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akira_akuma
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: Crystal G]
#23575663 - 08/25/16 10:38 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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this thread is...like...missing something...it's missing something Trump-a-licious.
it's missing more business, i mean, are you guys even making a profit?
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: badchad]
#23576009 - 08/25/16 12:58 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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badchad said: Again, in hard sciences, many graduate students accrue debt by taking out loans for cost of living.
Yeah, this is what I did.
They also offer you a CRAZY amount of loans per year. You don't have to take all that they offer (you can take any smaller amount even $1 if you wanted to), but most people just think "$20,000+! Where do I sign up!" even though they don't actually need anywhere near $20,000+ per year.
I ended up with less than $20k total in debt after grad school.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: nooneman]
#23577618 - 08/25/16 08:40 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The OP is a tool and will never understand anything outside the little box he thinks himself into... even if he makes the little box seem fascinating and valuable it's still just a little box.
Sorry.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: travelleler]
#23577911 - 08/25/16 10:21 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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travelleler said: The OP is a tool and will never understand anything outside the little box he thinks himself into... even if he makes the little box seem fascinating and valuable it's still just a little box.
Sorry.
Did I ever say education holds the message of something intrinsically enriching and is the meaning of life?
No, that's you creating hyperbole, trying to make this thread seem more dramatic and controversial than it really is.
If you're happy sleeping on the sand and catching fish all day, then good for you. I'm not going to knock you for living the life you want to live. Nobody is saying YOU have to do anything.
Seems this thread has made you feel inadequate, or inferior somehow, hence why you're so indignant and show such a strong distaste for something that really, shouldn't even bother you at all.
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travelleler
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: Crystal G]
#23580998 - 08/26/16 05:47 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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that is your opinion and you're entitled to it.
I've realized I can't unprogram people who don't want to be unprogrammed. It's fine. Really. You're feeding the beast and you dont really care do you? You're programmed to believe that I am a bum if I don't have an advanced degree or an amazing portfolio. You will accept the yoke offered by institution and discredit all others who choose to do the same thing outside the boundary of establishment. Clearly I "could have made something of myself"... LoL.... but you're wrong, I already have AND I still get to die alone just like you.
go ahead and make fun if you gotta. I'm gonna nig this thread.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: akira_akuma] 1
#23581107 - 08/26/16 06:19 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I think the best reason to get an education is just so you never have to wonder / question / doubt / regret not doing it and so no one else can ever try to guilt you or imply you are missing or lacking something .
From what I have seen when bright people opt not to get a university education they also struggle with some regret or insecurity about it later.
For example my older brother has a brilliant mind and could easily have excelled in university but chose not to do it, and I can tell it bothers him sometimes.
When you are young you feel like you are making a point by rejecting things but as you get older you feel like you make a stronger point by overcoming and mastering things.
When I was young I tried to avoid things , but in the end it feels better to get through them rather than away from them.
But avoiding debt is huge , you don't need school to learn , you can enrich your far more by traveling the world than by sitting in class for years, and many degrees are more a hobby than an investment.
For me my education was worth it because no one can ever call me stupid or uneducated .
Because I achieved more academically than 99.7% of Canadians , nobody can question my hard work , discipline , talent , knowledge or intelligence . And that is worth something to me, even If I would have thee job If I had never gone to university.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: Moonshoe] 1
#23581116 - 08/26/16 06:22 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Moonshoe said: nobody can question my hard work , discipline , talent , knowledge or intelligence .
I have questioned your knowledge and intelligence many times.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: travelleler]
#23581122 - 08/26/16 06:23 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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"feeding the beast" LOL
Come one, getting a better education is not catering to The Man. Thats ridiculous.
It will better your career options, thats for sure.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: travelleler]
#23581234 - 08/26/16 06:54 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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travelleler said: I've realized I can't unprogram people who don't want to be unprogrammed. It's fine. Really. You're feeding the beast and you dont really care do you? You're programmed to believe that I am a bum if I don't have an advanced degree or an amazing portfolio. You will accept the yoke offered by institution and discredit all others who choose to do the same thing outside the boundary of establishment. Clearly I "could have made something of myself"... LoL.... but you're wrong, I already have AND I still get to die alone just like you.
go ahead and make fun if you gotta. I'm gonna nig this thread.
I've never said anything of the sort. Plenty of people living happy lives don't have degrees or high-status jobs. If I could make it as a photographer or a writer or extreme sports enthusiast, I would gladly do so. If you can or have done that, then good for you. You're living the dream.
Seems you're interjecting your own insecurities, when nobody has told you anything of the sort about being a bum. We don't even know you or what kind of life you live.
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Re: I am contemplating going back to school to pursue a PhD [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#23581452 - 08/26/16 07:35 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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travelleler said: that is your opinion and you're entitled to it.
I've realized I can't unprogram people who don't want to be unprogrammed. It's fine. Really. You're feeding the beast and you dont really care do you? You're programmed to believe that I am a bum if I don't have an advanced degree or an amazing portfolio. You will accept the yoke offered by institution and discredit all others who choose to do the same thing outside the boundary of establishment. Clearly I "could have made something of myself"... LoL.... but you're wrong, I already have AND I still get to die alone just like you.
go ahead and make fun if you gotta. I'm gonna nig this thread.
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LogicaL Chaos said: "feeding the beast" LOL
Come one, getting a better education is not catering to The Man. Thats ridiculous.
It will better your career options, thats for sure.
For real its painfully obvious traveler is butthurt and cynical gtfo
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