Vulcan5 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I vote community college for two years, then a university. That's what my little brother and old lady did, kill two years at junior college, then transfer as a junior to a university. Saved a lot of money. Plus, junior college is easy as fuck, so you'll be able to build your gpa up prior to applying to a university. i was thinkin that thanks for the advice tho probly be alot cheaper too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopeInMySpleen Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Never too late to go back. I work as a CNC machinist on top the line HAAS machines, and learned CAD/CAM. I'm a 3rd gen machinist. I worked at a shop for 4 years and got laid off recently. Im in the pos where I have experience but bigger shops want voc. school as well. Unemployment has a new law that allows them to pay for my job education so Im going back to school for free and will have a 60,000 to start job at the end. Im looking forward to doing well in these courses because I never did good in HS. Always skipping class and smokin blunts never got me anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppa.k Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 highschool dropout... check! went back to school - college, mature student status - at 27 now doin the corporate 9-5 hustle.. but i build shit like this: showcase.ca OSAP helped out huge, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dose-ink Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 depending on where in Canada you are, there are tons of universities that are smaller and offer great courses. check out this school, I heard about it while I was in TO, i guess its one of the fastest growing schools in ontario or something. they brag about it all over the site. http://www.nipissingu.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 never EVER do any kind of business with a persian. ever. [ATTACH]109172.vB[/ATTACH] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopeInMySpleen Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I vote community college for two years, then a university. That's what my little brother and old lady did, kill two years at junior college, then transfer as a junior to a university. Saved a lot of money. Plus, junior college is easy as fuck, so you'll be able to build your gpa up prior to applying to a university. This is an amazing idea, but make sure your credits will transfer. Going to community college fucked me over because I didn't know which school I was transferring to. Most of my credits didn't transfer and those that did were not needed for the program I was going into. Just make sure everything matches up and you're golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This is an amazing idea, but make sure your credits will transfer. Definitely!! Some community colleges have programs where you complete two years of the program, and unless you're a retard, you're pretty much guaranteed acceptance into the university. After my wife completes her bachelors, if she decides to follow through with her masters, it will only take one year to complete since she is in the Human Services program. Doing your thesis in a year sounds like a motherfucker though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 i just met a white girl with the nicest ass ive ever seen on any girl (including black girls) today at school and got lost on the college campus because apparently ground level is marked as the second floor? but the elevators were fast as hell, hopefully i will never have to go to that campus again. just chill out for a bunch of more years until your 65 and go to comm college for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 don't go to art school. unless your a huge artfag, then you'll do fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 lol call me an artfag i dont care i do canvas alot and have aspirations in doin screen printing so yeh i dont care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complex Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 retire your a veteran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Doing your thesis in a year sounds like a motherfucker though... Try doing a dissertation. Yuck. Still, it can be done, either one is no fun but can be done w/ minimal consistent effort. Good luck to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewAccount12345 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 as a person who has been fucked by my school westood college for 30-40k go to community college ITS CHEAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! then get great grades so you can transfer into harvard or yale or the best private universities for free on scholarship. thats my plan go cheap, extra effort, free money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocd_head Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 speaking about schools some are closed down here in texas due to the swine flu...cant get my A's now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 lol call me an artfag i dont care i do canvas alot and have aspirations in doin screen printing so yeh i dont care Oh no, I didn't mean it like that, I do the same shit. I'm talking about the real pretentious TPWFs who drop mad money to get a bfa in like painting. I went for graphic design and I fucking despise it. And now I'm trying to figure out what the fuck I'm going to do with my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 yeh i get yah shiiiiiiiiittttt graduating highschool is gunna suck ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritably Clean Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 @thrashcat ^^ thats pretty much the reason not to go into the business lots of hipster fags that didn't go for an english major instead dropped plenty of bills on a fancy art school. they're mostly not even that good, and will probly live with their parents the rest of their life get a real major. it might be tougher but you wont have to hang out with hipsters throughout college and you can get a job unless you're amazing at art, then you should go to art school or try and get an internship somewhere and skip school altogether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 i think the safest thing to do would be go for 2 years at community and then transfer to uni. just dont go