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Mon Nov-23-09 09:27 AM
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| 112. Creativity is often underrated |
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When I was growing up, I was attracted to the arts (music, sewing, crafts, etc.), but my father pushed me away from them as much as he could.
Fortunately for me, I love science and math, but I had no guidance when it came to choosing a college and a degree. I ended up at the wrong school and in the wrong major, and I quit after less than a year. Needless to say, Dad was deeply disappointed, but he didn't have to experience the rampant harassment I suffered, nor the rape, nor the teachers telling me that "girls don't pass" their classes.
I'm going to be 44 years old next year, when I finally earn my BS in Liberal Studies. My oldest son, who will be 23 soon, is earning his BA degree at the same time. Definitely an incentive for me to finish!
What am I doing now? I'm a professional quilter. I'm not earning very much money right now, but I'm working on it. Above all else, I'm HAPPY.
As far as selling your artwork, have you tried Etsy?
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| -If you could start again, would you make a different decision regarding college? |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-21-09 10:32 PM |
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if you had a scholarship or the military paying your way id say go for it |
vadawg |
Nov-21-09 10:34 PM |
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Might have done a physics or econ minor instead of maths... |
BlooInBloo |
Nov-21-09 10:35 PM |
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I hear ya. One does not always decide NOT to go to college. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-21-09 10:37 PM |
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Different major |
Stinky The Clown |
Nov-21-09 10:40 PM |
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I voted "other" |
OhioBlue |
Nov-21-09 10:40 PM |
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I had no rational decision making ability at 18 |
get the red out |
Nov-21-09 10:44 PM |
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Other |
housewolf |
Nov-21-09 10:44 PM |
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If I had it to do over again... |
laughingliberal |
Nov-21-09 10:44 PM |
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I guess my Five Year Scholarship would be worth 10x what it was '78-'84. |
NYC_SKP |
Nov-21-09 10:46 PM |
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your 5 year scholarship would be worth a gazillion. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-21-09 10:54 PM |
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I didn't go to college.... |
unkachuck |
Nov-21-09 10:58 PM |
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I went to college and do not regret my decision, |
Blue_In_AK |
Nov-21-09 10:59 PM |
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I'd do a double major |
Juche |
Nov-21-09 11:01 PM |
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I would go to class, party less, and would not fritter away a full-ride scholarship |
SoCalDem |
Nov-21-09 11:02 PM |
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Boy, howdy... |
StarfarerBill |
Nov-21-09 11:05 PM |
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Yes they will |
Juche |
Nov-21-09 11:12 PM |
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Regret majoring in History. |
Okie4Obama |
Nov-21-09 11:05 PM |
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I'm in the same boat... |
The Gunslinger |
Nov-22-09 06:44 PM |
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If I had known then what I know now about public education's filthy politics and culture, |
tonysam |
Nov-21-09 11:06 PM |
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if you were wrongfully terminated do you not have redress for that via the courts |
vadawg |
Nov-22-09 01:35 AM |
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Yes, I do have redress. I am looking right now for an attorney. |
tonysam |
Nov-22-09 04:11 PM |
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Other. |
Chan790 |
Nov-21-09 11:07 PM |
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I wouldn't have done IT... |
Deja Q |
Nov-21-09 11:17 PM |
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Still go. Same degrees. Same everything. nt |
phasma ex machina |
Nov-21-09 11:17 PM |
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I started - didn't finish - it was the money |
SmileyRose |
Nov-21-09 11:23 PM |
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I'd go to a good university instead of art school |
kwassa |
Nov-21-09 11:26 PM |
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yep. screw my phd. i'd become a plummer... |
1 |
Nov-21-09 11:26 PM |
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if i had a chance to start over, i'd definitely have done things different... |
dysfunctional press |
Nov-21-09 11:35 PM |
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I went to college and wouldn't change anything about my decision |
TexasObserver |
Nov-21-09 11:38 PM |
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Doesn't matter. |
juno jones |
Nov-21-09 11:38 PM |
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MIxed bag here. Not sure. |
riderinthestorm |
Nov-21-09 11:52 PM |
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One choice I've never regretted |
HughMoran |
Nov-21-09 11:56 PM |
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No vote here - this is something that gets me very conflicted |
csziggy |
Nov-21-09 11:58 PM |
