Kimblair13 0 #1 October 30, 2005 Dudes, dudets! I'm 20. I'm 2 years into school at the University of Oregon. Don't have any good reasons why I'm going. IT SUCKS! Should I stick with it, or go have some fun while I'm young and SKYDIVE! I'd like to go somewhere warm and live the dream. Wake up and face reality later in life. Arizona sounds nice! Actually, anywhere warm and busy that would let me work there would be great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #2 October 30, 2005 Finish school, in todays world i would suggest a dam 4 year degree who care what it is in most companies need one for you to get a job. Lame but 2 years left go for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #3 October 30, 2005 Stay in school... Study something you will love to do when you graduate. Get a good and fun job. Skydiving will always be there, having a good fun job will just make it more enjoyable when you have the money to spend on going to boogies all over the country and etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #4 October 30, 2005 See that's the thing. I know people with 4 year degrees and I've made more than them skydivng than they do at their job! I can guarantee they're not having as much fun either! QuoteStudy something you will love to do when you graduate Where can I get a BS in Skydving? Anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #5 October 30, 2005 SCHOOLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!LLLL!!!! Ok did I make my point??? Finish school and then get a job then skydive with the money you made with your job that you got from going to college. Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #6 October 30, 2005 You people are not helping me out. School is lame. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #7 October 30, 2005 Go Ducks, We can do it without Klemens,hopefully!!!! Obviously I have a one track mind....... GO DUCKS!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #8 October 30, 2005 QuoteGo Ducks, We can do it without Klemens,hopefully!!!! Yeah no shit! W/out him there is no reason to be a part of UO. J/K. Sucks he's out though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #9 October 30, 2005 No-one's taking the sky away, and it will be there for you when you're done with school. So, if school is lame, suffer through it for two more years. Complete your degree. Have something like that in your pocket (I wish I had a degree...). The sky will wait, and you still have weekends and holidays to play in the blue. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #10 October 30, 2005 U not a FB fan are you? Shame on you!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #11 October 30, 2005 on a serious note, well, just go with what michele said, shes right on! GO DUCKS!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #12 October 30, 2005 QuoteYou people are not helping me out. School is lame. Yes it is....but suck it up and finish. get it done...and dont get your degree in "basket weaving" either... a little work (lmao...alot of work) now and you will be much happier in years to come..... do you want to run a DZ someday maybe??.....education means alot ... Now suck it up and get it done and overwith...hell once u have a new shiney degree...the skydiving world will be yours Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #13 October 30, 2005 QuoteU not a FB fan are you? Shame on you!! Haha, eh. So-so. I like to watch, but don't keep tabs. And always like to vote for the winning team! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StephZ 0 #14 October 30, 2005 WOooooooOOooOooOo Go Ducks!!!Yeah, I know, school sucks, but stick with it! You already knew the answer to that question before you asked But HEY! Do me a favor while you're there!?!? Would you get her in a damn plane please!?!?!?! I am not afraid . . . I was born to do this -Joan of Arc- But what do I know, I'm only 19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #15 October 30, 2005 Dude. School. For sure. Skydiving will still be there when you're making 6 figures.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #16 October 30, 2005 QuoteWould you get her in a damn plane please!?!?!?! Heck Yes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #17 October 30, 2005 I say skydive.....school will always be there too, and so will that hefty student loan payment.my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallman 0 #18 October 30, 2005 I'm right there with u buddy, school is lame. I have two years left as well. But let's face it, without a four year degree it's gonna be tough to make enough money to keep this sport up. Having that four year degree leaves so many more options when we're looking for a job than any amount of skydiving experience will give us. That's what I think about when I feel like this whole college thing is simply too much trouble, options. I want to choose my career later, not pick which one of three or so I am actually qualified for. Tough it out bro. woa....that was cool.