The great debate-- College or not to college

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I was accepted into CU Boulder and I was planning on attending for Film Studies. However, my source of cash was recently abolished and now that's not a possibility any further. Now the question is, should I attend regardless on student loans and inevitably fuck myself for when I get out; or should I hold off a year and work my ass off saving up cash to get started. I honestly have no idea what I should do. The advantages of not going is a lot more filming next ski season, disadvantages include being a year behind on my education.
 
don't take a year off, necessarily. What I mean is get a cool job full time, and take only two or three classes at a comm college that will transfer. That way you're making some money, but still making progress towards what you want long term
 
Well that being said I don't drink and I don't party, so that wouldn't be much of an issue. And for my film career, or what I want it to be, I have a lot of self motivation so going back wont be an issue either.
 
I would say don't go on student loans for film studies unless you want to be paying them off until you are 80. I don't know much about what a film studies major does, but it doesnt sound like it would pay well unless you become a famous director or something...
 
That you are correct about. I'm mainly going to please my folks and so they don't think I'm a slacker or loser for not gong to school at all. Otherwise I would just continue what I'm doing now lololol
 
dont underestimate the community college, had fun my first two years at a university, but i could have saved a pretty penny or two
 
unless algid films takes off, your best bet is to get a real education... unless you love living off food stamps.
 
go to community college, figure out that a film studies degree is worthless, get some credits under your belt, go to a good school and get a good degree for 1/2 the price in a decent major. Rember college is more about proving you can learn than the degree you get. I would suggest that everyone get a mechanical engineering degree if you are able to, you can literally do anything with that degree based on the empahsis, everything from being a doctor to a computer programer to a pro skier. Thats my 2 cents.
 
What exactly do you see yourself doing with a film degree? What aspect of film do you want to focus on?
 
As I said before, I'm just going to college to make my parents happy. Film is the only thing I'm interested in and that I would absolutely love to learn as much as possible about but I know I can learn things without going to school for it specifically. I just don't want to loose my current riders and flow that I have going if I went for something else. I would like to have Algid Films take off and/or get signed onto a professional company to film full time for them. I just want to film, it's what makes me happy and I know the chances of making big bucks are slim but I put happiness in front of income.
 
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