Since you've graduated...

[Pirate]

Since you've graduated high school, what have you done with your life? I was at staff all summer and now I'm just waiting for school to star...anybody else either bored or lonely where they're at now?

[Weibec]

I have been done with school since I was 16, as I took my GED at that age. I am now in my second year of post-secondary, and I am doing awesome. I think that anyone who is really interested in writing of any form should go for their degree in Journalism, as that is what I am doing and it is sooooooooo fun! next summer, I am going to be traveling to Viet Nam to write my thesis for Psychology on the impacts of war on a country.

[DMCorrigan]

Since you've graduated high school, what have you done with your life? I was at staff all summer and now I'm just waiting for school to star...anybody else either bored or lonely where they're at now?

I'm at UBC, and am loving it.

[HammerOfHope]

My various engineering textbooks and visions of the Iron Ring keep me company when I'm feeling bored or lonely on the commutes home from Ryerson.

[Lil Lightnin]

University: Still sucks as much as high school did. Only now I have to pay a lot more, and do a lot more walking.

[sgt4life]

University: Still sucks as much as high school did. Only now I have to pay a lot more, and do a lot more walking.
*thinks* Yeah, that's fairly acurate. The cafeteria food is better, though.

[yipman]

University: Still sucks as much as high school did. Only now I have to pay a lot more, and do a lot more walking.

But at least they won't tell your parents whether you are late or absent!

[J. Symes]

University: Still sucks as much as high school did. Only now I have to pay a lot more, and do a lot more walking.

hahaha...oh yeah...sooo much more walking....lol. ALthough.....it's alot like high school but with better hours...hahahahahahahaha.

I'm taking biology chemistry physics calculus and english...so I don't really have any time to be bored....cuz then I have cadets, and then a job...man alive...I have NO life...lol

[Pirate]

University: Still sucks as much as high school did. Only now I have to pay a lot more, and do a lot more walking.

so true...my tuition for 1 year costs ......$12,000 :eek: . admin fee = 500$ and books = 500$..good thing my course is only 1 year :cool:

[wingnut]

wow that is quit costly.
Here in Australia we have to pay HECS Fees.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) is a fair and equitable way of ensuring that students contribute to the cost of their higher education. It is considered reasonable that students who directly benefit from higher education should pay part of the cost of their studies, while the Commonwealth pays the major part of the costs involved. HECS provides a loan to students that is indexed to maintain its real value but is otherwise interest free, with deferred income contingent repayment. The deferred payment arrangements mean that students are not prevented from participating in higher education if they are unable to pay the contribution up front.


FEES:
Band 1 $3 768 Arts, Humanities, Social Studies/Behavioural Sciences, Education, Visual/Performing Arts, Nursing, Justice and Legal Studies

Band 2 $5 367 Mathematics, Computing, other Health Sciences, Agriculture/Renewable Resources, Built Environment/Architecture, Sciences, Engineering/Processing, Administration, Business and Economics

Band 3 $6 283 Law, Medicine, Medical Science, Dentistry, Dental Services and Veterinary Science

[gunzgirl85]

Thats real cool..
I go to the famed Mount Allison University, second year bachelor chemistry...im surprised i have time to be on here today, i have sooooo many problem sets, assignments and a mid term to prepare for!
im taking multivariable calc, linear algebra, physchem, organic chem and greek and roman history as my arts elective


:p

also i pay 14 000$ a YEAR so right now im already 16 though in debt with my student loans...

[Pilot]

went to flight school.. done a year, now home working, oging to finish by next summer hopefully ..

[jhunter]

Took my Smart Serve Certificate (I can legally serve alcohol in a licenced establishment), then went off to Engineering at UWO. Finished that, got my iron ring, and now I'm unemployed.

Actually, I could be working, but I'm holding out for full-time instead of contract work. One of my friends was on a contract for a year, then they didn't want him back, and I don't want that.

