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Moving Out
Hello fine fellows of TL.
It’s the meatwagon again….
So a while back I blogged about my parents and moving out and all of that shit. Who takes the ramblings of a teenager seriously. The fine fellows of Tl, that’s who. My search begun and after getting the hang of emailing people so that they want you to move in I found a place. As of 30 minutes ago I was accepted and now all the nervousness that I thought I had dealt with is back in semi-force.
Lets take a little break and let me tell you a little bit about the house:
• It will be about 500$ a month to live here. Rent includes high speed wireless internet, free washer and dryer, kitchen and bathroom shared with 3 people.
• One bus from UW, QFC and Safeway 30 minutes to work by bus.
• Pretty cheap overall and the roomates are pretty smart.
Now lets take a look at the cons!
• Gonna have a nice sit down with the fam about moving out
• Living on my own
• Living on my own
• Living on my own
• Living on my own
• Anything else I think that’s it
So anyway ima meet up with him tomorrow morning to give him the deposit. FUUUUUUUCKKKKK!
#yolo
#noregrets
#AshKetchum
Anyway I know I can afford moving out, and with my course load at UW I should be fine. Guess it’s a little late to back off now.
Anyway these are quite therapeutic to write.
 
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high speed wireless internet that's all you need! ;P
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You're moving in with three other people, so as long as you're somewhat social, you shouldn't have to worry about all that "Living on my own" jazz.
gl hf!
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Your cons sound like pro's?
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Gotta agree with some of the previous posters, your cons are kinda strange in my opinion. Something that is a big con is food. No one will prepare it for you and no one will make sure your fed unlike living with a family where you normally just eat when they eat or at the very least take some scraps/leftovers from the fridge.
But good luck man! Living on your own is a hell of an experience, especially with others.
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high speed wireless internet
Sounds good!
Best of luck!
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Aside from the fact that living on your own is awesome and not a con, you said you're sharing the place with three other people so you're not even living alone...
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thata boy. internet hi5 comin your way o/
if you didnt sit down with the parents yet, I think you should do it after your deposit is down and lease is signed so they cant pull any crazy person stuff
you did good!! good luck!!!
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Ya i'm definetly excited and nervous but I'm pretty sure i found a nice place for myself. also the 500$ includes utilities as well. The only thing i have to pay for is the phone (might be able to bum off my parents) and living expenses. And I guess its true that i won't really be living on my own.
@Hawk: o/ Ya my parents are on a road trip right now and won't be back for another week. If I hadn't found a place to move out to I would have hinted to them that I was thinking about moving out with some friends. I have a feeling my parents will just be really sad when I tell them. Even though there crazy they still wants whats best for me. They also gave me the tools to succeed in life, its just religion T.T
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On August 09 2013 00:03 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
Even though there crazy they still wants whats best for me. They also gave me the tools to succeed in life, its just religion T.T
i'm sure they do! i dont doubt that at all actually. im just saying based on what youve said, they are not about exerting their influence to make you do what they view as right. do just in case stuff like have your own bank account and not a custodial one, make sure the lease is signed before you say anything so they cant start pulling on your heart strings and stuff etc etc
and yeah youre living with three other people but youre a college kid living on a budget. such is life. this beats your other options of living a sheltered life at home or possibly being stuck with a weirdo in a shitty small dorm. but for all intents and purposes it is living on your own in the sense that you fuck up it is on your head now. you sound plenty mature enough to handle all the pitfalls of living on your own though. I wouldn't worry!! Congrats again!
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u go gurl <3
Yes!! You got accepted, woohoo! It's a bit sad you'll really be moving out on your own, but as far as I can tell, you definitely seem like you have everything together and you'll be able to take care of yourself. Go get it dude! The talk might be pretty awkward, but I guess it has to happen at some point. It's a damn shame you have to move out like this, but maybe you guys can end up on good terms >.<
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it was mentioned in your other thread, but i think going out and making it on your own will do a lot to help the relationship, even if initially causes friction
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Ah very nice. I am moving out in 2 days and am super excited (sounds like you aren't with the cons  ).
