I can't believe it didn't occur to me to ask this earlier.
I'm a senior undergrad at a large European school (mediocre place), and will be done with almost all my courses save one this winter. I'm going to Nicaragua for two months, before I get back and finish my last course which isn't available till next semester. I don't know if going to Nicaragua will help me decide which path I want to take.
While not decided for certain, I am making preparations to apply to go Marine OCS. My main reasons to go are character and skill-set development.
I can't figure out if it's a good idea to go next summer/fall, or wait till I finish my master's here in DK.
Studying in DK is heavily subsidized, so I can live quite well doing it. The way the rules work make it easy to travel, go and see places while enrolled, and good planning provides loads of time to enjoy other hobbies and learn different things.
So if I wait, I can gain a lot, earn my MSc., and fulfill my goals of learning several foreign languages and develop other skills and just chill(incl. PUA stuff). A big part of our uni education system, especially my program, is paid internships alongside school. I can net 2½K a month after tax, and the internships lead, in many cases, to fulltime jobs and careers. As an Economist, we most often get into banking or other number-crunching jobs in public ministries, but nothing's fixed.
On the other hand, I am not terribly excited about Econ. The main activity, the studying, is not really exciting to me. Economics is not something I'm terribly passionate about. Interested? Yes. Passionate? No.
I know most college students don't dig long hours of study, so perhaps I'm being too hasty. On other hand, I reckon I ought to feel inspired by what I'm trying to do in order for it to merit my time and energy.
My alternative is to finish my undergrad degree, join the Corps earlier than planned, and then figure out what I'd like after a few years there. If I commissioned, I'd lose my dual citizenship and I wouldn't be able to get Danish subsidies for my master's afterwards. I'll qualify for the GI Bill, but I'm not sure it's worth as much as the Danish subsidies. So returning to Denmark to study would be expensive.
I can wait, and chill for a few more years, but study something I don't really like (and haven't really for a while), and travel to unrestricted destinations.
Or I can go sooner, lose my citizenship (Danish), get out of my comfort zone, learn something different and a lot of it, get leadership experience, etc. etc. travel as well, just not the same places. Not to mention learning how to handle weapons, years of persistent, dedicated training, and cultivating self-discipline. Tools I'm sure would be great for life.
Both paths offer improvement, different kinds. The latter offers the best character development. The former offers more freedom and reckless fun.
I'm a senior undergrad at a large European school (mediocre place), and will be done with almost all my courses save one this winter. I'm going to Nicaragua for two months, before I get back and finish my last course which isn't available till next semester. I don't know if going to Nicaragua will help me decide which path I want to take.
While not decided for certain, I am making preparations to apply to go Marine OCS. My main reasons to go are character and skill-set development.
I can't figure out if it's a good idea to go next summer/fall, or wait till I finish my master's here in DK.
Studying in DK is heavily subsidized, so I can live quite well doing it. The way the rules work make it easy to travel, go and see places while enrolled, and good planning provides loads of time to enjoy other hobbies and learn different things.
So if I wait, I can gain a lot, earn my MSc., and fulfill my goals of learning several foreign languages and develop other skills and just chill(incl. PUA stuff). A big part of our uni education system, especially my program, is paid internships alongside school. I can net 2½K a month after tax, and the internships lead, in many cases, to fulltime jobs and careers. As an Economist, we most often get into banking or other number-crunching jobs in public ministries, but nothing's fixed.
On the other hand, I am not terribly excited about Econ. The main activity, the studying, is not really exciting to me. Economics is not something I'm terribly passionate about. Interested? Yes. Passionate? No.
I know most college students don't dig long hours of study, so perhaps I'm being too hasty. On other hand, I reckon I ought to feel inspired by what I'm trying to do in order for it to merit my time and energy.
My alternative is to finish my undergrad degree, join the Corps earlier than planned, and then figure out what I'd like after a few years there. If I commissioned, I'd lose my dual citizenship and I wouldn't be able to get Danish subsidies for my master's afterwards. I'll qualify for the GI Bill, but I'm not sure it's worth as much as the Danish subsidies. So returning to Denmark to study would be expensive.
I can wait, and chill for a few more years, but study something I don't really like (and haven't really for a while), and travel to unrestricted destinations.
Or I can go sooner, lose my citizenship (Danish), get out of my comfort zone, learn something different and a lot of it, get leadership experience, etc. etc. travel as well, just not the same places. Not to mention learning how to handle weapons, years of persistent, dedicated training, and cultivating self-discipline. Tools I'm sure would be great for life.
Both paths offer improvement, different kinds. The latter offers the best character development. The former offers more freedom and reckless fun.