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Word for the Day, Tuesday June 30, 2009

Posted on 06/30/2009 5:08:05 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, Tuesday, June 30, 2009



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

salient [sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt]

-adj
1. prominent or conspicuous
2. projecting or pointing outward
3. leaping or jumping
4. Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping

-n
5. a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line
6. Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain.

[1555–65; < L salient- (s. of saliēns, prp. of salīre to spring, jump), equiv. to sali- verb s. + -ent- -ent ]


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To: xsmommy
Could I get someone to anonymously send this article to MrsVRWC?
61 posted on 06/30/2009 7:11:10 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

LMAO, bless yer heart!


62 posted on 06/30/2009 7:12:40 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

At CMU, acceptance is into a particular program, not into engineering as a whole. Yes, the programs are similar or identical early on, but majors are declared from before day one.

Wouldn’t be fair for someone to go to school for 2 years then find out there isn’t room in the major he wanted to study.


63 posted on 06/30/2009 7:13:19 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

i am not sure that’s how it is done at Pitt, when my brother went. though he started out in Arts and Sciences as a Chem major. i [and my SIL says he DOES give me credit, which i wasn’t sure he did!] was the one who talked him into applying to the school of engineering and he ended up ChemE/PE.
i have never heard it as you have described CMU. actually it is done that way with Pharmacy some places, they have to actually apply after 2 years in, to the school of pharm and may or may not get in. There ARE some schools who accept you directly to the school of pharmacy, but that is not the case everywhere.
personally i think it’s wrong for anyone to expect an 18 yo kid to know what they want to do, from the jump. i think a year or two of taking various eng courses, seeing where your interest/aptitude lies, and THEN deciding, makes much more sense.


64 posted on 06/30/2009 7:19:43 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember

those threads always end up with hysterical posts on them. i am tempted to print it out for xshub so he can see how lucky he is!


65 posted on 06/30/2009 7:25:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
from the Pitt site:

Undergraduate All engineering freshmen pursue a common academic program and participate in an engineering seminar, conducted in part by the Freshman Engineering Leadership Team’s student mentors. Upon completion of the first-year curriculum, students choose their major from any of the nine departments or programs

66 posted on 06/30/2009 7:28:23 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

For normal 18 year olds, sure. But CMU isn’t for normal people. LOL.


67 posted on 06/30/2009 7:29:10 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

i don’t care what kind of screaming nerd you are, it doesn’t make sense that an incoming freshman would be familiar with all of the potential areas of study, and have a reason to know what their aptitude towards each one would be.


68 posted on 06/30/2009 7:32:53 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
engineering at Stanford:

Undergraduates All undergraduates apply and are admitted to the university as a whole. Stanford believes strongly in the benefits of a broad-based education, so students are encouraged to sample widely from the abundant array of course offerings, and are not required to declare a major until the beginning of junior year. Please visit undergraduate admissions for information on procedures and requirements. Keep in mind, however, that before you declare an engineering major you'll need to have taken substantial amounts of mathematics, science, and fundamental engineering coursework. It's also a good idea to take a freshman seminar, to get a feel for what hands-on engineering work is like. For more information, please visit the prospective undergraduates pages.

69 posted on 06/30/2009 7:35:33 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Well, that’s the way it was when I went there. Sure, you could switch majors with approval. But there was no point where anyone was in a generic major.


70 posted on 06/30/2009 7:38:37 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
and it looks like MIT gives you a year of intro before declaring.

this paragraph sort of embodies what i said and it made me LOL:

This is terrifying. I have ~54% no idea what I want to with my life. Last week, I pretended I was a mechanical engineer, and it was pretty fun, but then I realized I didn’t actually want to engineer things forever. I was course 7 and 18 for about two weeks at the beginning of this year until MIT was like, “yo, Shannon, math is hard” and was like “whoa, you are definitely right” and promptly retreated from uber-1337 18.022 to the nice, cozy mathiness of 18.02. Currently, I’m telling people that I’m course 5, and I’m kind of liking it. It’s like dress up. Only… with… your life. And this is where you come in. Decide my fate! Vote what major Shannon should choose next week when she meets with her advisor

71 posted on 06/30/2009 7:40:07 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
and even CMU has wised up:

Applying to Carnegie Mellon for a Major in Mechanical Engineering is not what you think. Prospective students must apply to the Carnegie Institute of Technology, or CIT, which houses all of the engineering departments, including Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical and Computer, Civil, and Materials Science Engineering. Once accepted into this college within Carnegie Mellon University, incoming freshmen will not declare their major until spring of their freshman year. In the meantime, students usually take CIT requirements and two introductory engineering courses and are introduced to all of the engineering disciplines via orientation courses their freshman year. This gives them a broad perspective of engineering and enables students to make more informed decisions when choosing their major. Before you apply, just remember you want to be accepted by CIT, the college, not the Mechanical Engineering Department. Good luck - we hope to see you soon!

72 posted on 06/30/2009 7:42:36 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
Once again, Meghan McCain demonstrates why she is the salient dunce of the Republican party.
73 posted on 06/30/2009 7:43:18 AM PDT by sig226 (Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
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To: sig226

free sex meghan, doesn’t care who is screwing whom. maybe that makes sense with her dad having screwed so many of us for so long.


74 posted on 06/30/2009 7:45:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Not so fast.

http://www.cmu.edu/admission/forms/09/CA_Supplement.pdf

Check out the application. Section IV. Under Carnegie Institute of Technology.

“If you want to be considered for Electrical and Computer Engineering, you must specify this department.”

So maybe we’re both right. To be in the ECE department (which I was) you had to be declared and considered before admission.

Other, lesser majors may have been more open and lenient.


75 posted on 06/30/2009 7:52:34 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy
In the meantime, students usually take CIT requirements and two introductory engineering courses and are introduced to all of the engineering disciplines via orientation courses their freshman year.

We didn't have this coddling back then. LOL.

76 posted on 06/30/2009 7:53:59 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy

Girl sure can fill out a sweater.


77 posted on 06/30/2009 7:55:59 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Other, lesser majors may have been more open and lenient.

God, you are a hubristic ass! LOL!

78 posted on 06/30/2009 7:57:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
it only makes sense that they have gone to this system bc it is very unrealistic to think kids that age are in a position to make a life decision with very little info to go on, notwithstanding what sort of GHERKIN OF HONOR they may be [gherkin of honor is a term of art used by xsgirls, based on Sydney White and the Seven Dorks. hilarious movie. one of the dorks designs a video game called gherkin of honor. each of the dorks is a dweeb of some sort and so when they see someone who could have been cast in the movie, they always say there's a candidate for gherkin of honor]
79 posted on 06/30/2009 8:03:36 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; SoothingDave

Even way back when I was employed, it was common practice to give a paid day off on either Friday or Monday if the approved paid holiday fell on a weekend.


80 posted on 06/30/2009 8:04:39 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Michael J had to go to therapy when he realized "Boys To Men" was a band and not a delivery service)
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