Good luck I think you'll like it more then you think.
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Nice move dude, you done good.
How many credits are you taking? If you say 12 I'm going to smack you. It better be like at most 7.
Also make sure your bank account is entirely your own. My own parents are pulling the stupid "we'll give you money every month" bullshit because they cosigned the loans. They pay me late almost every month and it's scary when fuckin rent and car insurance late fees are hella expensive. You need to be financially independent.
And yes sign the legal lease before telling them.
Sounds like you'll be fine! Don't have much to worry about. Be friendly with your roommates, but don't be afraid to tell them when something bothers you (not doing dishes, leaving messes, eating your food, etc etc). Gotta keep honest with them! You'll enjoy this change more than you think I'm sure; you'll smack yourself for even considering attending school while staying with the fam fam.
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Ah for schooling, I only taking calc 1 at the moment. Might add on a CS class. While 10 credits may seem like a lot initially, I took Calc1 a year and a half ago got a 3.5. However since I have 6 math classes to take, skipping the initial didn't seem like a good idea.
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Calc 1 is ten credits all on its own? What is your class schedule and how many credits is each class?
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On August 09 2013 07:33 CecilSunkure wrote:
Calc 1 is ten credits all on its own? What is your class schedule and how many credits is each class?
oops. Calc 1 is 5 credits and the cs class is 5 credits. So 10 total
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On August 09 2013 07:27 CecilSunkure wrote:
Nice move dude, you done good.
How many credits are you taking? If you say 12 I'm going to smack you. It better be like at most 7.
Also make sure your bank account is entirely your own. My own parents are pulling the stupid "we'll give you money every month" bullshit because they cosigned the loans. They pay me late almost every month and it's scary when fuckin rent and car insurance late fees are hella expensive. You need to be financially independent.
And yes sign the legal lease before telling them.
Sounds like you'll be fine! Don't have much to worry about. Be friendly with your roommates, but don't be afraid to tell them when something bothers you (not doing dishes, leaving messes, eating your food, etc etc). Gotta keep honest with them! You'll enjoy this change more than you think I'm sure; you'll smack yourself for even considering attending school while staying with the fam fam.
yeah if your parents wanna help, that's fine. don't bank on it though
and i agree about the credits. you should ideally get it up higher eventually since it is def possible to do full time school and work, but it is better to start off low and see what you can handle first.
good post
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On August 09 2013 07:36 MysteryMeat1 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 09 2013 07:33 CecilSunkure wrote:
Calc 1 is ten credits all on its own? What is your class schedule and how many credits is each class? oops. Calc 1 is 5 credits and the cs class is 5 credits. So 10 total
How much time is each class? You'll be expected to attend the class itself of course. I imagine a 5 credit class will be like 5 hours per week per class. That's 10 hours per week for both classes. You should already be planning to study on your own time at least an equal amount of time. This makes 20 hours a week devoted to your classes, not counting any transportation time to/from classes. Plus, sometimes you have large time gaps between your classes that make it really hard to actually leave the campus and get something done (especially like working). Can you realistically do this?
I've told you from the start to just take one class. You can definitely nail one class while moving out for the first time and working. Then once you do one class you have a good frame of reference, and some stability in the new living environment, to judge what courseload you can take.
So what is your plan? Better be a good one, share it! What is your weekly schedule.
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I've been out of school for ages, but i thought regular courses 3 credits and labs 4?? What's a 5 credit course entail
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Yeah, my hardcore classes are usually 4 credits total, so wtf is this 5 credit deal
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On August 09 2013 07:41 CecilSunkure wrote:Show nested quote +On August 09 2013 07:36 MysteryMeat1 wrote:On August 09 2013 07:33 CecilSunkure wrote:
Calc 1 is ten credits all on its own? What is your class schedule and how many credits is each class? oops. Calc 1 is 5 credits and the cs class is 5 credits. So 10 total How much time is each class? You'll be expected to attend the class itself of course. I imagine a 5 credit class will be like 5 hours per week per class. That's 10 hours per week for both classes. You should already be planning to study on your own time at least an equal amount of time. This makes 20 hours a week devoted to your classes, not counting any transportation time to/from classes. Can you realistically do this? I've told you from the start to just take one class. You can definitely nail one class while moving out for the first time and working. Then once you do one class you have a good frame of reference, and some stability in the new living environment, to judge what courseload you can take. So what is your plan? Better be a good one, share it! What is your weekly schedule.
