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NEED ADVICE, I have the option to go back to college, but I'm not sure if I should...

BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
edited June 2011 in General Banter
I really want to start my own business or something, I can see myself regretting not going, AND going lol, any tips?

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  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    Go back to college.
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    I don't think education is ever wasted, however... if you are only going back because you think it's what someone else thinks you should do, then probably not. But if it's something *you* want to do, then by all means. Don't know how old you are, but it's never too late to start a business. My mother started her financial planning business when she was 52, and just retired (at 77) with a *very* nice nest egg - and she enjoyed every minute of it. Oh, and she never went to college either :)
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    Didn't you say you're in film school in Toronto? Is that a college program, or not?
    Numerous studies show that college grads on the whole make more money than those with just a highschool diploma, and they have more job stability.
  • BeachHouseGuyBeachHouseGuy
    @compassionate_warrior It starts july 6th and am so ify arg
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    edited July 2011
    This makes a lot more sense. So you spoke to the admissions officer, and he/she said 85% of graduates get jobs of one kind or another in the field of filmmaking? Maybe the school has a well-connected job placement office. How reputable is this school? Can you reflect, and try to figure out what exactly it is that's giving you cold feet? Do you have a tendency to get cold feet before making a major commitment? Or did you feel like the admissions guy gave you an insincere sales pitch?

    I checked out Toronto Film School on the internet. Looks "real". Kind of exciting, actually. :)
  • SherabDorjeSherabDorje
    It would serve you well to have an education while you're still young. The world economy has to recover eventually (I hope), but those with a college education will have a better chance of getting employment when it does. I would say if you have the opportunity, do it. That is of course unless you think the Toronto Film School will leave you with better job prospects.
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    I been hearing in the news that College is not going to get people jobs anymore. It will be on job training and how fast they learn and their experience that will get them the job. Who knows...Depends what you going to study. Who is going to pay for it? Debt is scary...I am thinking of Masters but it's going to cost at least $50,000 not sure I want to have that weight on me. But I have 1 1/2 left for my BS. I have grants helping me with that.
  • ThaoThao Veteran
    go back to college.
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    edited July 2011
    Debt is scary...I am thinking of Masters but it's going to cost at least $50,000 not sure I want to have that weight on me.
    Bear in mind that the debt compounds over time, due to interest. What starts out as a $50,000 debt will end up as an incomprehensibly huge and crushing amount by the time you're done with the MA and are due to start paying it off.

    As a psychology student, can you find a psychologist of psychiatrist who does group therapy that you can intern with? It's a good way of getting started. Then when you have an MA, you may already have a few clients willing to work with you. You can't take on a debt of that size without already having a foot in the employment door. Can you research practitioners in your general area, and see if there's anyone with a method that you're interested in (forget the old-style Freudian types, look for Jungian, maybe, transpersonal, whatever you're interested in) and see if they're willing to take on an intern?

  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    I been hearing in the news that College is not going to get people jobs anymore. It will be on job training and how fast they learn and their experience that will get them the job. Who knows...Depends what you going to study. Who is going to pay for it? Debt is scary...I am thinking of Masters but it's going to cost at least $50,000 not sure I want to have that weight on me. But I have 1 1/2 left for my BS. I have grants helping me with that.
    while i think it's true that many college graduates don't get jobs in their field, i think that just HAVING a degree is becoming important for recruiters. just not necessarily the emphasis. a lot of my friends that have completed college have gotten good jobs that have nothing to do with their degrees, lol.

    girllikesam, i think you should go back if you have the opportunity. you could always take business/marketing classes that would help you with your dreams of owning your own business.
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    Having a college degree is a little like getting sex -- there's nothing special about it unless you haven't got one/aren't getting any.
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