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Great job!
I was procrastinating on my homework as I read your entry… but I think I’ll do it now. Thanks for the inspiration and good luck in the future! I’m glad your hard work paid off. It sounds like you put a lot of effort into school. =D
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WOW!
i dont know if i could actually do everything you did (4 hours of homework and not working). i dont know if you live in california but right now i feel betrayed by the educational system. i dont know if you felt this was but its as if im told “congrats on all the good grades and sacrafice you made for all of your hard work. now you have to continue this in a school that will leave you very much in debt. ” a few months ago i told my mom that i wanted to transfer to usc or ucla and she said “yeah? whos gonna pay for that?” so now im just going to go to a cal st. (long beach or northridge). might be better for me with the way the economy is right now.
i just want to step out of my cloud of thoughts about my future and say that im glad you were able to do this and that youre a happier person because of this and in the end you can say it was all worth it. especially when your going to be a lawyer with your big house and fancy car! jeeeez!!! more power to you!
think scholarships baby!!`
My parents also discouraged me from attending good schools - forget parents - they have their own lives to live and problems to solve. You have to make your own way without them.
USC and UCLA are terrific schools – I’d like to transfer to law school there.
Often rich schools have HUGE scholarship programs for good students. I paid about one-tenth of the cost of my elite college—the rest came from scholarships. Elite schools often have huge endowments that pay out so much financial aid to good students that it costs less than attending state schools.
Be smart. Find scholarships. If they don’t offer scholarships then do a cost benefit analysis on whether going to a “name brand” school will be affordable or just bankrupt you.
If the career you want will pay enough to repay those loans, then it’s worth it. If not, skip it. You can get a great education at a state school. Find the inspiring professors, take the tough classes, and make friends with students who have goals and values that you respect and admire. Your friends will have a huge impact on your life. Choose them wisely and with love.
Finally: don’t stress about it. My brother started at a community college, then after two years transferred to a low brow four year state college where he got a 3.8 GPA. He then applied to and got into Harvard’s Kennedy School where he got a master’s degree. Now he works at a job that pays what Harvard cost a year.
He’s happy, but he said the work is sometimes boring. Nevertheless, he’s doing work that will have major social impact ultimately.
Follow your dreams.
I’ll be rooting for you.
