On August 06 2011 05:44 sc2effort wrote:
sarcasm, and im 18 in like a week, I dont got money to go to collage so thats not an option. Im trying to have food on the table here.

shave a few minutes off of your 70 hours a week of gaming and research some tuition assistance programs. It shouldn't make much difference in your quest to move out of plat

Kronos84

United States15 Posts

August 05 2011 21:30 GMT

#29

Gl with your journey bro!

sc2effort

Russian Federation269 Posts

August 05 2011 22:05 GMT

#30

Hawk, worry about yourself. its not that easy, you may think it is, but you have no idea what its like.

Porcelain

United States218 Posts

August 05 2011 22:32 GMT

#31

I can't afford to go to college either, technically. You can definitely qualify for FAFSA. Google it, and make sure you're on the .gov website and apply. I'm actually surprised how easy the whole process is every year. Seriously, it only takes a few minutes to look into. It's something that could change your mind, for the better. I honestly hope you do : /

QuanticHawk

United States32165 Posts

August 05 2011 23:51 GMT

#32

On August 06 2011 07:05 sc2effort wrote:
Hawk, worry about yourself. its not that easy, you may think it is, but you have no idea what its like.

It is easy. It's literally googling the financial aid info, sending in an app, and waiting for a response.

thOr6136

Slovenia1775 Posts

August 05 2011 23:57 GMT

#33

OP don't forget your body behind, keep it in shape, it's really important especially if you are playing this much. Regular physical activity is a must. Don't forget that

sc2effort

Russian Federation269 Posts

August 06 2011 02:46 GMT

#34

^^ Hell yeah man

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

August 06 2011 03:02 GMT

#35

Hey there are plenty of places in the D that are just fine

And hey When I went to school I knew a few people who came from the bad sections in Detroit and were poor as hell but they still got to go to school.

Z3kk

4099 Posts

August 06 2011 03:09 GMT

#36

Wait, are you in plat? :s

Take Hawk's advice, dude. He is not talking about surviving with low income etc., he is talking about getting tuition assistance so you can obtain higher education and make a better living for yourself.

Cassel_Castle

United States820 Posts

August 06 2011 04:44 GMT

#37

Go to a community college for 2 years. It's affordable and the University of Michigan has a 50% acceptance rate for community college transfers, and also gives many of them financial aid.

http://commcoll.umich.edu/apply/mythbusters.html

Elegy

United States1629 Posts

August 06 2011 05:28 GMT

#38

Oh this is sad

Look, OP, spending 70 hours a week playing SC2 isn't going to get you anywhere. it just isn't. Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to keep your hopes up for an ultimate failure.

Be realistic. How many hundreds of random ladder kids play hours on end and make absolutely nothing at that game? Think of the thousands of master players throughout all the servers, and then add in the hundreds of GM players, and realize that very very very few of them get anything beyond entertainment out of their insanely high time commitment.

Hell, just think of the dozens of lower-tier Korean pros (in either BW or SC2). Think the BW B-teamers really got their time's worth of compensation for the hours they put in? They scored free room and board, maybe a small salary, and only a tiny handful ever made it to the top where the money was. Think of all the guys in Code A. Think of all the guys who practiced and trained for the various MLGs to fall flat on their faces time and time again.

People are always going to be telling you "oh, chase your dreams! Shoot for the moon, so if you miss you'll land among the stars!!" and all that, and sure go for it if you really really really want it, but don't throw away your future on a video game 70 hours a week when you could be going to a community college with financial aid and still play a crapton of starcraft to boot

How many blogs have people posted in the last year about becoming pro SC2 players? And how many are anywhere near even remotely resembling achieving that goal? (answer: none)

If you think Starcraft is going to be your escape or if you think SC2 is going to allow you to pull an Eminem and sign with a major team to solve your woes, I wish you all the luck I possibly can but please at least attempt some form of education so you have something to fall back on when you (inevitably) fail.

Sorry to be so negative, but the world isn't full of rainbows and lollipops...and rap songs about breaking out big in an industry can usually be reduced to "someone got lucky" (and where 1 guy gets lucky, hundreds of equal talent fall to the wayside).

Good luck!

Z3kk

4099 Posts

August 06 2011 05:31 GMT

#39

What a post, Elegy.

You have inspired me to severely cut down on my gaming/Internet-browsing/time-wasting/life-wasting in general. Thanks, man.

Swede

New Zealand853 Posts

August 06 2011 06:32 GMT

#40

I have to agree with Elegy's post. Think of the person you'll be in 5 - 10 years and how that person will feel about having thrown months or even years away on playing a video game. There are much more productive things that you can do with that time if you don't plan on studying. SC2 is at the bottom of the list in terms of activities that are both rewarding and character building/productive.

I'd even have to doubt whether this is actually a real 'dream' of yours. It seems more like you were wasting a shitload of time on SC2 and needed to justify it to yourself. In other words, it's more a dream of convenience than an actual dream. It's the lazy person's way of telling themselves they're achieving something.

I might be totally off the mark though. Maybe this really is your dream. But I'd take a good hard honest look at your reasoning behind this decision before going through with it.

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