I've Gradiamated from scool.

ECUPirate · 05-13-2002, 11:30 PM

Yea! I finished grad school and took the CPA exam, and now I'm pretty much done. Now I get to play with my new 24v PSU and I have time to reconfigure my WC setup, etc. Maybe I'll get a digital camera soon.
Just thought I'd share.

Kevin · 05-14-2002, 01:30 AM

Dude, that's awesome. Congratulations. I aspire to one day be in your position. Just about everyone has a high school education. Some have a college education. You have truly set yourself apart. Once again, congratulations!
-Kev

Brad · 05-14-2002, 02:00 AM

cool man. I finished last year, it's so good to be out of there, no more lying teachers

Kevin · 05-14-2002, 03:22 AM

you dumbass, brad... You haven't finished GRAD SCHOOL. You finished HIGH SCHOOL. You still must enroll in a college, graduate from that, and then a graduate program, and graduate from that... hehehe
-Kev

ECUPirate · 05-14-2002, 11:46 AM

thanks guys.

hehe... yeah.. that's a total of six years of COLLEGE for me... which isn't that bad for a bachelor's & master's in accounting, with a tax concentration and a MUSIC minor..

... all that and I still have time to watercool.

Brad · 05-14-2002, 01:34 PM

what do you finish at age 17-18?

ECUPirate · 05-14-2002, 01:38 PM

high school

... I thought you said you were 15 Brad... you're done w/ HS?

Buster · 05-14-2002, 06:53 PM

I think he confused the term grad school with grade school....

Brad · 05-15-2002, 02:18 AM

I'm 17

jaani · 05-15-2002, 03:13 AM

ECU what instrument do you play?

Congrats on graduating, guess you'll have heaps more time for watercooling and other things (heh, what other things).

ECUPirate · 05-15-2002, 10:31 PM

you got it....

umm.. I've played the French horn for about ten years now. I also took about ten years of piano lessons, but that ended about seven years ago. The horn is my main instrument. I've played just about everywhere. Even across the pond.

I practice every single day, even at spring break...

deeznuts · 05-21-2002, 04:04 AM

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Originally posted by ECUPirate
Yea! I finished grad school and took the CPA exam, and now I'm pretty much done. Now I get to play with my new 24v PSU and I have time to reconfigure my WC setup, etc. Maybe I'll get a digital camera soon.
Just thought I'd share.

sweet! congrats man! BUT YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!! i walk this weekend to graduate from law school. 7 years of school for me baby. still have to take the california bar in july though, so you got me beat there.

and no i'm not going to be an ambulance chaser ... far from it. no litigation or personal injury work for me, i'm trying to stick with corporate/m&a/i-banking etc. working for very small i-banking/venture capital firm right now, but it sucks. might want to do bankruptcy (which looks interesting)

how was that CPA exam Pirate? i hear it is an azzkicker, and not many pass the first time. CA bar is the hardest in the country, so no cake-walk for me either.

i'ma grab a six-pack of sierra nevada (or your fav beer) and down it for ... oh hell, i basically down those for anything hehehe.

ECUPirate · 05-21-2002, 10:21 AM

congrats. there's a lot of money in anything involving big corporations. especially M&A. Many corps spend more annually in legal fees than mom & Pop operations see in income ever!

the CPA exam is uniform throughout the country. Frankly, I didn't think is was that hard. Grueling, perhaps... It had some pretty hard stuff on it, but if you know it, how hard is it, really?
I think the pass rate for passing all four parts is like 10-13%. To pass any one of the parts, it's like 33%.

I got a case of Corona.

deeznuts · 05-21-2002, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by ECUPirate
congrats. there's a lot of money in anything involving big corporations. especially M&A. Many corps spend more annually in legal fees than mom & Pop operations see in income ever!

the CPA exam is uniform throughout the country. Frankly, I didn't think is was that hard. Grueling, perhaps... It had some pretty hard stuff on it, but if you know it, how hard is it, really?
I think the pass rate for passing all four parts is like 10-13%. To pass any one of the parts, it's like 33%.

I got a case of Corona.

well, i wish you good luck in your results. i also hear if fail one part, you only need to retake that part and not the whole test. wish the bar was that way hehe.

Haddy · 05-21-2002, 04:17 PM

mmmmm to be finished with school **dreams**........*smacks self outa it* i wont be done with school for atleast another 5 years....probably more like 7........least ill get outa prison here soon (prison=pos highschool)

deeznuts · 05-21-2002, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by Haddy
mmmmm to be finished with school **dreams**........*smacks self outa it* i wont be done with school for atleast another 5 years....probably more like 7........least ill get outa prison here soon (prison=pos highschool)

word of advice from someone who has graduated college long ago ... pick your school and major wisely. a college degree doesn't get much these days, at least in so cal where there are so many good reputable schools. pick a major very closely related to what you want to do, and work, intern, whatever in that field starting at least in your junior year. there are lot of people graduating from uc schools, which are highly regarded here in cali, that don't have a job because they didn't really get the work experience first. but the several that did got offers from those companies when they graduated.

ECUPirate · 05-21-2002, 05:19 PM

excellent advice.

also: remember this--you can spend five years working towards a degree/field of study that will pay you well, or you can spend that same time earning a degree that won't. For instance, if you teach high school around this part of NC, you start out at about 20-23K. Add ~3K to that if you have a Master's. It doesn't matter if you teach home econ. or physics.

Haddy · 05-21-2002, 05:19 PM

yea i already have alot of experience in my field i wanna go into (computers) and i alread yhave a small busniess (build computers for people everynow and then) i just wanna go to school to have the ability to get a half way stable job....right now ive gone up 2 1 month without an order....and then that next month i got an order from a local office building for 20 computers.....

