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24 Jul 2007, 5:27 pm

30 days from today, I will be in Wichita Falls attending Midwestern State University, majoring in geology. I am very excited about this, and looking forward to a very fun and ultra-rewarding experience (geologists are starting out at $75,000 a year with only a bachelor's degree).

And I am also looking forward to being out on my own for the first time, and I am about 95% prepared for it!

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24 Jul 2007, 6:20 pm

Oooh I am so excited for you! My semester back to school starts Sept. 8th and it will be my first time back in a long time, I'm looking forward to it as well. You must be so excited! Good for you getting out and doing this for yourself.

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24 Jul 2007, 6:22 pm

Thanks!

I am a little older than the traditional college students myself. I'm 27.

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24 Jul 2007, 6:33 pm

26 You are in good company!

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24 Jul 2007, 6:34 pm

luvinmykid wrote:

You are in good company!

I feel better that I'm not alone in this regard.

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27 Jul 2007, 12:54 am

cool. Are your parents paying for it, or are you getting student loans? Either way good job ditching your parents, and going to school

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27 Jul 2007, 11:03 pm

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cool. Are your parents paying for it, or are you getting student loans? Either way good job ditching your parents, and going to school

It's a combination of both. And I got a scholarship from the geology department.

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28 Jul 2007, 12:48 am

Mason starts up in 29 days and I'm back to Mason in their new dorms in 27 days in total $8,005 for semester. I can't wait to go back to Mason. Good Luck Tim ! !! !!

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28 Jul 2007, 2:15 am

congratulations. i think i dropped out of school. *sigh*

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28 Jul 2007, 5:24 pm

Nice. Pays good money too.

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28 Jul 2007, 10:21 pm

awesome, tim!

i know you've been lookin at schools for some time

rocks are cool... the first boy i ever had a crush on... we both brought rock hammers to our summer daycare (2nd grade, i believe) and we'd just dig around in the dirt all day, looking for geos and quartz and such

good times!

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28 Jul 2007, 10:32 pm

My decision to stay in Texas was mainly because it was cheaper. I was accepted to other schools in Texas, as well as schools in Hawaii, Idaho, and Montana.

But I am very happy with my decision.

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28 Jul 2007, 10:53 pm

washington is nice

go look at the big trees and DEFINITELY go tidepooling! cool rocks there... for sure!

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29 Jul 2007, 9:06 am

I would like to live in Seattle after I finish college.

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29 Jul 2007, 11:37 am

there's whale watching too ^_^

sushi in seattle is supposed to be awesome

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29 Jul 2007, 3:28 pm

ghostgurl wrote:

Nice. Pays good money too.

Currently, geologists are starting out at $75,000 per year with ony a bachelor's degree.

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