Jan 15, 2016 Have any of you done this before? Do you regret it? Right now I'm really considering doing this for the upcoming Spring 2016 semester.
Jan 15, 2016 It depends honestly, why do you want to take it off? I've done it before. At the time a few people had quit at work so I had a lot of pressure to step up, but I was also in school full time. Semester was tough so I took the next one off to kind of reassess how I was going about school. It helped because I was able to get my priorities back in order and figure out a way to be successful at work & school. I wouldn't say it's hard to go back, especially if it's a goal of yours to finish. You'll lose a semester of time which obviously means you're delaying your degree, but in the long run it's better than wasting your time/money on a semester that you're not ready for.
Jan 15, 2016 I mean, I definitely want to go. My GPA is on point and everything, only reason I'm thinking about this is because I honestly don't know how I'd get the money right now. Payment is due in 10 days and a loan is gonna be a hassle since it'd have to be a private one cause I got my financial aid revoked for working too much :/ I used to either pay the other half of just pull a scholarship. I'm confident Summer and fall were hectic so I didn't get the chance to apply for one, I had to charge my tuition on my card. I'm not looking to do that again.
Jan 15, 2016 like, i technically take 6 months off from classes every year because of northeasterns co op program. but those 6 months give me worthwhile talking points on my resume. getting back into classes isnt really that difficult. and when u graduate doesnt really matter as long as your resume is fleshed out but if its about money/financial aid i cant really help. everyones situation is unique in that regard
Jan 15, 2016 This reminds me how much the US college system sucks compared to UK. The loan thing is really s-----y.
Jan 15, 2016 My friend did it. But I think he is changing courses as well. I wouldn't mind taking a semester off as well, I'm in no rush to finish my degree. Do you have HECS debts in America? You basically take small payments that come through your taxes. You can literally take years to pay off your courses.
Jan 15, 2016 No one can decide this for you. But if you feel like you're constantly rushing to get things done and find yourself losing oversight and intrinsic motivation it prolly wouldn't hurt to stop your work and take a different path for a while..
Jan 15, 2016 What? Education shouldn't mean you get tied down. We only pay back once we start earning over a certain threshold. It automatically gets taken out of our salary. It's more of a graduate tax than a loan for us.
Jan 15, 2016 Several reasons, paying for it is obviously one of the main reasons but for myself as well. You already know I've been dealing with my knee for about 10 months now and I'm about to go in to get it fixed and I work a steady 30-40 hours a week. I was stressed last semester and although I still pulled 3 A's and 1 B I really didn't give it my all. Schools a 25 minute drive away and I don't even know if I'll be able to drive there for the first month or so. Both my parents work and public transportation there is a pain in the a--- since its in a different county. Not to mention I'll probably be doing physical therapy on top of that. All I really want to do is give it my all to get back to running, as stupid as it may sound. I'd still be working, and probably volunteer at my old CC just to get some experience in, but I really don't want to have all that on my plate.
Jan 15, 2016 Just make sure you get back to it, it aint life ending. I took off a sem cus of family s---. It kinda s----d during that last "make up" semester, but after u grad its all behind u.
Jan 15, 2016 or a struggling writer who goes nowhere in life and ends up being a teacher paying off his useless neuroscience degree well into his 40s
