A few days ago
ANDROID_PR

Should I go back to school?

I’m 19 years old and I’m thinking about going back to school. I came from another country in 2002. I came and lived with my father which I had never lived with ( I was 14 at the time). Since the day I came he told me “in this country you pay for everything” I didnt get it at the time. The next month I had to start paying him $500 per month to be able to live in the house while I was going to school. So I got a job. I had to get up at 6:30 am to go to school, get out at 2:10 pm take the bus at 2:30 be at work at 3:00 and get off at 11:00 pm to be home at 12:30 am. I had to do the same thing everyday. My GPA went from 3.16 to 0.12. I was burning out. so i had to quit school to be able to pay my father for the rent. A year later I tried to go back but I only lasted a week. and dropped out again. I forgot to say I’m gay. Now I have partner, he’s 8 years older than me. We’ve been togerther for about 2 year. I have stopped working and I was thinking bout going back to shool. What do u think?

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A few days ago
sprgrl300

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yes you should go back to school because you will never survive without it. you will make minumal wage which isnt very much depending on where you live. the higher the education you get the more money you will make and the happier you will be. you might start out a little slow but if you are serious and really try when you finish you might be surprised at how much more money you are making and how happier you will be. because everyone knows the saying that money problems are the number one cause of relationships gone bad.
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A few days ago
Eli
YES! The details don’t even matter. Unequivocally, the long term benefit of a college education cannot be understated.

edit: now reading your details. If you have a partner who is willing to support you, all the better. If he loves you, he wants you to succeed. If you absolutely need to, you can go to community college. If your GPA is then over a 3.00, you can then easily find financial aid to go to better schools. A degree will get you a better salary doing just about anything then you could every possibly have without one.

I burned out of school once, and am now back and doing better than ever. I wish I’d never quit (or chosen a better major earlier) but I needed to burn out and now have the resolve to finally see it through.

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A few days ago
RJ
Best thing I could suggest is make sure that you have your finances straight first because school cost have risen. I work full time and go to school myself and still all my debt from the past seem to creep up on me. Look into pell grants, stafford loans first before private loans or credit cards because the interest could be a big issue in the future.
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A few days ago
Max R
Personally, I think you should avoid school and rely on self education. I learned more at my local library, the Holy Bible and observing human behavior than I ever learned in any school. Besides, schools no longer teach you what you need to know. They instead teach you what our government wants you to believe. 😉
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A few days ago
silentcargo
i think that you should move in with your partner especially if he doesn’t charge rent and go to school from there becasue you’ll be able to only focus on studying then instead of your job and you can always get financial aid.
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A few days ago
britt
do it……you need an education to be able to live in this country and make good money now adays…..everything is so expensive and it is hard to make good money and get a decent job without education…..oo and if you dont mind my saying…isnt it harsh he made you pay rent..if he is your father?
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A few days ago
***BUTTERFLY***
EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS UNLESS YOU ARE COMFORTABLE LIVING WITH YOUR DADDY THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WORKING A LOCAL BURGER JOINT JOB! I SAY GET YOUR AZZ IN GEAR AND GET THAT EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING ELSE! AND YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS QUESTION!
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A few days ago
Mimi
yes education is very important so go back to school
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A few days ago
Anonymous
its a good idea..go,go,go! theres no age.nor gender that matters if you want to learn.
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