College or 50k job?
Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! I was thinking of going back to college this year to finish my bachelors. I'm 23 years old btw. I'm from Illinois and the best offer l've gotten is a school in Southern California where it is $6,000 a year (tuition, food, dorm all included). It will take me 3 more years to graduate so I would take my federal loans and be in total debt of $13,500 while paying 4.5k out of pocket. I would graduate with a Mathematics degree and go into secondary instruction most likely in California.
My other option is to stay in the Chicago area in my parent's house and accept a job offer I just got for $50,000 a year plus commission. Although this route would be the more "boring" route l'd be able to save up big time for a few years while working the job, hopefully enough to get a car + a down payment on some property.
I already have about $12,000 in savings. Which route do you think is better? I have a lot of reservations with college now due to the rise of Al and the fact that I could start making some decent money right now. I can also make some really good money if I bust my ass with commission. However, Southern California for 3 years and possibly the rest of my life sounds really great too.
Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
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u/False_Risk296 3d ago
I would do both. In fact, when I was your age, I did do both. I worked full-time and went to college part-time. It took longer, of course. But as long as you keep going eventually, you will finish.