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nothing else really matters and it is hilaaarious.
yup. the reality is that for a lot of kids, cost is a huge factor in education. i think the popular perception is 'is it prudent for me to borrow X amount of money for Y education?'
when really, for a huge number of people, getting that quantity of loans isn't even possible. they could choose today to work every job the university offers, borrow every cent they'll allow etc, and if they don't get into a top 50 university with good financial aid, they might not be able to go to a four year university at all. a lot of gap years aren't about backpacking in europe- they're about saving money to afford tuition.
all of them
Great. Now I'm pissed off about something I previously didn't care about.
This is going to end well.
nearly everything you do in 1 & 2 matters in 3
ah _J_ i've missed you so
are you talking about decisions or collecting resources/upgrades?
which is why I am pissed that I couldn't play 2 because I lost my save game from 1 and didn't want to restart from 1.
so pissed.
yes. in fact, as one example
Actual Play: Mage: the Awakening - At the Edge of All Things
both
Actual Play: Mage: the Awakening - At the Edge of All Things
Not the movie.
wrex was my numero uno amigo in ME1.
i wanted to continue that trend without replaying mass effect. that's all i wanted.
I was definitely in the 'my parents took care of everything' camp. And thank god for that too, because I definitely did not have my shit together. Privilege is great, it turns out! And the moral of the story is: our system is rotten.
A consoling note: long ago in one of my classes we discussed a study to the effect that students who 1) are admitted to both fancy private and state schools and 2) choose state schools on the basis of cost, tend to in the long run even out their earnings with those who went to the fancy private schools. This suggests that student aptitude and engagement is a powerful predictive factor in future career success, and that fancy schools often have great stats more because they get to pick the best students than because they actually make those students good. So, the uplifting moral is something like--you can get a great education lots of places. It's just that some of them will hold your hand less as you do it.
It's called Exotica, and it's usually lumped in with lounge music.
And:
nice!
yeah, i've heard that a bunch.
my only concern is that at a less prestigious school (re: one less inclined to provide generous aid) i'd have a literally insurmountable barrier to entry. i'm confident i could extract a good value from a state school if it turns out i can afford it.
but i will keep my chin up and hope. :3
i feel real bad about that.
i will look into this! i dunno if my community college has one but maybe i can start one. president of programming club might look nice on a transfer app.
It is making me wish that I had played ME1 though. :?
ME3 Multi is pretty much required it seems, which actually isn't that bad since it is pretty fun. I did my first one this morning and my Adept went from lvl 1 to lvl 6 in one match. Best part was that I held my own amongst my team of 11-13 lvl players. I got the 25kills, 25assists, and a couple other medals, so I was pretty happy. Only hit the dirt one time too.
This.
The majority of one's education is what one puts into it. If you show up, do the work, talk to the professors, and put forth a wealth of engaged effort that will pay off in the long run with letters of recommendation and learning the material.
It's the damndest thing.
because i fucking hate where i live and optimally once school starts i will be spending 12 hours a day not-here
edit: new auto quote-pruning makes this not work so well.
It's from Chinatown. And it wasn't aimed at you.
but!
Woo forum distractions.
Mass Effect 1 spoiler
and see how it affects ME3?
Thanks to your meddling and encouraging words and ways I have a date tomorrow.
You monster.
Hah! Peer Pressure works!
in which DUE teaches the first person who broke up with him how to handle a break-up.
Also, I cannot stop listening to: