Saving Stuff

wats my chance of getting into lmu, pepperdine, ucsd, uci?

i have a 3.95 GPA, taken honrs and ap classes. i messed up my sat’s got a 1570. ive gotten a 4 on the ap us test and 3 on the english one in 11th grade. i had 100 service hours from working at the library and my church. i was secretary of Mock trial. i went to a leadership camp for scouts. i have been on varsity waterpolo for 3 years jv one year. ive done swim for 3 years, 2 varsity. i am in folk dancing(8 years) scouts(7 years) speak an language flutently. a member of csf for 4 years. won many awards. been on honor roll.won best defensive player, coaches award, polish schlar award. my essays were pretty good. whats my chance??

you’ll be fine. i got an 1110 (old numbers) and got into pepperdine with a gpa of 3.4. the others im not too sure of

I have just received a job offer from the MTA as a train operator with a starting salary of $27 an hour. I am?

presently working as a peace officer in a public library. I currently make about $35,000 a year, but my job is very easy and comfortable, which makes the day go by fast. My question is: what will it be like to drive a subway all day long? Is there anyone who knows what this position is like and can advise me before I make a big mistake? Should I keep the job that I am comfortable in, rather than risk losing both?
FYI: The position that is being offered is with the NYC subway. What also REALLY bothers me about leaving the library job is that I get 4 weeks paid vacation after 4 years. In the MTA you get 4 week after 7 years (and you don’t get ANY vacation the first year!!!)
I travel a lot and CHERISH my time off. Losing this extra time to travel around the world is a BIG blow to me.

You are already on the right track by listing the differences.

Make a Pro & Con list for each job because it often clarifies your thoughts.

It seems like this is going to come down to money vs time off. The MTA job including any overtime will be about double what you are making now.

Time off is big but how sure are you that you’re going to be a the library in 4 years?

Also do you have the option to take some unpaid time off in the first year with the MTA? (a year goes by really fast on a busy job)

Try that pro & con list and see which issue (Money vs time off)becomes the deal breaker and go with the one you will enjoy the most.

Bill Cunningham New York $16.51 This hit documentary follows 80+ new york times photographer bill cunningham who has been inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society soirees for the times style section in his columns on the street and evening hours for decades. Studio: Zeitgeist Films Release Date: 09/13/2011 Run time: 84 minutes Rating: Nr…

Coby MP828-4G 2.8 Inch Touchscreen 4GB Video MP3 Player with Speaker and Camera – Black $28.89 Coby’s MP828-4G 2.8″ Touchscreen Video MP3 Player provides great design and numerous entertainment options at a budget-conscious price. Enjoy your personal music collection, the FM radio, videos, photos and text, along with a 0.3MP digital still camera. Store your files to the built-in 4GB flash memory, with the option to carry even more media using miniSD cards. Additionally, the MP828′s 2.8″ tou…

Any advice on a Library Science degree?

I’m graduating soon with a double-major in English and German and thinking about going to grad school for Library Science. I’ve decided which schools I would like to apply to
and I just want some more advice on the process or any personal experiences. Ideally I would like to attain Master’s in Library Science with a concentration in Archives & Records Management (since that’s what I want to do career-wise) and hopefully a dual-degree (in German or another discipline). Any librarians or grad students out there with advice on admissions/statements of purpose or personal experiences with programs? What’s the job market like for someone with a library science degree or a dual-degree?

The Univeristy of S. Mississippi has an excellent LIS degree as well as many classes in archives. This might be a good school for you to look at. The program is accredited by the ALA and I am just finishing up my Master’s from here and highly reccomend this school. Also, I am doing my degree entirely online which this school offers.

Making Sense of People: Decoding the Mysteries of Personality (FT Press Science) $14.97 Every day, we all size up each other: It’s one of the most important things we ever do. Making Sense of People provides the scientific frameworks and tools we need to improve our intuition, and assess people more consciously, systematically, and effectively. Leading neuroscientist Samuel H. Barondes explains the research behind each standard personality category: extraversion, agreeableness, co…

20-Something, 20-Everything: A Quarter-life Woman’s Guide to Balance and Direction $8.48 Are you wrestling with a sense that you haven¹t done enough? Or you¹ve done it all and don¹t know what¹s next? If you¹ve ever wondered why you aren¹t enjoying the best years of your life, and why you¹re still mired in confusion about the choices you¹ve made or need to make, this book is for you.Faced with a career she worked hard to achieve but didn¹t like and the disintegration of her re…

Norman Hall’s Police Exam Preparation Book $8.50 If you are planning to join the hundreds of thousands of applicants who take the police officer exam each year, you need to score high. In this updated and revised edition of his #1 police exam book, Norman Hall guarantees that you’ll score between 80% and 100% on the exam—or your money back! With Norman Hall’s Police Exam Prep Book, you’ll have everything you need to ace the test, includ…