[antongk]

University of Michigan class of 2013 I plan on majoring in either microbiology or neuroscience. I cant wait to start building my career

[yomama69]

Originally Posted by TiAg335i

seriously, my uncle went from a bad inner-city school to being accepted to BOTH University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Harvard Medical School.

both of them have like 3% acceptance rates. quite an accomplishment if you ask me.

I went to a state university for my B.S and at least 4 or 5 people that I graduated with went to Ivys for grad school.

If someone has a high GPA and tests well, they have a chance. It's not fair to laugh at someone who is striving to go to Harvard just because they go to TAMU. A&M is not a bad school at all.

[wellwell]

Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

Keep laughing buddy. Seriously, laugh it up. I screwed around in highschool.

We'll see who will be laughing in the future when I post my Ferrari up and you're still in your little 335i.

You and everyone else who has ever doubted me will be served a large portion of humble pie in time to come.

holy crap i meant i did the same damn thing. just didnt elaborate, it was late last night. shit someone with your goals needs to be confident. you seem pretty defensive which can come across as insecure. if anyone laughs at your goals just keep your head up. only you know what you are capable of.

and to clarify my original post i wrote ha, not haha. one ha in this case was used in a matter of fact manner. haha on the other hand would be antagonistic. but i can still see how it was confusing.

[ejazbmw]

just took my last final on Wednesday!!! one last year till I graduate now, but plan on going to NYU for my MBA though, currently in Rutgers not to happy with the school personally I would like to go to a college that doesn't accept everyone lol

[SantaPimp27]

going to the tepper school of business at Carnegie Mellon

going to play some football. cant wait

[DougLikesBMW]

Originally Posted by wellwell

holy crap i meant i did the same damn thing. just didnt elaborate, it was late last night. shit someone with your goals needs to be confident. you seem pretty defensive which can come across as insecure. if anyone laughs at your goals just keep your head up. only you know what you are capable of.

and to clarify my original post i wrote ha, not haha. one ha in this case was used in a matter of fact manner. haha on the other hand would be antagonistic. but i can still see how it was confusing.

You just said that's funny and then the 'ha' which lead me to believe you were just poking fun at me, but whatever, the statement still stands for whomever doubts me.

[Heinzftw]

Well it seems that everyone has definitely surpassed me in schools attending and degrees. Here's my plan: (Btw I do plan on doing all of this so don't doubt me!)

Currently a double major in Communications and Political Science. Plan to get both degrees @ ASU after 5 years. Upon completion transferring out to SCU to get my masters in public administration. After that probably just going to stay at SCU for my BAR.

My parents give me shit about the 150k+ in student loans debt I will have. Although I know that once completing all my goals 6 figures is easily attainable.

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Well it seems that everyone has definitely surpassed me in schools attending and degrees. Here's my plan: (Btw I do plan on doing all of this so don't doubt me!)

Currently a double major in Communications and Political Science. Plan to get both degrees @ ASU after 5 years. Upon completion transferring out to SCU to get my masters in public administration. After that probably just going to stay at SCU for my BAR.

My parents give me shit about the 150k+ in student loans debt I will have. Although I know that once completing all my goals 6 figures is easily attainable.

hmm I'm all for being positive but my cousin is currently 210k in debt with student loans (he went to some fancy law school) anyhow he thought he could pay it off easily as well, but long story short its been 2 years since hes graduated and now hes working at lord and taylor for extra cash lol

[yomama69]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

hmm I'm all for being positive but my cousin is currently 210k in debt with student loans (he went to some fancy law school) anyhow he thought he could pay it off easily as well, but long story short its been 2 years since hes graduated and now hes working at lord and taylor for extra cash lol

There are a lot of factors. I went to a privates school and have heavy student loan debt. I'm not having any issues. I don't recommend it if you're in a high COL area. I moved here purposely to get away from a high COL area.

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by yomama69

There are a lot of factors. I went to a privates school and have heavy student loan debt. I'm not having any issues. I don't recommend it if you're in a high COL area. I moved here purposely to get away from a high COL area.

yeah probably i don't recall the name of the school he went to but it was private as well, he has a job at a firm but apparently it isn't enough..

[tweak84]

my last final is on thursday and then im finally done with college, i am so sick of school and it is so satisfying that i will be graduating. i start the police academy in the fall and i cant wait. 5 years to get a bs in criminal justice, fuckin hell!

[Heinzftw]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

yeah probably i don't recall the name of the school he went to but it was private as well, he has a job at a firm but apparently it isn't enough..

Well he may not be working with student loan company as much as he should. Some companies offer not starting to pay it off as late as 5 years after you graduate, if you qualify. I plan on living at a hooptie studio for $1400/month and driving my Honda till every last dime is paid off. Then comes the true reward of owning a home and Buying My Wife. etc etc.

