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Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
105
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Posted - 2011.12.26 15:32:00 -
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I am to go back to collage on the 7th of January. I will be started as sophomore from transfer credit.
Degree targeted is Bachelor of Communications and Networks, supposedly improving critically thinkers skills.
LOL ironically EVE removing learning skills makes me need them in real life.
There are a bunch of businesslike classes since the degree is part of the business collage. Maybe more ISK to be made once I am mathematically improving. :)
First class is a freshmen composition cause the internet made me stupid on grammatical spelling. LOL |
thekiller2002us
Order of Celestial Knights
S I L E N T.
36
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:03:00 -
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college doesn't make you better at anything apart from drinking and possibly sex depending on how ugly you are |
rodyas
Tie Fighters Inc
83
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:15:00 -
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Once you burn out of college you will be eve master. |
Dbars Grinding
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
83
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:24:00 -
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I would work on your Abs instead of EVE if i were you. Girls are incredibly shallow in college. Also skinny guy abs dont count. |
thekiller2002us
Order of Celestial Knights
S I L E N T.
36
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:29:00 -
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Dbars Grinding wrote:I would work on your Abs instead of EVE if i were you. Girls are incredibly shallow in college. Also skinny guy abs dont count.
and sucking in your breath as a fat guy doesn't count either |
SpaceSquirrels
42
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:31:00 -
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For the love of god switch majors to something useful before the college bubble bursts, and all the people with useless majors can't pay off debt or get a job because so many people have said silly useless degree.
To answer your question I suppose the business classes could help, math skillz.
Also not to be a ****, but college = school.
collage = collection of smaller things to make a larger art project. |
Kessiaan
Greater Order Of Destruction
Black Legion.
7
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:50:00 -
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I went back to school myself to study Chemistry a couple years ago, starting the second semester of Junior year here in a few weeks. I actually unsubbed but came back a couple weeks ago 'cause I didn't actually quit playing MMOs and never found anything else I could stick with and Crucible looked really good.
The main issue is balance, don't get so caught up in EvE you ignore your studies. It's always an issue people who don't play MMOs laugh at but that doesn't make it any less real.
EDIT:
I'll also agree with the above poster. There's two (main) reasons people go to school
1) To make more money
2) Because they're passionate about the subject they're studying
Communication fulfills neither of these. It's what people who can't stay sober long enough to study but still want to graduate major in. |
Nullbeard Rager
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
26
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Posted - 2011.12.26 16:54:00 -
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Sounds like a few people in this thread don't have degrees. |
Solstice Project
Cult of Personality
307
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Posted - 2011.12.26 17:45:00 -
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Wot I Think wrote:... targeted is Bachelor of Communications and Networks ... collage ...
*LOL*
No offense, really, but this just made me laugh. :D
Oh and btw ... "critical thinking" is definitly nothing that gets taught ...
... else people all over the world wouldn't live in such a mess right now. ^^
Don't let yourself get filled with "propaganda". :)
Inappropriate signature removed. Spitfire |
Waylan Yutani
Order of the Seraphim
0
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Posted - 2011.12.26 19:32:00 -
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Better aim for a study that gets you no job but keep you interested long enough to get a degree. Than a study where you have no interest, and very possible, no talent (because these two things tend to go along). Remember to unsub eve and all other things that may keep you distracted from you goals :-) |
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
258
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Posted - 2011.12.26 20:25:00 -
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Wot I Think wrote:I am to go back to collage
This quote is self explanatory I think. |
Something Random
The Barrow Boys
15
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Posted - 2011.12.26 20:50:00 -
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You can't spell. Who the hells going to pay your way through college? You sure as hell won't.
"caught on fire a little bit, just a little."
"Delinquents, check, weirdos, check, hippies, check, pillheads, check, freaks, check, potheads, check .....gangsn++ all here!" |
Pinaculus
Insanely Twisted
80
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Posted - 2011.12.26 21:29:00 -
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Change your major to something with "Engineering" in the title. Log into EVE to update skills, if you must. Study your ass off. Get good at math. Graduate. Get paid very well to do something that's hard. Buy PLEX with all your extra real-life cash after you finish paying off a house early and buying a nice car.
