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when good news is actually bad news :( (pg. 3)
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| zoogla |
| school. always, school. |
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| TranceGrooves |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
school. always, school. and that is what my mommy says. |
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| Mandrick_v |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
sooo earlier this year while i was hating on my job i decided, " i need to get my ass back into school and escape this place" so i applied to universities. while my applications were being processed i kept thinking i hate wokring at this place i got to so do something NOW! so i went out and planned out my next 5 years, and came up with the plan of all plans. not only did i have a plan but i came up with steps/ map of how to get there. since that time i have set that plan in motion and everything has been working out. and im really excited abt it. then today i get my acceptance letters from all the courses i chose, which for me is in incredible cause i really didnt think i was going to be admitted anywhere (thnk god for acing nightschool courses).
so my dilemna is do i quit my job which im making right now 42 thou a year, dump my plan whcih is working out amazing right now, and go back to school or do i keep on my plan?
such a hard decision. total fork in the road right now. and i have to make a decision soon. I mean im on the right track right now, i was really hoping i was gonna be denied this way my decision would have been easier.
if my plan fails i most likely end up working manual labour forever, but if it succeeds ill be living my dream. if i go to school and get this degree ill have a comfy job working for the city
what to do what to do
excuse me while i do some soul searching |
My strong suggestion is to keep what you are doing and go with the plan. No school will make you cash as much cash as good plan and job experience. School is a money burner by the end of which you just get paper that will be rarely used. University on the resume without the experience is useless... and the pressure of paying off the school loan after graduation is not very pleasant experience.
If you have a wish to educate yourself on something, google is your best teacher and the best part it costs nothing. No exams, no stress...
On the other hand sex after class in the school washroom with the classmate who was staring at you for last three weeks is priceless! |
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| adi26 |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
go back to school now...it's harder and harder to go back as time goes on.
if school doesn't work out or lead to something better, you can go back to what you're doing now...so why wonder "what if" for the next 10 years (or longer, if someone doesn't kill you first) |
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Firstly I think the reason you applied to schools is cos you were losing passion for your job which may be because of many reasons - money, it might have become monotonous or whatever...
So if you don't go to school now and go for the money which you are making right now...a couple of years down the line you would have the same issues again and you might have to think going to schools all over again and being humans we all get fed up or something at some point of our lives and getting fed up with your job on which you probably spend like 10 hours a day can be an issue.
If you go to school now, in a couple of years your skillset would have increased by an exponential amount both hands on and on the resume. You would have the opputunity to explore new things which you probably never thought of and at the same time improve on the skill sets you currently possess....the mind expands - never a bad thing.
And why go to school now and not later?
I dunno about your field but when I think to myself whether I should do my MBA now or later - I convince myself by thinking thatI dun want to be writing papers and reading a hundred pages of economic bloody theory when I am 30...
Do things at a higher level - in your case = ruling the galaxy
Good luck...ahem...go to schoollll:) |
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| 5hiftn6ears |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
I want to become a builder i dont have to go to school to do this i can do it through part time studies and through experience. If i go to school. id be going to ryerson for urban planning which i find really cool
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call me if you need an electrician or a partner...i have a degree in construction technology, and 2 years of urban planning |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears
call me if you need an electrician or a partner...i have a degree in construction technology, and 2 years of urban planning |
there ya go lol. im getting my real estate license as we speak and im also doing P/t construction project management, and if i dont go back for urban planning im also gonna do p/t architecture.
hmmmm
plus ill have all my HVAC licenses soon |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mandrick_v
My strong suggestion is to keep what you are doing and go with the plan. No school will make you cash as much cash as good plan and job experience. School is a money burner by the end of which you just get paper that will be rarely used. University on the resume without the experience is useless... and the pressure of paying off the school loan after graduation is not very pleasant experience.
If you have a wish to educate yourself on something, google is your best teacher and the best part it costs nothing. No exams, no stress...
On the other hand sex after class in the school washroom with the classmate who was staring at you for last three weeks is priceless! |
Let me guess...your degree is in basket weaving.
vivid, pick school. 42K is not enough money to sidetrack what you really want to do with your life. You will hate work even more if you choose it over school. |
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| geroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Let me guess...your degree is in basket weaving.
vivid, pick school. 42K is not enough money to sidetrack what you really want to do with your life. You will hate work even more if you choose it over school. |
i was thinking the same
this guy sounds like a genius |
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| Vivid Boy |
i dunno what im gonna do....this is how i felt once i got my acceptance letter...ther i am doing my thing get the letter and blaaaaah and now im cleaning up the pieces
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| Mandrick_v |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Let me guess...your degree is in basket weaving.
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Graduated with Computer Programmer Analyst (3yr)diploma from Centennial College 3 years ago.
After graduation had to volunteer for 6 month to actually start making little money. Thank god I was still living with my parents and could afford that. Nobody hires without experience and if you are university graduate it is even harder, you are overqualified for junior position and don't have enouph experience for intermediate. Although we don't like that, but that is the truth, especially in the IT field. |
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| Mandrick_v |
| quote: | Originally posted by geroin
i was thinking the same
this guy sounds like a genius |
From everyone I know that graduated with me I am the only one who got the job in the IT field. Everybody else, could not quit their old job ( and could not find anything in the field they graduated.
Since Vivid was talking about dropping what he is doing and going to school, my strong suggestion was not to do it.
The best thing to do in this case, is to keep going with your plan, especially if it is going so well right now and get yourself into part time education; Combine the experience that you are getting with upgrading your skills at evenening/weekend school while maintaining your income would be the best option. This will give you a chance to add a solid line on your resume: "University of XXXXXXX". The only thing to sacrifice in this case would be partying as much as you do now. Evening school is cheeper, easier to go through, most of the teachers in the evening school rock and actaully working in the field and teaching part time as opposed to full time teachers who are obsessed with theory and are in the indirect contract with publishers to sell you as many of the "Latest Editions" of the books as possible. |
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