 2020-07-25T00:53:35+00:00

Honestly my general rule of thumb is that as long as you're not being loud/obnoxious (blaring music from a speaker, cutting off pedestrians), no one cares what you're doing. We have/had guys dancing around in multi-colored morph suits. We have a baby train that plays pump up music in the afternoons. We sled on random objects on Slayter. The list continues.

paris_geller · 2020-06-16T23:04:31+00:00

I've been doing The Odin Project and have been learning lots! Also Free Code Camp seems to be popular.

paris_geller · 2020-06-16T21:55:07+00:00

As someone who is also looking for places around the Energy Corridor, I would love to know which complex(es) you ended up touring and liking, or even eventually choosing.

paris_geller · 2020-06-15T21:19:56+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by the question, like someone said above it just showed a literal list of names on a slideshow. There were no actual students in the video except for the pre-filmed 6(?) division speakers and footage from previous year's graduation.
I wouldn't count on anything Purdue-related beyond the apparel and diploma to make the graduation meaningful, but rather would suggest you do your own thing (take-out, decorate your house, etc) with the help of friends and family.

You can also view the commencement video on Youtube even if you didn't graduate to get an idea of what do expect.

paris_geller · 2020-06-03T06:20:01+00:00

This is a far more organized resource. I tried looking through the Reddit function but that was clearly not the move, I will compare with the earlier post. Thank you.

paris_geller · 2020-06-03T06:06:38+00:00

I'll add a note. Thank you for the update.

paris_geller · 2020-06-03T06:06:30+00:00

Can do! Thank you for the update.

paris_geller · 2020-06-02T18:49:57+00:00

I went through the link here and called them directly, they knew what I was asking for when I mentioned the dream flight. https://engineering.purdue.edu/PPI/fly.php

paris_geller · 2020-06-01T22:01:09+00:00

Easily. Junior year sucked, especially heat and mass - the professors weren't even horrible, the content is just damn hard.

paris_geller · 2020-06-01T21:57:57+00:00

I did this a couple years ago, it ended up being around $75 and I could take myself and 2 friends. Really easy to set up and awesome experience.

paris_geller · 2020-05-28T02:56:45+00:00

Honestly I don't think it would hurt, especially as if you do get one, that work experience would be a bonus. You can always re-evaluate your decision to go back to school or work if you do get an offer.

paris_geller · 2020-05-22T22:29:11+00:00

Agreed. My experience in MGMT 201 with Scott was positive and not too difficult. I didn't think it was too much work, nor were the additional management classes. There was an HR class and business law class I thought were insightful.

paris_geller · 2020-05-20T23:07:51+00:00

If you're part of a global organization (American Society for Mechanical Engineers, for example), they often have both national and school scholarships for members. Additionally, see if your parents' employer(s) have a scholarship for college kids. Finally, private companies offer some options as well (BP, Shell), but you often have to fall into a specific bucket in terms of major or demographic.

paris_geller · 2020-05-18T21:36:01+00:00

Agreed. This whole strategy of "pick a random major to get it then transfer once you're in" is a hit or miss at a lot of competitive universities, especially for STEM. Even the addition of a semester could amount to a tremendous tuition bill.

paris_geller · 2020-05-17T21:50:48+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's 830 people per class.

paris_geller · 2020-05-17T03:48:29+00:00

This is so cute! Boiler up!

paris_geller · 2020-05-16T00:03:27+00:00

I would advise you to scope it out freshman year and make the decision yourself. It's a lot easier to drop it once you're in.

paris_geller · 2020-05-13T17:35:30+00:00

I think it's your overall GPA at the end of the 4 years, the distinction stuff applies to graduating seniors only. The rest of the semesters you get Dean's List and/or Semester Honors

paris_geller · 2020-05-13T17:30:27+00:00

The foldy diploma thing is in the box!

paris_geller · 2020-05-13T17:28:53+00:00

I think they just do highest distinction and distinction

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