Free is the way to go. I've had both my undergrad and master's paid for and let me tell ya, no debt is the ONLY way to go when it comes to college. Remember, unless you go to a few select schools, engineering degrees are 5 years now...not 4.


Working in Bio Med is really a great field currently. The engineer fields are quite strong and with the current education trends in America, I don't see them getting more competitive anytime soon.

 

Steve, I'm excited for her to be interested in such great paths and will support her choices to the best of my abilities, but I wholeheartedly agree about free being the way to do it. UT has a great medical school, as do Texas A&M and Baylor. My son attended and graduated A&M with a less ambitious degree, but he took out student loans to cover the costs that his mother and I couldn't. As soon as he graduated, I took over the loans and paid them right off so they wouldn't be hanging over his head for years to come. With my daughter being valedictorian, I was almost counting on free college for her, and was looking forward to being able to invest more toward my retirement or buy more beer, but if she insists on going out of state, there is no guarantee of anything but full-priced tuition and my beer may have to wait. I just told her when she gets rich and famous, to remember her Daddy!

 

Happy Birthday Mr. Mitch..........

 

Even with a "full ride", expenses mount up quickly. They (Universities) have so much unseen charges that aren't covered. But, it's your youngans, so ain't much we can do. Just glad I've been blessed to be able to cover the extra expenses. My daughter will be finished with college this year, she's already doing intern work at the NBC affiliate in New Orleans WDSU, she's producing some of the different parts of their daily newscast. (Her last assignment was parade coverage during Mardi Gras, rough assignment). Anyway, good luck to your daughter, I know the mentioned schools have alot more prestige, but she'll get an outstanding education at UT or TAM, great schools from what I understand, especially in the field you mentioned.

 

Thanks Mitch. I'm sure she will do well at whatever she decides to do and wherever she decides to go. I understand about the uncovered expenses, but to be tuition, room and board, and book free, will be a huge break in what would otherwise be extremely expensive.

Audio/visual production are a hobby of mine. I would enjoy a field like your daughter is in. Do you get to hang out with her now and then on the job? I bet that would be neat!

 

She stays so busy, I rarely get a chance to see her, conflicting schedules and all. She really enjoys what she does though. She does extremely well with it also, more technically demanding than I would have ever thought.

 

I totally understand the busy thing and conflicting schedules. Yours seems to be even worse than mine. If your schedules ever coincide, I bet it would be fun to tour the studio and watch production in action.

 

Thank you Roy!

 

Yes, I would enjoy it. She did some work for the WWII museum in New Orleans in the AV department when they had a special presentation this past year. Of course I was offshore....

 

Doug.......Tell her to Join the Navy....see the world.....then let the Navy pay for school......

 

Roy, I have no desire for her to return to port as a couple. Besides, she's way to attractive to ever pass the physical to enter the Navy.

 

for your viewing pleasure, the new 2016 Ford F-15... OOPS.. Nissan Titan with the Cummins 5.0 Diesel.

2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins V8 Start Up and Idle | PowerNation

 

That is one hideous truck.

 

Just like Dodge / Ram, Cummins will sell alot of trucks for Nissan though. Have to agree, in that configuration and color, it is hideous.

 

I think I should order one..................Get rid of the chrome and make it Battleship Gray......
Daily Driver.......35 MPG.........