Members AaronF Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Well I'm going firstly because my grades aren't spectacular and secondly because I want to get out of college with as little debt as possible. I went to community college for a year and a half. Best decision I ever made. It was actually more challenging and a better education than the uppity private university I finished from. It is also the reason I graduated with zero debt. There is a huge stigma that CC is going to be a hindrance later in life, or is an inferior education (several of my friends were telling me that after we finished high school). Now, they all have jobs they hate and I am going for a Ph.D. in something I love. Plus, my stipend isn't that far off of what they make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Shankly Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 University Of Toledo for Communications. Graduated in 06'. Currently playing connect the dots for people for money.Also have: Life as performance degree: status: in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clewsy Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hopefully studying Medicine at King's College London next year, subject to me getting the entry requirements. The amount of debt I'm gonna accumulate over those five (possibly six) years makes me cry a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raskolnikovs axe Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 I went to community college for a year and a half. Best decision I ever made. It was actually more challenging and a better education than the uppity private university I finished from. It is also the reason I graduated with zero debt. There is a huge stigma that CC is going to be a hindrance later in life, or is an inferior education (several of my friends were telling me that after we finished high school). Now, they all have jobs they hate and I am going for a Ph.D. in something I love. Plus, my stipend isn't that far off of what they make. I took a class at a community college to brush up on my math before I went back to my university - no reason not to go to a CC if the circumstances are right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hopefully studying Medicine at King's College London next year, subject to me getting the entry requirements. The amount of debt I'm gonna accumulate over those five (possibly six) years makes me cry a little. The yanks are talking about maybe 3-5x what you've got and theirs is COMMERCIAL: plus you will be earning lots as soon as you finish.Deal With It. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 The yanks are talking about maybe 3-5x what you've got and theirs is COMMERCIAL: plus you will be earning lots as soon as you finish. Deal With It. Damn you, the rest of the world, and your reasonable social order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 UMIST - MPhys.Manchester - MPhil.Manchester - PhD. Technically the PhD. means the MPhil isnt valid any more but whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Binghamton University, NY. BA in Political Science IUPUI (Indiana U, Purdue U in Indianapolis) MPA - Public Affairs, Nonprofit Management Work at Cornell University as a Gift Planning Officer, so at least my MPA degree is doing something for me, but I hate the students loans I'm still paying back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pewing33ny Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 William Paterson University for biology then Jerklee College of Music for music production/engineering I just got into William Paterson for music education but I have no idea if that's what I actually want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Goldenglove Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Currently studying, Saint-Petersburg State University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aedes Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 college of william and mary--biologync state university - entomology i took a lot of stats courses at nc state, now i work at a software company as a tester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members p0lymath Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 Going to Tallahassee Community College this fall; I got into Florida State, University of Florida, and some out of state places like UNC and LSU, but I don't have the money and want to remain loan free for as long as possible. Hopefully I'm only going to be at TCC for 2-3 semesters thanks to my AP credits and upcoming CLEP exams, then I'll head into FSU for a bachelor's in Social Psychology. As for my graduate program, I may stay at FSU or move around, we'll see how much money I've got. I plan on getting my PhD and working in I/O psych, but if I hate that I'll fall back to teaching/professorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diadorastriker Posted May 22, 2011 Members Share Posted May 22, 2011 NYU class of '13, any advice on paying for grad school, checked out the tuition and columbia hitting almost $70k!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hupia Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Depends on what you're going to grad school for. I'm lucky enough to have no debt from undergrad, and the PhD program I'm going for waives my tuition for up to 6 years, plus they're giving me a $20,000 a year fellowship. I've been very fortunate, somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edkoppel Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 graduate of NEW COLLEGE in Sarasota -- the honors university of the state of FLorida. also rated as the "Reefer MAdness College of the SOuth" by Rolling Stone Magazine wow, you went to New College! haha I have been to a few of their "graduations" more drugs and alcohol than any music event I have ever been to. as for me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diadorastriker Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Depends on what you're going to grad school for. I'm lucky enough to have no debt from undergrad, and the PhD program I'm going for waives my tuition for up to 6 years, plus they're giving me a $20,000 a year fellowship. I've been very fortunate, somehow. Im looking to work in government somehow whether its urban planning, FBI, etc. I was looking at law school but it really is not for me. Hopefully there is something like your fellowship available, good luck man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jenesis Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Miskatonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lumberjackzach Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Go to shows at Club Downunder. I worked their and it was the best thing ever. Plus they're free if you're a student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roaring20's Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 I went to community college for a year and a half. Best decision I ever made. It was actually more challenging and a better education than the uppity private university I finished from. It is also the reason I graduated with zero debt. There is a huge stigma that CC is going to be a hindrance later in life, or is an inferior education (several of my friends were telling me that after we finished high school). Now, they all have jobs they hate and I am going for a Ph.D. in something I love. Plus, my stipend isn't that far off of what they make. I have an Associates of Arts in English from a local community college that I started at while I was finishing up my high school work. In some ways it was great, but in others it was an absolute waste. It was great in that I finished a smaller degree that allowed me to not have to take some courses at my University now, and in that classes were way cheaper. That said, the classes were much less difficult or challenging, in fact even less so than some of my high school work. I definitely somewhat understand the questioning of the value of community colleges, but there are clearly exceptions. That said, I'm 12 hours shy of a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington, and will likely have nothing in my field available without continuing to graduate school, and even then the market is so poor I'm not guaranteed anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Had a creative career path most of my life- graduated high school in 1988 and finally took some business classes in the early 90's when my company would pay for it at Columbus State Community College - followed my muse awhile, got a scholarship in the mid 90's after a two year stint in a program that uses the arts to teach non-violent conflict resolution and gang/drug prevention in the inner city, but didn't use it. Got a job at a video production company instead - found myself unemployed at 31 years old in 2001 and moved to Washington DC. Applied to every college I could, got accepted at AMERICAN UNIVERSITY and used my scholarship to get a year in there Then ran out of money and came back to Columbus, finished my degree in Interactive Communication Processes at The Ohio State University over the next couple of years. Graduated college in 2005 at 35 years of age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. Studying to be a pastor. Get your licks in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members royal crxsh johnson Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 loyola university new orleans '15- bfa music industry studies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boytbpc Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 Bachelors in Anthropology from Colorado State University, Masters in Geographic Information Sciences from Penn State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flanging_fred Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 National Centre for Computer Animation @ Bournemouth University Ba in "Computer Animation and Visualisation" Most of my class mates ended up working on cool films like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Avatar etc. I ended up in a grim basement in a military compound in a rather unpleasant country in the Middle East... Sometimes I say to myself "How the F**k did I end up here?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted May 23, 2011 Members Share Posted May 23, 2011 University of Westminster: BA Hons in English Literature. Hopefully going to the New School in NYC next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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