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Gods' Die wrote:
thodoks wrote:
Gods' Die wrote:
I figure if I should be listening to people's advices it should be on an online forum with people who share some similar tastes in bands that I like.
I'd like to go but recently I've realized I'm not guaranteed to find a job when I get out. I got a job now but it gets old and I've only been here since June.
will you be taking on any debt to fund these pursuits, Gods' Die?
I will be, yes, but not a lot. I owe less than $10k from undergrad, and I plan on getting a good amount of aid and scholarships for grad school.
My (very serious) girlfriend really wants me to, and she also makes a very good paycheck. Better question I guess would be "Should I lock that down?".
If you change business degree to law degree, I'd say you were Kima from the Wire.
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I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
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given2trade wrote:
Oh, you think I'm being douchey? Well I shall have to re-examine everything then. Thanks brah.
I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
FWIW, I'm much more prepared for grad school after spending a few years out of school.
I figure if I should be listening to people's advices it should be on an online forum with people who share some similar tastes in bands that I like.
I'd like to go but recently I've realized I'm not guaranteed to find a job when I get out. I got a job now but it gets old and I've only been here since June.
will you be taking on any debt to fund these pursuits, Gods' Die?
I will be, yes, but not a lot. I owe less than $10k from undergrad, and I plan on getting a good amount of aid and scholarships for grad school.
My (very serious) girlfriend really wants me to, and she also makes a very good paycheck. Better question I guess would be "Should I lock that down?".
If you change business degree to law degree, I'd say you were Kima from the Wire.
I'd have to google it.
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thodoks wrote:
Mickey wrote:
I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
FWIW, I'm much more prepared for grad school after spending a few years out of school.
Yeah I'm weighing not-being-ready with well-what-the-fuck-else-should-I-do.
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given2trade wrote:
Oh, you think I'm being douchey? Well I shall have to re-examine everything then. Thanks brah.
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I'm with Coach for the most part. Decent advice there. If you can get it all paid for then do it but don't take out a bunch of students loans you will probably never be able to pay off. You can never default on student loans even if you file bankruptcy. At least I'm pretty sure thats the case.
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thodoks wrote:
Mickey wrote:
I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
FWIW, I'm much more prepared for grad school after spending a few years out of school.
I felt that way too, and I found in general that people who had taken some time off didn't do better per se, but they were less stressed about the experience overall.
That's based on my own experience only, however
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stip wrote:
thodoks wrote:
Mickey wrote:
I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
FWIW, I'm much more prepared for grad school after spending a few years out of school.
I felt that way too, and I found in general that people who had taken some time off didn't do better per se, but they were less stressed about the experience overall.
That's based on my own experience only, however
Did you take time off?
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I'm starting to doubt if I'm ready as a person to go to writing bootcamp for 3 years slash if I can even get in to anywhere of note slash who the fuck cares about poetry, but I'm still sending off $574 in application fees.
FWIW, I'm much more prepared for grad school after spending a few years out of school.
I found this to be the case as well. The only downfall is that because I didn't push through, it is no longer my only focus which means it's slower going than I'd like. Work, family, et cetera.
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I've kind of come to terms with that. On one hand, this degree isn't a means to an end so much as a chance to spend three years writing. On top of that, I have another degree to get after this, so it's not like I won't have a chance to step back and get some perspective before diving into a career.
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given2trade wrote:
Oh, you think I'm being douchey? Well I shall have to re-examine everything then. Thanks brah.
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Mickey wrote:
I've kind of come to terms with that. On one hand, this degree isn't a means to an end so much as a chance to spend three years writing. On top of that, I have another degree to get after this, so it's not like I won't have a chance to step back and get some perspective before diving into a career.
so you decided on going for an MFA?
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