What's your level of Education?

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-04-18 09:55pm

Junior at college, double-majoring in math and computer science. Already got an AA degree in Spanish (long story).

Thanks to the whole education system getting turned upside down, though, I'm not going to be able to go to college next semester because I can't afford it and I'm basically disqualified for most scholarships and financial aid thanks to the IRS changing the rules (they seriously think that out of a $46,000 income, my parents are going to pay me $26,000...)

The lost Prophet · Post by **The lost Prophet** » 2004-04-18 10:07pm

high school grad and some college. currently wading quickly into the field of fire fighting. contrary to belife not breaking away from D&D, sci-fi, and other such fantsy cuz its cool!

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-04-18 10:32pm

Unfortunatly, we probably will not be seeing you all summer... and then depending on where you go to college next year... Oy. I may have to find a whole new group of nerds to hang out with.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2004-04-18 11:27pm

High school graduate. Well, not yet. But in 2 months, so I figured I might as well click that.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-04-18 11:47pm

And then you have to repeat...

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-04-19 12:26am

I did the 7 year plan. 3 years in Advanced High School otherwise known as community college. Then 4 years at San Jose State. Its funny, my 3 years at community college are a blur, I accomplished very little expect to pass time.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-04-19 07:36am

Some college.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2004-04-19 09:23am

I'm a high school graduate. I'll be starting college this summer. That hiccup with the Army kind of threw my plans for a loop, but I am HELLBENT on being a paleontologist.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-04-19 09:30am

i´m in my 6th semester of architecture at uni stuttgart.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-04-19 12:53pm

BA in history, Villanova University. Planning on an MS in Teaching, Rowan University, by 2006.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2004-04-19 01:48pm

Working on a Bachelor's in Computer Science. Already have an Associate's in the same from community college.

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-04-19 01:52pm

B.S., Music Education, Instrumental Music

Thinkmarble · Post by **Thinkmarble** » 2004-04-19 02:22pm

Students of physics at a german university.
I'm in the 6th semester and have started to specialize in theoretical physics and mathematics.
I'm unsure if I will write my thesis in computational physics or clusterphysics.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2004-04-19 03:20pm

Crayz9000 wrote: Thanks to the whole education system getting turned upside down, though, I'm not going to be able to go to college next semester because I can't afford it and I'm basically disqualified for most scholarships and financial aid thanks to the IRS changing the rules (they seriously think that out of a $46,000 income, my parents are going to pay me $26,000...)

Fuck! I'll throw that to the face of the first person that tries to convince me again of the huge advantages of the American college system.

Supreme Monkey Lord · Post by **Supreme Monkey Lord** » 2004-04-19 04:26pm

Senior at Texas A&M-Commerce getting a B.S. in ACS Chemistry with a Biology second major. After that I'll probably skip the masters and get a Ph.D in Chemistry at Texas A&M in College Station.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2004-04-19 04:27pm

Freshman at Drew University, I'm going for polisci right now, and I think I'm gonna stick with it.

Supreme Monkey Lord · Post by **Supreme Monkey Lord** » 2004-04-19 04:29pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:
Crayz9000 wrote: Thanks to the whole education system getting turned upside down, though, I'm not going to be able to go to college next semester because I can't afford it and I'm basically disqualified for most scholarships and financial aid thanks to the IRS changing the rules (they seriously think that out of a $46,000 income, my parents are going to pay me $26,000...)
Fuck! I'll throw that to the face of the first person that tries to convince me again of the huge advantages of the American college system.

That's strange, I'm not getting any financial aid and I'm getting by ok. My parents have not contributed anything so far to my costs of education. I think you could probably find away around the situation. What college are you wanting to go to?

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2004-04-19 09:00pm

Working on a BASc. in Aerospace Engineering, specializing in Aerodynamics and Propulsion, if my exams next week go well I will have only one year left. Oh, I'm going to Last Chan...er Carleton U.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2004-04-19 09:21pm

BA in computer science. I'm currently doing system integration work with COTS hardware and software, and damn its FUN! Specifically, I do C/C++ work on Windows machines, and I've done a fair amount of Java and some work with firmware. Future projects will have me doing more realtime work, as well as various data processing libraries.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-04-22 11:39am

Supreme Monkey Lord wrote:That's strange, I'm not getting any financial aid and I'm getting by ok. My parents have not contributed anything so far to my costs of education. I think you could probably find away around the situation. What college are you wanting to go to?

I don't have a job right now, and I don't have much in the way of reserves laid up. I was working as a math tutor at a local junior college, but when the budget got slashed for that, I was informed that the math department had been requested to slash most of their tutoring staff. So I went.

And last year I did the FAFSA and was deemed eligible for financial aid, plus I got one of the scholarships, so I was able to go full-time for the past year.

I am going to find a way around this -- right now, the option seems to be "get a job" since most undergrad scholarships, public and private, seem to rely on your financial aid status at least in part -- but I need a break from college anyway. Catching mono hasn't helped my ability to study at all.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-04-22 02:58pm

B.A. in Math from UC Berkeley.

Now I'm working on a masters and a teaching credential at NU.

mjn6172 · Post by **mjn6172** » 2004-04-22 03:03pm

Ed.S. in Counseling and Human Systems from FSU. For those not familiar with it, that's an Education Specialist and ranks between a Masters and a Ph.D. I'm currently working as a High School Guidance Counselor (don't laugh:lol:) in Orlando, FL.

Middleclass · Post by **Middleclass** » 2004-04-22 07:43pm

BS of Economics, UNT, Class of 2005 (Dobbs willing)

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-04-22 11:08pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:
Crayz9000 wrote: Thanks to the whole education system getting turned upside down, though, I'm not going to be able to go to college next semester because I can't afford it and I'm basically disqualified for most scholarships and financial aid thanks to the IRS changing the rules (they seriously think that out of a $46,000 income, my parents are going to pay me $26,000...)
Fuck! I'll throw that to the face of the first person that tries to convince me again of the huge advantages of the American college system.

Getting finanical aid is a big bullshit story in California. If your parents work, even though they are going to give you ZERO money for school, you can't get aid. If you are white, forget it.

Your either an adult or your not, except when it comes to finanical aid.

Supreme Monkey Lord · Post by **Supreme Monkey Lord** » 2004-04-23 01:19am

Crayz9000 wrote:
Supreme Monkey Lord wrote:That's strange, I'm not getting any financial aid and I'm getting by ok. My parents have not contributed anything so far to my costs of education. I think you could probably find away around the situation. What college are you wanting to go to?
I don't have a job right now, and I don't have much in the way of reserves laid up. I was working as a math tutor at a local junior college, but when the budget got slashed for that, I was informed that the math department had been requested to slash most of their tutoring staff. So I went.

And last year I did the FAFSA and was deemed eligible for financial aid, plus I got one of the scholarships, so I was able to go full-time for the past year.

I am going to find a way around this -- right now, the option seems to be "get a job" since most undergrad scholarships, public and private, seem to rely on your financial aid status at least in part -- but I need a break from college anyway. Catching mono hasn't helped my ability to study at all.

I really haven't gotten any scholarships that are signifigant. If I'm not mistaken you can get up to 40k from FASFA as an undergrad.

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