IAmTheWalrus
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- Oct 18, 2005
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okay so im seriously considering taking a year off, but i need some feedback on this. ive made a list of pros and cons. either way im going to have to where im at for another year bc of the apartment. i just found out that new college in sarasota (a college i kind of have my heart set on) will only accept a maximum of three semesters worth of credits. i still have some research to do in order to find what i will need to complete in my remianing four at new college to graduate.
background info: went to stetson for one semester, then a community college for my second semester of college. originally intended on returning to stetson, but im not really interested in doing that anymore. new college is unique in that it gives students more initiative in designing their curriculum and doesnt use the traditional grade and credits system. its very artsy. and while i understand that education is the primary reason im in college, i want to move to a beach town with more of a nightlife, more cultural activities and such than the town than either deland or the town in which i currently reside offer.
staying at the community college and finishing my aa
pros:
-finish something in one place, sense of stability, security, achievement (i guess)-an aa is something to fall back on
-ill be able to keep my work study job in addition to being a waitress, thats like 350 tax free, easy, much need money every month working somewhere i like with people i like
cons:
-i dont know how im going to finance this at all-im waiting on a response from special circumstances at finaid to le me know the effects of all the paperowkr i recently collected for them
-im not looking forward to another semester of taking classes i dont want to/have already taken but probably couldnt test out of. id be taking alot of them, too-like 18 hrs worth each semester, in addition to working 40-50 hrs a week. this leaves little time for anything else.
-im going to be busting my ass and stressing to take classes i absolutely have no interest in taking because they do not pertain at all to my major or interests
taking a year off
pros:
-i wouldnt have to figure out how to finance ~$10,000 of education i dont even want right now
-i can take some time to hopefully have a more secure idea of what i want to do (im not so sure anymore)
-will be working only at red lobster, maybe another part time office type job, but i will definitely have much more time to research schools, scholarships, finaid, etc. and hopefully make a more educated choice
-would be able to save more money (or just have more time to spend it....??)
cons:
-have to start paying off loans (granted, i can probably afford to do this, assuming of course that my loans can be re-deferred once i enroll at full time again)
-i will feel like im wasting time, will lack the sense of direction that college almost guarantees, or at least appears to...
im sure there are things ive left out. i realize that ultimately the decision is mine and im the only one who can make it, but id like advice and to know if there are any major holes in my logic. my situation is a little more complicated than i feel like writing about right now, but questions are kind of what im looking for.
i really appreciate it.
background info: went to stetson for one semester, then a community college for my second semester of college. originally intended on returning to stetson, but im not really interested in doing that anymore. new college is unique in that it gives students more initiative in designing their curriculum and doesnt use the traditional grade and credits system. its very artsy. and while i understand that education is the primary reason im in college, i want to move to a beach town with more of a nightlife, more cultural activities and such than the town than either deland or the town in which i currently reside offer.
staying at the community college and finishing my aa
pros:
-finish something in one place, sense of stability, security, achievement (i guess)-an aa is something to fall back on
-ill be able to keep my work study job in addition to being a waitress, thats like 350 tax free, easy, much need money every month working somewhere i like with people i like
cons:
-i dont know how im going to finance this at all-im waiting on a response from special circumstances at finaid to le me know the effects of all the paperowkr i recently collected for them
-im not looking forward to another semester of taking classes i dont want to/have already taken but probably couldnt test out of. id be taking alot of them, too-like 18 hrs worth each semester, in addition to working 40-50 hrs a week. this leaves little time for anything else.
-im going to be busting my ass and stressing to take classes i absolutely have no interest in taking because they do not pertain at all to my major or interests
taking a year off
pros:
-i wouldnt have to figure out how to finance ~$10,000 of education i dont even want right now
-i can take some time to hopefully have a more secure idea of what i want to do (im not so sure anymore)
-will be working only at red lobster, maybe another part time office type job, but i will definitely have much more time to research schools, scholarships, finaid, etc. and hopefully make a more educated choice
-would be able to save more money (or just have more time to spend it....??)
cons:
-have to start paying off loans (granted, i can probably afford to do this, assuming of course that my loans can be re-deferred once i enroll at full time again)
-i will feel like im wasting time, will lack the sense of direction that college almost guarantees, or at least appears to...
im sure there are things ive left out. i realize that ultimately the decision is mine and im the only one who can make it, but id like advice and to know if there are any major holes in my logic. my situation is a little more complicated than i feel like writing about right now, but questions are kind of what im looking for.
i really appreciate it.