[superbrownie]

I went to Alaska and the UK instead of my last summer at camp. And now I'm here at the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA in Edmonton. Working on the core requirements for the Faculty of Arts so I can transfer into Education. Taking English, Psychology, Philosophy and Art History...and I totally second Lil Lightnin's comment! And whoa Taya, my "bill" for tutition, residence and books is under 12,000...although my phone bill is getting a little high lol

SB

[Lt(N) AM Chan]

Since High School? I went to UVic, completed my BMus with a major on Clarinet and Secondary Music Education, completed my practicum at Belmont Secondary School in Langford BC, and now working as a Full-Time Teacher at Senator P. Burns Junior High School in Calgary AB......and almost 4 more years till my 10 year reunion....*shudder*

[Pirate]

I went to Alaska and the UK instead of my last summer at camp. And now I'm here at the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA in Edmonton. Working on the core requirements for the Faculty of Arts so I can transfer into Education. Taking English, Psychology, Philosophy and Art History...and I totally second Lil Lightnin's comment! And whoa Taya, my "bill" for tutition, residence and books is under 12,000...although my phone bill is getting a little high lol

SB


well your phone bill is high because you're silly and in alberta

[Dick]

Went to Dal for a year, then dropped out because university was a waste of time and money.

Im not at Community College where im doing an Electrical Technologist course. My tuition is only $2300 a year and it's a 2 year course. And the profs actually know your name and you only have like 20 people per class. I personally thinks its much better than going to University, but thats just my opinion.

And there is a much better chance of getting an awesome job in trades :)
As an apprentice they say you can expect about 30k right out of school, then once your done your apprenticeship your salary pretty much doubles.

[Bright Eyes]

I can't believe someone would say university sucked like high school! I hated high school and university has been the best time of my life! By far.

I'm going into my final year at Mount Allison University of Bachelor of Music with a minor in history and concentrations in music education and performance on saxophone. Right now I'm in the process of piecing together applications for Bachelor of Education at University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and Brandon University. I'll likely concentrate in Senior years education. :D

[Insane Power Pilot]

And there is a much better chance of getting an awesome job in trades :)
As an apprentice they say you can expect about 30k right out of school, then once your done your apprenticeship your salary pretty much doubles.

Yeah, and once you're done your apprenticeship, you've hit the peak of your career. I'd rather bang my head on the glass ceiling at the age of 44, not 24. :p

Does university suck more than high school? Well, it's A LOT more work, the classes are much harder, and I cannot wait to get the heck out of here. That said, it's still 100 times better than high school. :rolleyes:

[Dick]

Yeah, and once you're done your apprenticeship, you've hit the peak of your career. I'd rather bang my head on the glass ceiling at the age of 44, not 24. :p
I have no problems earning 60k/year at 24!!!!

Better than starting at 12/hr looking for a job and reaching 60k/year at 40 lol... Which how it tends to work a lot of the times in Atlantic Canada.

[Insane Power Pilot]

But then...money isn't everything...I always say if you end up doing something that you love, you'll never work a day in your life! I'm so sick of hearing engineering types tell me how much money they make and in the next breath, they complain about how much their job sucks. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'd rather have a few more incentives to get up and go to work in the morning than just a paycheque every couple of weeks. :) That, and I'm too much of an idiot to be in the trades.

[sailor_baby]

wow that is quit costly.
Here in Australia we have to pay HECS Fees.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) is a fair and equitable way of ensuring that students contribute to the cost of their higher education. It is considered reasonable that students who directly benefit from higher education should pay part of the cost of their studies, while the Commonwealth pays the major part of the costs involved. HECS provides a loan to students that is indexed to maintain its real value but is otherwise interest free, with deferred income contingent repayment. The deferred payment arrangements mean that students are not prevented from participating in higher education if they are unable to pay the contribution up front.


FEES:
Band 1 $3 768 Arts, Humanities, Social Studies/Behavioural Sciences, Education, Visual/Performing Arts, Nursing, Justice and Legal Studies

Band 2 $5 367 Mathematics, Computing, other Health Sciences, Agriculture/Renewable Resources, Built Environment/Architecture, Sciences, Engineering/Processing, Administration, Business and Economics

Band 3 $6 283 Law, Medicine, Medical Science, Dentistry, Dental Services and Veterinary Science

hmmm....maybe I should transfer to a school in Australia...... :D

[Lil Lightnin]

I paid $5052 for my first year of arts.
And that doesn't include close to another $1000 for books.

