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^What he said. Also, there's more to college than the classes. I look at it as access to lots of smart professors who are good at what they do, access to research tools, a large group of people (there's higher probability that I'll find people I click with), and a great opportunity for me to...

Never mind IB's inappropriate behavior. :) Welcome.

I remember reading a good bit of advice in another thread, I don't remember where. It basically said that you shouldn't only pick a major you like, but a major whose downsides you can tolerate the best. Hope that helps.

I don't think I'm drawn to the "dark side" as much as I'm just not scared of it. I know I have the ability to destroy, I know there are dark things out there, but I don't feel threatened by that fact.

Scully has been claimed. :p

Hmm. I never thought of it that way before, but I actually did end up choosing my major that way, even though there were several majors I could have liked.

Me too?

I only know the basics of what I want and need. The rest is very transient and is decided as I go. The only constants, so far as I know, are: Creating. It's what I love to do, a constant impulse, and the thing that consumes my life the most. Therefore it's important. This can be in a variety of...

I don't think it's about having a hard life. It's more about doing your best with whatever you have.

Clear identity? It really depends on who you ask and what you call clear. In comparison to most people, I have a pretty clear identity. I have a pretty good estimation of what I want, what I want to do, and what I'm good at. I also have a pretty set identity in relation to other people. But...

My family makes me an elaborate breakfast complete with whipped cream and french toast. But other than that, I contemplate how I've matured over the years and maybe invite some friends over and I make myself a cake. Nothing special.

Yeah, it's all about practice, having a wide vocabulary, and using a structured format, generally sticking to the intro-body-conclusion structure. I also have an issue with coming up with things to say. In a timed 40 minute essay, I probably spend 15-20 minutes brainstorming.

Just saying. And congrats on the consecutive numbers.

Actually, that's a common misquotation of Voltaire. It's actually first stated by Evelyn Beatrice Hall. But to be fair, she was writing about Voltaire.

I definitely police my thoughts, to an extent. If I find a thought disturbing or annoying, I will try to think about something else so I don't have to dwell on it. Usually I'm not very worried about my thoughts turning to actions, but I'd rather be efficient with my thinking and think about...

My avatar doesn't really describe me either. I just use whatever photography I've done in the past few months.

Where's the flan? I'm kind of seeing the color, but not the shape.

Not at this stage, no. In my case, my classes either don't have tutors, or the classes are too easy for me to consider it unless I were to have a C. If it were an undeniably hard class, I probably would. I am considering being a tutor next semester though.

This is partially in jest, but I found it funny. Apparently I'm Ferdinand, the duck, from Babe. Basically a weird, overanalytical duck that has lots of harebrained ideas and a love of independence/freedom.

Likewise, I've only really lost my temper with my ExTJ mom. But I think that's a thing of the past. For just about everyone else, the anger is minimal to the point that I keep it in or can discuss it properly. I'm not easily set off, so I can only really lose my temper with people who anger me...

Yeah, I definitely use people's avatars to visualise what they might look like IRL, with the exception of those who have posted in the youtube thread, with the exception of Auburn. For some reason I keep imagining you as a purple somber looking anime person though that isn't true. For example...

Stop giving yourself excuses not to succeed. I understand you're not in the best environment, and I don't approve of the school system either, but blaming outer circumstances will make you helpless. I didn't like the majority of my high school assignments, but I still worked hard for the sake of...

That was me too for a while. And if you think "Island in the Sun" is bad, their newest album is blasphemy, I'm afraid. Still love their old stuff though.

Porcupine Tree. They're pretty well known within their genre, but I'm really surprised they aren't more popular.

No one has really asked me that directly, but I do find it funny how the people around me treat thinking about "deep" things like a novel experience. They wonder why I often say "deep" or "witty" things. They shouldn't be surprised if they ever knew what I was thinking about. I wonder if I will...

I've been wearing glasses since I was 7, and I think I have 20/30 vision, though I could be wrong. I tend to remember my eyesight abilities in terms of my prescription numbers: -4.00. Seriously short sighted. And I also have astigmatism.

I probably ought to leave after tomorrow. I've got only 2 weeks of the semester left and then finals, so it's going to be stressful. And maybe this time I'll keep myself from lurking as well.

