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6. Some of my kids had internships which led to permanent jobs -

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 01:28 PM

Oct 2015

it's a great idea. Driving around delivering pizzas as one kid did doesn't add much to the college experience, IMHO.

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As a mother paying off Parent Plus loans and watching my kids try [View all] hedgehog Oct 2015 OP

I worked full time going to college yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #7

I worked part-time while going to college, but I had to quit hedgehog Oct 2015 #8

I would not have worked full time if I was engineering for sure yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #12

Wow! Fully agree on the messed up GPA. Wellstone ruled Oct 2015 #14

the difference is now questionseverything Oct 2015 #10

Ideally bluestateguy Oct 2015 #2

Some of my kids had internships which led to permanent jobs - hedgehog Oct 2015 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #4

I was afraid I'd get alerted on, but I took the risk hedgehog Oct 2015 #5

I would assume Chelsa got a full ride because of her last name Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #9

Plenty of people work and school Sunlei Oct 2015 #11