I am/was a nuke major, but I haven't taken a class in 3 years now. I'm ready to go finish up, about two full semesters or so worth of class. I'm working on getting my financial fucks in a row, and I'll be heading to campus this week to talk to the nuke and admission departments about what I need to do.

In the interest of cutting down on wasted time can anyone give me a heads up as to what I will need and what to expect to hear? Thanks in advance

1/27/2010 2:36:37 AM

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"financial fucks in a row"

ISWYDT

1/27/2010 2:37:24 AM

ahah an unfortunate blunder

1/27/2010 2:39:27 AM

Good for you man. Good for you. I wish you the very best.

1/27/2010 2:59:39 AM

http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/enrollment/admissions/REG02.10.2.php

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1/27/2010 3:19:42 AM

if you havent been suspended its a piece of cake

think it was a $50 reapplication fee or something like that

pay off any past monies owed

see your counselor for a pin

register for classes

if you have been suspended then ^that outlines the two choices you have

either take summer courses til your gpa is better or apply for a contractual readmission in which you promise to keep a certain gpa while in school (or something like that)

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1/27/2010 2:45:51 PM

I have a friend who is 30 and is back in school full-time. He never finished his degree so after this semester he has 2 more left. But he was kind of forced into it. He got laid off from his job, and spent over a year out of work. He figured with the job market the way it is, what better time to go back and finish.

That being said, he says it's a HUGE culture shock. All of the people in his classes are almost 10 years younger than him. He's the same age as 2 of his teachers, and older than 1 of them. But, he made straight A's this semester mainly because he has WAY more focus and responsibility after coming in from the working world. He said he never realized how easy college was until he went back after working full-time for nearly a decade.

1/27/2010 3:03:30 PM

ya, going back to college kicked ass

1/27/2010 3:05:28 PM

Dave, I went through all this shit. I was 30 when I went back. Lot easier after I grew up some.

1/27/2010 3:28:55 PM

I entered state as a nuke major, left for a few years and then finally came back & saps852 is spot on with just filling out a quick reapplication form, paying the $50 & then seeing your [new] advisor & registering for classes when registration opens for the next semester

1/27/2010 3:34:53 PM

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"never realized how easy college was until he went back after working full-time for nearly a decade"

i completely agree. going back to school after some time working has been amazing for me and i feel like i'm actually taking in knowledge rather than regurgitating bullshit. however, it is slightly annoying to be in classes with younger girls because they whine so damn much.

1/27/2010 4:24:44 PM

the potential for barely legal pussy is a perk too

1/27/2010 4:41:57 PM

thanks for the info! and glad to see so many people have done it with little issue.

ndmetcal, did you end up finishing in nuke? only thing i'm worried about is re-learning all the math...i got through diff-eq but i'm not even sure I remember how to friggin integrate

i saved all my books and notes though so with some review it should all come back

1/27/2010 4:45:36 PM

nah, i left cause i knew i wanted to do something else but didn't know what at the time

1/27/2010 4:48:41 PM

i took 1.5 years off in middle of engineering school.

it was hard going back, because the junior/senior classes i was taking expected me to know all that basic shit, which i had forgotten.

for you, after 3 years it's going to be more than twice as hard, because the d/dt rate of forgetting shit increases

so you'll get in, but good luck staying in.

1/28/2010 1:30:30 PM

I took 2yrs off, went back, then took maybe 2 more semesters off and then went back again to finish.

You have to apply for readmission to the university. That should be a shoe-in unless you were suspended or expelled. Regular old disciplinary issues shouldn't hold you back.

There may be a point where you're not automatically readmitted to your program. But as long as you weren't kicked out for academic problems, i don't see that being an issue.

The next question will be whether or not your program has changed at all. Mine had, I was sorta grandfathered into the old degree audit but it wasn't quite that simple. A lot of the classes were the same but with different titles or numbers. And some of the classes in the old program weren't offered any longer, and some courses from the old program weren't part of the new program. And there were also new courses required. But my dept. head, who was also my advisor and who had taught a couple of my classes, really worked with me in moving courses around and substituting things for me. -- it saved probably saved me what would have been an additional semester's, or more, worth of classes.


It was different than originally being in school. People were younger, didn't really know many people in my program any longer. Although, I was mostly taking GERs anyhow. It also took me a bit to get back in the habit of studying and what not. I went from working full-time to back to school and working part-time. It was a big change, and I missed some of the freedom of coming home and doing whatever I wanted. But, i was more focused with school, was more efficient with my time/studying, and got a little better grades.


good luck

1/28/2010 2:05:13 PM

^ pretty much my experience, i agree with all of that.

except for the "more focused, more efficient, and better grades" part.

1/28/2010 6:22:33 PM

Any thoughts about going back to get another degree?

I got my BA in History in May of '09, and I've been working for a local civil engineering firm since then. I'm considering going back to get a BS in Civil Engineering...just in the 'thinking' stage still. My boss mentioned sending me back to get it a few days ago and it piqued my curiosity.

I started college in EE and didn't do too well in those classes, but I should have all the background for CE (calculus and physics, etc).

1/28/2010 8:02:50 PM

I'd figure out how many classes it'd take to actually do it first and figure out what ones you can take at night, etc. I imagine you will find those classes MUCH easier than comparable EE courses were the first time around.. just because of being in the real world for a few years.

1/28/2010 8:07:20 PM

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"I'd figure out how many classes it'd take to actually do it first and figure out what ones you can take at night, etc. I imagine you will find those classes MUCH easier than comparable EE courses were the first time around.. just because of being in the real world for a few years."

While it wasn't exactly a serious conversation (end of the day on Friday as I was walking out the door), my boss mentioned sending me back and it sounded like he was considering having the firm pay for it, which would be sweet.

I'm enjoying working here; I have a few friends from school who work here and I love having them explain things to me about what they're doing. I'm finding it intriguing so far.

At this point if it were to happen I'm looking at it like a golden opportunity -- going back to school, having someone possibly pay for it, and I'd still be working at a firm in the field I'm in school for...lots of resources for help if I'd need it. It would certainly be a lot of work and long hours but I think it would be worth it.

Decisions decisions...

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1/28/2010 8:13:11 PM

yeah i'd jump on that shit like crazy if they were going to pay for it.

1/28/2010 8:39:57 PM