In book terms, Night > Twilight, hands down. Awesome book.

Yep. I'm definitely a night owl. The only issue is that I can't do everything I want to at night. It would be inconsiderate to play piano or guitar at night like I'd prefer, I can't take a walk and sing to songs on my MP3 player without disturbing others, too many restrictions. But that aside...

Definitely not. While I like myself well enough, I know myself too well to want to befriend myself. One of my favorite thing to do with friends is to figure them out, and to bounce my ideas off a different person with a different perspective. I prefer my friends to have common ground and for...

I didn't exactly have a passion for it, but the critical reading section was definitely the most fun, and my highest scoring section. I think I got a 680 on it, cold turkey. On the subject of tests, I highly preferred taking the ACT for the reason you mentioned. It was much less fact oriented...

I don't intend to be pretentious by answering this question. But I also wonder this a lot. People consistently tell me that I'm smart, but I have a hard time believing it. It's especially hard when the people who tell me I'm smart are smart in the very areas I'm lacking in. All I really have a...

The kinds of things that stress me out: - having a crush on someone (it's really distracting, and it's hard to think of anything else and I feel so insecure and clumsy when I have no real reason to feel that way. It would also be incredibly difficult for me to even dream of initiating anything...

Re: Expanding my music collection. Any sugestions? What?!? This is preposterous. I had no idea. I wonder if there are other online radio variants that are any good for other countries.

Re: Expanding my music collection. Any sugestions? I'm not too familiar with the bands you mentioned, but I'd recommend to anyone that they sign up on pandora.com. I've discovered nearly all my favorite bands that way, and was able to find bands I liked in totally different genres than what I...

Ironic. I'm using my holiday break to get my INTP-fix, and attempting to abstain from the forum when I'm back in school. Maybe I will have the self control to not even lurk then. I probably ought to identify my withdrawal symptoms while I'm at it. This is kind of sad. There's no way I would do...

Whoa, you have my study habits... In high school, I didn't study per se. I just did my assignments for the most part and looked over the material right before the test, if you can call that studying. That usually worked, and I also got a 3.6 GPA. The similarities are crazy... In college, I've...

I'm the oldest (18) of 4, 2 sisters, 1 brother. My next oldest sister is 16, and virtually untypable as she has autism and is nonverbal. The next sister is 15, and an INFP, if I had to guess. She's significantly more extraverted than me, but at the same time requires almost as much recharge...

I crochet them.

Yeah, I noticed that too. I didn't have much of a problem staying away when I wasn't busy, but when I was busy, I just had to get away and lurk for a few minutes. Horrible study habits... And as much as I would like to make you all scarves, I'd rather not since it would force at least one of...

Agreed. Doesn't mean I don't like to hang around here though. :)

Yeah, I'm finally back! I have some time to post again since I just started my week long Thanksgiving break. Anyway, I left the forum for a while with the intention of freeing up some extra time, so I could be more engaged in the college life. While I did gain some extra time, most of it went...

Scary thought, being in casual conversation constantly. Here's how I deal with that. I have a cell phone, but it's on silent most of the time, since I'm either in class, forget to turn it back on, or just don't want to answer the phone. I just don't bother unless I'm expecting someone to...

Time flies. :) It really seems like I was a wee young one in high school just last week. Crazy. Well, I probably ought to leave for real after tonight if I'm going to keep this commitment.

Thanks! And no, they're either relatives or strangers. I probably shouldn't be here as I did make a commitment to stay away for a while... :phear:

Aww... Can I have L and the doughnut?

I think it's time for me to go. I'm still handling school alright while going on the forum, but I can't help but think I'm missing out on the college experience. All I currently have time for is INTP forum, crocheting scarves, homework, and hanging out with roommates. While it's a good life, I'm...

I'm a somewhat non-stereotypical INTP. I've always been more into english, art, and music rather than math/science. That's starting to change a little, but I'm still not passionate about the number crunching that comes with those areas. I'm currently majoring in Graphic Design, though that's...

I'm optimistic about some things I guess. But even if I were pessimistic, I'd still like to get ahead in life.

I just might if I acquire some spare time.