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #19 October 30, 2005 Quote But let's face it, without a four year degree it's gonna be tough to make enough money to keep this sport up. Are you kidding, I've never steped a foot in a colege classroom. ENLIST. The Army pays for my appartment, the Army pays for my food, the Army pays for all my medical/Dental needs and I still make $ 1, 650 a month on top of that. Thats more than enough to make a few jumps. Oh yeah and every other year I get to take a senic trip to the middle east and make 35K to shoot my gun at bad guys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #20 October 30, 2005 Wait until you injure yourself jumping with no insurance and the bills start coming in. Getting bills of $1000 here and $5000 there suck enough when you have insurance to pay 90% of them, with no insurance it takes one broken leg to be equal to a years worth of student loans. Get the medical bills of some one thats broken a leg or two recently and imagine paying them off with no insurance on a skydivers pay and you'll see bankrupcy protection is about the only option.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilivan 0 #21 October 30, 2005 Quote....Get the medical bills of some one thats broken a leg or two recently and imagine paying them off with no insurance on a skydivers pay... Likely you won't be getting any pay if you are injured and work in skydiving... Finish school. You will only be 22 when done (young in anyones book) and you will have more options - you can still choose to go skydiving at that point. I don't have a degree and I wish I did. I chose to travel - I didn't know about skydiving at the time and I'm lucky that I now have a job I enjoy and it pays well, but when I was starting out the lack of degree (any degree) did make things much harder."If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #22 October 30, 2005 I am on the faculty of a university, and I hate to see people wasting time and money being in school when they don't want to be. Quit school and do anything else rather that being in school and hating it. Go to school when you want to, not sooner. The large majority of faculty I know feel similarly. I took an 8 year break and ended up being a 26 year old freshman. I still got a PhD though, and I have no regrets about my path. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #23 October 30, 2005 QuoteI am on the faculty of a university, and I hate to see people wasting time and money being in school when they don't want to be. Quit school and do anything else rather that being in school and hating it. Go to school when you want to, not sooner. The large majority of faculty I know feel similarly. I took an 8 year break and ended up being a 26 year old freshman. I still got a PhD though, and I have no regrets about my path. Sorry, Darkwing, but I call bullshit on this. You & I are both men, and let's face it, if you have babies at home (not unusual for one's mid-to-late 20's) it's a hell of a lot easier to not have to spend 100% of your time with your young children if you're the dad than if you're the mom. Kimblair, if you quit school now, and wait until your late 20's to go back, by the time you're ready to go back you might just have a ton of responsibilities that will make it FAR tougher to go to school than now. Or, maybe you'll get a job that starts sucking up 60+ hours a week of your time. It can be incredibly hard to finish your degree once you have children and/or a full-time career. You're young, single, and responsible for nobody other than yourself NOW - but that won't last forever. Education is the magic bullet, dear. More Education = more options Less education = well, you get the picture Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #24 October 30, 2005 SKYDIVE!!!!! Definately skydiving IMHO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #25 October 30, 2005 QuoteI am on the faculty of a university, and I hate to see people wasting time and money being in school when they don't want to be. Quit school and do anything else rather that being in school and hating it. Go to school when you want to, not sooner. The large majority of faculty I know feel similarly. I took an 8 year break and ended up being a 26 year old freshman. I still got a PhD though, and I have no regrets about my path. Doctor Darkwing PhD., I call bullcrappy too.. Kimblair13 should NOT quit school, but find a school she WANTS to go to... And, most of us did not "enjoy" the classroom part of our school experience (I had a lot of fun at school, just not in school), but students need to learn to make sacrifices for the better good... I don't like waking up early to go to work either, but sometimes I have a customer that expects that, and I am able to put food on the table for myself and my employees... Kim, if you HATE school, then you are at the wrong place. Kim, if you are BORED at school, you likely have one of the 90% of the professors who suck (I am sure Darkwing is in the 10%, and no matter how good the bad professors are, the top 10%, will always make the other 90% suck because you will see there is a better way.) Do you have the right degree? Do you have the right school? Do you have the right professors? Do you have the right goals? B.T.W. While Darkwing was able to go back to school, I planned on going back to Yale for graduate work and life got in my way... I have no regrets, I am living a happy life, with a great business and a awesome hobby, but not the one I planned (which may have been more enjoyable at work with much less pay and much more education). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
