September Chatter!

[Ryrin]

I'm on my way home from Reno, Nevada. I had a great time!

[Ryrin]

Back to the grind.  I had a good day at work.

[Wren of the Brown]

Class resumed last week. Oof.

[Ryrin]

What classes are you taking?

[Wren of the Brown]

Senior seminar (Films of Stanley Kubrick) and a writing seminar. I'm in the last stretch - 17 credits left, including this semester.

[LadyWordsmith]

That sounds interesting! Though that's quite a semester. 

 

I think my favorite films course was Films of Akira Kurosawa. 

[Ryrin]

Hi, Lady!!!

 

Hiarth, what degree are you earning?

[Wren of the Brown]

Bachelor's of English. It's only taken ten years. >_<;;

[Ryrin]

You want to teach?

[Wren of the Brown]

Probably not. I worked for the school district before, both in house maintenance and as a contractor. Any desire I had to teach got burnt out right then and there.

[Ryrin]

So what's next after the degree?

[Wren of the Brown]

Student loans.

 

I have a pretty well paying job that could become a long term career but I can't do it forever. We'll see.

[Ryrin]

Ok, loans. I'm determined my kids won't have any.

[Wren of the Brown]

The rule of thumb is to never borrow more than you expect to earn your first year after graduation.

 

If I do teach, that isn't a problem. But with the unemployment rate for college grads, it's best to avoid them altogether. I took mine before the economy went bonkers in 2008 and made a gamble on a viable, healthy economy and I lost.

[Wren of the Brown]

I have some married friends who will collectively owe $150,000 after grad school. I nearly choked on my lunch when he told me that.

[Ryrin]

I knew a woman who went to Harvard Law School and left before she finished. $90,000 in student loans.

[Ryrin]

Ugh. I didn't sleep well last night.

[U4ea]

Me, either. I'm home sick today. Boo.