I haven't signed up for CS yet and I'm still on the fence about it. However Calc 1 is finishes the latest at 9:50. If Cs happens to be at a good time then i will take it if not then i won't. As for work. I only plan on doing like 20 hours give or take a bit depending on how school goes. The house is only about 13 minutes away by bus to UW. if I work 5 hours 4 days a week. I still have time to study before work for several hours and maybe 2 hours after work. Work ends the latest at 9:30 and I would get home about 10ish. Also I don't think Calc 1 is a good frame of reference because I have already taken it. It was also at a time when I only went to class on monday to see what we were doing during the week. I assure you I attend every class now and pay attention in class.
@Hawk: UW is on the quarter system. I think you multiply semester credits by 1.5 to get the quarter equivalent. 5 credit class means i go to school 5 hours a week for that class. Physical Chem while only 3 credit hours is much hard than Calc 1 which is 5 credit hours.
And as for financially being independent. I'm about 7.5k right now including the deposit, september will bring me down to 6.7k as i do have to furnish some stuff. by the time school starts, I should be up to around 9k saved up for w/e. I'm not counting on my parents for everything and shooting for complete independence. If they come to me in a month and say he mystery, take this money. Then of course I would take it but i didn't plan on it. Also my advisor said my financial aid would probably increase if i claimed that i was living on my own. Also not planned into expenses.
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Honestly, as someone who stupidly did major courses right off the bat because I thought it would motivated me and then changed majors, just do some dumb gen eds to start. Surely you have some of those to knock off.
I agree with cecil, you wanna ease in here, not dive in without knowing how well you swim. It's really easy to get overwhelmed
ahhhh ok I gotcha about the credits.
I still think you should reconsider calc and cs and do some dumb, easy gen eds! The added perk of that is you're more likely to be in class with other people your age and that will help you make friends! Core courses tend to have upper classmen
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Calc 1 will be a great frame of reference whether or not you've taken it. You'll know what is expected in a college course, and have gone through the entire process. You can see the workload and experience it. More importantly you need to take the "study equal time out of class" part really seriously! Even if you've taken the class before, you need to study an equivalent amount of time on your own.
Studying on your own time teaches you much more than just the subject material. You learn discipline, the ability to grow independently, research skills, and a sense of self worth.
Edit: Hawk's idea is a good one too! I actually think taking some random general education course, like english or history, would be ideal to start with here.
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On August 09 2013 07:53 CecilSunkure wrote:
Calc 1 will be a great frame of reference whether or not you've taken it. You'll know what is expected in a college course, and have gone through the entire process. You can see the workload and experience it. More importantly you need to take the "study equal time out of class" part really seriously! Even if you've taken the class before, you need to study an equivalent amount of time on your own.
Studying on your own time teaches you much more than just the subject material. You learn discipline, the ability to grow independently, research skills, and a sense of self worth.
This is important and I know I sucked at it hahah. I was also an english major, so there was reading, not studying, so I didn't have to do it as much as you guys
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I've been in college for 3 years. And did pretty much all of the gen ed requirements. If i had continued on my previous path I would have taken the PCAT at the age of 19 and applied to pharmacy school right after I turned 20. First quarter at UW but i have Junior status. I took Calc 1 at a community college when i was 17 I think. I did Running start and started community college when i was 16.
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On August 09 2013 07:55 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
I've been in college for 3 years.
Bad MM. Bad.
You haven't "been in college" yet yo. Take it from the dudes who are living on their own and have already gone through what you have. Your old tricks and habits for going through classes aren't going to work anymore. You gotta build up a good independent work ethic.