Don't get a goofy degree. It's a waste of time and money. You could learn most of that stuff by browsing Wikipedia for a few weeks.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/news/economy/highest_starting_salaries/index.htm
A somewhat old article, but still pretty true. Note the strange absence of the word "Communications" in the list. Math is hard, so people that suck at it will pay people that don't suck at it very well.
I know sometimes it's difficult to realize just how much you spend on incidental things each month or year, but seriously, EVE is very cheap entertainment compared to most things... If you are a smoker, smoke one less pack a week and pay for EVE, with money left over to pick up a cheap bundle of flowers for the EVE widow upstairs. |
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
687
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Posted - 2011.12.26 21:44:00 -
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pfft all the girls Ive meet so far are teen moms or already taken.
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Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
105
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Posted - 2011.12.26 22:01:00 -
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According to this website, communications majors are awesome:
http://www.answeringphoneservices.com/communications-major.htm |
Hainnz
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
21
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Posted - 2011.12.26 23:05:00 -
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Waylan Yutani wrote:Better aim for a study that gets you no job but keep you interested long enough to get a degree. Than a study where you have no interest, and very possible, no talent (because these two things tend to go along). Remember to unsub eve and all other things that may keep you distracted from you goals :-)
I agree. Even a degree in Art History is better than nothing. Simply having a degree will open doors for you. |
Dr Karsun
Coffee Lovers Brewing Club
Care Factor
54
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Posted - 2011.12.26 23:10:00 -
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thekiller2002us wrote:college doesn't make you better at anything apart from drinking and possibly sex depending on how ugly you are
Collage did make me better at drinking, that's for sure...
But I'm not sure it's thanks to collage you get better at sex, I think that it's all *cough* research.
"Have you had your morning coffee?" -> the Coffee Lovers Brewing Club is recruiting! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=363976#post363976 |
Jenshae Chiroptera
296
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Posted - 2011.12.26 23:11:00 -
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Wot I Think wrote:... the business collage. ... LOL
"Business Art" so - advertising then?
LOL like, you know, like maybe these peep-holes r write u know? LOL maibee u best try a trade? ROLFMAOLOLOCOPPTERSLOL!!!
Yeah, seriously, food, energy, water and housing - people always need those things and if you become something like a plumber or electrician there is almost always work.
Ideas and stuff
EVE - the game of sand castles, either building them or kicking them down. |
NickyYo
StarHug
Brotherhood of Starbridge
34
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Posted - 2011.12.26 23:57:00 -
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Kessiaan wrote:
I'll also agree with the above poster. There's two (main) reasons people go to school
1) To make more money
2) Because they're passionate about the subject they're studying
Not here in the UK..
No matter what your income everyone in an acceptable age range in the UK is guaranteed a loan from the government to pay of university tuition fees. On top of this you get maintenance loans, grants and bursaries:
-ú3200 Loan
-ú3200 grant*
-ú1200 bursaries
And your tuition fees paid for you.
If you live in the London area add -ú1k to all of the above apart from tuition.
All of the above means you don't really have to work for 3-4 years..
The point I'm making is, here in the UK probably 70% of the students only go uni for the parties and so they do not have to work.. not sure if its like this for you Americans, I'm interested to know in a response please. |
Jaroslav Unwanted
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
165
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Posted - 2011.12.27 00:01:00 -
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NickyYo wrote:Kessiaan wrote:
I'll also agree with the above poster. There's two (main) reasons people go to school
1) To make more money
2) Because they're passionate about the subject they're studying
Not here in the UK.. No matter what your income everyone in an acceptable age range in the UK is guaranteed a loan from the government to pay of university tuition fees. On top of this you get maintenance loans, grants and bursaries: -ú3200 Loan -ú3200 grant* -ú1200 bursaries And your tuition fees paid for you. All of the above means you don't really have to work for 3-4 years.. The point I'm making is, here in the UK probably 70% of the students only go uni for the parties and so they do not have to work.. not sure if its like this for you Americans, I'm interested to know in a response please.
