I'm not saying that colleges are denying anybody. I'm just trying to say that there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the value of the GPA and what college may or may not provide in the long run. I'm sure I could get in to University of Washington or Central Washington University if I really wanted to. I've talked to my career counselor extensively on getting accepted and he said that my GPA may make it a little difficult for me to get in to a 4-year. He also said, however, that the classes I took reflect more than I may realize.
I think that misconception has been more widely dispelled in the academic world than you realize. I would also suggest that your choice of career (again) heavily depends upon you getting some kind of liberal arts education at a university, if at all possible. You should be looking for schools with a well rounded liberal arts program and preferably some way in which to seek a working experience in tandem. In that vein I would suggest writing centers, libraries, newspapers, or even marketing type positions. Many of these can be found through school systems themselves and can provide foot-in-door access.
I'm just giving my view on what I've heard many of my former classmates say; college makes everything better. That may hold some truth, but it's not a guarantee. I don't mind paying for an education. I do mind, however, the promise made with no guarantee. If I'm going to put my time, money, and effort into something, I want to make sure that I get back what I put in. That's what an investment is.
There is never any guarantee in today's world. And while this might sound a touch hypocritical given my original rant, I have to stand up for the liberal arts since that is what you've communicated to be your choice. You do seem to have an adequate notion of what you want out of your education and that, I think, is what is most important in order to make that informed decision (or investment, as you put it). I won't lie to you and say that getting into Washington or any other college, working at a paper, or even publishing a few articles is a fool-proof way of making it into the writing world; however, I can very much confirm for you that not doing any of those things will not allow you the opportunity at all.
As far as I can discern from the information given, you have two choices: Follow your ambitions, take the gamble, and seek your education. Or you can simply find another interest with a lesser opportunity cost and hopefully find the time to return to your passion at a later date. I won't claim to have the answer to the arithmetic of potential debt vs. potential reward, but I would have to doubt your enthusiasm for the profession of writing if you don't find the first choice the most compelling by far.
Edit: I hope all that didn't sound too demagogic or critical. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors either way.
I am nearly finished my playthrough of Knights of the Old Republic. This is the first time in a long ass time I've actually played the same game all the way through without taking any kind of a break to play something else in my free time. My dedication has payed off, and I plan to continue this strategy with every game I play in the future (providing I actually like the game).
So my laptop came in the mail on Friday. It is -AWESOME-. Quad core Hyperthread i7, two video cards, Beats(R) Audio, 1600x900 resolution, I am in love. <3!!!!
It's a chicklet keyboard, but that doesn't really matter much, I can type just as well on it as I could on the previous laptop.
I swear, games like SC2 on Ultra look SOOOOO much better then on Low....
Evergreen State College is one of the most prominent liberal arts colleges in the NW. It was my original choice and, if I were to go anywhere, it's still the place I want to go. They have so many writing programs, it's just baffling how accommodating that college is.
I mean, really, it's definitely worth looking up. They're notorious for their protests too.
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I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
I am nearly finished my playthrough of Knights of the Old Republic. This is the first time in a long ass time I've actually played the same game all the way through without taking any kind of a break to play something else in my free time. My dedication has payed off, and I plan to continue this strategy with every game I play in the future (providing I actually like the game).
You might wish to pick up KotOR 2 then (released on Steam recently). While the gameplay is essentially the same, I personally like the story much more as it is much more complex. If you do, however, don't forget to pick up the Restored Content Mod since Obsidian was forced to release a fairly unfinished game. Especially the droid factory is not to be missed.
I already have KotOR II because I picked up the Knights of the Old Republic Collection at my local EB. I won't dismiss the restored content mod but I'd like to play through vanilla first. I would never play a mod my first time through a game! That's just the way I am I guess...
1. Inhumane stomach infection threaten the life of a nerdy dude!
Have my testweek next week and I'm so screwed. Been so lazy this semester so far; mostly my own fault, but I was continually ill for a long time.I was actually in the hospital for a couple of days...nothing serious. One of the downsides is that they didn't find a full diagnoses for whatever was wrong with me. Well this was almost a month ago and no recurring illness, so I guess this was a one time thing.
(Why didn't this asshole bunny not told us his symptoms or gave a vague description of his illness so far?)
Well I was busy eating Fizzers when my stomach began to pain. I though this was just because I hadn't eaten proper food all day and eating sweets is what caused this familiar pain. So I stopped right there and went to make me some proper food, but by the time the food was finished, the pain had grown in an unknown degree. I ate as much as I could before physically being unable to. The pain was so intense, I literally couldn't stand up or at a bigger than 90 degree angle between my upper body and legs (upsidedown L. lol), also started having those cold sweat reactions or what you may call it. So it basically looked like I walked trying to touch my toes the whole damn time! The only way I could ease the pain was to crawl into a fetus position and stay like that.
But after some time I thought going to the bathroom might help, it didn't. I usually don't get very ill often and when I am I sleep it off. So I wanted to sleep it off but couldn't, so just as I was about to call my parents (they are very supportive in such ways!), my dad called me to ask how I was doin and that my step sis also had a stomach ache (not as severe as mine, we thought it might be food poisoning, but my parents also ate the food we ate [when I was at home the weekend]).
Nevertheless, my dad called my other step sis, cause she coincidentally was in town at a get together. She end up picking me up and taking me to the hospital. Puked on the way there (due to the motion of the car)(sorry for including every detail, you might just know what was wrong!). We get there and went to the emergency room, filled in some forms, waited a bit and was then showed to a nurse.