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You have used your college degree. Every college grad has used their degree |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:11 AM |
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I never worked in the fields that my degree prepared me for |
csziggy |
Nov-22-09 10:59 AM |
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I went to Humboldt State U and majored in Soil Science |
XemaSab |
Nov-21-09 11:58 PM |
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Do you mean Cal State? |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 12:01 AM |
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Some of them are CSU *blank* |
XemaSab |
Nov-22-09 12:07 AM |
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I'm familiar with the CSU system, just checking because you called it Humboldt State U. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:06 AM |
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I've never understood which got the op to opt out of the CSU designation |
Duer 157099 |
Nov-22-09 03:07 PM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Nov-22-09 12:01 AM |
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Go to jr college for the first two years and save yourself a ton of money |
debbierlus |
Nov-22-09 12:03 AM |
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Community college system isn't a cake walk these days: The essential courses are jam packed. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:08 AM |
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My advice was going to say the same, but for me back then... |
Phentex |
Nov-22-09 02:19 PM |
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That's what I did. Was able to switch majors in the 4 year and graduated debt free. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-22-09 05:22 PM |
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Went, would go again w/same major, but would take a yr off first to work and travel |
uppityperson |
Nov-22-09 12:04 AM |
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Other. |
laundry_queen |
Nov-22-09 12:12 AM |
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College? Get it over with when you are young. |
The Midway Rebel |
Nov-22-09 12:16 AM |
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I have enjoyed engineering but I would probably have |
exboyfil |
Nov-22-09 01:22 AM |
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I commuted. If I could go back I would not have and taken it more seriously |
Fuzz |
Nov-22-09 01:26 AM |
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I collect degrees |
Swamp Rat |
Nov-22-09 01:30 AM |
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No fucking way wouldn't I go to college. nt |
RedCappedBandit |
Nov-22-09 01:33 AM |
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I would go to college again |
DevinKline |
Nov-22-09 01:39 AM |
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different major. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Nov-22-09 01:43 AM |
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Knew kids in college, mostly male, whose parents forced them into science. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:16 AM |
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Creativity is often underrated |
Stargazer09 |
Nov-23-09 09:27 AM |
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Still in college at NYU |
jdp349 |
Nov-22-09 01:44 AM |
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I went to college |
hyphenate |
Nov-22-09 01:45 AM |
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Guidance counselors can be horrifying. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:19 AM |
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Went. Wouldn't. Student loans. (n/t) |
Iggo |
Nov-22-09 01:46 AM |
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Even with a BA ('92) I've never pulled in more than 36K a year in my life. |
Withywindle |
Nov-22-09 01:54 AM |
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You folks have some really interesting stories |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-22-09 02:20 AM |
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Well shit I hope so! That's what I went to college FOR! |
Withywindle |
Nov-22-09 02:44 AM |
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Other ... I went but quit |
Raine |
Nov-22-09 02:52 AM |
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I found an "accelerated degree program" at a small nearby college and finished there. |
CTyankee |
Nov-22-09 04:31 PM |
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THANKS for the suggestion |
Raine |
Nov-22-09 04:54 PM |
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Good luck! Just remember, you know a LOT more than you think! |
CTyankee |
Nov-22-09 05:05 PM |
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I would have gone to a vocational school instead of a liberal arts college |
eShirl |
Nov-22-09 11:03 AM |
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I'd go but to a different college and a different major |
tabbycat31 |
Nov-22-09 11:04 AM |
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Different major and a different university. |
Greyhound |
Nov-22-09 11:08 AM |
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I went and wouldn't change my decision |
WhaTHellsgoingonhere |
Nov-22-09 11:10 AM |
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I wouldn't change anything I did but I do wish there wasn't such a push to rush from high school to |
Brickbat |
Nov-22-09 11:16 AM |
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Same degrees, but a different sub-field. |
GoCubsGo |
Nov-22-09 11:19 AM |
