F430
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Okay so the situation is this:
I'm 23, and almost finished my bachelor (a 'soft skills' bachelor) in International Communications & Media with a specialization in Marketing & Entrepreneurship.
Due to reasons that I wont bore you with I have to redo one more course before I finish my bachelor cum laude- first I was pissed.
Now Im thinking that it might be a blessing in disguise.
In our country you can do additional Bachelors (as far as I know) for the subsidized tuition fee of about $2500 as long as you haven't finished a Bachelor yet.
I've always been extremely interested in design. I look at colors, shapes, textures, light EVERYWHERE and Im very good at drawing and 'creating things'. In retrospect I would have chosen this as my field of study. I also believe it is an extremely useful field of study for people who want to combine it with entrepreneurship because you can basically design and create your own products- AKA YOURE AN INVENTOR.
Now Im pondering whether it would be wise to study Industrial Design (which will take 3years) and deliberately postpone graduation with my current bachelor so I only have to pay a tuition fee.
I've applied the Decision Making Matrix- But I can't decide and I need some objective input on this one.
Pro's: doing what I love, more opportunities for future business (becausecan truly create innovations)
Con's: Ill be 28ish when finished, heavy time investment, financial consequences
Meanwhile I've setup a business before which failed. I wrote 2 books (took my over 2 years of writing actually) that I sell on a site and Im looking to startup a webshop.
I guess the real question is- do I go for 'hard skill education that will very likely aid me in my entrepreneurial dreams' or do I go for 'working and setting up projects at a young age'.
thanks a gazill for any input
I'm 23, and almost finished my bachelor (a 'soft skills' bachelor) in International Communications & Media with a specialization in Marketing & Entrepreneurship.
Due to reasons that I wont bore you with I have to redo one more course before I finish my bachelor cum laude- first I was pissed.
Now Im thinking that it might be a blessing in disguise.
In our country you can do additional Bachelors (as far as I know) for the subsidized tuition fee of about $2500 as long as you haven't finished a Bachelor yet.
I've always been extremely interested in design. I look at colors, shapes, textures, light EVERYWHERE and Im very good at drawing and 'creating things'. In retrospect I would have chosen this as my field of study. I also believe it is an extremely useful field of study for people who want to combine it with entrepreneurship because you can basically design and create your own products- AKA YOURE AN INVENTOR.
Now Im pondering whether it would be wise to study Industrial Design (which will take 3years) and deliberately postpone graduation with my current bachelor so I only have to pay a tuition fee.
I've applied the Decision Making Matrix- But I can't decide and I need some objective input on this one.
Pro's: doing what I love, more opportunities for future business (becausecan truly create innovations)
Con's: Ill be 28ish when finished, heavy time investment, financial consequences
Meanwhile I've setup a business before which failed. I wrote 2 books (took my over 2 years of writing actually) that I sell on a site and Im looking to startup a webshop.
I guess the real question is- do I go for 'hard skill education that will very likely aid me in my entrepreneurial dreams' or do I go for 'working and setting up projects at a young age'.
thanks a gazill for any input
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