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I’m currently a high school senior and considering Dayton as a possible college to attend. I plan to pursue powertrain engineering and testing of cars as a future career, and want to attend a college with a good MechE program, and also want to be apart of the schools FSAE team. Though I am familiar that Dayton only offers a Baja team.

I was just curious and wanted to hear from current students or alumni that are or were apart of either of these programs, their thoughts on it, and how things like the SAE team had an effect on their learning and experience.

Or if you weren’t apart of the SAE team, then your overall take on Dayton’s Mechanical Engineering program. And do they offer any other automotive-focused classes or programs?

And then just your opinions on U of Dayton as a whole.

I’m currently a high school senior and considering Kettering as a possible college to attend. I plan to pursue powertrain engineering and testing of cars as a future career, and want to attend a college with a good MechE program, and also want to be apart of the schools FSAE team.

I was just curious and wanted to hear from current students or alumni that are or were apart of either of these programs, their thoughts on it, and how things like the FSAE had an effect on their learning and experience.

Or if you weren’t apart of the FSAE team, then your overall take on Kettering’s Mechanical Engineering program. And do they offer any other automotive-focused classes or programs?

And then just your opinions on Kettering as a whole.

I’m new to the whole surrounding sound home theater speaker setup stuff, so I’m not really sure what to look for. Are there any brands, packages, or specific speakers I should be looking for? And overall what kind of specs should I be looking for? Curious to know what everyone here uses.

Use case would mainly be music listening — something I can AirPlay my music to and hear it throughout the house/room. And also less frequently for shows and movie watching as well.

And if it matters, I do like my bass in my music deep and prominent, so if I need to invest in certain subs for this setup other than what comes normally, then let me know!

I’m new to the whole surrounding sound home theater speaker setup stuff, so I’m not really sure what to look for. Are there any brands, packages, or specific speakers I should be looking for? And overall what kind of specs should I be looking for? Curious to know what everyone here uses.

Use case would mainly be music listening — something I can AirPlay my music to and hear it throughout the house/room. And also less frequently for shows and movie watching as well.

And if it matters, I do like my bass in my music deep and prominent, so if I need to invest in certain subs for this setup other than what comes normally, then let me know!

Curious what other users think of the Dolby Atmos option, and who has it enabled or not.

I think that there are some really cool Dolby mixes, some with no noticeable change, and some that even ruin the original stereo song. Another thing with Dolby mixes is that they’re quieter. And if you turn on sound check, then that just brings the volume of all songs down. I do think it’s a great feature, but I’m not quite sure if it’s entirely for me.

For extra context, the only external device I have that could properly play Dolby Atmos mixes are my AirPods. I don’t have an actual full surround sound home setup.

Edit: I’d also like to mention that I am a newer subscriber to AM, and am still learning things about it to this day

Again, what is everyone’s thoughts on Dolby Atmos? And do you use it?

Now that I’m getting some more free time to watch movies, I want to find some great ones to watch. Preferably action or comedies. Some movies I really enjoy include top gun maverick and the fast and furious series. Also shows like outer banks and stranger things. to give an example of what I’m looking for.

I plan to watch the f1 movie and maybe creed? Those are a couple I came across recently that look good.

But anyways, action (preferably, but also maybe comedy) movie suggestions? I’d be open to other suggestions outside that theme tho.

Also horror/slasher movie suggestions too. I personally really enjoy those. Love the newer Halloween movies.

Considering starting a student plan for AM. I used a free one month of AM not too long ago and personally loved the iOS app.

I just got myself an m4 MacBook Air a few days ago, so now I have access to the Mac app as well. I guess I’m just wondering if the Mac app is an overall very functional and easy app like on iOS? Or if it’s majorly different in any way? Or does it have any persistent and known issues?

What are your general thoughts and opinions on the MacOS app?

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I’m sure this gets asked here a lot, but I plan to keep my MacBook in my book-bag to take it to and from school as well as walking around school with it in my bag. I just want to keep it from getting any scratches or damage when transporting it in my book-bag. I’ve heard tomtoc is a good brand, but wasn’t sure if there are better options out there for my needs.

Tried wording the title shortly. But basically what I meant was, besides the chip, gpu/cpu, and other performance related specs, do the other features offered in a MacBook Pro, that aren’t in an Air, justify getting a Pro? Display differences, ports, and any other differences and functionalities. Would you say that those changes make it worth buying a base model MacBook Pro over a MacBook Air? Or is the price difference not worth it in your books?

I don’t plan to use it for “demanding” tasks. But I will likely use it very often, just for more basic things like essay writing on docs and work on spreadsheets mainly, along with various web browsing, movie/video watching, etc.

Was just wondering if the other QOL features would make the extra money spent worth it.