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In hindsight, higher ed is definitely a racket, BUT..... |
marmar |
Nov-22-09 11:20 AM |
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I didn't go until 16 years later |
Paulie |
Nov-22-09 11:21 AM |
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I would have majored in something else |
Nikia |
Nov-22-09 11:35 AM |
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No |
rollingrock |
Nov-22-09 01:08 PM |
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one more here for different major |
hfojvt |
Nov-22-09 01:12 PM |
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I wouldn't have messed around and actually gotten my degree the first time I went |
tammywammy |
Nov-22-09 01:12 PM |
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I wish I had gone to college. |
azmouse |
Nov-22-09 01:50 PM |
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I'm finishing my degree after many years of being a slacker |
graywarrior |
Nov-22-09 01:52 PM |
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Knowing what I do today, I'd become a doctor. |
Hatchling |
Nov-22-09 01:56 PM |
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Went to college and got what undergrad degree I needed for law school. |
Hepburn |
Nov-22-09 02:03 PM |
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OTHER: Went but didn't finish. If could do over, would finish and become doctor or lawyer |
Shagbark Hickory |
Nov-22-09 02:10 PM |
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Lots of lawyers have been laid off and can't find jobs. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Nov-23-09 12:33 AM |
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I didn't go to college until I was in my 40's |
skygazer |
Nov-22-09 02:10 PM |
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I would have asked for tutoring help. |
Gregorian |
Nov-22-09 02:39 PM |
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sad that more people view college instrumentally, rather than learning for its own sake; part of the |
amborin |
Nov-22-09 02:43 PM |
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If college were more affordable, |
Quantess |
Nov-22-09 02:47 PM |
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you are proving my point! |
amborin |
Nov-22-09 03:09 PM |
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This is a survival instinct, not materialism. |
Quantess |
Nov-22-09 03:24 PM |
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i'm blaming our sick, materialistic 'credentialist' culture! |
amborin |
Nov-22-09 04:36 PM |
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You make some good points. |
Quantess |
Nov-22-09 07:13 PM |
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i agree with you completely! |
amborin |
Nov-22-09 08:43 PM |
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Went to college, wouldn't change anything about my decision - even the massive debt |
Political Heretic |
Nov-22-09 04:16 PM |
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I would go to college but go to a different one. |
sakabatou |
Nov-22-09 04:19 PM |
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If I had it to do over again, I'd go to culinary school and become a pastry chef. |
Vinca |
Nov-22-09 04:20 PM |
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Pricey art degree. Wouldn't change a thing. |
noamnety |
Nov-22-09 04:34 PM |
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no, but perhaps I would have chosen a different grad program... |
tigereye |
Nov-22-09 04:35 PM |
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I chose not to go and do not regret that decision for a single minute. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-22-09 04:36 PM |
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I'd go to college closer to home.... |
ThatsMyBarack |
Nov-22-09 05:12 PM |
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I went to college... If I could do it over.. I would go to trade school.. |
lib2DaBone |
Nov-22-09 05:14 PM |
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I took me two attempts at college |
liberal N proud |
Nov-22-09 05:34 PM |
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My graduate degree was a trainwreck; would've taken it at the other school to give me an offer |
Posteritatis |
Nov-22-09 05:48 PM |
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This is odd |
RadicalGeek |
Nov-22-09 07:25 PM |
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I'd still go to college but I'd switch to Professional Writing sooner. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-23-09 12:42 AM |
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If I could do it all over, I wouldn't have gone to college. |
Joe Bacon |
Nov-23-09 07:13 AM |
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When I graduated HS college was for professional people. Doctors, lawyers, etc. |
NNN0LHI |
Nov-23-09 08:22 AM |
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I did go to college and I am glad I did |
NNN0LHI |
Nov-23-09 07:17 AM |
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I'd do it the same time, same way -- Art degree, but I also learned a TON about life... |
VOX |
Nov-23-09 07:32 AM |
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I'd go back to the local community college and get a degree in secretarial science |
raccoon |
Nov-23-09 08:42 AM |
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Different major. I actually went twice, two degrees, still not happy with |
TwilightGardener |
Nov-23-09 08:46 AM |
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To paraphrase General Smedley Butler, "College is a racket." |
Efilroft Sul |
Nov-23-09 09:21 AM |
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