ECUPirate · 05-21-2002, 05:20 PM

sweet. can you say nForce???

edit: or 845G????

Haddy · 05-21-2002, 05:43 PM

ecs....alll ecs

UglyBunny · 05-21-2002, 09:51 PM

Congrats guys...I just wish I was out of highschool. My highschool is gonna turn into hell soon, government agents walked on campus and hung out all day without being stopped or even talked to by the administration so the California Supreme Court wants to fence off the perimeter of the school, install security cameras, and metal detectors. If ya ask me thats just rediculous! I live in a tiny white trash town with little violence on campus and they want to install security cameras and metal detectors!! AAAGH!

-Ugly

deeznuts · 05-22-2002, 01:41 AM

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Originally posted by UglyBunny
Congrats guys...I just wish I was out of highschool. My highschool is gonna turn into hell soon, government agents walked on campus and hung out all day without being stopped or even talked to by the administration so the California Supreme Court wants to fence off the perimeter of the school, install security cameras, and metal detectors. If ya ask me thats just rediculous! I live in a tiny white trash town with little violence on campus and they want to install security cameras and metal detectors!! AAAGH!

-Ugly

damn, that sux.

Haddy · 05-22-2002, 10:13 AM

haha my junior high wuz like that.....freakin ghetto school......and to make it worse on me it wuz like 99% black so there wuz like 5 white students outa like 5000......

ECUPirate · 05-22-2002, 10:14 AM

ewwwww... that reeaaaaly sux.

05-13-2002, 11:30 PM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	I've Gradiamated from scool. Yea! I finished grad school and took the CPA exam, and now I'm pretty much done. Now I get to play with my new 24v PSU and I have time to reconfigure my WC setup, etc. Maybe I'll get a digital camera soon. Just thought I'd share. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-14-2002, 01:30 AM	#2
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Dude, that's awesome. Congratulations. I aspire to one day be in your position. Just about everyone has a high school education. Some have a college education. You have truly set yourself apart. Once again, congratulations! -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

05-14-2002, 02:00 AM	#3
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	cool man. I finished last year, it's so good to be out of there, no more lying teachers __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-14-2002, 03:22 AM	#4
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	you dumbass, brad... You haven't finished GRAD SCHOOL. You finished HIGH SCHOOL. You still must enroll in a college, graduate from that, and then a graduate program, and graduate from that... hehehe -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

05-14-2002, 11:46 AM	#5
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	thanks guys. hehe... yeah.. that's a total of six years of COLLEGE for me... which isn't that bad for a bachelor's & master's in accounting, with a tax concentration and a MUSIC minor.. ... all that and I still have time to watercool. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-14-2002, 01:34 PM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	what do you finish at age 17-18? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-14-2002, 01:38 PM	#7
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	high school ... I thought you said you were 15 Brad... you're done w/ HS? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-14-2002, 06:53 PM	#8
Buster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: California Posts: 89	I think he confused the term grad school with grade school....

05-15-2002, 02:18 AM	#9
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I'm 17 __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-15-2002, 03:13 AM	#10
jaani Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 40	ECU what instrument do you play? Congrats on graduating, guess you'll have heaps more time for watercooling and other things (heh, what other things). __________________ jaani. website. computer. e-mail.

05-15-2002, 10:31 PM	#11
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	you got it.... umm.. I've played the French horn for about ten years now. I also took about ten years of piano lessons, but that ended about seven years ago. The horn is my main instrument. I've played just about everywhere. Even across the pond. I practice every single day, even at spring break... __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-21-2002, 10:21 AM	#13
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	congrats. there's a lot of money in anything involving big corporations. especially M&A. Many corps spend more annually in legal fees than mom & Pop operations see in income ever! the CPA exam is uniform throughout the country. Frankly, I didn't think is was that hard. Grueling, perhaps... It had some pretty hard stuff on it, but if you know it, how hard is it, really? I think the pass rate for passing all four parts is like 10-13%. To pass any one of the parts, it's like 33%. I got a case of Corona. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-21-2002, 04:17 PM	#15
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	mmmmm to be finished with school dreams........smacks self outa it i wont be done with school for atleast another 5 years....probably more like 7........least ill get outa prison here soon (prison=pos highschool)

05-21-2002, 05:19 PM	#17
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	excellent advice. also: remember this--you can spend five years working towards a degree/field of study that will pay you well, or you can spend that same time earning a degree that won't. For instance, if you teach high school around this part of NC, you start out at about 20-23K. Add ~3K to that if you have a Master's. It doesn't matter if you teach home econ. or physics. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-21-2002, 05:20 PM	#19
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	sweet. can you say nForce??? edit: or 845G???? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

05-21-2002, 05:43 PM	#20
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	ecs....alll ecs

05-21-2002, 09:51 PM	#21
UglyBunny Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cali Posts: 15	Congrats guys...I just wish I was out of highschool. My highschool is gonna turn into hell soon, government agents walked on campus and hung out all day without being stopped or even talked to by the administration so the California Supreme Court wants to fence off the perimeter of the school, install security cameras, and metal detectors. If ya ask me thats just rediculous! I live in a tiny white trash town with little violence on campus and they want to install security cameras and metal detectors!! AAAGH! -Ugly __________________ Metal detectors Drugtests Curfews Don't let the system continue to rape You Vodka and benzene Destroy the machines The glorious end justifies the means

05-22-2002, 10:13 AM	#23
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	haha my junior high wuz like that.....freakin ghetto school......and to make it worse on me it wuz like 99% black so there wuz like 5 white students outa like 5000......

05-22-2002, 10:14 AM	#24
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	ewwwww... that reeaaaaly sux. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

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