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When in Rome 
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:21 pm to BhamBengal)
Greek life is very big. Join a fraternity. Also, if you do business, go finance or accounting. That way, you might get a job 
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HarryBalzack
Member since Oct 2012
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:21 pm to BhamBengal)
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Yep
Good lord, there's a bunch of y'all 
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LAtiger777 
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Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2012
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:22 pm to BhamBengal)
From a sophomore pre med student in a fraternity:
All sec schools (excluding vandy, the new guys, and maybe Arkansas) are awesome. Been to parties/gamedays at UGA, auburn, and ole piss. Each place has its own thing, but I'm glad out that I'm at LSU and its awesome. Definitely the best choice for me
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ladytiger118
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:22 pm to Tmacelroy12)
Agree that the OP should consider Accounting/Finance and do CIA program. Although the CIA program has a lot of suck ups, I've met some good friends from it.
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Lucas Jackson 
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:23 pm to BhamBengal)
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Is the Greek life at LSU as big as Alabama? In Tuscaloosa it's almost as if you are required to go through rush
There is no point in going to college right after HS if you do not join a fraternity. If you want to be able to wear suspenders when you graduate, go through rush.
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Tmacelroy12
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Houston
Member since Aug 2012
5489 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:23 pm to ladytiger118)
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ladytiger118
When did you go through the CIA program? I might know you
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BhamBengal
LSU Fan
The Ham
Member since Oct 2012
959 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:24 pm to HarryBalzack)
There's a small congregation of us just in my grade alone
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Bullfrog
LSU Fan
LTI
Member since Jul 2010
7911 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:26 pm to BhamBengal)
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Is the Greek life at LSU as big as Alabama?
LSU is about 15% Greek. But growing.
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RocketTigerBallz
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2012
416 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:31 pm to BhamBengal)
Pros:
academics (depending on major)
party scene
football
beautiful campus
Cons:
Huge school = poor teacher/student ratio
OOS is expensive
Don't go into business. Do engineering. Even if you have to settle for one of the lower tier ones like civil. The time I've spent here so far has been epic...if you don't know anybody down here, you might want to consider rushing your first semester. Even if you don't pledge right away it's still a good way to meet people.
ETA: Traffic sucks until you figure out alternate routes and what times to avoid driving if possible. Crime situation is the same way. I've lived on Burbank since '09 and and have not had a single problem. But I'm also a beast of a man and jacked out of my mind so I pity the fool that would try. 
This post was edited on 1/3 at 9:38 pm
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Tmacelroy12
LSU Fan
Houston
Member since Aug 2012
5489 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:39 pm to RocketTigerBallz)
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Don't go into business. Do engineering.
Seems like terrible advice 
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HarryBalzack
Member since Oct 2012
6283 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:41 pm to RocketTigerBallz)
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Traffic sucks until you figure out alternate routes and what times to avoid driving if possible.
Unless he goes to some tiny directional U, that's going to be a problem no matter where he goes.
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lsuwontonwrap
LSU Fan
Member since Aug 2012
4417 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:48 pm to BhamBengal)
Don't go because your whole family went there. Go because you really want to go.
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KJA 
SMU Fan
Houston
Member since Apr 2011
232 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:50 pm to BhamBengal)
I went through all of this last year, where else are you considering?
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CrippleCreek
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| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:53 pm to BhamBengal)
Make sure you think long and hard about a future in Louisiana.
There are a lot of great things about it, but the bottom line is that it's a state that doesn't value education.
Also the degree doesn't really travel anywhere but Houston right now.
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willymeaux
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2012
1745 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:54 pm to BhamBengal)
go to Southeastern, bro
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Lucas Jackson
Tulane Fan
Member since Jun 2012
316 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:54 pm to CrippleCreek)
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Make sure you think long and hard about a future in Louisiana.
There are a lot of great things about it, but the bottom line is that it's a state that doesn't value education.
Also the degree doesn't really travel anywhere but Houston right now.
The hard truth, but this. Bama/Auburn is a better school, and you wouldn't have to pay out of state for a mediocre state school.
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kingbob
LSU Fan
St. Amant, LA
Member since Nov 2010
8978 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:55 pm to BhamBengal)
Pros: everything good ever
Cons:....
Seriously, go to LSU. It's paradise. The rest of BR? Not so much, but you're coming from Birmingham so it won't seem so bad by comparison.
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kingbob
LSU Fan
St. Amant, LA
Member since Nov 2010
8978 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:59 pm to BhamBengal)
I would advise you go Petroleum Engineering if you want to work your arse off and make a shite ton of money after you graduate.
If you want to make a decent living and work moderately hard but still have plenty of time for partying, go Finance and rush a good frat with lots of connections in your field.
If you want to be drunk like a skunk and have daddy's money to fall back on, major in history and rush a big frat.
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BhamBengal
LSU Fan
The Ham
Member since Oct 2012
959 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 10:02 pm to KJA)
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Where else are you considering?
Alabama, Auburn, Texas(family moving to Houston when I graduate). OOS tuition wouldn't be awful cause I should get decent scholarship money. It's the fraternity thing that is so expensive
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DrakeLSU
LSU Fan
Kansas
Member since Dec 2012
600 posts
| re: Prospective LSU student... Help? (Posted on 1/3/13 at 10:09 pm to BhamBengal)
Challenge yourself and get out of your comfort zone. The biggest mistake I made was staying home because I had two buddies ask me to live with them. I made that decision instead of going to LSU and living in the dorms.
I hated my time at KU until I joined a fraternity. Even after that, I still wish I would have gone to LSU. Biggest mistake I have ever made in my entire life.
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