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Originally posted by [Labret]@Dec 4 2003, 12:27 PM
I love arguing how school works with people who have never attended.
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Oh, my favorite little genius, I not only went to college, but I completed all the scholarship forms for my ex-husband's full academic scholarship to GA Tech as well as having just sent a child to two different colleges. In addition, I helped with the scholarship, grant and student loan process with my 4 siblings. My father recently went to GA Tech for a year for free. Why? Who knows. I think he was bored.
I realize you don't read all my posts, but previously I stated that I am the only one in my family for at least 4 generations who doesn't have a degree and many have masters and/or PhD's. My maternal grandfather was an English professor at Vanderbilt and my mother currently teaches at 3 different schools including Emory. One of the universities is currently trying to get my father to teach a business class, but he keeps telling them he's "retired". :P This was in addition to my brother who was working on his post doctorate at Duke (before he realized he liked money more than studying, hehe). When you brag about "academia" it just makes me laugh because I know of all the conversations my family, who is actually INVOLVED in ALL aspects of it, has about how out of touch academia is with reality.
I daresay I might know a LITTLE about the process of getting $$$ for school. If you weren't able to get any, then I can promise you the schools didn't really want you. Heck, my little sister is getting $5K a year just because she plays the alto sax, LOL (and yes, pervs - she's the cute one I've shown pictures of
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Edited for bad pronouns and commas
Last edited by Peaches at Dec 4 2003, 12:45 PM