Life Job or School?

**mdchiefsfan** · 11-10-2013, 09:13 AM

So here is my situation: I am going to college for Computer Science; this is my first year. I get the post 9/11 GI Bill, which means a housing allowance, tuition, books, and supplies are paid for. I am doing great in school full time and working about 32 hours/week.

I just had a friend offer me a solid job that has some great advancement opportunities. I would get a significant raise, but I would have to up my hours to 50/week and I can only work Monday-Friday so I would have to drop down to part-time college. Perks are I would get a gas card and in addition to my salary I would get about 500/month extra for a vehicle.

Here's the rub: The field the new job would be in is what I would really enjoy doing: Loss Prevention. I only have a few years left that I can use my GI Bill or it will all come out of pocket, but I really want to get my degree, even though I'm not that pumped about computers. My car just completely crapped out on me so that extra money is looking really good.

What would you do?

11-10-2013, 09:13 AM	Topic Starter
mdchiefsfan Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Casino cash: $3313904	Job or School? So here is my situation: I am going to college for Computer Science; this is my first year. I get the post 9/11 GI Bill, which means a housing allowance, tuition, books, and supplies are paid for. I am doing great in school full time and working about 32 hours/week. I just had a friend offer me a solid job that has some great advancement opportunities. I would get a significant raise, but I would have to up my hours to 50/week and I can only work Monday-Friday so I would have to drop down to part-time college. Perks are I would get a gas card and in addition to my salary I would get about 500/month extra for a vehicle. Here's the rub: The field the new job would be in is what I would really enjoy doing: Loss Prevention. I only have a few years left that I can use my GI Bill or it will all come out of pocket, but I really want to get my degree, even though I'm not that pumped about computers. My car just completely crapped out on me so that extra money is looking really good. What would you do?
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