The School/Uni Thread

[zabu of nΩd]

Do you even need a credit score to take out student loan debt if a parent is a co-signer?

I guess not. I might have to resort to grandparents for a co-signer though. Both my parents are pretty financially strapped.

The deadlines are probably coming up quick; you might want to look into that.

Yeah, ugh. We'll see. I could just as soon put them in for the 2011 Spring semester if I'm a bit late, but it'd be better to have the option to go sooner.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

so I've noticed an increase in my drinking since starting grad school

I became a full-fledged alcoholic after entering grad school.

how many grad students do you know? seriously, it's been pretty unanimous...every grad student I know drinks more than in their undergrad

Just read these... good lord.

 

[Xorv]

80,000 wow that's just a lot of useless debt, that goodness for grants

 

[False Joe]

80,000 wow that's just a lot of useless debt, that goodness for grants

lolololpun

 

[unknown]

Just read these... good lord.

and it has since levelled off after the celebratory first semester being over drinking...celebrations

 

[zabu of nΩd]

80,000 wow that's just a lot of useless debt, that goodness for grants

What do you mean "useless debt"? Debt incurred from grad school costs is probably among the most worthwhile debt you could ever have, assuming you can't get a grant.

 

[Xorv]

well if you need the money it's your choice. I'm currently being given grants, although I probably go to a smaller school than you. I'm at the University of Texas at Brownsville which is a smaller branch off the University of Texas system.

 

[~Derek~]

I've applied to three colleges so far and I just need to submit a 4th one.
My parents think I'm crazy and screwing up by going to graduate school now in places I've never been before, and they want me to go the "traditional route" of waiting until I'm settled with a job to get a Masters. My Dad said today "What if they hate Tennesseans and think you're no good and make your life miserable?"
I'm doing things as an individual and it's making people around me upset. stressed, and worried.
But I'm tired of doing things to cater to my family and I'm pissing them off too but oh well, here's where I've applied to.
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Stockholm University in Sweden
Soon to be University of Maine in Orono.
I'm applying for a Masters in Communications.

 

[Einherjar86]

Stockholm! That's quite a hike from the other places; awesome city though.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

If anything, now's a better time than ever to stay in school since unemployment is still so damn high. The "traditional route" isn't exactly possible for a lot of us right out of college.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Do you even need a credit score to take out student loan debt if a parent is a co-signer?

Chase requires it for certain private loans.

 

[False Joe]

If anything, now's a better time than ever to stay in school since unemployment is still so damn high. The "traditional route" isn't exactly possible for a lot of us right out of college.

That's what we're getting right now in half our industrial year talks.

"And hopefully by taking an industrial year, when you actually graduate we'll have come out of this depression a little bit more."

Though apparently computing is suffering the least. So that's half decent.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Maybe it's not suffering much in sheep-fuck land, but over here I've had a bitch of a time looking for programming work.

 

[Srontgorrth]

Got straight As in college and high school classes, very nice.

 

[Blind Guardian]

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

BTW guys, the Ichorous site I did over a semester in Web Design is finished. I got an A-

http://classroom.uml.edu/art/webart0101/f09/aphelps/

 

[Blind Guardian]

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

 

[Srontgorrth]

 

[King Richard]

It feels like I'm never going to finish school.