to ANY college that has ads on TV unless you recognize the name (recognize it from other places, not TV) orrrr dont worry about it and call it as you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 You can use the web and books and occasionally drop loot on a class here and there if learning is what you want. Going back for a full out degree would be a good Idea at any age though, especially if you have a specific career in mind and a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famecrazy Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 One of the dudes in our accounts department who must be pushing 60 is starting a 3 year course in Marketing (online). He is an old geezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSK Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 im looking to try and go back to college. my first attempt was right after highschool, i lasted 2 weeks becuase i baught my first car, and the thought of painting and drinking everyday/night was too overpowering to the point where i would miss my first class, then the first and second, and then by the end of the second week i said fuck it and just stopped going. 4 years later i regret making the decision of not focusing on school and sticking to a ..work then play attitude. now im stuck in a 7-5 mon-friday/saturday job. im making descent money but its not where i want to be the rest of my life. if im going to try and attempt to live a "descent life" with a wife and kid and not be living in a basement or a third floor 1 bedroom apartment the rest of my life i need some sort of education for atleast a higher paying job. im thinking after summer going back and taking maybe 1 or two night classes just to get back in the groove of just school in general and doing "HOMEWORK". i know if i jump right in and try to go quickly it will back-fire and i'll end up just quitting again. i still don't know what i want to do. i tried graphic design/art history, and was just disgusted with all the kids in every class becuase they all thought they were the shit and were "different/sophisticatedly artsy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 then get great grades so you can transfer into harvard or yale or the best private universities for free on scholarship. thats my plan go cheap, extra effort, free money! I'd hate to ruin your dreams, but it's gonna take a lot more than good grades in junior college to get a full ride to Harvard or Yale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 @thrashcat ^^ thats pretty much the reason not to go into the business lots of hipster fags that didn't go for an english major instead dropped plenty of bills on a fancy art school. they're mostly not even that good, and will probly live with their parents the rest of their life get a real major. it might be tougher but you wont have to hang out with hipsters throughout college and you can get a job unless you're amazing at art, then you should go to art school or try and get an internship somewhere and skip school altogether the way I figure it, is that if you're a good artist, you don't need art school to get into galleries. But yeah, I gotta try and figure out what I'm doing now. i think i'm just going to try and take some time off from school stuff rather than rush into something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 im just tryin to learn screen printing i feel that my arts good enough im totally with you thrash its like why learn somethin you allready know rite? and especially pay money for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSK Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 i have been out of the school shit for awhile, what is a good major? nothing art related. something that would give me a desk job,maybe something for human resources like accounting if i feel up to dealing with numbers. anyone suggest anything thats not crazy work. something more towards business too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veintiocho Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 im looking to try and go back to college. my first attempt was right after highschool, i lasted 2 weeks becuase i baught my first car, and the thought of painting and drinking everyday/night was too overpowering to the point where i would miss my first class, then the first and second, and then by the end of the second week i said fuck it and just stopped going. 4 years later i regret making the decision of not focusing on school and sticking to a ..work then play attitude. now im stuck in a 7-5 mon-friday/saturday job. im making descent money but its not where i want to be the rest of my life. if im going to try and attempt to live a "descent life" with a wife and kid and not be living in a basement or a third floor 1 bedroom apartment the rest of my life i need some sort of education for atleast a higher paying job. im thinking after summer going back and taking maybe 1 or two night classes just to get back in the groove of just school in general and doing "HOMEWORK". i know if i jump right in and try to go quickly it will back-fire and i'll end up just quitting again. i still don't know what i want to do. i tried graphic design/art history, and was just disgusted with all the kids in every class becuase they all thought they were the shit and were "different/sophisticatedly artsy". I could have typed this word for word 3 years ago... Do the community college thing for 2 years... I started CC in the fall 2006, only took 2 night classes that semester. It was alot easier than I thought it would be. Just by showing up, handing in papers on time, and studying for a few hours before exams, I was getting mostly A's. Transferred out of there with a 3.7 this past summer. The school I'm at now gives me free tuition if I take 5 classes per semester and maintain a 3.0 or higher. I had a financial aid advisor tell me that tons of scholarship money goes unclaimed every year, because people don't apply for alot of them. So the money's out there. As for being old, it's not that bad... I'm 27 and will probably be in school another 2 years before I have my bachelor's. Usually people just think I'm a grad student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Husk - Become a nurse, you'll always have work and they make decent money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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