Random Bits

Quick aside - the series I've just started about buying a home at the GaiaShip may be a bit long.  And as is probably obvious - I'm going to intersperse those bits with normal blogging bits.  

I want your feedback on the story.  I'll refine it as suggested before posting it to the up-coming gaiaship web site.  

So, today I'm fartin around at work (shhh) and thinking hard about future plans.  I began to wonder about schooling - specifically what schools are right for me... and what major should I settle on.  When I went back to school, I had Architectural Engineering and Aerospace engineering, with a minor in business administration as my declared majors.  As I've done more and more research; I've realized that Civil is really what I want to do.  With a follow up masters degree in business administration & project management.  

  So; in a search for good engineering and business colleges I've settled on my top three:

1. University of California - Berkley.  This one is my stretch goal.  If I can get in here  WOOO WEEE!  With UCB's emphasis on sustainable design; this meshes really really well with my life goal of getting GaiaShips built.  
   
2. MIT - This one too; going to be hard to get into; but what prestige!!
   
3. And amazingly enough - UT of Austin.  Yup; my local mega-college is one of the best engineering and business colleges in the US of A.  I'm already on track to transfer to this place sometime before 2015 (sigh... night classes) 
   

In the interest of keeping around the fruits of my research into berkley; I'm stashing a few links for later: 

http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/prospective-students/admissions/transfer-faq.html#chances

http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/prospective-students/admissions

http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/epm/

http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/

(ripped from the FAQ web site for reference)

Important Reminders

• Completion of at least 80% of the lower division admission requirements for your intended major is extremely important.  You may find the admission requirements and selection criteria by visiting www.assist.org and selecting "University of California, Berkeley" > a community college > and your intended major under the "By Major" menu.

• All applications are administered by the UC Berkeley Office of Undergraduate Admission.  For more information on the application process and eligibility to apply, see the admissions web site. 
  

 

Questions about junior transfer admission?

• Questions concerning application procedures, UC eligibility, general admission policies, unit requirements, deadlines and technical difficulties should be directed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.  If you have questions specifically regarding engineering lower division admission requirements, feel free to contact us.

And the student run Progressive Living Wiki

http://progressiveliving.pbwiki.com/