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03-31-20, 10:48 AM
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Not really. With a good GPA and a good test score you can get into a good program, right?
Fact, not opinion.
Fact, not opinion.
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03-31-20, 11:02 AM
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Being accepted at Harvard is better than a University of Phoenix degree? I realize maybe not that bad, but institution name speaks pretty loudly.
Where will a film degree take her? My gig of choice is very black and white, and has always been that way. That seems to be a very grey area to me, but I am quite uninformed in the liberal arts area and the pursuit of a career.
Where will a film degree take her? My gig of choice is very black and white, and has always been that way. That seems to be a very grey area to me, but I am quite uninformed in the liberal arts area and the pursuit of a career.
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The flip side of that is that a so-so test score by a student at lower tier college really hurts. Speaking very untheoretically.
03-31-20, 11:21 AM
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He was a good kid, I had no doubt he would continue to be so far from home. Besides, I had ventured far from home for college myself (Dallas), so the distance argument was doomed.
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I wound up transferring back to NY too because I had had enough of Texas.
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There are obvious problems with interpreting these data from IOT thermometers (Why? Why? 
), but they're interesting.
https://healthweather.us
), but they're interesting.https://healthweather.us
03-31-20, 11:33 AM
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Funny guy.
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03-31-20, 11:54 AM
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There are obvious problems with interpreting these data from IOT thermometers (Why? Why? ), but they're interesting.
https://healthweather.us
), but they're interesting.https://healthweather.us
03-31-20, 11:54 AM
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So we heard from the last college for daughter #2 . She got accepted at NYU. Her 3 top choices are USC, NYU, and Temple.
No way she is going to USC. It's too far away and very expensive. I know it has the #1 program for her current intended major (Film) in the whole effing country, but that's just not happening based on her maturity and other issues. If she shows some maturity she possibly could transfer there after 1 or 2 years closer to home.
NYU is possible, but TBH the cost of NYU (after the modest scholarship they gave her) will cost about 6x the cost of Temple (which has offered her free tuition for 4 years, we just pay expenses).
We are going to have a big fight on our hands, and I don't look forward to it. There will be more drama to come.
No way she is going to USC. It's too far away and very expensive. I know it has the #1 program for her current intended major (Film) in the whole effing country, but that's just not happening based on her maturity and other issues. If she shows some maturity she possibly could transfer there after 1 or 2 years closer to home.
NYU is possible, but TBH the cost of NYU (after the modest scholarship they gave her) will cost about 6x the cost of Temple (which has offered her free tuition for 4 years, we just pay expenses).
We are going to have a big fight on our hands, and I don't look forward to it. There will be more drama to come.
03-31-20, 11:58 AM
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03-31-20, 12:02 PM
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I know, I know. I asked because I thought that the idea of being at least partially responsible for the decision might invoke a little thought... but then I remembered that most 18-year-olds have only a theoretical grasp of finances and the idea of several years of obligation wouldn't faze 'em, anyway.
03-31-20, 12:02 PM
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Her circle of friends/classmates mostly have that attitude too. Most of them have pushy parents, btw, but that attitude is common among bright kids and is sadly infectious.
Northwestern is a great school, btw. My mom's sister lives in Evanston. It's a great town. I probably spent (total over my first 18 years of life) about 6 months there. Too cold in winter IMO.
Northwestern is a great school, btw. My mom's sister lives in Evanston. It's a great town. I probably spent (total over my first 18 years of life) about 6 months there. Too cold in winter IMO.
My mom moved to Wilmette and it was too quiet, so she went back downtown.
03-31-20, 12:04 PM
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I went far away, and then transferred much, much farther away. Getting an education wasn't at the top of my list; getting away was. Such an an odd thing. I got along great with my parents, and then 1967 came along (I was 15). And then 1968 came along, my head snapped around, and that was the end. Of a lot of things.
03-31-20, 12:12 PM
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You might want to forget that 'summer heat' thing. I doubt it applies. Will let you know within the month.
03-31-20, 12:14 PM
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I don't recall if I'd mentioned it, but schools in MN recently decided to stay closed until at least May 1st and there's speculation that they may not go back all this school year. In the meantime, they've been feeling out the needs for students w/r/t distance education. Now I've just received an email that they're going to be dropping off a device (tablet? laptop? I really don't know) for my son tomorrow at precisely 10:11AM. I wonder what they've got in store. 
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Put your foot down, you namby pamby. What's she gonna do, disown you? Yeah, right.
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Lol. Seeds with the tough love.
03-31-20, 12:19 PM
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Yeah, I think the ideal solution would be for her to go to the city for several months and maybe she'd get it out of her system before dropping $50k (or whatever it is) on school.
Keep us posted.
Keep us posted.
03-31-20, 12:19 PM
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03-31-20, 12:25 PM
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I don't recall if I'd mentioned it, but schools in MN recently decided to stay closed until at least May 1st and there's speculation that they may not go back all this school year. In the meantime, they've been feeling out the needs for students w/r/t distance education. Now I've just received an email that they're going to be dropping off a device (tablet? laptop? I really don't know) for my son tomorrow at precisely 10:11AM. I wonder what they've got in store.
We're not going to go back to school this year. Governor basically said it yesterday. Welcome to online school. They've been doing the Chromebook distribution for a few weeks, but only if you needed one.
03-31-20, 12:26 PM
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