You lost.
Headed to UND
- Thread starter belleauwoodsman
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BIGRIG
Well-Known Member
Really? Oh my god.
challenger
New Member
Whatever. My point was, if given the chance with the GI Bill to go to any Aviation school for basically free; I would not chose to go to North Dakota. People on JC are so apprehensive that they cannot stand a differing viewpoint, EVER.
The reaction depends pretty heavily on the delivery, my friend.
Dugie8
Well-Known Member
You see here buttercup, the problem is you don't have a different viewpoint, you have a chip on your shoulder. Your shortcomings and failures are somehow UND's and by extenstion, ND's fault.
You spout off about culture and other such nonsense but you are completely reluctant to "accept" ND's culture (hard work, live by your word, helping strangers, etc). You want to be able to drive like a maniac, have no consequences for your actions and everything given to you for little or no effort.
That works fine in mommy's basement but the real world begs to differ.
ND, ala GFK, is many things, warm a majority of the time isn't one of them, uncultured and bland ain't either. The things you like to do aren't abundant in the area, that doesn't mean there isn't anything to do for fun but that brings us back around to the "everything given to you for little or no effort", I can see how that vicious circle can make a child angry.
challenger
New Member
I am trying to understand why you have stated that I am "reluctant to accept", what your perception is of North Dakotan culture. The three things you stated that you are perceiving I do not have are how I live my life.
You do not even know me, what makes you think it is okay to essentially call me a dishonest slacker, that cares about nobody but himself? Also, those are not really things I would consider culture, I have met plenty of North Dakotans that would not fit into that mold whatsoever. Those are ideals or principles not necessarily culture and it is a Midwestern thing not exclusively ND.
You spoke of being sheltered. I disagree, Grand Forks to me, was the most sheltered place I have ever lived in my life. I am young, but at my current age of 21, I have lived through a lot more then most my age. I moved upwards to 15 times as a kid, I took a year off and worked full time before college and I have been on my own, working and paying bills since I turned 18. My life has been far from "sheltered", so I really would suggest seeking out more information before you decide to badmouth someones character so erroneously.
BTW, the driving thread was taken far out of context. I typically drive 5 over, so nothing much different then the rest of the country.
I am not even going to begin to comment on your ridiculous "everything wanted with little or no effort comment". I just wanted to be happy; and now I am that I am finally out of North Dakota.
Acting as if you totally know a person based off of forum posts is foolish, lighten up a little.
challenger
New Member
That is all ya got? I am no troll, just am a person trying to steer people from making the same mistake I made for two years
middies10
Well-Known Member
Personally, I feel you should be removed from these forums. I am almost certain that what happened to you was YOUR OWN FAULT! You most likely had a negative attitude after something small happened, and you let that affect everything else. Your mistake was your own, so DO NOT PUT IT ON OTHER PEOPLE!
[modhat]This thread is a nanometer from getting locked.[/modhat]
Look, not every college is for everyone. If one is not happy in their current school, they should find somewhere else to go. That does NOT mean that the school or the state or the locals in the town are bad. It just means that one individual didn't like it there. I don't like Texas, that's why I don't live there. But you don't see me showing up in every thread that has anything to do with Texas bashing Texas, insulting Texas and telling everyone how uncultured and awful it is. Lots of people LOVE Texas, and that's great, they can live there, I choose not to and that's fine too.
Challenger, you've voiced your opinion, and that's fine, but understand that your opinion of a place doesn't make it or break it for someone else. Lots of people go to UND and like it just fine. Me, personally, I've visited UMD and I didn't care for it there. My opinion means very little though, as there are obviously people, like you, who DO like it there. That's why the school is still in operation.
I truly don't think you mean to come off sounding the way you do sometimes, really. My recommendation is just to watch how you word things, as meanings and attitudes sometimes are easily misconstrued on the innerwebs...
There's my nickel's worth of free advice for the day.
Look, not every college is for everyone. If one is not happy in their current school, they should find somewhere else to go. That does NOT mean that the school or the state or the locals in the town are bad. It just means that one individual didn't like it there. I don't like Texas, that's why I don't live there. But you don't see me showing up in every thread that has anything to do with Texas bashing Texas, insulting Texas and telling everyone how uncultured and awful it is. Lots of people LOVE Texas, and that's great, they can live there, I choose not to and that's fine too.
Challenger, you've voiced your opinion, and that's fine, but understand that your opinion of a place doesn't make it or break it for someone else. Lots of people go to UND and like it just fine. Me, personally, I've visited UMD and I didn't care for it there. My opinion means very little though, as there are obviously people, like you, who DO like it there. That's why the school is still in operation.
I truly don't think you mean to come off sounding the way you do sometimes, really. My recommendation is just to watch how you word things, as meanings and attitudes sometimes are easily misconstrued on the innerwebs...
There's my nickel's worth of free advice for the day.
Bumblebee
Commodore
Anyone ever notice that I'm not in the ERAU forum?
Ask yourself, "Self? Why is that so?"
same reason I don't go into the ATP forum?
challenger
New Member
What are you even talking about? I am still in good graces academically with UND, so are you saying that it is my fault that I was unable to get a cosigner for a student loan to fly? I am struggling to understand what you are trying to communicate. What mistake exactly did I make?
A series of events led up to my opinion, but it is mostly based off of the attitudes of various faculty I communicated with and I also question the academic value of 90% of the classes I took at UND. What is the point in going to college if you truly are not learning much at all? It is not just a small reason that set me off.
juxtapilot
Snowflake
That's not your call to make. I may not have the same opinion of UND as you do, but I don't ask that you be "removed from these forums." Grow up.
You're not going convince him of anything. The important thing is that a prospective student may read about your situation and make the decision for themselves. They'll hopefully weigh the pros and cons, and whatever they decide will hopefully work out for them. I'd say just leave the subject alone for now. You had a rough time dealing with UND, and nobody will understand that unless they've had issues themselves.
Bumblebee
Commodore
hey, he made a couple of not very controversial statements and then y'all picked at him until he expounded.
If you don't want to hear what a guy says, don't ask.
..and folks don't have to comment on every single thread:tmyk:
Stinger
Well-Known Member
Gosh, I sure hope so.