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My College/Work Dilemma (pg. 3)
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| Chris Crossland |
Join the Marines. Free housing and education, get skills ie whatever job you choose and of course learn how to kill and play with M16's.
Or join the air force and be a weather man! :stongue:
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| SuspicionVandit |
Maybe you should just stay in and take the sacrifice.
I attend school full time along with a 40 hour/week job and I still have Sunday afternoon/evening to hang with me mates. Hell, I'm going to Coachella friday night.
Above all, it requires strict time management and focus with no real room for spontaneity.
If you want to leave home because you have serious issues with your family, make that choice. But if you want to leave because it's in the "boring countryside" and sacrifice the opportunity to study with less financial worries, I'd say that would be pretty :sadgreen: |
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| Theresa |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
Whoa! 15 minutes? man, you may as well be in ing africa. You better sort that crib out soon, yo. |
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Dude, stay at home. Unless living at home is completely intolerable, it is seriously dumb to move out before you have to.
Rent adds up... a lot! Then there are bills, and groceries and blah blah blah. It ain't cheap to live on your own, and if you want to go to school, you want to be saving every fricken penny you can.
Live at home, work part-time and go to school. |
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| kdepa |
| You could always do the Community college route too (what I did, even though I was accepted into a few universities), then transfer after your first two years. Not sure where you're at, but here in California, our CC system is closely tied with the UC/CSU systems, and transfers get first priority. Plus it's only like $20/unit, so I've been able to pay for everything w/o taking out any loans - has saved me over $40k not doing my first two years at a Uni. Plus, my profs have been great, and most teach/have taught at other major universities in the area, so it's not like it's a "lesser" education like some people think. |
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| CleverName |
| In this economy and job market, I'd recommend the route that leaves you in the least amount of debt. Standard disclaimers apply of course. |
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| Dervish |
I suggest starting uni at home first. You might not even like it.
Further to be honest in my view a history degree is a "lifestyle choice" as opposed to an education equipping you for later life.
I would consider very carefully what you are going to be applying for at the other end of the degree before spending huge amounts of time and money on it. |
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| Audious |
Well, I'm either going for a History degree or an English degree with a minor in Japanese.
I want to study abroad in Japan the year after my first.
I guess, really, what I'm torn between is either ultimately becoming a professor of History or teaching English in Japan.
I think I've decided to go the, "Stay home, quit my job, take a part time job and go to school," route. |
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| Project-K |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dervish
in my view a history degree is a "lifestyle choice" |
What he means is; history majors are gay. :p |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Audious
My biggest problem with where I live is it's about 15 minutes out of the main town in the area where the University I want to go to is. I'd rather live in town. Otherwise, I wouldn't have any problem with it. |
Damn. I live in the same city as my school, but it's about an hour commute. Public transportation ftw.
In any case, I'd say you're leaning toward the right choice. Are you looking at Mankato St.? Shouldn't be too expensive there, so working part-time and living at home will go a long way. |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by Audious
Well, I'm either going for a History degree or an English degree with a minor in Japanese.
I want to study abroad in Japan the year after my first.
I guess, really, what I'm torn between is either ultimately becoming a professor of History or teaching English in Japan.
I think I've decided to go the, "Stay home, quit my job, take a part time job and go to school," route. |
You don't as far as I know need to be an English major to teach english in Japan.
Also the professor of history idea though at least an aim. Is still fairly wishy-washy if you ask me.
Project-K not exactly what I meant but... not far from it. :p Really I just think they are a little self edification trip for people to get "educated". Not realizsing that in fact once you're done they count for nothing.
Heard too many sob stories about it. You need to decide why you are going to uni and if it will be of benefit to you in the LONG term. I know I seem a bit "serious" about it. But the debts you take and the choices you make will define the entire path of your life not just the 4-5 years of uni. But the 30-40 of your working life too. |
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| Akridrot |
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Live at home, work part-time and go to school. |
This is the ideal arrangement. |
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| Pokit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Audious
My biggest problem with where I live is it's about 15 minutes out of the main town in the area where the University I want to go to is. I'd rather live in town. Otherwise, I wouldn't have any problem with it. |
oh shut up. it takes me nearly an hour and a half to get from home to my classroom in the morning (drive to work, take commuter rail to school). I have to wake up as early as 5:30am and it sucks ass. A 15min drive is nothing.
As far as your choices, I say live at home and go to school. Yeah living at home can suck, but it takes a lot of stress out of school/financial crap. |
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