What did you/are you studying in college?
Scholarship, grant, what???
How many degrees do you have?
In realtion to your major, what minor classes accompanies them>
[This message was edited Tue Dec 17 21:05:39 PST 2002 by careydevi]

B.S in Chemistry, minors in math and physics-astronomy focus
Working with fellowship support on my PhD in organic chemistry

Currently studying:

Applied Communications Bachelor's of Public Relations, minors in Philosophy and Psychology.

Second year.

No scholarship, no grant. Student line of credit. I don't even qualify for government assistance, because by their standards, my parents make too much money. Not that this helps, because they don't pay for squat. Also, because I am not an ethnic minority in any sense, nor am I female, I don't qualify for those subsidies either. The system works!
[This message was edited Tue Dec 17 22:57:17 PST 2002 by savoirfaire]

savoirfaire said:

What subsidies are those? Daym I wish somebody would've told me about them when I was in school. Would've saved me some money.

savoirfaire said:

Don't worry the odds are in your favor that you will RUN the company that your ethnic counterparts will work for.Yes it is true the system does work.

4LOVE said:

I love it. You always able to say in two sentences with irony what it would take me paragraphs to explain.
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[This message was edited Tue Dec 17 23:12:16 PST 2002 by NuPwrSoul]

B.S. in math and Spanish with a minor in geography.

Community College of Michigan. VERY PRESTIGIOUS!

Supernova said:

You aint right.
You aint got no sense.
And You aint got no hometraining.

You just STANK like dat.

NuPwrSoul said:

Supernova said:

AA and Multimedia Design from Green River Community College, Auburn, WA.

ALMOST FUCKING DONE with my BA in Philosophy from the University of Washington (Go Huskies, or something like that).

Y'all have some interesting degrees. Prince fans are very inalekshual.

Doves,
Mel!ssa

Studied English and Philosophy at the University of East Anglia for one month but dropped out.

Studied Music Technology HND for one year but dropped out.

Acquired a place at Reading Uni studying English and Philosophy but never took it up.

Now studying TESOL certificate and going back to work in Bangkok.

BS in Journalism and BA in English (Education) with minors in Professional Writing, American Literature, and film.


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[This message was edited Wed Dec 18 7:29:58 PST 2002 by lovemachine]

I have an associates in office management and I will go for my bachelors as soon as I'm settled in my new position.

Brown pays for schooling so I need to get my shit together.

3 years of computer science...then dropped out because the job offer sounded too good to pass up. Never went back...

A whole lot of college... a whole hell of a lot...

Well, I first got a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University (at the main campus in Bloomington) in 1998. My major was political science, and I did a minor in philosophy. Other areas of study for me included French and human sexuality, and of course, I had to meet various distribution requirements.

I had no scholarships or grants, but because my dad is on the faculty, I was eligible for "fee courtesy": I could attend for 50% of the normal in-state tuition rate. In fact, my room and board cost more than my tuition. And my parents paid for it anyway.

IU isn't Harvard or Yale, but I think it was a pretty good deal: I got a degree from a respected, well-known university (even if it's best known for its basketball program) at a low price.

After I graduated and worked for a year, I enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law--Indianapolis, which is totally separate from IU's better-known law school in Bloomington. I graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 2002. There are no "majors" in law school (or at least not at most law schools, including mine). Aside from the required classes, I primarily chose my classes by looking at the subjects tested by the Indiana Bar Examination. Beyond that, I just chose classes that sounded interesting, were at convenient times (e.g., no 9 a.m. classes), or taught by professors I liked. Also, once I started working part-time as a law clerk, I tried to set up my schedule so that I'd have at least one day per week with no classes at all.

I had no scholarships or grants for law school either, and my parents didn't pay a dime--we had always had an understanding that they would pay for college, but I would have to pay for any graduate school. (I have two younger brothers, and my parents obviously wanted to put them through college too.) So, I mainly financed my law degree with student loans, working at a law firm as a law clerk, and occasionally using my credit cards to get me through temporary money shortages. Also, when I started law school, I moved in with my fiancée (we got married a year later), so I was able to reduce my living expenses somewhat.

4LOVE said:

While statistics might show this trend, I don't agree with this either. And even ethnic minorities are discriminated against in the business environment, it's not a valid reason to discriminate persons such as myself in the educational environment.

Besides, if I have to drop out because I can't afford my schooling, well, I don't think I'll run much at all.

I'm not sure where I'll be going yet, but I'll be majoring in anthropology when I go...

And I'm most certain I'll be going on a free trip.

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

Why will you study that? How does a course like that appeal to you?

College: 4 years
Graduate School: 4 years
Post-graduate Fellowship: 7 years

Real-life job: 7 years (so far)

feelin like a tiny shrimp in this sea of fancy degrees


But, I just finished off a 2 year A.A.S. degree in Computer Programming at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

I have to say that although it doesn't compare to the others, I worked very hard to do in 2 years. I've a daughter and am single. I didn't even take Summers off. I am happy it is over.

I did it on a few merit scholarships, grants, and still had to take out loans to get by. Worked too.

If I could have swung it, I really wanted to get an 4-year in MIS, but...that's really out of the picture for now.



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[This message was edited Wed Dec 18 21:37:37 PST 2002 by LaVisHh]

LaVisHh said:

Aww girl you dont have to feel tiny at all. We love you and are proud of you!

Congrats to all for your accomplishments! School aint easy but neither is life. So for those who are not in school, have not gone, or will not... I give ya all props for keepin the stride to get through to the next day.

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NuPwrSoul said:

I completely agree. There are many ways to succeed in this life, and most have nothing to do with school. I've learned more out of school than in school. LaVisHh, you obviously have a lot to be proud of, so hold your head high. We all learn from your insights here, as I'm sure your daughter does at home with you.

sawatdiikhrap said:

Me too! BA Joint Hons in Literature and Philosophy from UEA...

My folks "earned too much" for me to qualify for any extra grants too but I worked hard during the holidays and my dad had been saving for me and my sisters to go from when we were babies. Would love to do an MA in Literature but have to work instead! Loved studying and loved the life.

I'm working on my BS in Social Work. I'm paying with 90% loans, 10% grants...

This will be my 1st degree (FINALLY) and although I haven't chosen a minor, I might as I have a gagillion extra classes and may already almost have a minor covered..

after I get this degree I plan to work for 2 years and then look at masters programs...

TheMax said:

s out to NuPwrSoul and TheMax. Thank you both.

LaVisHh said:

It's all love. It's all love.

TheMax said:

I agree... I'm not sure I really learned that much from my college classes. While my B.A. diploma is displayed in my office, it's mostly there to decorate the walls. It means almost nothing to me. (Didn't the tour guides during the 2000 Celebration say that Prince feels the same way about his gold and platinum records on the walls at Paisley Park?)

During my college years, I probably learned more outside of class (mostly about life in general) than I did in the classroom.