How did you or are you paying for school? - Page 3

WisChief · 02-21-2001, 11:08 AM

Reading some of the discussions concerning what you can and can't get in our country leads me to this? I'm one that believes that just about anything is possible and higher education is definately attainable for us all. Yes, you might not get it "free", but most excuses for not going to school don't fly well with me. So, how did you or are you doing it?

I joined the Marine Corps and collected the GI Bill money. Spent 8 years as an 0341 infantryman, fought in Desert Storm, went to school while serving and finished after getting out. BTW - I bought my first house with a VA loan.

Pitt Gorilla · 02-22-2001, 05:35 PM

Ouch, Gaz!!! That no.2 hurts like a somabich!! However, you may have me pegged. Still looking foreward to that phd. in math ed, though.

1punkyQB · 02-22-2001, 06:01 PM

90% loans and grants, 10% BK/summer work, etc., and a little spending money from my mother.

Gaz · 02-23-2001, 08:16 AM

PG-

It came as a shock and disappointment to realize that I was not brilliant. I was good at mathematics and I liked it. I got good grades and was having a good time. But "brilliant" is reserved for those elite few who work in the rarefied theoretical fields of number theory. I tried to follow some papers in that area and had some success, but quickly realized that the DNA machine had shorted me on genius and that was not going to be one of the elite. I was a follower, not a leader. And only leaders would have the jobs I wanted.

There is nothing wrong with teaching. I certainly did not intend to convey that impression. [b]I[/b], however, am not wired for classroom teaching. I do a fine job one-on-one [tutoring and teaching new recruits the MRB business here at work], but the thought of teaching a class [unless it were at a very, very high level, with students who all wanted to be there with all their hearts and souls] gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Best of luck in your degree.

xoxo~
gaz
coulda been a contendah.

[Edited by Gaz on 02-23-2001 at 08:19 AM]

keg in kc · 02-23-2001, 09:08 AM

That's actually a good bit of the reason I quit my degree at the end Gaz, I just couldn't stand teaching another day...

Best decision I ever made.

For me...

More power to the people who can do it.

02-23-2001, 09:09 AM

I paid for college by Gigelloing myself to lonely wives of guys who spend all day on the internet;)

I was pretty unmotivated academically in HS and decided to go to college after flipping a coin when a buddy asked me to go to NWMSU with him...It was heads 3 times in a row so I went...Had enough fun to stay and ended up with a BS...he flunked out after 1 year....

Paid by working summers with a autocrusher crew in HS, working for farmers and at a grocery store...and worked construction in the summers at college, and crushed cars for spring and winter break while my friends were on vac..also sold some ink drawings along the way..still get pissed writing the loan checks twice a month.

went to colorado 2 summers to build houses, and took a side job building a horse barn "after work and sundays" with a guy i worked with....

A point of interest...built a house for VP Cheney's daughter..

[Edited by Iowanian on 02-23-2001 at 09:12 AM]

02-22-2001, 05:35 PM	#31
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $40194	Ouch, Gaz!!! That no.2 hurts like a somabich!! However, you may have me pegged. Still looking foreward to that phd. in math ed, though. __________________ Your son is a bench warmer because of your weak genetics not because of the coach Norlin Mommsen is disgusting.
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02-22-2001, 06:01 PM	#32
1punkyQB Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Virginia Casino cash: $10004900	90% loans and grants, 10% BK/summer work, etc., and a little spending money from my mother.
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02-23-2001, 08:16 AM	#33
Gaz Defense Homer Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Rancho Gaz Casino cash: $10010793	PG- It came as a shock and disappointment to realize that I was not brilliant. I was good at mathematics and I liked it. I got good grades and was having a good time. But "brilliant" is reserved for those elite few who work in the rarefied theoretical fields of number theory. I tried to follow some papers in that area and had some success, but quickly realized that the DNA machine had shorted me on genius and that was not going to be one of the elite. I was a follower, not a leader. And only leaders would have the jobs I wanted. There is nothing wrong with teaching. I certainly did not intend to convey that impression. [b]I[/b], however, am not wired for classroom teaching. I do a fine job one-on-one [tutoring and teaching new recruits the MRB business here at work], but the thought of teaching a class [unless it were at a very, very high level, with students who all wanted to be there with all their hearts and souls] gives me the heebie-jeebies. Best of luck in your degree. xoxo~ gaz coulda been a contendah. [Edited by Gaz on 02-23-2001 at 08:19 AM]
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02-23-2001, 09:08 AM	#34
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	That's actually a good bit of the reason I quit my degree at the end Gaz, I just couldn't stand teaching another day... Best decision I ever made. For me... More power to the people who can do it.
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02-23-2001, 09:09 AM	#35
Iowanian Guest Casino cash: $	I paid for college by Gigelloing myself to lonely wives of guys who spend all day on the internet;) I was pretty unmotivated academically in HS and decided to go to college after flipping a coin when a buddy asked me to go to NWMSU with him...It was heads 3 times in a row so I went...Had enough fun to stay and ended up with a BS...he flunked out after 1 year.... Paid by working summers with a autocrusher crew in HS, working for farmers and at a grocery store...and worked construction in the summers at college, and crushed cars for spring and winter break while my friends were on vac..also sold some ink drawings along the way..still get pissed writing the loan checks twice a month. went to colorado 2 summers to build houses, and took a side job building a horse barn "after work and sundays" with a guy i worked with.... A point of interest...built a house for VP Cheney's daughter.. [Edited by Iowanian on 02-23-2001 at 09:12 AM]
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02-21-2001, 11:08 AM
WisChief GO 'NOLES! Join Date: Oct 2000 Casino cash: $10005400	Reading some of the discussions concerning what you can and can't get in our country leads me to this? I'm one that believes that just about anything is possible and higher education is definately attainable for us all. Yes, you might not get it "free", but most excuses for not going to school don't fly well with me. So, how did you or are you doing it? I joined the Marine Corps and collected the GI Bill money. Spent 8 years as an 0341 infantryman, fought in Desert Storm, went to school while serving and finished after getting out. BTW - I bought my first house with a VA loan.
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