And once you finish you buy a rope and hang yourself, since for avarage pay you would have to work about 10 years to pay it. Without any life.  |
NickyYo
StarHug
Brotherhood of Starbridge
34
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Posted - 2011.12.27 00:04:00 -
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Jaroslav Unwanted wrote:NickyYo wrote:Kessiaan wrote:
I'll also agree with the above poster. There's two (main) reasons people go to school
1) To make more money
2) Because they're passionate about the subject they're studying
Not here in the UK.. No matter what your income everyone in an acceptable age range in the UK is guaranteed a loan from the government to pay of university tuition fees. On top of this you get maintenance loans, grants and bursaries: -ú3200 Loan -ú3200 grant* -ú1200 bursaries And your tuition fees paid for you. All of the above means you don't really have to work for 3-4 years.. The point I'm making is, here in the UK probably 70% of the students only go uni for the parties and so they do not have to work.. not sure if its like this for you Americans, I'm interested to know in a response please. And once you finish you buy a rope and hang yourself, since for avarage pay you would have to work about 10 years to pay it. Without any life.
Paying it back isn't a problem either, you don't start paying it back until your earning at least -ú15k a year and the amount you pay back a month is variable from your income and automatically done through tax. You won't even notice it. |
Jaroslav Unwanted
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
165
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Posted - 2011.12.27 00:14:00 -
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@NickyYo
thanks for clarification..
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Selinate
181
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Posted - 2011.12.27 00:38:00 -
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Dbars Grinding wrote:I would work on your Abs instead of EVE if i were you. Girls are incredibly shallow in college. Also skinny guy abs dont count.
Take a weight lifting class. It will help.
Trust a guru. |
Cipher Jones
197
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Posted - 2011.12.27 03:26:00 -
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I saw a collage once. It was a bunch of really small picks of *******, and when you stood back and looked at it, they collectively looked like 2 *******.
See what happens when fat neckbeards try to ride little ponies? The ponies die. |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
103
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Posted - 2011.12.27 22:54:00 -
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Hey guys, I'm going to train all the skills in the Social category to level 5!
Wait, what do you mean I can't make a single ISK off that? |
Famble
Three's a Crowd
199
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Posted - 2011.12.27 23:04:00 -
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There was a time when college was reserved for those of above average ability to tap their untapped potential. OP's lack of basic spelling and grammar is further evidence that modern "college" is nothing more than a government subsidized money printer for faculties and the politicians they support.
Tin foil hat not required for that one.
To be less rude though, good luck dude, I mean it. While I believe firmly it would be infinitely more valuable for you to grab a two year degree as an electrician or any other trade than a bachelors in communication I wish you the best all the same.
If anyone ever looks at you and says, "Hold my beer, watch this,"-á you're probably going to want to pay attention. |
Dors Venabily
United Starbase Systems
3
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Posted - 2011.12.27 23:15:00 -
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NickyYo wrote:Kessiaan wrote:
I'll also agree with the above poster. There's two (main) reasons people go to school
1) To make more money
2) Because they're passionate about the subject they're studying
Not here in the UK.. No matter what your income everyone in an acceptable age range in the UK is guaranteed a loan from the government to pay of university tuition fees. On top of this you get maintenance loans, grants and bursaries: -ú3200 Loan -ú3200 grant* -ú1200 bursaries And your tuition fees paid for you. If you live in the London area add -ú1k to all of the above apart from tuition. All of the above means you don't really have to work for 3-4 years.. The point I'm making is, here in the UK probably 70% of the students only go uni for the parties and so they do not have to work.. not sure if its like this for you Americans, I'm interested to know in a response please.
And this is the reason why Britain got passed by Brasil in economy performance and China is number 2 in the world.
Europe and USA are getting stupid.
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rajjkar
EVE University
Ivy League
1
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Posted - 2011.12.28 15:25:00 -
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I'm continually amazed by how many people go to college just to check the "I got a degree" box. College is a multi-thousand dollar investment (remember to count forgone wages) that should be strategically aligned with a career objective (or at least an explicit personal learning objective). If your goal is to improve your grammar and critical thinking - I would recommend frequent trips to your local library as a far better option. If your the type that doesn't like to read or study on your own initiative, then I would re-think whether your ready for college in the first place.
Also - my personal opinion is to go to a top school, get a very unique degree, or don't bother. I throw away every resume I receive with a "check-box" degree from a degree-factory school. Your education needs to make you stand out from the crowd - so make sure it does.
Good luck! |
Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
110
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Posted - 2011.12.30 20:52:00 -
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According to the dean of community, cosmology, and communications, Donald Trump, Bernie Madoff, Bob Barker, and Drew Carey all have communications degrees.
