Fuwanovel Confessions

[Kenshin_sama]

Confession: Oh god, I'm starting college next week.

[Funyarinpa]

20 minutes ago, Kenshin_sama said:

Confession: Oh god, I'm starting college next week.

Holy shit, CONGRATS! Hope you enjoy every minute of it, through and through.

[Kenshin_sama]

1 minute ago, Funyarinpa said:

Holy shit, CONGRATS! Hope you enjoy every minute of it, through and through.

Thanks. I'm a little nervous over my 1st day, but at least now I'll finally be taking some major steps forward. I'm still keeping my confidence up though; I've made some really good changes to my lifestyle that I think will help a lot with my studies.

[Barktooth]

27 minutes ago, Kenshin_sama said:

Confession: Oh god, I'm starting college next week.

I'm actually really anxious about having to go to college soon too. No idea what I want to study and I can only imagine how much stress it will bring compared to my peaceful NEET life... Good luck man, and congrats on moving forward in life.

[havoc]

10 minutes ago, Barktooth said:

I'm actually really anxious about having to go to college soon too. No idea what I want to study and I can only imagine how much stress it will bring compared to my peaceful NEET life... Good luck man, and congrats on moving forward in life.

If you enjoy technical studies aka Beta studies, go for chemistry.
Speaking from experience.
If all else fails in life you could always resort to other ''means'' of getting money.

As for the stress, it depends on which country you live in and what kind of study you do.
In my case it was not that bad most of the time, biggest problem was teacher not getting info to the students fast and reliable enough.

[havoc]

15 minutes ago, Kenshin_sama said:

Thanks. I'm a little nervous over my 1st day, but at least now I'll finally be taking some major steps forward. I'm still keeping my confidence up though; I've made some really good changes to my lifestyle that I think will help a lot with my studies.

mind if i ask what you are going to study?

[Flutterz]

16 minutes ago, Barktooth said:

I'm actually really anxious about having to go to college soon too. No idea what I want to study and I can only imagine how much stress it will bring compared to my peaceful NEET life... Good luck man, and congrats on moving forward in life.

Don't worry, depending on your college you might still be able to live a mostly hikikomori lifestyle, with the exception of having to go to college every now and then

[Kenshin_sama]

Just now, havoc said:

mind if i ask what you are going to study?

Not at all. I'm going for an AS in computer programming. I have a basic understanding of it from personal study, but I'm not really proficient with coding yet.

[Barktooth]

2 minutes ago, Flutterz said:

Don't worry, depending on your college you might still be able to live a mostly hikkikomori lifestyle, with the exception of having to go to college every now and then

I hope so. I like to minimize the amount of time I spend around other people

1 minute ago, havoc said:

If you enjoy technical studies aka Beta studies, go for chemistry.
Speaking from experience.
If all else fails in life you could always resort to other ''means'' of getting money.

As for the stress, it depends on which country you live in and what kind of study you do.
In my case it was not that bad most of the time, biggest problem was teacher not getting info to the students fast and reliable enough.

Thing is, I don't enjoy pretty much anything besides anime and VNs... I'll probably end up doing something computer-related, since I spend all my time in front of one anyway.

What would those other "means" be? Do you mean... prostitution?

I know it will be stressful though because I'm a huge procrastinator. Was always stressed doing homework at 3AM when I was in highschool...

 

 

 

[DharmaFreedom]

Good luck to @Kenshin_sama and @Barktooth! College may be intimidating at first but it'll become a routine eventually so i'm sure you guys will be fine. Depending on your college, they may have genshiken sort of clubs, so you may just meet a bunch of people that'll end up liking the same things and having activities like viewing parties and stuff along with it.

If you'll are soloist, don't worry, just keep up with your work and start assignments bit by bit as soon as you get them and you'll have plenty of time for animes, vns etc. Try not to procrastinate!! [if you want your anime time that is]  

Doing last minute assignments is a huge F-ing pain [i did a few of them last minute 2 in my time]. Again, good luck! and have fun! 

[Kurisu-Chan]

Confession : i'll never forgive the Re;Zero fandom, that fandom is the reason why i'm so hostile toward that anime, meh, my mistake, i should've watched Re;Zero after the hype, maybe i would've been less salty about things. 

[havoc]

26 minutes ago, Barktooth said:

I hope so. I like to minimize the amount of time I spend around other people

Thing is, I don't enjoy pretty much anything besides anime and VNs... I'll probably end up doing something computer-related, since I spend all my time in front of one anyway.

What would those other "means" be? Do you mean... prostitution?

I know it will be stressful though because I'm a huge procrastinator. Was always stressed doing homework at 3AM when I was in highschool...

 

 

 

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Well there is always the option of making your own synthetic drugs............

 

 

[Flutterz]

Just now, havoc said:

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Well there is always the option of making your own synthetic drugs............

 

 

"Say my name!"

"... Flutterz."

"You're goddamn right!"

[Kurisu-Chan]

1 minute ago, Flutterz said:

 

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"Say my name!"

"... Flutterz."

"You're goddamn right!"

 

 

Francis. 

[havoc]

2 minutes ago, Flutterz said:

 

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"Say my name!"

"... Flutterz."

"You're goddamn right!"

 

 

Besides any good scientist is lazy.

[Barktooth]

2 minutes ago, havoc said:

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Well there is always the option of making your own synthetic drugs............

 

 

LOL, I would be 110% more stressed if I knew I was in possession of illegal substances, so no thanks  

But hey, hmm.. I could probably get an Adderall prescription and sell it to people....

[havoc]

2 minutes ago, Barktooth said:

LOL, I would be 110% more stressed if I knew I was in possession of illegal substances, so no thanks  

But hey, hmm.. I could probably get an Adderall prescription and sell it to people....

great brought someone on a bad idea:/, knew i shouldn't have said that.