[N. McKay]

Actually, I could be working, but I'm holding out for full-time instead of contract work. One of my friends was on a contract for a year, then they didn't want him back, and I don't want that.

There's some good experience to be had in contract work, and good opportunities to make contacts. I spent the first three years of my career in contracts, the last year of which led to my getting a permanent job (as permanent as a civil service job is).

[Whiff]

Since I graduated high school, I've been in university...and will be for some time to come.

I'm doing a join bachelor's degree in Commerce (co-op) and Political Science with a minor in Law and Society. Than I might go to law school and apply to become a JAG Officer.

[Kass]

hmmm....maybe I should transfer to a school in Australia...... :D

yeah but they charge international students through the roof :p

HECs is good, I don't have to worry about it until I earn enough money to pay for it, then they just take a bit out of your pay each week/month/however often you get paid til its paid off. Easy :D

But we still have to pay student guild fees of $121 a semester, plus text books (expensive, big and heavy!)


umm I finished high school almost a year ago now :eek: worked for most of the summer, moved to Brisvegas end of Feburay, and I'm doing bachelor of Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology right in the city :D I really like it and hope to transfer to IT/Law next year (I've just got to keep up my current GPA and hey presto!).

I like uni it keeps me occupied for 3 days a week, I work another 2 days, then have 2 days for me! (and social life, assignments etc), plus I have cadets Friday nights AND I'm almost finished my first year of uni, so soon ~sigh~ And I think that uni is soo much better than high school, but I miss my friends and the structure high school provided.

[Thib]

After I graduated I went to college at CÉGEP St-Foy and got a D.E.C. in Social Studies. After that I went to l'Université Laval for a semester in history. Didn't work up for me so I join the army and right now I am at the CFLRS

[yipman]

I have no problems earning 60k/year at 24!!!!

Better than starting at 12/hr looking for a job and reaching 60k/year at 40 lol... Which how it tends to work a lot of the times in Atlantic Canada.

It's not quite the case that each of us will have similar glass ceilings. $60K a year is quite manageable for most university grads within reasonable time (10 or so years), and it doesn't stop there! The glass ceiling for many of these people don't come until the age of 55, when income levels go well beyond the 60K that is being mentioned.

I've just turned 23 and with my U degree, my first job after graduation nets me well over $40K a year. And I've got nothing to complain about my job.

Of course, there's no point in doing something that you don't like. If the motivation behind you is money, it doesn't matter how much you make. It's funny to see one third of the engineering students drop out after first year because of the "hard work"...

[yipman]

There's some good experience to be had in contract work, and good opportunities to make contacts. I spent the first three years of my career in contracts, the last year of which led to my getting a permanent job (as permanent as a civil service job is).

That is what I am doing now, and I have no regrets for that! The experience that I have gotten so far outweighs the fact that I am "temporary" staff. The extra time spent looking for a permanent job puts you in a disadvantage when employers look for experience. Besides, being permanent these days is no guarantee either.

[superbrownie]

I paid $5052 for my first year of arts.
And that doesn't include close to another $1000 for books.

For my first years tution in arts it was $4500 but that should change since I added some classes and I dropped a couple. I spent about 500 some odd dollars in books for the first term. I priced out my books for next term and they should be about $800. :S

SB

[GliderGimp]

Note to Self: Living on your own so you can go to schoolisn't effective, because then you need a job to pay for the school and living on your own. Then you have no time to devote to the program you hate anyway, and indifference sets in....

So yeah, who is switching faculties next year? I am!!! Physics and Kim= badtimes

[grass_roots]

Well I dropped outa highschool after my militia co-op semester and my last summer of cadet staff and did katimavik the following year. This year past I did a Canada World Youth exchange and just spent this summmer and fall working on a farm. I start college prep studies next week and then I start at fleming in January