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General_Magician Special user United States 707 Posts 
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One doesn't HAVE to go to college to make friends. Or at least, one doesn't have to pay tuition. Smile Or join a fraternity or soriety. Nobody should ever have to pay to have friends.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts
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On Jun 23, 2014, MobilityBundle wrote: That's about right, I think. Yet...I was exposed to ideas at college: books, art, music, culture, history. Those things shaped me, and I am grateful for them. What I would wish for my own children is something like a mix. Finish high school, go off to some foreign country and explore. Afterward, learn a trade--learn something someone does with their hands. Plumbing, carpentry, tinkering with engines, whatever. (And I'd love my step-daughter to do this, too. Too few women learn how to use hammers and wrenches; yet they complain that men are sexists. But that's another story.) Then, around 21 to 24 or 25, try out college. If they don't like it, they don't like it. If they do, they do. But they will be more experienced, more mature, more skeptical, and more appreciative of what's being offered than those who are only a few years younger than they are. That would be my advice if they ask. How much do you want to bet that they won't even ask? |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Yet...I was exposed to ideas at college: books, art, music, culture, history. Those things shaped me, and I am grateful for them. Yes, that's really important. Ideas are important, and teachers even more so I think. The first college I attended (an Ivy League) had plenty of ideas; when I transferred to a public university though, I met the teacher who changed my life. Now we meet teachers all along in life--but it's nice to find a place where there are a whole lot of them, one of whom just might be the one.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On Jun 24, 2014, stoneunhinged wrote: Send her to Alberta. If she learns a trade and is willing to work, she can out-earn many MDs. Oil is a blessing and a curse. But the blessing is that anyone who is willing and able to work can be very successful.
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slowkneenuh Regular user After 5,278+ posts, only credited with 133 Posts
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I agree 100% with everything stoneunhinged said including his last statement!
John
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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My memory is not that good.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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It is only really worth it if you are invited to join the Skull and Bones club.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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