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Random bits of advice: Dreaded Anomaly Send a noteboard - 26/04/2011 03:23:56 AM
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.


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.
Human echolocation research
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