Take one class, ease in. Study on your own time an equal amount (even if you don't want to).
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Ahhhhh sorry I forgot that you had mentioned that.
Still agree with cecil though, just take it easy for the first semester on your own! Plus side: by doing one course now, you can work more and save so that you don't have to stress about money as much when you up your course load.
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alright alright, i'll just take Calc 1... I still don't know how much time i need to spend shopping/cooking/random shit that i'm not very good at and need some practice on.
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Again, I'm sure you will be fine, you come across as a sharp dude. Youll find a routine that works for you real fast. But part of the deal with living on your own is don't take silly risks that will stress you out! Even if you have a family safety net behind you! Plus less school work now means you actually get to enjoy being a real college kid on your own. Just don't lose focus!
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Ah another word of advice:
Just because you get an A in your class doesn't mean someone is going to hire you when you graduate. Ensuring you'll get hired requires portfolio work, side projects, an internship or two (which are best achieved through the previous two items), and skill. These things come from that "study on your own" time I keep rambling about.
Nobody except financial aid is going to give a single fuck about your grades. I have a solid 2.0 GPA and am considered a top student in my school. Albeit my school is a little unique in this regard, but it still goes to show that grade letters are not what is most important!
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Roommates are the con.
If you do not work full time/school and do nothing but sleep there, they will drive you nuts, unless they do the same. Try to be patient and professional, clean your share, Don't get too crazy with the torrents on their internet, Don't stuff the washer and break it having it go out of balance, etc.
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On August 09 2013 08:07 CecilSunkure wrote:
Ah another word of advice:
Just because you get an A in your class doesn't mean someone is going to hire you when you graduate. Ensuring you'll get hired requires portfolio work, side projects, an internship or two (which are best achieved through the previous two items), and skill. These things come from that "study on your own" time I keep rambling about.
Nobody except financial aid is going to give a single fuck about your grades. I have a solid 2.0 GPA and am considered a top student in my school. Albeit my school is a little unique in this regard, but it still goes to show that grade letters are not what is most important!
I've been under the impression that in order for me to get internships or research positions in the first two years i have to suck up to my professors. (Fully prepared to do this btw) and then when/if I get into my program to network to get interships that are related to my field of study. Also by finding professors that are researching what i'm interested in. And also GPA matters for me to get into the program. If I can't pull the grades they won't let me in at least to some extent.
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Lol yes you want a GPA that lets you actually get into programs. The point is that you can't get a letter grade and then just stop improving yourself as if that A means you've accomplished life.
And no, I got all of my interviews from my own personal endeavors with meeting people in the industry. I was just a Sophomore and had 3 or 4 interviews from different companies for internships this summer. Not to say you shouldn't interact with your professors, it's just not the only way.
Since you're in a CS degree you'll want something like this eventually: http://randygaul.net
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On August 09 2013 08:16 CecilSunkure wrote:Lol yes you want a GPA that lets you actually get into programs. The point is that you can't get a letter grade and then just stop improving yourself as if that A means you've accomplished life. And no, I got all of my interviews from my own personal endeavors with meeting people in the industry. I was just a Sophomore and had 3 or 4 interviews from different companies for internships this summer. Not to say you shouldn't interact with your professors, it's just not the only way. Since you're in a CS degree you'll want something like this eventually: http://randygaul.net
I'm studying chemical Engineering but might do ACMS instead (Applied and computational math science) which requires two cs classes. Chem E is my first choice, and ACMS would be my back up
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Oh gotcha, for some reason I thought you were a hardware engineer guy. Yeah then the blog like mine isn't as applicable 
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On August 09 2013 08:24 CecilSunkure wrote:Oh gotcha, for some reason I thought you were a hardware engineer guy. Yeah then the blog like mine isn't as applicable
Your blog was quite nice! Gots to go to work now.
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Ya, so i thought about it while at work. Taking one credit will allow me to enjoy my college life and give me a good frame for reference. Who knows maybe cc and uni are different, but even if it is easy at least i have a quarter to do whatever i want.
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