Dream College/Uni for you or your child?

[BakersfieldChimp]

Good answer and thoughtful. I think those are good schools, not private right?

Both are public, Penn State and University of California, Berkeley.

Things are different today, but college certain careers still need a college degree.

[Jana]

Had I stayed in US I planned to apply to University of Michigan as my first choice/early decision.

[Victor]

For me it's more important to if they're gonna know how to bring money to family. Both of my parents worked in trade almost whole of their life, father's paternal grandfather was from merchant family and his wife was from another, they had some shops in very center of Moscow, stolen by commies afterall. I studied journalism for 3 years, it was interesting for sure, but I quit it realizing it won't feed me, so I switched to "merchant" stuff. I dunno where's it in me, got no confirmed Jewish ancestry

[InmostLight]

I just hope they have stable, respectable careers with the ability to be totally independent from me by 20ish. I want to finish having babies by 30, as to enjoy my 50s as the renaissance of my life, rather than finally being freed of my children at retirement age and then dying right after.

Whether they want to be doctors, academics, carpenters, house spouses, gardeners, etc. does not matter to me, as long as they are fulfilled and financially stable. I would even support an artist or performer if there was a way to procure genuine income. I just would not support anything illegal or stupid, like any form of whoring, "influencing", youtubing, etc.... that kid would get shown the door on their 18th.

Secretly, as someone who wants lots of children, I hope few of them choose expensive higher education. I was blessed to go to college for free, but that of course comes with the negative prerequisite of being raised on the poverty line.

[Laredo]

Had I stayed in US I planned to apply to University of Michigan as my first choice/early decision.

Excuse my dorkness, but I think anything to do with phycology or vet would be a great career for you don't get me wrong you kinda already give the vibe you would use phycology to get something In your favor.

[Melkiirs]

Had I stayed in US I planned to apply to University of Michigan as my first choice/early decision.

When you say "had I stayed in US" does that just mean you were considering becoming an international student here and returning to Europe or rather that you thought about settling in the US permanently? Just curious.

[Jana]

When you say "had I stayed in US" does that just mean you were considering becoming an international student here and returning to Europe or rather that you thought about settling in the US permanently? Just curious.

Yeah, I was considering it. I had offer to stay in US for my senior year but I declined because I was homesick and actually didn't settle in well.

[Jana]

Excuse my dorkness, but I think anything to do with phycology or vet would be a great career for you don't get me wrong you kinda already give the vibe you would use phycology to get something In your favor.

I can imagine myself as psychiatrist

[Victor]

Excuse my dorkness, but I think anything to do with phycology or vet would be a great career for you don't get me wrong you kinda already give the vibe you would use phycology to get something In your favor.

My good friend studied for vet being addicted to it, without knowing the future how it will go in future, now he's head of the vet clinic and quite famous person in Russian veterinary with own lectures all over Russia.

[Melkiirs]

I just hope they have stable, respectable careers with the ability to be totally independent from me by 20ish. I want to finish having babies by 30, as to enjoy my 50s as the renaissance of my life, rather than finally being freed of my children at retirement age and then dying right after.

Whether they want to be doctors, academics, carpenters, house spouses, gardeners, etc. does not matter to me, as long as they are fulfilled and financially stable. I would even support an artist or performer if there was a way to procure genuine income. I just would not support anything illegal or stupid, like any form of whoring, "influencing", youtubing, etc.... that kid would get shown the door on their 18th.

Secretly, as someone who wants lots of children, I hope few of them choose expensive higher education. I was blessed to go to college for free, but that of course comes with the negative prerequisite of being raised on the poverty line.

If I understood correctly your GIS education was a certificate of probably only around 15-20 credit hours, not anywhere close to a 120 credit undergraduate degree. The cost was significantly lower and it still got you a position right after completion/graduation.