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FoxRiderAR77
Posts: 231 - Karma: 12
...that wants to completely give up on school, and become a ski bum?

Sorry if this is a super repost, but lately, I haven't seen the value in getting a super expensive degree and then making ridiculous amounts of money while only skiing a few weekends a year.  Why not put skiing first and money second, are we really that greedy?
Oct 11 2010 10:48PM
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justinstlaurent
Posts: 654 - Karma: 27
totally agree man, 100%
Oct 11 2010 10:49PM
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LAME.
Posts: 5795 - Karma: 2,446
Ya school sucks, all i do is sleep and think about skiing.
Oct 11 2010 10:55PM
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267
Youre not, alone, I dropped out last week to do this very thing
Oct 11 2010 10:55PM
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FoxRiderAR77
Posts: 231 - Karma: 12
Just gotta get my parents to agree haha
Oct 11 2010 10:55PM
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Milksteak
Posts: 9948 - Karma: 833
I'm betting that you're............A sophomore in high school. If not younger.
Oct 11 2010 10:56PM
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Shredability
Posts: 2756 - Karma: 501
why not get a degree 1st?

then be a ski bum, that what i'm doin
Oct 11 2010 10:57PM
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Ransome
Posts: 53 - Karma: 25
Finish school dude. Become an educated ski bum.
Oct 11 2010 11:01PM
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justinp4400
Posts: 1068 - Karma: 1,039
:)
Oct 11 2010 11:02PM
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FoxRiderAR77
Posts: 231 - Karma: 12
Sophomore in college, after a couple semesters of engineering I've realized I don't want to do the corporate grind at all, probably gonna end up with a useless degree of some sort so I'll be an educated ski bum.
Oct 11 2010 11:03PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 461
I don't know if skiing can get old dude.
Oct 11 2010 11:09PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
yeah man, you definitely know a lot after 16 years of living on this earth.

my bet is that you'll graduate college on time, then maybe take a year off... maybe, then get a full time career. you know just like the countless other HS kids who claim they want to be a ski bum.
Oct 11 2010 11:12PM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189

Yes you are correct, Engineering is one of the most useless majors..... You obviously don't realize your potential with a degree like that so yes you should probably become a bum.

Oct 11 2010 11:13PM
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justinstlaurent
Posts: 654 - Karma: 27
same dude, fuck school eh
Oct 11 2010 11:14PM
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FoxRiderAR77
Posts: 231 - Karma: 12
I know engineering has its place, I see everyone I know getting awesome internships and jobs, its just not for me.
Oct 11 2010 11:29PM
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LIL-WAT
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OP speaks truth.
Oct 11 2010 11:33PM
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FoxRiderAR77
Posts: 231 - Karma: 12
Thanks, I'm just trying to figure out my life right now and being all depressed and in a ranting mood.
Oct 11 2010 11:43PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
you make graduating college and getting a career sound like a bad thing
Oct 12 2010 1:58AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
nope not at all. just speaking the truth to a very stupid and ignorant kid who thinks that being a ski bum is a dream but in reality is a tough life filled with a lot of emptiness and turmoil that is only made worth living with the insane desire to ski every day.
Oct 12 2010 2:08AM
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Tex.
Posts: 1106 - Karma: 124
one day something will happen where you change your mind, i went from skiing 120+ days a year to getting maybe 20-30 days in this past season... funny thing is i got insanely better at skiing then in previous seasons... but i reached a point where skiing had to become a second priority cuz it was either pay for what it costs to live comfortably, or eat top ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner which i can tell you gets old after about 3 days...

now, i look at skiing to me as quality over quanity... it doesn't mean i dont love skiing just as much as the guys that are out there every day, i've just got another life to live...
Oct 12 2010 2:16AM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
Same here man.

Engineering is so fucking hard...Calc 2 is kicking my ass and so is surveying.
Oct 12 2010 2:28AM
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Abc567def
Posts: 8756 - Karma: 801
this thread is actually rather depressing
Oct 12 2010 2:50AM
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Indoobly
Posts: 125 - Karma: 14
i agree.
Oct 12 2010 2:58AM
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,467
a bunch of debbie downers in here. just enjoy life
Oct 12 2010 3:42AM
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267
God I envy you
Oct 12 2010 5:40AM
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
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Oct 12 2010 1:20PM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37541 - Karma: 121,654
As much as I love skiing, I don't think I could see my self being a ski bum. It just looks really fucking boring and depressing. Having no money for food and living in your car.
Oct 12 2010 1:24PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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thats my plan, but a year and a half in to college and im really close to dropping out
Oct 12 2010 1:26PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
i would love school all summer long with the winters off, too bad so many people dislike the "cold"
Oct 12 2010 1:27PM
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shocker611
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use your engineering degree to move you closer to skiing... Im getting a degree in biomed and think I will be creating skiing specific devices, something that would allow me to be on or around the mountain alot and be dealing with skiers all the time. Get creative, make money while enjoying life.. hell i wanna be driving a lambo up to brighton when im older
Oct 12 2010 1:33PM
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AssMunch
Posts: 358 - Karma: 78
On people who tell me I can't do this or that.
I have this to say.
"There is no stopping a human being who is willing to give everything they are to accomplish something. So unless you are willing to kill them, help them or get out of their way."
Jera Wolfe

Education is overrated. Life is overrated. You got one life, one shot! YOU BETTER FUCKING DO SOMETHING AMAZING WITH IT! Fuck what everyone think's and do your own thing! It's YOUR life. When people ask you what you are going to do when you can't ski anymore, you just tell them that there is always posibilities.
"It is a small world" That's bullshit! You can always manage if you fight for it. Paying bills won't be a problem.

