Led to the Stream, Wanting to Drink
Posted on Saturday, April 12th, 2003 at 21:00.
I considered forgetting Emerson College, even after my invitation to the Honors Program. Virginia Tech and James Madison University summoned me, would be mostly paid for by my Meme & Papa, would put me back in a familiar area, and would physically reunite me with best friends and siblings. Boston’s beckoning of culture, opportunities, and industry recognition better be worth abandoning Virginia’s securities.
What if I fail at Emerson? I know the challenges starting in August will be more difficult than everything I have known academically. The worst that could happen is that I end up at VT or JMU after a year. Do I throw my life in the air and yell, “Bring it on!”?
I still need around $9,021 to attend Emerson College after deducting my Honors Program scholarship and my Meme & Papa’s contributions from the estimated first year expenses. Based upon my current cash reserve and projected future income, another grand from a currently unknown source will be needed to supplement. My already tight budget now excludes a much-hoped-for trip back to the ‘Burg and an Apple PowerBook to replace my aging Apple PowerMac G4. To make my financial outlook more interesting, my Sun Cobalt Raq was declared a state of emergency by my co-location provider after hearing sounds of a failing hard drive. Is it time to sleep and forget about money and my lack thereof yet?
