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Originally Posted by nostatic
In my case, after 4 years in the real world working dead end jobs, I was seriously motivated.
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Like you, I had enough motivation after working some very menial jobs in my almost two year hiatus for a PHd
But I was in the arena, paying my way.
We are in agreement on everything you wrote. My list is different from yours because I have the voice of Leo Kottke and seemingly have no opposable thumbs when it comes to playing a musical instrument.
So to jyl: Whatever she chooses to do in college, make sure she stretches a bit, takes some off-Broadway courses. I was paired with a Mechanical Engineering student on a project in a three series econ class. It was a requirement for him.
Typical engineering student at the start of the class/project: "Lib A is for the weak, can't believe you'll get a BS for this bs", etc. By the end, probably because we worked very hard on the project in areas he was very uncomfortable with (interviewing business owners, student surveys, etc.), his whole attitude changed.
That is what college is for.