[yomama69]

Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Well he may not be working with student loan company as much as he should. Some companies offer not starting to pay it off as late as 5 years after you graduate, if you qualify. I plan on living at a hooptie studio for $1400/month and driving my Honda till every last dime is paid off. Then comes the true reward of owning a home and Buying My Wife. etc etc.

I've never heard of this. There's a 6 month grace period and then you can have your repayment structured gradually, starting off low and increasing every 2 years. You might be talking about forbearance for 5 years. If you're loans are in forbearance, you're pretty much in poverty.

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by yomama69

I've never heard of this. There's a 6 month grace period and then you can have your repayment structured gradually, starting off low and increasing every 2 years. You might be talking about forbearance for 5 years. If you're loans are in forbearance, you're pretty much in poverty.

+1

i took a loan through my dads bank they gave me a 5month grace period but i do make payments every month. Maybe your confused with companies paying for your school like your MBA? but that's if you get with a big company

[Heinzftw]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

+1

i took a loan through my dads bank they gave me a 5month grace period but i do make payments every month. Maybe your confused with companies paying for your school like your MBA? but that's if you get with a big company

Maybe I am. But, 5 months to find a job shouldn't be too hard. The road is long, narrow, and twisty. The next 8-10 years should be quite an experience.

[yomama69]

Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Maybe I am. But, 5 months to find a job shouldn't be too hard. The road is long, narrow, and twisty. The next 8-10 years should be quite an experience.

It goes by quickly. The only advice I have is make sure you network well and take an internship, even unpaid if you have to. It's your best chance at a first job.

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Maybe I am. But, 5 months to find a job shouldn't be too hard. The road is long, narrow, and twisty. The next 8-10 years should be quite an experience.

yeah man the best thing is to be positive with everything you do the sec you start to regret things is when it all goes down hill

Originally Posted by yomama69

It goes by quickly. The only advice I have is make sure you network well and take an internship, even unpaid if you have to. It's your best chance at a first job.

+10932840982304982

I'm on my 3rd internship 2 of them were unpaid yes it sucked but it helped me get a well paid internship at a place where I want to work once I graduate, ask your school as well they hooked me up with some companies.

[Heinzftw]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

I'm on my 3rd internship 2 of them were unpaid yes it sucked but it helped me get a well paid internship at a place where I want to work once I graduate, ask your school as well they hooked me up with some companies.

Right on man. Definitely happy for you. I'm finishing off this year at a community college, not doing an internship job this summer, but next summer it's on.

Decided to go the regular job route this time. Just got a job at Best Buy $11/hr starting which isn't bad. Also delivering phonebooks, all while working security on occasion at pubs, club events, and such.

All this while turning 19 in a few months!!

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Right on man. Definitely happy for you. I'm finishing off this year at a community college, not doing an internship job this summer, but next summer it's on.

Decided to go the regular job route this time. Just got a job at Best Buy $11/hr starting which isn't bad. Also delivering phonebooks, all while working security on occasion at pubs, club events, and such.

All this while turning 19 in a few months!!

yeah thanks man i just turned 20 I wanted to get as many internships under my belt as i can since in my field (accounting/finance) experience really does make a difference.

[Dan in PA]

Originally Posted by just4kickz

lolol lehigh? party school. sister went there... got in back in the day but there was no way in hell i would go there

Meh. I want to stay close to home. I like the campus, they have a good engineering program and it is close to home. I am not going to live there and I don't party.

[synclastica_86]

Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

Keep laughing buddy. Seriously, laugh it up. I screwed around in highschool.

We'll see who will be laughing in the future when I post my Ferrari up and you're still in your little 335i.

You and everyone else who has ever doubted me will be served a large portion of humble pie in time to come.

This post dredged up my memory of graduating high school. A lot of my fds had plans... big plans... majoring in this minoring in that... law school in harvard... med school in johns hopkins. But most of them revolve around a single goal: getting rich. Is that really that important? Is that the sole purpose of college? If getting rich is all they want, why waste the 4 yrs in college? A lot of successful people didn't get to where they are through college. Wouldn't them be better off gaining real world experience instead?

Don't get me wrong... I love college. But I don't choose to go to a college that can make me rich. I picked mine for historical reasons. Because a particular experiment is performed there (Michelson Morley at Case western reserve university... physics majors should know). I just love what I learn... my purpose there is simply to understand how our universe work (and the parties of course). Am I stupid for thinking this way? Am I just not mature enough?

[backtofront001]

about to graduate from UCLA in June and my only advise to people entering college is, Life is Short and Make the Best of It. What do I mean by that? Try hard in school, compete but also don't be one of those kids who try so hard that they never see the light of day. Education is important however college is a time where you will need to support yourself without your parents (monetary and a non-monetary way). You make mistakes and you learn from them -- if you are in a dorm room or an apartment studying, you will not learn shit about the real world and secondly, you will never make lifelong friends. HAVE FUN!! After college, you will have to work support yourself and possibly your family, MAKE THE BEST OF YOUR SITUATION, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY!!!! Good Luck