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Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
21 Sep 2011 15:59 #1
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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The comments in this article are obviously from a slanted audience, but it got me to wondering what y'all did! I had scholarships, loans, lived on savings, and worked as a cashier at a grocery store for a couple of years, nothing exciting.
What did you do to get through college?
http://motherjones.com/mixed-media/2011 ... bs-stories
Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
—By Karmah Elmusa
| Thu Sep. 15, 2011
Some of the comments that I liked:
What did you do to get through college?
http://motherjones.com/mixed-media/2011 ... bs-stories
Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
—By Karmah Elmusa
| Thu Sep. 15, 2011
Some of the comments that I liked:
Purly01 09/15/2011 07:54 AM
I volunteered for psychology experiments. Since I am not claustrophobic and had no tattoos, I could go in for the fMRI studies. I was shocked on the wrist for half an hour with my head in a cage inside the machine to help figure out the mental processes behind post traumatic stress disorder. It didn't pay nearly enough to make a dent in tuition, but at least it kept me fed for a few weeks. I also got to see a picture of my brain.
QJ201 09/17/2011 04:50 AM
I waited tables every Friday and Saturday night for 4 years wearing 4 inch platform shoes, tight mini dresses and big hair. I am a man.
Snowviewer 09/19/2011 08:06 AM
I drove a UHAUL truck twice a year from Colorado to Florida full of Coors beer that was not available to most of the country and sold it to various restaurants.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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21 Sep 2011 16:13 #2
by Grady
Replied by Grady on topic Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
GI Bill, wife worked, and I worked summers as a "dock boy" rented fishing and ski boats, sold bait and lures, pumped gas, cleaned fishing boats. All and all a pretty good summer gig. 
Did a lot of waterskiing those summers.
That's me barefoot skiing in my avatar
Did a lot of waterskiing those summers.That's me barefoot skiing in my avatar
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21 Sep 2011 18:46 #3
by jf1acai
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again - Jeanne Pincha-Tulley
Comprehensive is Latin for there is lots of bad stuff in it - Trey Gowdy
Replied by jf1acai on topic Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
Scholarship, savings, summer construction work, part time work during the school term. Bought an older trailer, errr, mobile home 
, roommate paid lot rent, we shared other expenses. Much cheaper than dorms or apartment. Bought used textbooks rather than new. Ate cheap lol , although we could never figure out how to make liver edible!
Oh, and the cheapest beer/wine available!
, roommate paid lot rent, we shared other expenses. Much cheaper than dorms or apartment. Bought used textbooks rather than new. Ate cheap lol , although we could never figure out how to make liver edible! Oh, and the cheapest beer/wine available!
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again - Jeanne Pincha-Tulley
Comprehensive is Latin for there is lots of bad stuff in it - Trey Gowdy
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22 Sep 2011 10:23 #5
by FredHayek
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Replied by FredHayek on topic Confessions: "How I Paid for College"
I sold plasma and was in medical experiments, but that was mainly for beer money.
But I know one guy who afforded the considerable tuition at my religious, private university by selling drugs. (Pharmacy major, )
And my bookie paid his way through college taking bets from his classmates.
(He went on to become a Wall Street trader.)
But I know one guy who afforded the considerable tuition at my religious, private university by selling drugs. (Pharmacy major,
)And my bookie paid his way through college taking bets from his classmates.
(He went on to become a Wall Street trader.)
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
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