[Kenshin_sama]

Confession: I'm pretty damn happy with the Windows 10 anniversary update. For the first time ever, I can now fulfill my dream of writing short stories with file names.

http://www.howtogeek.com/266621/how-to-make-windows-10-accept-file-paths-over-260-characters/

[Totodile]

@Kenshin_samaCongrats baby sis. Or wait, that might be my ......... Nevermind i hope your college experience is the best dude. A little tip from the incredibly young and handsome totodile (i can dream right?) though, if you do manage to be one of the few that survive check out if you want to pursue a masters in said field as soon as possible. It's best to start that 1-2 years after college, or you might regret it. Otherwise go out there and lose your virginity get a great education.  

[Kenshin_sama]

10 hours ago, Totodile said:

pursue a masters in said field as soon as possible

With the way the economy in the US is going right now, I'm not so sure it's worth it to get a masters.

[havoc]

3 hours ago, Kenshin_sama said:

With the way the economy in the US is going right now, I'm not so sure it's worth it to get a masters.

Well its not only in the us,

After i got my bachelor in applied science, i seriously considered getting my master but despite wanting to see if i could do it i decided against it.
here is why, in order to get my master i would have to move out of the house and borrow the money necessary for studying which would come to about 1000 euro a month.
Considering i come from HBO and not WO school i would first need to take a switching course of a year.
That means in order to get my master in chemistry i would need three years at a minimum, with a very real chance that it might take 4 years which.
another possibility is that i find it to hard and cant do it, which will mean i have just pissed away a lot of money.

Moreover i can not work during that time and as such will miss a potential income.
Now lets just say during those three years or four years i will earn a income of 2100 euros untaxed.
(the average starting wage for a bachelor chemist here is around 2300 euro untaxed a month, excluding vacation money and a 13th month)
So I am making my geuss on a rather conservative amount.

that means during those three years i will miss an income of:
75.600 euro + 36.000 in loans for a total of, 111.600 euro.
Now lets assume getting my master will mean that i will earn about 1000 euro more on average, that means i will need at least 10 years to make up for it all.
And then i am not even getting started about taking longer, or failing.

When i started with my bachelor, i knew i could do it and and no qualms about it, i also did not have to move for it and as such i currently don't have any student loans of significance.

I just did not find it a good feeling to have to start with a debt and possibly being stuck with a debt and no benefit to show for it.

[Kenshin_sama]

46 minutes ago, havoc said:

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Oh, okay. I'm not entirely surprised to hear about that, although I'm not entirely familiar with economies outside my country. Not even really sure if there are any countries where college students would be better off with a masters, but I'm really not interested enough to know right now. According to an article I read on Forbes, I'd really only be making an extra 10k at the start, and I haven't heard of any companies that are prioritizing graduates with that kind of education.

I'm not entirely concerned about my tuition costs right now. I'll be getting roughly $1900 per month from the GI Bill for 3 years and $2800 this year from a Pell Grant (not sure what I'll be getting after this), which I mostly plan on setting to the side for future tuition costs ($1000 a month from my GI Bill, and another $1200 from the grant). If I'm able to land a job pays somewhere close to the median income for computer programmers (which is $77,000 per year), then I should be able to cover all the costs I need to get my masters within a year or two, but I'd throw in a third year just in case.

So it's not so much a concern as to how I'll be able to pay for a masters, but whether or not it'll be worth it. In my situation, it very likely would be, but I really honestly don't know. I'd rather put in a few years of actual work with an AS so that I can get a better feel for what's more desirable. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have some work experience to go along with that higher education.

[havoc]

7 minutes ago, Kenshin_sama said:

Oh, okay. I'm not entirely surprised to hear about that, although I'm not entirely familiar with economies outside my country. Not even really sure if there are any countries where college students would be better off with a masters, but I'm really not interested enough to know right now. According to an article I read on Forbes, I'd really only be making an extra 10k at the start, and I haven't heard of any companies that are prioritizing graduates with that kind of education.

I'm not entirely concerned about my tuition costs right now. I'll be getting roughly $1900 per month from the GI Bill for 3 years and $2800 this year from a Pell Grant (not sure what I'll be getting after this), which I mostly plan on setting to the side for future tuition costs ($1000 a month from my GI Bill, and another $1200 from the grant). If I'm able to land a job pays somewhere close to the median income for computer programmers (which is $77,000 per year), then I should be able to cover all the costs I need to get my masters within a year or two, but I'd throw in a third year just in case.

So it's not so much a concern as to how I'll be able to pay for a masters, but whether or not it'll be worth it. In my situation, it very likely would be, but I really honestly don't know. I'd rather put in a few years of actual work with an AS so that I can get a better feel for what's more desirable. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have some work experience to go along with that higher education.

true, i might also still decide to get a master in one or two years.
Depends entirely if i still want it at that point.

[Down]

Getting a master's degree can give you higher income at first but also a higher likelihood of getting hired somewhere, which can be relevant for countries where unemployment is growing (pretty much everywhere). And well, there's also the question of what the hell you want to do with your life, too. But of course you can't always afford it.

[havoc]

Just now, Down said:

Getting a master's degree can give you higher income at first but also a higher likelihood of getting hired somewhere, which can be relevant for countries where unemployment is growing (pretty much everywhere). And well, there's also the question of what the hell you want to do with your life, too. But of course you can't always afford it.

Also highly dependant in which work sector you end up, there is plenty of work in the chemical industry and there probably will be for quite a long time.
Studying one of the Beta science educations is as far as i am aware still a pretty safe bet on a decent salary and job stability.