She told me to lay down, and obviously I couldn't cause the pain became so great when I tried to. Did some tests, asked some questions, took a sample of blood and hooked me up to a drip (for the pain of course), that drip finished and she asked me if the pain had reduced, but it didn't. She then gave me morphine shot and after a few minutes asked again how the pain was...Still the same. She then gave the last recommended amount of morphine to me. Same story, still in horrible pain. I could feel the effect of it (feels drowsy, drugged) but it did nothing to the pain.
Went to the ward and stayed the night, couldn't really sleep. By that morning, the pain had reduced but was still there. They continue to hook me up to drips and eventually the pain went away. YAY!! Did some more tests the day and was released the day thereafter. The only thing the doc said was that I had a high infection count from my blood sample. So during my stay they didn't gave specific medication, just infection/pain drips.
tl;dr - I had an infection in my stomach with unimaginable pain. Morphine didn't help. Was released the next day.
PS Really didn't think This was gonna be this long...
I think that misconception has been more widely dispelled in the academic world than you realize. I would also suggest that your choice of career (again) heavily depends upon you getting some kind of liberal arts education at a university, if at all possible. You should be looking for schools with a well rounded liberal arts program and preferably some way in which to seek a working experience in tandem. In that vein I would suggest writing centers, libraries, newspapers, or even marketing type positions. Many of these can be found through school systems themselves and can provide foot-in-door access.
There is never any guarantee in today's world. And while this might sound a touch hypocritical given my original rant, I have to stand up for the liberal arts since that is what you've communicated to be your choice. You do seem to have an adequate notion of what you want out of your education and that, I think, is what is most important in order to make that informed decision (or investment, as you put it). I won't lie to you and say that getting into Washington or any other college, working at a paper, or even publishing a few articles is a fool-proof way of making it into the writing world; however, I can very much confirm for you that not doing any of those things will not allow you the opportunity at all.
As far as I can discern from the information given, you have two choices: Follow your ambitions, take the gamble, and seek your education. Or you can simply find another interest with a lesser opportunity cost and hopefully find the time to return to your passion at a later date. I won't claim to have the answer to the arithmetic of potential debt vs. potential reward, but I would have to doubt your enthusiasm for the profession of writing if you don't find the first choice the most compelling by far.
Edit: I hope all that didn't sound too demagogic or critical. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors either way.
It's a chicklet keyboard, but that doesn't really matter much, I can type just as well on it as I could on the previous laptop.
I swear, games like SC2 on Ultra look SOOOOO much better then on Low....
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Jamoose-2376/hero/611749
Awesome build, awesome sword xD
I mean, really, it's definitely worth looking up. They're notorious for their protests too.
I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
I already have KotOR II because I picked up the Knights of the Old Republic Collection at my local EB. I won't dismiss the restored content mod but I'd like to play through vanilla first. I would never play a mod my first time through a game! That's just the way I am I guess...
Yes, I know how much the Alienware name is alone.
Edit: Spider cat will get you.
1. Inhumane stomach infection threaten the life of a nerdy dude!
Have my testweek next week and I'm so screwed. Been so lazy this semester so far; mostly my own fault, but I was continually ill for a long time.I was actually in the hospital for a couple of days...nothing serious. One of the downsides is that they didn't find a full diagnoses for whatever was wrong with me. Well this was almost a month ago and no recurring illness, so I guess this was a one time thing.
(Why didn't this asshole bunny not told us his symptoms or gave a vague description of his illness so far?)
Well I was busy eating Fizzers when my stomach began to pain. I though this was just because I hadn't eaten proper food all day and eating sweets is what caused this familiar pain. So I stopped right there and went to make me some proper food, but by the time the food was finished, the pain had grown in an unknown degree. I ate as much as I could before physically being unable to. The pain was so intense, I literally couldn't stand up or at a bigger than 90 degree angle between my upper body and legs (upsidedown L. lol), also started having those cold sweat reactions or what you may call it. So it basically looked like I walked trying to touch my toes the whole damn time! The only way I could ease the pain was to crawl into a fetus position and stay like that.
But after some time I thought going to the bathroom might help, it didn't. I usually don't get very ill often and when I am I sleep it off. So I wanted to sleep it off but couldn't, so just as I was about to call my parents (they are very supportive in such ways!), my dad called me to ask how I was doin and that my step sis also had a stomach ache (not as severe as mine, we thought it might be food poisoning, but my parents also ate the food we ate [when I was at home the weekend]).
Nevertheless, my dad called my other step sis, cause she coincidentally was in town at a get together. She end up picking me up and taking me to the hospital. Puked on the way there (due to the motion of the car)(sorry for including every detail, you might just know what was wrong!). We get there and went to the emergency room, filled in some forms, waited a bit and was then showed to a nurse.
She told me to lay down, and obviously I couldn't cause the pain became so great when I tried to. Did some tests, asked some questions, took a sample of blood and hooked me up to a drip (for the pain of course), that drip finished and she asked me if the pain had reduced, but it didn't. She then gave me morphine shot and after a few minutes asked again how the pain was...Still the same. She then gave the last recommended amount of morphine to me. Same story, still in horrible pain. I could feel the effect of it (feels drowsy, drugged) but it did nothing to the pain.
Went to the ward and stayed the night, couldn't really sleep. By that morning, the pain had reduced but was still there. They continue to hook me up to drips and eventually the pain went away. YAY!! Did some more tests the day and was released the day thereafter. The only thing the doc said was that I had a high infection count from my blood sample. So during my stay they didn't gave specific medication, just infection/pain drips.
tl;dr - I had an infection in my stomach with unimaginable pain. Morphine didn't help. Was released the next day.
PS Really didn't think This was gonna be this long...
2. Bro's getting married this weekend!
Fuck yeah!
3. My first legendary item after 1.0.4!
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"Dude is high as fuck. Petting plants and shit."
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