MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 10:50:58 GMT -5
And I texted my mom to see if she'll come up to help me with setting up for a birthday party. I know where I can have it (public park/spray pad) but it was pretty bad last year because I was trying to do it all alone (and didn't do a good enough job with the invites and such). If I have help, it should be much better.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 10:56:26 GMT -5
I appreciate the encouragement....I really do. I'm not getting much of it from my family.
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 10:56:44 GMT -5
That's odd about the child support. A friend of mine was married to an attorney who decided to teach high school after their divorce and oh, yes, his child support was lowered big time. I agree. Go to your school and ask for help. Also, is your child's school located near a middle or high school? An older student might be willing to watch him after school for less than $400 a month. I'd have to get X's approval which has a 95% chance of being "no". It took me a year to convince him that DS should be in preschool/daycare. Even though the $400/month sucks, the one thing is you know they will always be there. High school kids can get sick or have something come up and cancel last minute. MJ might be kind of aware of what that's like from MIL watching him. Depending on the job/classes, this can be a PITA at varying levels.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 30, 2016 11:51:44 GMT -5
True. MJ, I know we are all virtual but we are here for you. I think it's freaking courageous and I never had the courage to do anything I wanted to do. You don't want to end up like me. I never reached my potential because I was afraid to try.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jun 30, 2016 12:02:43 GMT -5
I vote for doing it. It might be the hardest thing you've ever done but it's another step towards making the life you want. You've already taken some big ones. At least try the first year and see what it's like.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 12:09:42 GMT -5
School is awesome anyhow! I never felt so empowered and in control of my life as I did when I went back and finished my degree. I kind of dropped the ball after that, but that's irrelevant. You won't do that.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 12:22:09 GMT -5
Mom may not be able to help me with the party. I might ask my good friend here but I don't know if she'll want to drag her 3 kids down early to help me set up (she lives an hour from me).
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Post by tcu2003 on Jun 30, 2016 12:26:46 GMT -5
If you take summer classes, can you finish in 4-1/2 years (or sooner)? Do you have any credits from previous college classes that will count? Depending on the program, hopefully once you're in you're second or third year, your university has strong industry connections and you can get a well-paid internship for summer and possibly the school year.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 12:40:32 GMT -5
If you take summer classes, can you finish in 4-1/2 years (or sooner)? Do you have any credits from previous college classes that will count? Depending on the program, hopefully once you're in you're second or third year, your university has strong industry connections and you can get a well-paid internship for summer and possibly the school year. I'm definitely trying to do this as fast as possible.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 30, 2016 13:18:04 GMT -5
Honestly, if I were you, I'd do the CC portion part-time.
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Post by tcu2003 on Jun 30, 2016 13:53:07 GMT -5
Honestly, if I were you, I'd do the CC portion part-time. This is where I'm at. The ones near me offer online and evening classes, so I'd bust through the CC classes as quickly as I could while still working full time.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 14:01:57 GMT -5
That's what I was initially thinking of doing. Problem is that that would take about 3-4 years part time.
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Post by giramomma on Jun 30, 2016 14:04:54 GMT -5
Honestly, if I were you, I'd do the CC portion part-time. This is where I'm at. The ones near me offer online and evening classes, so I'd bust through the CC classes as quickly as I could while still working full time. I would consider this if I was in a workplace that I liked. I don't know that I would suggest that for MJ, given her job situation. I also don't know that I would suggest that she begin the job hunt and start a new job while going part time.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 14:10:26 GMT -5
Mom may not be able to help me with the party. I might ask my good friend here but I don't know if she'll want to drag her 3 kids down early to help me set up (she lives an hour from me). If you don't ask, you get no help. If you do, she'll probably say yes because you never ask. ASK HER!!!!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 14:13:47 GMT -5
A buyer job opportunity sort of landed in my lap the other day... $55-60k to start. Besides the fact that it isn't in my desired field, it's over an hour north of me. But I was definitely tempted!