If someone is going to flame me for having gramatical I couldn't care less :)
Oct 12 2010 1:40PM
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panojibber
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I think about this all the time, but I got into a good school and I intend to finish my science degree. I figure if I can't balance schoolwork and music, there's no point in dropping out to pursue music because I won't have the dedication. I can always do music later in life, and whether I like putting in the effort or not, a degree will help me in the future. Besides, I have 4 months of the year to do whatever the fuck I want, and university is the best time I've had in my life. If I have to work my ass off to do it, thats fine with me.
Oct 12 2010 1:41PM
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beowulf
Posts: 893 - Karma: 164
If you believe this so firmly why don't you drop out? I hate how tons of people spew this and promote it like it's their job, but then live a life opposite of what the preach.
Oct 12 2010 1:43PM
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AssMunch
Posts: 358 - Karma: 78
I am. Dude. I am 15 years old, at the end of this year I'm not forced to do any kind of school again. I will go to Highschool in Park City, ski to become better, go back, become ski bum in Sweden and then I will try to be one of the best. It is my life goal.

Oct 12 2010 1:47PM
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aoash2
Posts: 69 - Karma: 13
Do it faggot >:}

Seriously, you can always just go to school later, if the world survives long enough for you to get bored of skiing.
Oct 12 2010 1:47PM
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loganimlach
Posts: 5132 - Karma: 14,054
i'm finishing my civil engineering degree this december, and i can honestly tell you that i don't feel like i missed out on too much skiing. as long as you stay motivated enough to work your ass off at school so that you can actually go skiing, both will feel rewarding as fuck. sure there was a couple pow days that i missed because i was doing homework or projects or whatever other bullshit school threw at me, but when you look at the large scope of things, you'll make up those pow days over the years. getting your degree in engineering is ultimately going to allow you to ski more in the future, you'll have paid vacations to go shred, and money to burn while doing so.

bottom line, stick it out dude, it will be worth it in the end. take heavy fall semesters, when the snow isn't prime, and light spring semesters, so you can afford to skip when skiing feels a little more important. that's been my program for the past 4 years, and i feel its been great, both on the school side and the skiing side.
Oct 12 2010 2:06PM
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loganimlach
Posts: 5132 - Karma: 14,054
p.s. i'm not going to flame you because of your grammar, but because you are a fucking retard. you say that life is overrated, then say do something amazing with it? your logic is irrational, and obviously you have no concept of "real life" when you say paying bills won't be a problem.
Oct 12 2010 2:11PM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
after a few years of bumming your opinions will change. best bet is to go to school now, and ski later. trying to get your degree when you're 23 and have been skiing 100+ days a year for the past few years is extremely hard. go to school in utah or washington
Oct 12 2010 2:11PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
focus on school now.  I do well enough to take the whole winter off work and ski everyday of the season.  It's fucking awesome.  Think about the big picture.   Fuck picking through the trash for leftover food.
Oct 12 2010 2:15PM
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AssMunch
Posts: 358 - Karma: 78
It's not if you got a job.. >.>
Oct 12 2010 2:17PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
spot on. as awesome as skiing every day over winter break was for four years, you get tired. i work a full time job doing something that i generally enjoy. i live about an hour to an hour and a half away from skiing, but i still get out about 50 days a year. there are ways to have a decent job that you don't hate, get paid, and still ski a ton. sure, you're not gonna get every pow day, but being able to take a week off, go on a trip with your best friends, get dumped on every night and come home after a day on the hill and not have to worry about what you're going to be able to eat for dinner is certainly a tradeoff that has been working out pretty well for me.

honestly, this is the worst time of year. all the new movies are coming out and getting everybody stoked for the snow to start falling, but those of us stuck on the east coast realistically have at least a month or two until we can really start skiing, and it's rough. make it through til winter break and you'll probably change your perspective once you can get back out on the snow again.
Oct 12 2010 2:22PM
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AssMunch
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When you can't ski anymore do something eles! Like, go to Africa and help people. You will get housing and enough money to survive PLUS you will help people in need! There's plenty of jobs if you search for them. All I am trying to say is to do what YOU want not what would be the most "tactical" and "safe" to do. Live your fucking dreams. You and I don't look at life the same way.
Oct 12 2010 2:22PM
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ben_southworth
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my thoughts on the matter are school is so i can get a job where i can work 3 or 4 days a week and live a comfortable life and ski every other day

Oct 12 2010 2:24PM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
two words:

health insurance
Oct 12 2010 2:26PM
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aoash2
Posts: 69 - Karma: 13

Three words

everyone dies someday

Oct 12 2010 2:30PM
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loganimlach
Posts: 5132 - Karma: 14,054
you're right, we don't. you have some naive, 15 year old perspective on the world. I am pursuing my dreams, responsibly. school builds a foundation for you to live your life off of. think ski bums have a retirement set up, so when they're in their 60's the can afford not to work and ski every fucking day? nope. don't get me wrong, i respect ski bums for their love of skiing, i just don't agree with not setting yourself up for the future. my post was meant for the kid who's a sophomore in an engineering program (which to be honest that is your hardest year, once you get through it it's all downhill) and letting him know there IS a light at the end of the tunnel.
Oct 12 2010 2:30PM
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AssMunch
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omigod! Just told my mate that :)
Oct 12 2010 2:32PM
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AssMunch
Posts: 358 - Karma: 78
You see a problem
I see a challenge

What I am going to do when I'm 60 and without money? No idea and I'm happy with that.
Once again on with the age... meh... This is why I never tell my age
Oct 12 2010 2:34PM
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AssMunch
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loganimlach$ Let's speak again in like, 10 years, then let's see how our lifes turned out. You in? :)
Oct 12 2010 2:36PM
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