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Post by The Bluzmn on Feb 6, 2013 12:41:31 GMT -6
I will be starting back to school this summer, full-time, at Augusta State (now Georgia Regents University) to pursue a degree in history. The ultimate goal would be to get into a doctoral program following that with an eye toward a later-in-life career as a professor. But, we are taking it one step at a time, the first of which is completing the BA. The next step will depend on how much I love it and how well I do - I am expecting to love it, and anything less than all A's will be disappointing.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Feb 6, 2013 13:04:46 GMT -6
Good luck!
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Feb 6, 2013 13:20:25 GMT -6
Good luck man, I think I would completely dig History.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2013 15:18:49 GMT -6
At some point, someone is going to suggest that you shave your whiskers in order to command moar professorial respect. Don't do it.
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Post by The Bluzmn on Feb 6, 2013 15:28:34 GMT -6
Not happening - and the department head has a beard.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Feb 6, 2013 16:05:28 GMT -6
I'm sure you know this already, but for your expected payout as a history professor, expect $2-3k per semester tops. The spigot is closed, brah, so make sure you are doing it for the love of the gig. My uncle (a recovering attorney up to Dodge) is doing the same thing at ISU.
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Post by twine on Feb 6, 2013 16:09:18 GMT -6
Are you basically doing this for fun? I think it would be kind of cool to do if all your other ducks are in a row. Plus, you'll be that cool tatted up old guy in the lecture halls and you will have many 18 to 22 year old women gushing for you.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Feb 6, 2013 16:12:36 GMT -6
Are you basically doing this for fun? I think it would be kind of cool to do if all your other ducks are in a row. Plus, you'll be that cool tatted up old guy in the lecture halls and you will have many 18 to 22 year old women gushing for you. I don't know, brah, I told you the story about Harley Santa in my human sexuality class at Iowa. That dude creeped out everyone, hell even Barber goes "thank god he walked in, I'm glad I'm not the oldest and creepiest guy in the class anymore." Somehow, I picture bluz's history classes going something like this:
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Post by The Bluzmn on Feb 6, 2013 17:03:40 GMT -6
I have always wanted to teach (but chased the money) and study history (but chased the money). I am in a position where I can go get the BA for fun - I can handle what I need to with the business in a few hours a week and I have the disposable to pay the tuition. Actually, a lot easier situation than when I got my first degree and I don't have to worry about Gen Ed classes. So, even if all I do is spend some time in school getting the BA, that is cool. If I love it and do well, I will pursue the doctorate and a teaching position - again, to enjoy what I do. Mrs. Bluz is 1000% supportive of all this.
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Feb 6, 2013 18:07:32 GMT -6
Good luck, Bluz!
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Post by socal on Feb 6, 2013 23:50:18 GMT -6
Congrats!
My only advice is to be prepared for the mass of young'uns that annoy the fuck out of you by texting or surfing the net during class - (or alternately not doing a friggin thing, during class)
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Post by NotMyKid on Feb 7, 2013 14:34:17 GMT -6
Congrats! My only advice is to be prepared for the mass of young'uns that annoy the fuck out of you by texting or surfing the net during class - (or alternately not doing a friggin thing, during class) and make sure they stay off your lawn as well! ;D I gave my wife shit when she went back to school a few years ago. I said she was a non trad student that answered all the questions and sat in the front of class that my friends and I always made fun of when we were going to college. She didn't think I was very funny. edit: and bluz good luck that's awesome.
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Post by Ginger on Feb 8, 2013 8:00:46 GMT -6
Good luck Bluz! I would love to go back to school.
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Post by The Bluzmn on Feb 8, 2013 8:30:26 GMT -6
Congrats! My only advice is to be prepared for the mass of young'uns that annoy the fuck out of you by texting or surfing the net during class - (or alternately not doing a friggin thing, during class) and make sure they stay off your lawn as well! ;D I gave my wife shit when she went back to school a few years ago. I said she was a non trad student that answered all the questions and sat in the front of class that my friends and I always made fun of when we were going to college. She didn't think I was very funny. edit: and bluz good luck that's awesome. They can make fun of me behind my back all they want. Meanwhile, I am there for me, not for their tender sensibilities. I think I'll just bust the curve and show the little fucks what real life is actually about. Seriously, though, I am looking forward to it, even if I will feel like grandpa.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 9:34:08 GMT -6
Once you become a professor, I am going to enroll in your class, Bluz. I will sit in the front row and glare at you, and constantly interrupt you to ask idiotic questions. Also, I will ace every quiz and test and earn the highest grade in class, in spite of your best efforts to bounce me out with an F.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Feb 8, 2013 10:16:48 GMT -6
They can make fun of me behind my back all they want. Meanwhile, I am there for me, not for their tender sensibilities. I think I'll just bust the curve and show the little fucks what real life is actually about. Seriously, though, I am looking forward to it, even if I will feel like grandpa. Oh shit. No, please, no. First off, the odds of there being a curve at Georgia Regents in history are very remote. Second, any faith you may have for the future of this country will be irrevocably shaken the first time you hear the kiddos speak (especially the gals, who will probably say "like" every fourth word). Finally, please be the cool non-trad and not the assdouche non-trad.
