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Know about the resources Temple provides like the MSRC. Have basic street smarts and be wary of your surroundings. The Paley library main computer area on the first floor (adjacent to the caffe) is a social area, and the background noise can be high at times; if you need to concentrate by being in a silent room, choose another place. Ignore the religious zealots you'll see on campus that spray ideological wishwosh at us. Think twice about joining a fraternity or sorority (if you're a girl) because they can have high fees . Your newfound freedom (if you live on campus) can be abused, is abused by many, and in the event of abuse will lead to varying negative consequences. If you're not on the meal plan, pack/make your own food and save money. You're here for your education, social life comes last on the priority list. Think cliques were a thing of the past? Think again. High school never really ends... you will notice that (ethnic, race, foreign exchange etc) minorities tend to flock together and form separate groups. Still, there are so many students on campus that much has changed since High School, and there is no "popular" group, for example. If you're into sports, you can watch the Temple Owls play, I personally never cared for sports though. There are a lot of clubs, and on some days many clubs/organizations will set up tables and spread the word.

Hi there - I'm a junior in the MIS program so I'm a little biased, but hopefully I can help you out.

Transferring into the program as a freshman/ sophomore, especially if you're already working on your core business courses, isn't a problem, and won't put you very far behind. There isn't any hardcore programming until 3501, so don't worry about that. Where Computer Science is heavy on the programming and light on business, MIS is heavy on business and light on the down-and-dirty programming.

MIS focuses more on teaching its students about certain technologies - databases, Enterprise Resource Programs (like SAP) and emerging technologies. It also focuses on business analysis and project management. They do this to position their graduates to get good jobs no matter what the current technology of the year or industry is. (It's a pretty successful strategy from what I understand).

If you do want to learn some basic programming (recommended) I would recommend learning C++ or PHP. As silly as it sounds, picking up one of the 'for dummies' books is a really good way to get started with these. The khan academy also has a series of videos on beginning programming. He programs in python, but the core concepts are the same.

All in all, MIS is one of the best majors in FOX. They're constantly reviewing their curriculum to ensure their students are positioned for jobs after graduation. Go for it, and let me know if you have any other questions. Good luck!

Google maps street view gives you a pretty good idea of the area.

Also, experience the city outside of Temple campus: Philly's an exciting and fun place to live with a lot of interesting people to meet and things to do. Don't just hang out with your class mates. Make a meetup.com account and join some social groups.

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(PS: inb4 "lol if you want to get shot"🙄)

Gotcha! I took him for a different MIS course and he was alright. He's a nice guy.

If you want to get a head start in 2101, I'd recommend brushing up on some JavaScript. https://www.freecodecamp.org/ is a great resource. The coding in 2101 is simple, but becomes more difficult in 2402 and later MIS courses but is super manageable if you practice building little programs.

If you have any MIS-related questions, feel free to shoot me a DM.

There is also a compilation video of all of the sketches Jon wrote, directed or starred in on our vimeo: https://vimeo.com/49815378

Jon's loss has been deeply felt by the Smash community. His memory inspires us to keep working and creating and laughing in his name.

If they don't, you can get a USB WiFi adapter for about $20. I had a problem with my ethernet at home a few weeks back and this adapter is what I grabbed. Not gigabit, but was hitting ~850 Mbps which worked for me.

Yeah the pre-reqs are a mess and aren't coordinated across professors and semesters.

If you want to prepare for metrics over break I'd consult this book or its table of contents: https://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Econometrics-Approach-Jeffrey-Wooldridge/dp/8131524655/ref=pd_sbs_1?pd_rd_w=m2inA&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=3YQ004KBFXJJM52AB8V6&pd_rd_r=8177b28c-b493-48b5-bfc4-67af09bc7aae&pd_rd_wg=p0LJ1&pd_rd_i=8131524655&psc=1

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You'll probably only cover the first 7 chapters or so in a standard course. I expect most people find metrics to be much easier than Math Econ so I'm sure you'll do well.

Khan Academy has a few dozen videos on some more nitty gritty CS topics. You really don't want to learn a language, rather you want to learn how to program. Learn how to program, and you'll be able to pick up most languages in a very short amount of time. Also look into /r/programming and /r/learnprogramming . I can't really give much of a review on them, but reddit tends to be a great information hub. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to help.

