I graduated from high school and my parents offered to pay for my college education, so long as I lived by their rules, in their house (or on campus). I tried this for two years (at two different colleges) then quit because I didn't know what I wanted to do and didn't to live with my parents anymore. So I moved out and got a real job ... and still didn't know what I wanted to do! (Smart, eh?) I've been kicking myself for the last ten years for not taking full advantage of their generosity when I had the chance.
The thing is, I "knew" then what I know now -- I just didn't believe it. Everybody told me that no matter what kind of experience I had, less-experienced people with college degrees would always get the job instead of me. When I finally figured out what I wanted to do, someone took a chance on me and gave me my first job in publishing. When I decided it was time to move on, nobody else would hire me. It didn't matter that I already had five years of experience in the field -- nobody cared about that, they just wanted to know if I had my degree.
I tried going to school part time while I was working full time, but at the rate I was going, I'd be 80 before I finished my degree. But now, we can finally afford for me to go to school full time, so I'm working on a couple things, ASL and English Lit. with the idea that I may teach deaf students English (ESL), Lit, or grammar. I'm also thinking about applying to a graduate program after I've got my BS.
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Date: 2004-09-14 07:29 am (UTC)The thing is, I "knew" then what I know now -- I just didn't believe it. Everybody told me that no matter what kind of experience I had, less-experienced people with college degrees would always get the job instead of me. When I finally figured out what I wanted to do, someone took a chance on me and gave me my first job in publishing. When I decided it was time to move on, nobody else would hire me. It didn't matter that I already had five years of experience in the field -- nobody cared about that, they just wanted to know if I had my degree.
I tried going to school part time while I was working full time, but at the rate I was going, I'd be 80 before I finished my degree. But now, we can finally afford for me to go to school full time, so I'm working on a couple things, ASL and English Lit. with the idea that I may teach deaf students English (ESL), Lit, or grammar. I'm also thinking about applying to a graduate program after I've got my BS.