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Post by The Bluzmn on Feb 8, 2013 10:23:40 GMT -6
They can make fun of me behind my back all they want. Meanwhile, I am there for me, not for their tender sensibilities. I think I'll just bust the curve and show the little fucks what real life is actually about. Seriously, though, I am looking forward to it, even if I will feel like grandpa. Oh shit. No, please, no. First off, the odds of there being a curve at Georgia Regents in history are very remote. Second, any faith you may have for the future of this country will be irrevocably shaken the first time you hear the kiddos speak (especially the gals, who will probably say "like" every fourth word). Finally, please be the cool non-trad and not the assdouche non-trad. Man, I can't help but be the cool non-trad!
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Post by NotMyKid on Feb 8, 2013 10:46:25 GMT -6
Oh shit. No, please, no. First off, the odds of there being a curve at Georgia Regents in history are very remote. Second, any faith you may have for the future of this country will be irrevocably shaken the first time you hear the kiddos speak (especially the gals, who will probably say "like" every fourth word). Finally, please be the cool non-trad and not the assdouche non-trad. Man, I can't help but be the cool non-trad! That's easy to say now........ wait until classes start.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Feb 8, 2013 10:54:53 GMT -6
Man, I can't help but be the cool non-trad! That's easy to say now........ wait until classes start. Yep, dude is gonna be a total fucking gunner and I can already imagine the first day. Syllabus is discussed, prof decides to go into some topic regarding the Civil War and the fucking old guy who looks like he was old enough to be there throws his arm skyward immediately. He and prof start going at it, next thing you know it is 2 minutes after class was supposed to end and prof tells everyone reading assignment for next class and everyone in class hates the old guy and he has dug himself a hole he can never get out of. Enjoy drinking your fucking chocolate milk alone in the cafeteria, bluz.
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Post by thunderhawk on Feb 8, 2013 11:53:48 GMT -6
They can make fun of me behind my back all they want. Meanwhile, I am there for me, not for their tender sensibilities. I think I'll just bust the curve and show the little fucks what real life is actually about. Seriously, though, I am looking forward to it, even if I will feel like grandpa. Oh shit. No, please, no. First off, the odds of there being a curve at Georgia Regents in history are very remote. Second, any faith you may have for the future of this country will be irrevocably shaken the first time you hear the kiddos speak (especially the gals, who will probably say "like" every fourth word). Finally, please be the cool non-trad and not the assdouche non-trad. So a couple years ago I went to my former high school for career day to speak to students about the legal profession. I'd say in the class of 20 or so there were 3 or 4 who were gonna do something with themselves. Towards the end of my Q & A a cute girl in the front row decided to ask "so...are you married?" Of course that was probably tamer than the love letter from a girl which I found tucked away in the "Introduction to the Law of Evidence" book I had loaned to my sister's mock trial class upon its return to me. Seriously. Fortunately I'm not a sick fuck who'd act on such things but that's the kind of shit I'd have to deal with if I went back and taught.
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Post by NotMyKid on Feb 8, 2013 12:02:58 GMT -6
That's easy to say now........ wait until classes start. Yep, dude is gonna be a total fucking gunner and I can already imagine the first day. Syllabus is discussed, prof decides to go into some topic regarding the Civil War and the fucking old guy who looks like he was old enough to be there throws his arm skyward immediately. He and prof start going at it, next thing you know it is 2 minutes after class was supposed to end and prof tells everyone reading assignment for next class and everyone in class hates the old guy and he has dug himself a hole he can never get out of. Enjoy drinking your fucking chocolate milk alone in the cafeteria, bluz. I see Bluz as Tom Cruise in Cocktail telling his Prof he is only teaching here because he couldn't hack it in the real world.
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Post by thunderhawk on Feb 8, 2013 13:09:29 GMT -6
We used to play "Gunner Bingo" in law school. If your designated gunner engaged in gunneresque activities during a given class, you were obligated to work the term "bingo" into your answer the next time you were called upon to speak.
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Post by Master Blaster on Feb 13, 2013 14:31:54 GMT -6
Good luck Bluz. It isn't the same as you remembered it, you can't go back to your old college days but on the flip side the grades are so much easier to get when you are older. I'm done in May. I'm ready to move on.
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Post by twine on Feb 13, 2013 16:06:19 GMT -6
Hopefully if you see a bunch of scantily clad young co-eds in the spring time you will post pictures rather than just talk about them like MCPO.
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Post by Master Blaster on Feb 13, 2013 22:05:33 GMT -6
As spongebob says "use your imaginaation".
I doubt Bluz is going to do such.
And I should say that it has been very mild down here this winter. Yoga pants, short shorts and revealing shirts seem to be all the rage. Pool has had its share of hotties as well. I will miss the eye candy after I graduate.
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