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These are the masks I have. 3 layers. Nose wire. When you hold it up to a light you can’t see the light. They fit my face perfectly

You can autogenerate complete realistic \(and 100% digitally created fakes\) shots for yourself.] If you are finding difficulty in receiving subjects.

I believe the site content is free use as well.

I suggest not even making your friend base at school, personally.

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I was also a commuter student for 4 years from brewery town and, besides the people who I knew from class, I didn't really socialize with anybody. I went to campus to get my work done and that was it. It had the benefit of making my study time extra-productive.

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Build a social group extraneous to Temple based on your interests. For example I'm an avid table top gamer so most of my friends originated from gaming groups. Try meetup.com for local events you might be intersted in, and meet some people who have plenty in common with you who aren't half a city away. Besides, as an older student, you'll probably find that most of the socializing done around Temple is, well... you won't have a ton in common with the average underclassman. Let me put it that way.

Occupy Temple is actively fighting this with protests, meetings with Temple administration, etc. I know you may not agree with every position the group holds (I certainly don't), in general we're a good group and mean well. We could use some help. Please join the facebook and google groups. https://groups.google.com/group/occupy-temple http://www.facebook.com/groups/123985987704593/

Can't comment on the class, but I can tell you I had a great time taking Mosaic II with Joe Foster my freshman summer. Super casual and conducive to discussion. I'd take any class taught by him over one called "Teens and Tweens."

Edit for link to his RMP, some of the people there had him for American Revolutions.

What's your asking price? I'll give you $30 in cash + GTX 550 TI on the spot or we can haggle for something higher.

EDIT: This is pretty much the exact model I have. I use it primarily for GPGPU stuff, so the high-500/not-600 range is nice. You'd be helping science!

Alright, let me do some clarification for you! The abandoned section there is the former Reading Railroad "City Branch". It used to run from the railroad under Pennsylvania Ave (which was originally owned by the Baltimore & Ohio (now CSX freight) railroad) to Reading Terminal at ~12th and Market. There have been plans in the recent years to convert the City Branch to a subway/light-rail line, but nobody seems to have the money for it.

http://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2009/06/the-reading-railroads-turn-of-the-century-big-dig-part-two/

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.9575665&lon=-75.1589942&z=16&l=0&m=b&v=8

Jesus, you are in my thoughts.

That sounds like a spot that's well-covered by CCTV cameras. I believe Temple owns the camera pole at the corner of Broad and Cecil, in front of Morgan North. Judging by Google Maps, one of the cameras points toward Qdoba.

The cameras at the Bank of America right next to Qdoba are another safe bet. The Temple cameras would no-doubt be easier to snag as evidence, but I couldn't tell you the process for that. Good luck.

Pepper spray is a good thing to have in situations like this, as well. I have a small canister myself, and I say that as a male. This is the kind I have. Thankfully, I haven't had to use it, but in testing it, it kicks ass.

A proper lab notebook. This was the one I bought but double check which one they want you to use in the syllabus

Lab Notebook

Not exactly an answer to your question, but I found the book, The Cartoon Guide to Statistics (authored by one of my Temple Statistics Professors, Woollcott Smith), to be both helpful and entertaining.

https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Statistics-Larry-Gonick/dp/0062731025

Here's the amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Regulatory-Environment-Business-Samuel/dp/125961414X

Also if you need it ASAP go to the bookstore and ask if they can look for a copy for you. Although I'm assuming you might have tried that already.

If you do, for sure use a VPN

Have done it on several college campuses with a VPN active at all times (I am a PIA guy)

Make sure to activate it before visiting the torrent site, while downloading the magnet, opening the torrent client, downloading, removing the file from the torrent client, shutting down the client, and then you are safe to shut off your VPN.

I share a PIA (Private Internet Access) account with two of my buddies, it's about $10 a year each.

Unless the book changed, this is the book I used: http://www.amazon.com/Quantitative-Chemical-Analysis-Daniel-Harris/dp/1429218150/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Most of the experiments aren't as slow as ochem. I vaguely remember a couple being slow but usually never to the point of taking the entire lab period.

Philadelphia Small Claims Court:
http://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/brochures/small-claims-court.pdf
... or:
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What a fucking ripoff. Textbook publishers are the scum of the earth. If I were you, I'd buy a copy for $2 from here and compare it with a fellow student's copy. If there are any differences, you can just photocopy theirs.