Post by Sickfit, King Of The Fits on Nov 21, 2009 18:57:30 GMT -5
I used to go to New York University, one of the most expensive schools in America. But then again, it had one of the best acting programs in the country, so I thought, hey I might start getting work. But then I realized the follies of my ways, that I would be in even more debt as an actor coming from NYU than a regular joe coming from another university. So I knew I had to get the hell out of NYU fast before all these money issues would come back for me (the school isn't even worth the $40,000 a year price tag). Eventually, I found a scholarship program I was eligible for at Northwestern University and I was able to get about $20,000 deduced off my tuition each year. I'm a super-senior now, because I had to miss a semester at NYU because I couldn't afford it. But if it wasn't for Northwestern being somewhat of a godsend, I'd probably would've gone to community college. It's not that I have a bias towards community colleges, it's just I worked my ass off in high school to make sure I would go to a good school. And being the first in my family, I wanted to set a good example for my siblings in terms of where they should get their education. Sure, it sounds incredibly snooty, but coming from New Jersey, I haven't seen anybody from community college around here do anything with their lives. Realize that the New Jersey education system, especially the public universities, has a very flawed budget due to the corrupt handling of the state budget by Jon Corzine. You think U of C has it bad? New Jersey is on its way to going bankrupt, and even though I'm not sure what happens exactly when a state goes bankrupt, but it sure doesn't look good for the public university system.