Scenario two: I work for another year at my job, saving money. In the interim period I take my GRE/GMAT, and try to get a really good score on it. I'm fairly good at standardized tests (I passed my CPA exam using $30 books, while most people used $2,000 software. Granted it was fucking boring, baby) and I think I could get a really good grade. I use this really good grade to get a masters in something that will compliment my work experience and education (I'm thinking a masters in information systems or management systems, or something more technically math based - I'm open to suggestions) preferably at a fairly good institution. I'd go the law school route but I'm really not sure what that job market will look like down the road, since all the new grads are really saturating the marketplace.
Pros: It could allow me to really increase my income potential, assuming I move to a much bigger city. It will provide me with greater job security ~5 - 10 years down the line. Going back to school would be interesting.
Cons: I have to quit my job (which is boring, etc). I'll have to incur substantial debt for a couple of years. Maybe I end up basically where I'd be in scenario 1, but with more debt.
Pros: It could allow me to really increase my income potential, assuming I move to a much bigger city. It will provide me with greater job security ~5 - 10 years down the line. Going back to school would be interesting.
Cons: I have to quit my job (which is boring, etc). I'll have to incur substantial debt for a couple of years. Maybe I end up basically where I'd be in scenario 1, but with more debt.
I recommend Barron's GRE book for studying for that exam. (I used it and got 800Q/700V/5.5W.)
Also, if you're worried about debt, I would recommend trying to find a paid position as a teaching assistant at the institution where you do the master's degree. The availability of this sort of thing varies wildly from field to field, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility out of hand. It wouldn't be a lot of money, but it's better than nothing.
Pertinent information: I'm a youngish 28 - nearly 29. I like really dark chocolate, like 80% cocoa content. I often find something I'm afraid of doing, and then try to do it. I prefer brunettes. I agree with George that the cured meats are, indeed, the most sensual - and I also really like roasted beets. Sometimes - even though I read that it was impossible - I try to imagine what it would be like to be a bat.
Thomas Nagel's quote is probably the one you're remembering:
"Bat sonar, though clearly a form of perception, is not similar in its operation to any sense that we possess, and there is no reason to suppose that it is subjectively like anything we can experience or imagine."
However, humans actually do have some echolocation capabilities. See, for example, the first section of research on the page linked below.
I Seek Life Advice
26/04/2011 02:52:23 AM
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It's Sabotage -Go Balls to the wall,Baby! #3 for you, My friend. *NM*
26/04/2011 03:00:14 AM
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Re: If I went balls to the walls I'd run for the Senate in 2012...
26/04/2011 03:22:43 AM
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The common wisdom in Ireland seems to be we are about to do just that to our senate. *NM*
26/04/2011 01:19:22 PM
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Re: I'd love to abolish the US Senate. It's a big, white, Oligarchical nuisance. *NM*
26/04/2011 11:42:44 PM
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Random bits of advice:
26/04/2011 03:23:56 AM
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I don't understand why NY is not on your radar if you're ambitious.
26/04/2011 06:10:06 AM
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"the ambitious folk" sounds odd to me.
26/04/2011 06:55:40 PM
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Oh, I know.
26/04/2011 07:04:16 PM
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I'm still not convinced two wrongs make a right.
26/04/2011 07:37:22 PM
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Re: I'm still not convinced two wrongs make a right.
26/04/2011 08:19:38 PM
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Move out west.
26/04/2011 06:21:43 AM
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hey, ca is awesome! also the weather is far, far better than the other 2 pnw states
26/04/2011 06:32:36 AM
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I've visited CA many times, but I only started hating it after I moved to the West Coast
26/04/2011 06:43:24 AM
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oh, ca doesn't make women that way, it's time. i have to interact with them *daily*
26/04/2011 04:38:36 PM
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What's your personality like?
26/04/2011 11:19:59 AM
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Re: That's a great reply - thanks.
26/04/2011 12:03:05 PM
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That's not very nice.
26/04/2011 08:29:11 PM
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Re: Setting:
26/04/2011 08:59:02 PM
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Come to Ireland.
26/04/2011 01:31:55 PM
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Ireland is a great place for writers. *NM*
26/04/2011 04:11:04 PM
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Suicidal, drunk and otherwise self-destructive writers, yes. *NM*
26/04/2011 06:49:55 PM
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The best kind! *NM*
26/04/2011 07:09:06 PM
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$30? I fucking hate you
26/04/2011 03:19:26 PM
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Re: FAR is a beast - but it's so much more satisfying to do it without Becker.
26/04/2011 09:09:11 PM
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take the the risk and go with three *NM*
26/04/2011 05:44:21 PM
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Re: Thanks for the advice. I'm dwelling on'er. *NM*
27/04/2011 12:06:37 AM
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There will likely come a time in your life when you lose some of your choices about taking risk
27/04/2011 05:08:48 PM
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I have to say this has been the MOST enjoyable thread, in a while. whatever happens...
27/04/2011 02:30:05 AM
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There's been a lot of great threads lately!
27/04/2011 07:52:21 PM
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