I wanted to be a network security specialist

[Kh3MiC4L]

stay at school... The audio world is hard to make a living. But for my case i know what i worth and nothing will stop me ...going to be a sound engineer.

[chrisw]

But once I heard about Calc for Engineers I kinda made a sad face. I want to be a DJ to pay the bills but my dad isn't a major disco producer, ala Thomas Bangalter, so I know my chances of even owning a house on a DJ's wage would be nill. I would like to do what most of my friends have done, and that is drop out, get a GED and follow my dreams. But I just can't seem to do it. Living with a single mom my entire life I has given me persistence but would an education later in life not be the same as me getting one now that I'm about to attend the Uni?

II know what ya mean. Like i love spinning i feel alive. I wrote this to a member of this boards that i consider a mentor in DJ'n to me.

This passion came late in life for me at 22. Im actually only talented in a couple things. But when i found this something clicked. Before i felt something was missing even more when my yiayia (grandma in greek) passed away. But ever since i started mixing I feel alive like ive never felt before. My yiayia showed me how to use a record player when i was 4.

Like Im currently Attending California Maritime Academy for a B.A. in Global studies. The whole reason i went for this degree is it usually invovled traveling alot for jobs. And I think that would help me be able to travel the world and spin.

[djcaptainshawn]

if you REALLY wanna do net sec then you won't let calc hold you back..how far do you have to go? 1,2,3? I can tell you from experience that calc for engineers isn't that bad, much easier than calc..In calc for engineers it is just pure computation because engineers don't really care how or why things work, just how its applied (for the most part) so basically,it is a bunch of number crunching and you won't understand any of it..but you don't really need to for your degree so it doesn't even matter.

[Quenepas]

I have a BA in psychology but now I work in computers. COuldnt find a job that works with my BA so I downloaded a bunch of PDF's and got CompTIA certified in A+ Net+ Sec+ and Server +.

I always have the same question in job interviews "why should we pick you since your BA is in psychology". Then I say "Well, I present myself as a multidiciplinary candidate in a business where the most important part of the operation is the people that keeps everything in place. If we manage to better understand the people and their situations we could resolve a lot of problems before they get worse. Besides Im currently undergoing online courses for PMP which after completion will get to do Masters in Business Tech Management and Global Operations."

Static looks and always get hired.

What I say is this, after being a jobless graduate I simply took this side thing and for $140 the exam was A+ certified. Then when I got a job at a little IT office I saved some more money and got the NET+ and so on. Now Im going to join the tech and the Psychology with the masters. Now if everything works Ill have an interview in Boston for a $70k job.

My partner could no longer pay for college so he dropped out and took the remaining money to a tech college and became a chef. Now with a WAY better paycheck than being a restaurant server, the money to keep studying the main thing is already there. Plus, I always eat great dishes! There are lots of short careers to chose from that will be better paid than waitress or store clerk. The internet is your friend and the Newsgroups, Torrents, Rapidshare your allies.

This is how it goes: You can lose your house, your wife, your kids, your car, your job, everything. BUT you will never lose your education, your diplomas and your experience. What is written on your resume, no one can take it from you. Thats why an education is important.

Power to the people

[maxonemillionone]

I have a BA in psychology but now I work in computers. COuldnt find a job that works with my BA so I downloaded a bunch of PDF's and got CompTIA certified in A+ Net+ Sec+ and Server +.

I always have the same question in job interviews "why should we pick you since your BA is in psychology". Then I say "Well, I present myself as a multidiciplinary candidate in a business where the most important part of the operation is the people that keeps everything in place. If we manage to better understand the people and their situations we could resolve a lot of problems before they get worse. Besides Im currently undergoing online courses for PMP with after completed will get to do Masters in Business Tech Management and Global Operations."

Static looks and always get hired.

What I say is this, after being a jobless graduate I simply took this side thing and for $140 the exam was A+ certified. Then when I got a job at a little IT office I saved some more money and got the NET+ and so on. Now Im going to join the tech and the Psychology with the masters. Now if everything works Ill have an interview in Boston for a $70k job.

My partner could no longer pay for college so he dropped out and took the remaining money to a tech college and became a chef. Now with a WAY better paycheck than beign a restaurant server, the money to keep studying the main thing is already there. Plus, I always eat great dishes! There are lots of short careers to chose from that will be better paid than waitress or store clerk. The internet is your friend and the Newsgroups, Torrents, Rapidshare your allies.

This is how it goes: You can lose your house, your wife, your kids, your car, your job, everything. BUT you will never lose your education, your diplomas and your experience. What is written on your resume, no one can take it from you. Thats why an education is important.

Power to the people

I like you and your cocaine snorting spider man

[tombruton69]

Oh and Uni is a great place to meet club promoters other dj's and people who are running nights

[Maxted]

Go to school and get a degree. Get a job after graduation. DJ on the side (starting now) to test out the waters. If you feel you can make the jump to just DJing from DJing and your job, do it. And hey, you could get a degree somewhere in the technical side of music.

Just my 2c.

Definitely, i am doing that exact thing right now.
Studying Audio Systems at university, so when i have my degree (Current marks are at 1st class honors ) i can move in to any aspect of the music industry, from research of acoustics/psychoacoustic, to production, to audio electronics (My favourite path right now).

Most universities do courses like this, and although they are difficult to get on (My course had very high requirements for acceptance) you gain invaluable skills to apply to your career of choice.

Hard to pay the bills as a DJ, easy to pay the bills as a DJ who runs the entire show from designing the venue to setting up, even building, the equipment.

Atleast that is my plan. I've also been looking at jobs with NI since me and the Mrs are thinking of moving to Berlin once i've finished my degree.

[sarasin]

Finish school and get some sort of papers....degree...diploma..

Trust me....when you just at the end of school...you are able to bum it for a few years living like a student...without worries.

But soon....you will start needing security....and knowing that money is coming in regularly.

You will HATE yourself for not having sorted yourself out back then already.

So seriously, stick it out mate. You have the rest of your life to DJ.

I know...you don;t want to lose out on the skills you could have short term...instant gratification vibe...but you will be grateful later!