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Siebje t1_j9ear2d wrote

I was in uni with a 64 year old retired dentist. He became a dentist because it's what his parents wanted, but always wanted to be an electrical engineer.

He came to class in his Porsche or his Maserati. Fucker.

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Lady_DreadStar t1_j9fbyaw wrote

Just the fact that he could afford to go back to school without selling those cars… wow…

I gave up on my music performance degree in favor of accounting/finance (I came from a very poor family and realized that neither music nor my family would ever pay my bills) - and as much as I fantasize about being able to go back and finish it ‘someday’, I don’t even think a whole career in my field would ever pay for that. Not after paying back my student loans and acquiring a house.

I’d have to hit the lotto. 😔

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Siebje t1_j9feei0 wrote

To be fair, that was 2 decades ago, and our tuition was/is nothing like the US. It was something along the lines of 1.5k per year for EU citizens.

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_TheHalfTruth_ t1_j9j59aj wrote

Dentistry is such a wild industry. Virtually every dentist I’ve ever been to was just one old kinda weird white dude making like a bajillion dollars while being constantly surrounded by dozens of the hottest mid-20s women you’ve ever seen

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JaySocials671 t1_j9fvd7z wrote

At this point why go to school? Better and as effective to read Books and chill out. What’s the point of the degree except to say “ I told u so”?

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Siebje t1_j9fzl8n wrote

Because he wanted to I guess. And it's not exactly a degree you can easily do yourself by just reading.

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