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[mymnemonic]

It is exhausting to think this much.

The old plan:
Since I'm all into the economy, I know that the dollar sucks compared to the euro, and I understand in detailed terms why this is such a big deal. Thus I can't bring myself to study abroad when I know better. Instead, I was going to taking advantage of Ithaca's LA program. This means being in a

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[slinkerbelle]

This may be disturbing to suggest...
But is there any way you could go to LA but then have a fifth year at Ithaca?
I know it sounds like OMGNOOOO, but think about it. If it's possible in any way, it might be the best thing for you to do.

If that's not even possible to think about, well... as cool as an internship in LA sounds, I think you might regret dropping Econ. If it's something you're this passionate about, would it really be worth giving it up for one semester with a tan?
There's my two cents.

[mymnemonic]

My scholarship only covers 4 years, so it would quite literally be impossible to stay in ithaca for a fifth year.

Yes, giving up LA seems like the best choice. But it's so hard. It's not just about being in LA (even though that's part of the appeal), it's the opportunity I would miss. LA is the absolute best city for marketing and PR (someone always needs a PR firm), and Ithaca has so many connections there.

Example:
My friend went to LA for a semester. Found a paid internship, found a magazine that wants to hire her when she graduates, and she's only a jr. B/c of the connections she made in LA, she's got 2 internships this summer.

And yes, I know these opportunities will come again, but it's just hard to give them up when I could have all this great job experience before I even graduate. I've watched all my senior friends freak out, cry and struggle with what they're going to after they graduate. I'd be a lot less freaked out senior year if I had the same experience my friend did in LA.

[tokyo]

Here is some advice that I got from my advisor, who just this year got the news that he didn't make tenure at LFC (which made me lose some faith in my biology department...) He said that he was looking forward to this break in routine and was even contemplating changing careers because he didn't know if he wanted to be a professor for the rest of his life.

I laid out my 5-year plan for him, and he basically said, "Whoa, slow down. If you plan all of this out right now, you'll be more disappointed when it doesn't happen then when/if it does." He went on to say that I should take advantage of every opportunity I have to do something unique and out of the ordinary, because all too soon (if I continue on to vet school or any sort of professional school) I'll be burnt out, overridden, and unmotivated. He basically told me that he saw that in my future, and by doing some soul-searching of my own, I realized that it was true. I had a few glimpses of that this year with my damned chemistry class (that I ended up with a B- in this last

[alpinemoon]

Beth's got a point, my schedule has changed so many times i'm glad i just put it in a word document so it's easy to delete and rearrange things. I think you should do what makes you happy. You've heard about my dilemmas lately. I was all set to spend 5 years at Mines, and now i'm trying to rearrange things so i'm done in 4. You don't have to have your future planned out now, but you're right that it won't go away.

"I was told that communications and marketing would be my strength" Is that why you want to stick with it? Is it because everyone told you to or because you like it? It sounds to me like econ is your new love, what do you lose by sticking with that? I know there's no real answers here but only you know what's best for you, we can only provide the right questions.

[valid]

If you go to LA, you will have a life-changing experience. I couldn't afford Ireland, but I went, and it was only for a month! But I learned so much about myself in those four weeks, it was an incredible experience and I wouldn't have traded it for anything, even if I had to break out a crazy-ass loan to do it