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 30, 2016 14:21:59 GMT -5
Do the engineer thing--work out the math for all the different scenarios. Well, I guess it's more of an accountant thing, but I do know engineers are all about math. Time & commute distance should also be factored in.
(I do still wonder why, if you already have a bachelor's, you still need so many CC classes. I would imagine you could transfer at least one semester's worth. Sorry if you already went over this. I forget.)
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 14:26:24 GMT -5
I have a BA in philosophy. There aren't many shared classes between that and engineering.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 30, 2016 14:32:51 GMT -5
I have a BA in philosophy. There aren't many shared classes between that and engineering. Would a masters be faster or does that not work?
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 30, 2016 14:35:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I get that. Still, there's 2 semesters of English, and PoliSci or history, from what I recall. There's gotta be a couple more gen eds in there.
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 14:44:33 GMT -5
I have a BA in philosophy. There aren't many shared classes between that and engineering. Would a masters be faster or does that not work? That doesn't work. I'd probably flunk out of an engineering masters and I'm an engineer. Ok that's an exaggeration but you know what I mean.
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 14:47:50 GMT -5
Honestly I think whoever said re-evaluate in a year thing is good advice. It's tough to get through calc 1 and 2 and physics 1 and 2 which most people take the first year. You will have a good sense of if you can survive 3-4 more years of that type of thing and make it through or if going another way might be better. However, I think you will definitely regret not trying and not knowing.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 30, 2016 15:00:17 GMT -5
I have a BA in philosophy. There aren't many shared classes between that and engineering. Would a masters be faster or does that not work? Doesn't work unless she wants to get a master's in Philosophy (which would be even more useless ). She'd have to take too many remedial courses to get up to speed in the engineering program. Graduate programs don't tend to accept candidates as far behind as she would be.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jun 30, 2016 15:00:47 GMT -5
Yeah, I get that. Still, there's 2 semesters of English, and PoliSci or history, from what I recall. There's gotta be a couple more gen eds in there. These sum bitches took 3 classes. 3.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 30, 2016 15:02:05 GMT -5
Ack!
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 30, 2016 15:20:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I get that. Still, there's 2 semesters of English, and PoliSci or history, from what I recall. There's gotta be a couple more gen eds in there. These sum bitches took 3 classes. 3. That's bullshit. Sum bitches is right!
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Post by Apple on Jun 30, 2016 15:23:53 GMT -5
I'm reading this during a short pit stop, so haven't read it all yet, but I've been there, and it's hard as hell, but you can do it! I'll check back in later, just want to show some support
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Post by giramomma on Jul 1, 2016 12:47:48 GMT -5
Yeah, I get that. Still, there's 2 semesters of English, and PoliSci or history, from what I recall. There's gotta be a couple more gen eds in there. These sum bitches took 3 classes. 3. That sounds about right. I just looked up how many liberal arts credits are required for our CEE program on campus. 16, which translates into 4-5 courses. At our campus, too, one of the liberal arts courses must be an ethnic studies course (exposing you to some other culture.) So you are quite limited on what transfers over.
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Post by Jake 48 on Jul 1, 2016 13:21:07 GMT -5
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 1, 2016 13:27:35 GMT -5
(GRG momentarily hijacks MJ's thread): Jake 48!!!! How are you??!! How's that granddaughter of yours??!! Working all weekend protecting us all from our our own stupidity with alcohol and illegal fireworks??!! Hope it is a quiet one for you and that folks have learned to stay safe.
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Post by Jake 48 on Jul 1, 2016 13:38:25 GMT -5
(GRG momentarily hijacks MJ's thread): Jake 48 !!!! How are you??!! How's that granddaughter of yours??!! Working all weekend protecting us all from our our own stupidity with alcohol and illegal fireworks??!! Hope it is a quiet one for you and that folks have learned to stay safe. Abigail is 6 months old, started crawling. I am working the detail for fireworks, it is going to be a LONG weekend. Stupidity and alcohol keep me employed
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