Preparing for College

we could keep Microwaves and Toasters. It really depends on the school.

 

I know they allow 1 microwave per dorm. That's why I wasn't sure about the toaster.

 

I lived in a total of 3 dorms at 2 schools. I guess some could be lax about it. But when I asked about toaster/toaster ovens they made me feel like an ass for even thinking about it lol.

 

haha. I guess I will find out whether I want one after I get there. No big deal.

 

Are you majoring in design? I know you were looking at doing a start-up for tank design.

 

I didnt see shot glasses, funnels, tubing, cards, dice or 16oz red solo cups.

What's the point of taking quarters if you dont have any of the above? Hell, whats the point of college without any of the above? ;D

 

True that, haha. That's what a lot of folks study in college.

Since we're in the bucket, I'll throw out my .02 for the younger folks on the forum and keep it gentle...

Not to be the turd in the punch bowel but, I really don't see the point of going to college in our current economy, IF you're NOT going to study a field like engineering, biotech, IT or medical where you are practically guaranteed a job when your finished if you know your stuff. With the inflated education costs, it's a gamble to hedge a bet on anything else UNLESS you already have a shoe-in somewhere and just need the paper, which, is unlikely outside of these fields. Depending on where you go to school, you'll likely have a mini-mortgage to mortgage worth of monthly school bills to pay after you graduate. You'll need a job that needs to cover all the new expenses of adult life, plus that.

There are ignorant occupiers all over the country that are bent out of shape and want their education cost expunged because they can't "get a job" with their (insert here) under water basket weaving or philanthropy or asian studies or womens studies or theater "degree" that they AGREED to pay an arm and a leg for when they applied for the loans. I'm sorry, college is not free, they are businesses.
Someones skill of underwater basket weaving (hyperbole), holds no water to the knowledge and skill it takes to transplant a heart, or design the x-ray machine or the software or the MRI machine or design the plans for the new hospital or latest bridge. Education for each and salary for each should be independent.
example: A degree in womans studies at a particular that may cost someone 100K, but there may only be 15 positions availabe across the US the following year. 14 of those positions may only pay 25K and one pays, 75K - and that happens to be another womans studies teaching position. This is a crude example on a small scale but it's the reality on a large scale.

I'm just saying that many, many kids that are getting outta college now are bent out of shape they can't find a job, and when they do, it can't cover their school loans and current living expenses. That is NOT the way you want to start off in the "real world". You'll be back at mom and pops sleeping in your old bed and asking yer pop for pocket money.

I'm not criticizing, I'm just being a jerk, I'm giving some heavy life advice to the younger folks that have been coddled at home and high school and pretty much brainwashed that all Associates, BA, and Masters degrees are created equal. They are definitely, definitely not.

Good luck!

 

+1 Wow, nothing to add. Well said.

 

I understand the financing and debt behind the issue of college. Debt is debt, and the big part is being able to market myself. I feel college provides a whole new part of life, something that someone does not get without it or unless they go on to become an entrepreneur right out of high school (or soon after). It provides one with experiences that include connections and maturity to a large degree as well.

Columbus College of Art and Design is going to cost me roughly $21,500 per year after my scholarship and the pell grant. But that's about how much most colleges cost these days. I live in a very small town with little-to-no job opportunities here. Those that are available, are working as a fry cook flipping burgers at McDonalds, pushing carts at Walmart (or the like). I can say for sure that is not what I'm wanting to do for the rest of my life, and it will not be enough money to get up and move to a big city where better jobs do exist.

With college tuition costs increasing by some-500 percent since 1999, college debt has skyrocketed and I realize this. I will be in approximately $80,000 myself. But if that's what it takes to get a good job... I am going to school for industrial design. I haven't decided yet what I will do exactly after school, but the job could apply to a wide range of career fields.

 

The issue isn't the cost, it's what you do with it! There has never been a better investment than what I put into my college. I met many people that I have since done business with and I gained responsibility and knowledge that has led me to going further than many people with 10 times the experience in my field.

You aren't average. For the average person who wants to do average things and get an average job, college may be a dud investment. But for someone who plans to get more out of there education than just a piece of paper, it's a great investment.