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Old 03-19-2010, 01:15 AM   #22 (permalink)
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My Masters is in physical therapy.

I worked for 3 years before getting into Masters program/ after Bachelor, but not by choice, it just took that long to get in. I was lucky enough not to incur a wife, baby, or house in that time that would have changed my ideas about going to school 3 1/2 more years.

"Berzerkeley" is very near the Oakland ghetto, smack in the middle of the East Bay Area. Nothing is cheap or convenient. The campus is on city streets. Depends on what you're into.

Stanford is very near East Palo Alto, also pretty rough. However the north Peninsula in general is more savory than the East Bay. Oakland, Vallejo, etc are just rough towns. I'm sure Stanford takes care of their own, though. I would bet you will meet people that know about jobs there.

If I had a choice of all those places, I would easily go to San Diego. San Diego has gerat weather all year. People can be superficial, but who cares about those people, meet better freinds. Mexico is close, you have from the hippy end Ocean Beach to Mission Beach to more uppity Pacific Beach to rich La Joya. Again, whatever you're into. There are several colleges, lots of young and old people. You will probably get a keen appreciation for Mexican food, if you don't have it already. San Diego has a big military influence also, so a large international flavor.

The hottest women you have ever seen are just walking around on the beach like nothing, and since there are so many, they don't think they're that hot. You can find somewhat affordable housing at Linda Vista area, by sea world.

You will not see the hottest women in the world walking around in basically their underwear in Berkeley. You will mostly see half shaved head-other half died pink lesbians bitching about the man and picketing something or other, sitting beside you on the bus acting like you're taking up more of the seat than you should.

In Stanford, its coastal weather, but much chillier than San Diego, and maybe more expensive. The women will be covering up with sweaters. Thats not necessarily bad, but I wouldn't want my car to break down in the Bay Area.

If you love the material, I absolutely urge you to get a masters. In most fields, a bachelor is about studying what people have come up with and outlined already. A Masters is mostly about taking what is known and the basic principles, and learning about something that ISNT really known yet. So you get to shape what you aer learning and decide what you want to study.
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