Constantly updating the "5-year plan"

[business_classy]

The "5 year plan" should be called the "5 minute plan" because thats how often I change my goal.

I think I am going to go back to school out here in New York.  I know I was meant for something different that Accounting, and I am willing to take the chance to find out what that it.

First, must pay off Graduate School loans.  I am at $25,000 right

Comments

[whybothernow]

The first time I ever met you I can remember you telling me how much you wanted to do this. It brings a smile to my face hearing you still want to do what you're passionate about.

[business_classy]

Oh Jamie, you are such a supportive friend. Any chance you can come to G.P. to visit me over this holiday break?

[dress___up]

awww. this reminds me of our convos last month in detroit. i TOTALLY think you should & WILL succeed in something creative. & what better city to embrace the fashion world in?

& just some sidenotes:

(a) you could model, too. for real. pretty, tall, skinnyminnie, GREAT HAIR & fashion sense

(b) even something like being a buyer for designers - i could see you doing that for sure. plus you'd be mixing your accountant background with arts & fashion.

think of all the awesome perks there would be to being in the fashion world, too. runway shows. events. clothes. & obviously, the most important: living your dream.

i say go for it. AND wheel of fortune.

[business_classy]

I have thought about doing the buyer route for sure. It would just have to a company whose style I really admired and would want to find a niche within that I could improve upon.

but the idea of going back to school is something I am so interested in! I loved school(but this time around I want to be involved in a program that I am actually interested in)! But who knows, I could save a ton of money if I didn't and just found a way to like you said incorporate both.

[acertaintragedy]

why do you have to go to school to get somewhere that uses art?

why can't you try and leverage your background into a company that will notice the fact that you have a "high level of education" but lets you have free reign over something that is more along the lines of what you'd like to do?

[business_classy]

It really just doesn't work like that out here. Not to mention a NY private school is much more respected as a form of education than an accredited michigan "state" school. Also, school acts as an immediate form of networking with those already in the industry, which is essentially what I want anyways.

[anonymous]

stumbled upon your journal while browsing around lj.

just wanted to suggest a certificate or associates program at Parsons or FIT. (Or for that matter, just continuing-education classes or workshops in general.) That way you don't have to worry with the liberal arts and foundation classes of a BFA and go straight to fashion work. Saves you time, money, still gets you into the industry, and is just as valuable as a BFA. The piece of paper on a diploma will get you nowhere, although it's tempting to think that going to one of those prestigious schools will get you a job, but it's only the skills that will get you a job, skills you can essentially learn anywhere.

[business_classy]

Thanks! I would much rather get involved in more specific classes as opposed to what is often called "General Ed" as I have already participated in so much schooling already. Thanks for your tips!

[aluminumcranium]

Accounting can be an art, as long a you don't get caught.