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Let's be fair though. I knew one person, personally and closely, that went to school full time, worked a full time job and raised two girls (they weren't babie

Let's be fair though. I knew one person, personally and closely, that went to school full time, worked a full time job and raised two girls (they weren't babies or toddlers though) and managed to get a 3.0+ GPA, but that doesn't mean everybody can do it. I tried (not the raising the girls bit), with a full time job and going to school full time and my grades plummeted for that semester (which caused me to have to retake a couple classes and delayed my graduation a semester). Even in a Mid-Missouri small town, making 7-8 bucks an hour working ~24 hours a week, it wasn't enough to survive, let alone survive AND pay "cash" for classes and books.

Crito 12y ago
Aye, not everyone can do it. My backup plan, if dropping out appeared to be imminent, was to take on student loans. I think that for a CS major, taking on student loans isn't actually unreasonable, since CS majors have pretty decent earning potential. What you really want to avoid is taking on student loans, then dropping out. If you do that then you'll be left with little but debt to show for it. If you instead try to work your way through school, but still drop out, at least you won't be in debt. Dropping out is far less damaging if you don't take on student loans, which is why I made student loans my backup plan.
crazypyro 12y ago
Just curious, which small town in Missouri did you go to school?
- will_work4tears 12y ago
  "Small" being relative, of course, it was Columbia, MO. I graduated from the University of Missouri.
  - crazypyro 12y ago
    Oh okay, I go to a school just south in an miniscule town by your standards then. Haha.
    - will_work4tears 12y ago
      How far just south? Rolla, or Jefferson City? My wife is from Rolla, and I know several people that went there. I don't know anybody that went to Lincoln though.
      - crazypyro 12y ago
        Rolla

Crito 12y ago

Aye, not everyone can do it. My backup plan, if dropping out appeared to be imminent, was to take on student loans. I think that for a CS major, taking on student loans isn't actually unreasonable, since CS majors have pretty decent earning potential. What you really want to avoid is taking on student loans, then dropping out. If you do that then you'll be left with little but debt to show for it. If you instead try to work your way through school, but still drop out, at least you won't be in debt. Dropping out is far less damaging if you don't take on student loans, which is why I made student loans my backup plan.

crazypyro 12y ago

Just curious, which small town in Missouri did you go to school?

will_work4tears 12y ago
"Small" being relative, of course, it was Columbia, MO. I graduated from the University of Missouri.
- crazypyro 12y ago
  Oh okay, I go to a school just south in an miniscule town by your standards then. Haha.
  - will_work4tears 12y ago
    How far just south? Rolla, or Jefferson City? My wife is from Rolla, and I know several people that went there. I don't know anybody that went to Lincoln though.
    - crazypyro 12y ago
      Rolla