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I’m not concerned about people knowing what I’m up to, as it’s been far more beneficial than detrimental to myself and those who keep up with me on twitter. I don’t feel like I’m being intruded on. That’s also been my choice, and to many, seems absurd.

Lucky for them, Twitter is opt-in :)

I was at a party the other night for a friend and when I was asked how we met and I said we met on Twitter, people looked at me funny. But, if not for Twitter, we wouldn’t have met. Now that we have met, I know them through attending events together. But if not for Twitter, we probably would never have crossed paths.

I have to say that online relationships that move offline are much richer than simply exchanging Tweets with a person. But I now “know” hundreds of people I never would have known existed without Twitter. They aren’t all friends or people I will ever meet in person, but Twitter does serve as a useful tool for introduction to new people.

And if people think that is “creepy”, they can always go into protected update status and just keep their messages circulated among close associates. Otherwise, it’s all public infomation and you shouldn’t be surprised at strangers knowing the details of messages you put out there.

“co-working is when you are working with your fellow employees, while Coworking is the venacular word for a new kind of grassroots movement focused on community and work”

If you think of it from a customer service perspective, why would you keep paying for crappy product when there’s competition across the street.

My only point would be: before leaving, know what you’re looking for so you don’t find yourself wandering. If you can set goals that you can weigh your options against, you’ll have a more efficient experience evaluating options and a higher chance of making the right decision.

I think it’s an extremely adult decision to make, and better to make sooner than later.

Best of luck, Emily, and keep me posted if we can do anything else to help.

I was in the same situation last year, that you are in now. The only difference was that I was a computer science major. The program that I was in felt not innovative and did not promote learning. I eventually transferred out after my second term.

I was like you and Alex, I hated blackboard and drexelone. They are clumsy tools and really do not aid the educational process. Unfortunately, many schools still use them. The current school I am attending, uses blackboard. It is somewhat of an industry standard.

I may venture as far as to say that Drexel sort of ruined computer science for me, as it is no longer my major. If you feel that your educational experience is going to be ruined by Drexel, then by all means seek other schools. It is not a good place to ‘find yourself’ educationally, or try and suffer through a program that has many flaws.

Time is your greatest asset, don’t waste it.

Emily, feel free to email me sethnenstiel at gmail dot com.