Not so worthless now, eh? |
Mongo Edwards
Royal Order of Security Specialists
4
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Posted - 2011.12.30 21:12:00 -
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Confirming you want an engineering degree if you are looking for real world iskies. I got a BS in mathematics and I'm payed at "social worker" level according to that article. I definitely enjoyed learning "pure math" but I do regret not getting an engineering degree even though I hated engineering classes (the teachers couldn't answer "why... ?"). |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
119
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Posted - 2011.12.30 21:19:00 -
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rajjkar wrote:I'm continually amazed by how many people go to college just to check the "I got a degree" box.
Says the guy in Eve University / Ivy League.
I suppose that's more of a trade school, though. |
Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
110
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Posted - 2011.12.30 23:13:00 -
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I did some research, and I am going to switch to "theoretical engineering" which seems fun, Gordon Freeman had a Theoretical Physics Degree and that was a top notch earner for Sierra.
Basically I will be the guy building the dimensional portal rather than thinking it up.
Requires me to take Advanced Algebra but if the payoff is worth it, can be done. |
Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
112
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Posted - 2011.12.31 23:59:00 -
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I did some research, and I am going to switch to "theoretical engineering" which seems fun, Gordon Freeman had a Theoretical Physics Degree and that was a top notch earner for Sierra.
Basically I will be the guy building the dimensional portal rather than thinking it up.
Requires me to take Advanced Algebra but if the payoff is worth it, can be done. |
Midori Tsu
Evolution
100
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Posted - 2012.01.01 00:15:00 -
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******* trolled. |
SilentSkills
Back Breaker Battalion
Back Breaker Brigade
75
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Posted - 2012.01.01 00:19:00 -
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Nova Fox wrote:pfft all the girls Ive meet so far are teen moms or already taken.
you are doing it wrong... lol |
thekiller2002us
Order of Celestial Knights
S I L E N T.
74
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Posted - 2012.01.02 20:25:00 -
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sad face- i'll be a qualified social worker when i graduate- however i do know that you re far more likely to get a job as a social worker- than you would if you had a degree in maths.
i cant remember but i seen somewhere that only 50% of mathematics graduates get a job- 79% of social work graduates get a job.- and a director of social work gets paid up to 100k a year- a team leader gets paid up to 50k and not to mention a solid pension
*edit- also that article seems very biased- especially since its published in cnn business news section- god i take back what i said above- give me a social worker degree over a maths degree any day- also suicides are lower in my career pathway. |
Blue Rook
Tera Incognita
Rolling Thunder.
1
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Posted - 2012.01.02 21:11:00 -
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Wot I Think wrote:I am to go back to collage on the 7th of January. I will be started as sophomore from transfer credit.
Degree targeted is Bachelor of Communications and Networks, supposedly improving critically thinkers skills.
LOL ironically EVE removing learning skills makes me need them in real life.
There are a bunch of businesslike classes since the degree is part of the business collage. Maybe more ISK to be made once I am mathematically improving. :)
First class is a freshmen composition cause the internet made me stupid on grammatical spelling. LOL
Have you considered accepting Chribba as your personal Lord and Savior? |
Jenshae Chiroptera
397
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Posted - 2012.01.03 14:18:00 -
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Jenshae Chiroptera wrote:[quote=Wot I Think]...
Yeah, seriously, food, energy, water and housing - people always need those things and if you become something like a plumber or electrician there is almost always work.
P.S. Trades don't stop you having a business of your own in that or prevent you from studying part time. They give you something solid to live off and fall back on.
Ideas and stuff
EVE - the game of sand castles, either building them or kicking them down. |
Wot I Think
State War Academy
Caldari State
205
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Posted - 2012.01.04 13:26:00 -
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First day of collage was great, I did math, and english, I look going back next week.
500 werd essay, about how I feel bout cloning, this one is in my bag, I clone jump all the time =)
Also I had to do a bunch of calquelations about distance, speed, and the amount of space between two abjects.
Anyway, the year is off to a grate start, I told my professor I wanted to be on the Deens list but he said I should focus on passing first.
The sooner u pass the faster you are making more money, buy your own lists after that  |
The Old Chap
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
57
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Posted - 2012.01.04 14:28:00 -
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SpaceSquirrels wrote:Also not to be a ****, but college = school.
collage = collection of smaller things to make a larger art project.
Yeah, collage even makes mining veldpar in a noob ship appealing.
Look into my eyes...-á-á and tighten that sphincter, kid. |
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