Nemo2
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This story will not end well.
Oh, I dunno - someone will likely pick them up for a song and make a bundle.
This story will not end well.
It's not just Millennial generation,
I know of a woman, about 50, has a PhD in Comparative Literature from an Ivy League school. Has never held any job. Her occupation is collecting rent on the 2 crumbing rentals she inherited as she runs them into the ground by lack of maintenance.
This story will not end well.
Supposedly I did everything wrong in life.
I attended a Community College and a third-rate upper-level university.
My undergraduate degree is in Journalism (liberal arts).
My first Master's degree was also non-STEM.
I married a man who didn't have money or connections.
I'm superstitious, sentimental, and tend to speak up when I shouldn't, and keep quiet when I should speak up.
Hmmm.
Is it too late for you to start over?
I gave up being a radio announcer or a guitarist in a rock band (not to mention double-naught spy or international playboy) because the odds of me making a “living” looked slim...
Thankfully, I chose a slightly more secure route, though with no chance of ever being a star of any sort.[emoji41]
A couple of guys I went to college with wanted to make it in sports, one the Olympics and the other the NBA. I just thought sure, small midwest school with no history of churning out pro athletes, what are the odds? Both made it! They are in my school's (very short) sports hall of fame listings. I guess I will never become famous at anything because I would look at the slim odds and not even try.
I recall a teacher from my junior high days many many years ago saying "the world does owe you a living BUT you have to work for it".
Comments?
My first Master's degree was also non-STEM.
There’s an article in money magazine that list median debt by school - there are some super buys out there. get some great grades in community college and the ‘worlds your oyster’
RIP
Need-Blind Admission
Bowdoin practices need-blind admission. Need-blind means that the ability to pay the College's tuition and fees is not part of the decision to admit a student. The College seeks highly motivated students who are interested in an undergraduate experience that will allow them to explore their academic interests and contribute to a vibrant residential community. Those students come from a wide variety of family backgrounds and economic circumstances, and Bowdoin believes in creating opportunity for all students regardless of family income.
The average Bowdoin College award for incoming students was $50,284
Sounds like you went technical for a second graduate degree.
I think you might be missing the point. I don’t recall you ever complaining about $XXX of student debt and how you couldn’t find a job. Coming from a ‘less than ideal’ family situation and poorer than a church mouse I
There’s an article in money magazine that list median debt by school - there are some super buys out there. get some great grades in community college and the ‘worlds your oyster’
RIP
A classmate of my then 17 year old niece, told her I'm picking that school because they have a sport media/journalism degree and I want to be an anchor for ESPN...good luck with that one buddy...
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Is there a big reason why he won't be able to realize his dream, or something close to it?
I gave up being a radio announcer or a guitarist in a rock band (not to mention double-naught spy or international playboy) because the odds of me making a “living” looked slim...
My neohew changed his major from business to theater and a year after he moved to LA has a role in a CBS TV series next week. He might get no further but he will never wonder what if.
My nephew changed his major from business to theater and a year after he moved to LA has a role in a CBS TV series next week. He might get no further but he will never wonder what if.
Buddy of mine son was a die hard college, then concussion retired hockey player. Got a Sports management degree- Getting a job that pays any real money was very difficult - it is a very tuff row to hoe.
My son is doing well in physics of all things.. He said maybe “ill get out of computer science and focus on it.” I asked him “well what would you do with a degree in physics?” I said i think you may need a masters to find employment. The point was my 19 year old hadn’t done the homework. He’s learning but still has a way to go.. oh and by the by he’s still a computer science major.
A classmate of my then 17 year old niece, told her I'm picking that school because they have a sport media/journalism degree and I want to be an anchor for ESPN...good luck with that one buddy...
I don’t see what’s wrong with that. It’s great to be inspired and have ambition. Plenty of sports reporting goes on. And there are plenty of sports related opportunities they can move into if they have to adjust as they advance their career - heck even marketing!
I don’t see what’s wrong with that. It’s great to be inspired and have ambition. Plenty of sports reporting goes on. And there are plenty of sports related opportunities they can move into if they have to adjust as they advance their career - heck even marketing!