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A little about yourself:
why is everything turning into myspace

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Economics

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Heat, Man on Fire, etc...

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Your Real Name	Les
Faculty or Dept.	Computer Science
Timezone	Central Standard Time (-0600)
Year in Program	1
A little about yourself	Being 27 and married might mean I'm supposed to be mature, but that doesn't mean I want to be! I'm in the Air Force and am currently attending U of M full-time in first year Comp Sci on a military scholarship. I'm also new to Winnipeg and would like to meet other people outside of the military, especially people around my age, but I'd love to make friends of all ages.
Favourite Music	Led Zeppelin, Canadiana
Favourite Movies	The Crow, The Usual Suspects, Memento
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Favourite TV Shows	Lost, Supernatural, Family Guy
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On VLC since	Sep 14, 2007
Facebook Link	http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=848800366
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MSN	slc95@hotmail.com
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I want more friends, feel free to contact me.	Yes

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connect with other 'mature' students

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To-Do Item: connect with other 'mature' students

Re: minimum age requirement? Feb 28, 2008, 12:16 pm

Officially, I think U of M considers a mature student as anyone older than 21, for the purposes of admission. However I think one could argur for the purpose of this discussion that if you feel you are significantly older than the rest of your classmates, you are a "mature student".

Then again, as was pointed out earlier...the term "mature" is used loosely ...

To-Do Item: Turn up the heat in the Icelandic Reading Room

What do you expect? Nov 10, 2007, 2:24 pm
It IS the Icelandic reading room, after all!...

To-Do Item: connect with other 'mature' students

I'm in Oct 7, 2007, 4:22 pm
Well sounds good, then. How about we put in a reservation for "Young"? Get it? LOL. As in, we're not? ...

Discussion Item: I want to know if anyone knows of any GPA Booster courses, or any easy science courses for the M requirement.

tangent Oct 4, 2007, 5:32 pm
I think, Friday, that you yourself are missing a point, if not THE point. I agree that everyone should apply themselves to ther full potential, lest they be cheating themselves. But let's face it. When it comes down to it, many employers just use degrees as a filter mechanism for hiring applicants.

Is it in a person's best interest to coast through school? No, the idea behind higher education is to develop and stimulate critical thinking and problem solving skills to prepare oneself...
STAT 1000 Oct 1, 2007, 1:51 pm
I think with STAT 1000, its conceptual. It's different from "regular" math, so it can seem difficult, or easy depending on whether you get it. I'm taking it with Brad Johnson and I find the hard part is dealing with JMP. I also go to Grant's and I find he makes things MUCH clearer than the prof does in class....

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