What next?

[edyzmedieval]

So we're in the middle of the biggest economic recession since the 1930's. Some of us are in VERY deep....water... but some of us drowned already (I'm talking about unemployment, foreclosures and so on...) and there are some which are about to drown if they aren't going to be saved soon.

The question is, what next? What's going to happen with this world? Obama, when he took power, I had faith in him, but now, I lost almost all of it. He's a brilliant speaker but efficiency wise he's kind of a bust. In m own country, the economy is a total catastrophe. While we are far away from the likes of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, I wonder how much it will take until everything will go down like a perfectly arranged domino waiting for the starting touch. How much until we reach the bottom?

What's the next logical step we will do when either 1. we fail 2. we survive ? Continue the things that we are doing or change according to the world?

What annoys me is that I'm getting into my college years (finishing next year) and the way things are shaping up, it's going to be BAD. Paying 30-40k a year for university and having a decent life (I'm not a party guy that much) will be a strain...

So, what's the next step for everyone?

[Fragony]

Well I am going to keep my cools. Loading up on cheap stocks really. What is next, we will see, may you live in interesting times.

Paying 30-40k a year for university

que?

[edyzmedieval]

Yeap, 30-40k a year for university. I plan on attending uni in UK and since I'm a student from abroad I have to pay the full taxes plus other stuff. I basically have to manage myself so most probably I will get a student loan to pay everything.


May you live in interesting times... The upcoming two years will surely be interesting times.

[Fragony]

Yeap, 30-40k a year for university. I plan on attending uni in UK and since I'm a student from abroad I have to pay the full taxes plus other stuff. I basically have to manage myself so most probably I will get a student loan to pay everything.

No good universities in Romania? Going to be very hard to get by. That's a lot of money.

[edyzmedieval]

No good universities in Romania? Going to be very hard to get by. That's a lot of money.

I'd rather not do university than do university in Romania. Everyone is focusing more on getting drunk and skipping classes rather than doing something useful...


BACK TO TOPIC!

[CBR]

You expected Obama to fix the world in a few months? No one could do that.

It is just a recession. We have had them before and without doubt will see more in the future so it is not the end of the world.


CBR

[Scurvy]

I'd rather not do university than do university in Romania. Everyone is focusing more on getting drunk and skipping classes rather than doing something useful...

That's pretty much all we do at Uni here.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I'd rather not do university than do university in Romania. Everyone is focusing more on getting drunk and skipping classes rather than doing something useful...

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I went to an in state university widely regarded as a "party school" (ie the students get drunk and skip classes). But the thing is, it wasn't that different from any big university. I knew people who got drunk several times a week, but I also knew very studious people. I put in effort and got a good education. The important thing is what you choose to do at university, not if it has a party school reputation.

I don't think going to a British Uni would be worth it. I'll admit I don't know about unis in your country, but I very seriously doubt you couldn't get a good education if you wanted to.

CR

[rasoforos]

I'd rather not do university than do university in Romania. Everyone is focusing more on getting drunk and skipping classes rather than doing something useful...


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That is the definition of a UK University :-)

...and one of my fondest memories. You ll love it.


Why would your fees be so high? Romania is in the EU now so shouldn't you be paying home student fees?

[rory_20_uk]

Yeap, 30-40k a year for university. I plan on attending uni in UK and since I'm a student from abroad I have to pay the full taxes plus other stuff. I basically have to manage myself so most probably I will get a student loan to pay everything.


May you live in interesting times... The upcoming two years will surely be interesting times.

Choose VERY carefully. There's only a few that are conceivably worth that, and then only on certain courses.

We are seeing the slow bleeding of money, resources and power out of the Europe / USA sphere into the Asian sphere. There increasingly isn't the money to go on doing what has been done. As soon as the East stops buying up debt the reach of Europe / USA will be far less. It's already happening a bit, but to change too quickly risks destabilisation and of course undermines the trillions of dollars of debt they've already got.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Yeap, 30-40k a year for university. I plan on attending uni in UK and since I'm a student from abroad I have to pay the full taxes plus other stuff. I basically have to manage myself so most probably I will get a student loan to pay everything.


May you live in interesting times... The upcoming two years will surely be interesting times.

Unless you can get into Oxford or Cambridge or a big name school like that, I'd recommend skipping the UK idea just because of the cost. If that is your goal, it might also be worth looking at Ivy League schools in the United States. Otherwise, staying in Romania might be alright, but you could always try Switzerland, France, or Germany.

[Marshal Murat]

Come to America!

1. Good Schools (do your research)
2. Schools always look to diversify their student body.
3. Girls go crazy for foreign accents.