School!
In about 6 hours I will be back in college, earning my business administration A.S. degree. It seems quite strange to me at this point that I am returning to school. I plan on earning my living trading and investing, so why go back to school? Well, there are a number of great reasons.
1. Grant Money! As I mentioned in a previous entry federal and state grants are paying for my eduaction. Not only that, I’m getting quite a bit back for living expenses. I’m planning on depositing that money straight into an investment account, either in a stock/options account or forex.
2. Knowledge. I’m a strong believer in continuous education. Most of what I’ve learned over the past few years has been self taught through books and websites. Sometimes it’s best to learn from someone else. I can’t pass up the opportunity to learn more about business and the economy for free. Actually, if you count the money I’m getting back I’m actually getting paid to do it!
3. A Degree Can’t Hurt. I spent a few years attending college with only student loans to show for it. After transferring my credits from RIT to MCC I only need 9-10 classes to get a degree. That’s only one more year of school! So not only do I get paid to learn what I’m interested in, I get a piece of paper I can hang on my wall saying that I did it. If I decide I want to continue my education I’ll be most of the way there to a B.S.
Thinking about and typing up the previous content has got me even more excited about going back to school. I’m going to miss the lack of obligations but maybe that’s what I need right now. It helps add structure to my life. I bought a planner refill this week and started using it. I put more thought into what I hope to accomplish. I’m feeling very motivated.
The two issues I have with school are sleep and food. As mentioned before I’ll be in class from 8AM to 1PM. I’m going to shift my 6AM nap forward to 6:30AM. That means I’ll be going for 6 hours before I can nap. I’m hoping that a 1.5h nap at 2AM will help offset this. Not only that, but I’m still not sure where I’m going to sleep while I’m on campus. I’m going to play it by ear and hope to find a couch hidden away in a disused hallway. If I can’t make an afternoon nap work I may have to sleep monophasicly on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or at the very least have a long (4.5h or 6h) core sleep.
Food is less of an issue. Normally I’d make and eat omelets around 11AM. I’m going to make them before I leave in the morning since they should still be good cold. My afternoon meal at 2:30PM is usually a turkey sandwich. That can also stay the same or switch off with peanut butter.
Have you thought about what you’d like to learn? Maybe there’s an evening class or a class on your day off at the local community college. I strongly urge you to look into it. You won’t regret it!
