It's just really complicated... I'm a junior, but I am forced to live with my parents because otherwise they won't pay for my living expenses or tuition, and I know that some people have really cooperative parents... but mine just aren't. I am being threatened every day, pushed around, disrespected, laughed at, by my parents... they always nag at me, even to the point of making me cry at least once a month, and threaten me with stuff (otherwise they won't "pay for tuition")...
I just can't do this anymore! I just can't! I need to leave.
But honestly I don't really have money.
However, I know that I'm NOT the kind of person that will be able to work full time while taking full time classes. I just know I won't make the GPA.
So what I am thinking is to just finish up with classes this quarter, then leave and get a full time non-meaningful job, such as a sales job or something. They have plenty of those on craigslist, where the base salary is like 30-40k, and all you have to do is just call for an interview, and they don't require degree. Or become a receptionist or something, just find some sort of full time job for a year. Maybe take a class or two in the evenings, just to still be in the "school" mode. Work full time like that for about a year, while saving up for college tuition and living expenses. Hopefully I'll be able to live on 10-12k a year (get a roommate, since housing isn't that expensive where I live), get cheap food, ride the bus, etc.
The rest 20k can go towards tuition and living expenses for my last year of college. 10k for instate tuition, and 10k for living expenses.
LONG STORY SHORT: If I want to do MSTP, but take a whole year to work a meaningless non-scientific job, while still KNOWING I want to do MSTP, how will the MSTP admissions look at that? Since I won't be doing any research that year, while taking one or two classes and working full time... That will be looked down upon, right?
Also, is it possible to get a research assistant job WITHOUT a bachelors degree? I would love it if I could work as a research assistant full time for a year, instead of some meaningless sales job. But honestly, I just realllyyyy need to get out of my parents home, and I'd be more than happy to take any desk 9-5 job, but a RA job would be much better. Any ideas about how to get a paid full time biology research position without a bachelors degree?
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I just can't do this anymore! I just can't! I need to leave.
But honestly I don't really have money.
However, I know that I'm NOT the kind of person that will be able to work full time while taking full time classes. I just know I won't make the GPA.
So what I am thinking is to just finish up with classes this quarter, then leave and get a full time non-meaningful job, such as a sales job or something. They have plenty of those on craigslist, where the base salary is like 30-40k, and all you have to do is just call for an interview, and they don't require degree. Or become a receptionist or something, just find some sort of full time job for a year. Maybe take a class or two in the evenings, just to still be in the "school" mode. Work full time like that for about a year, while saving up for college tuition and living expenses. Hopefully I'll be able to live on 10-12k a year (get a roommate, since housing isn't that expensive where I live), get cheap food, ride the bus, etc.
The rest 20k can go towards tuition and living expenses for my last year of college. 10k for instate tuition, and 10k for living expenses.
LONG STORY SHORT: If I want to do MSTP, but take a whole year to work a meaningless non-scientific job, while still KNOWING I want to do MSTP, how will the MSTP admissions look at that? Since I won't be doing any research that year, while taking one or two classes and working full time... That will be looked down upon, right?
Also, is it possible to get a research assistant job WITHOUT a bachelors degree? I would love it if I could work as a research assistant full time for a year, instead of some meaningless sales job. But honestly, I just realllyyyy need to get out of my parents home, and I'd be more than happy to take any desk 9-5 job, but a RA job would be much better. Any ideas about how to get a paid full time biology research position without a bachelors degree?
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