Need help making a BIG decision. Please...

JE3146 · 11-02-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lightning9191

I picked option B because I like the possibility of a job offer after the internship in the current market. I don't see why this is referred to as the "risky option" though. What makes it risky?

If I can't secure a job this spring, I can't make payments.

There's no guarantee I'll find a job, whereas Option A is guaranteed pending approval of the meeting.

Thus... Option B is 'riskier'

I've been dwelling over this decision for 2 weeks and have to make up my mind by tomorrow. I tried to list every last detail, pro, & con I can think of.

elderboy02 · 11-02-2008, 02:10 PM

I say take the risky route. I too am in a computer field. Computer people are in high demand right now. If you were in a manufacturing field, I would take the safer route.

JE3146 · 11-02-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

I say take the risky route. I too am in a computer field. Computer people are in high demand right now. If you were in a manufacturing field, I would take the safer route.

The odds of me getting a job in my technical field this spring are slim to none as most companies in the pacific northwest that even offer internships belong to this program called MECOP (The program I'm in). Everything from Intel to Boeing.

And I'd be competing for an job with the 'interns' that would be just starting their Junior Internships. I know this from experience because every company I applied to a few years back for an Internship told me to go join the program. So I did, and I got a job lol.

So I'd most likely be reduced to some production line job or... something. The bonus is I wouldn't be fighting the high schoolers for summer work, as I'd be starting in Spring. So the odds of getting a job PERIOD are in my favor substantially.

shaggy · 11-02-2008, 02:18 PM

i would go with option b and scale back the wedding stuff if at all possible. tough times now may work to your favour later when you get a foot in on a full time job thro the internship

gettysburgfreak · 11-02-2008, 02:32 PM

I would take option B, the possibility that you will get hired after the internship is a big selling point. I did an internship which led to me coming back as a seasonal park ranger and that has possibly led to a full time position at the end of the year.

smitdavi · 11-02-2008, 03:10 PM

Can you defer your loans for 6 months or so...I know it was an option. Not sure if it still is, but I know that when my dad graduated he deferred payment for 6 months after he graduated.

JE3146 · 11-02-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smitdavi

Can you defer your loans for 6 months or so...I know it was an option. Not sure if it still is, but I know that when my dad graduated he deferred payment for 6 months after he graduated.

The 6 month period is still around, but I burned the 6 month grace period on my first internship.

SeanGAR · 11-02-2008, 04:21 PM

Seems to me a job is a huge priority given the economic situation so I'd pick the one that increases those odds. After you get married what will your wife be doing? Who is paying for the wedding/honeymoon?

View Poll Results: Which option should I take?
Take the internship NOW (2nd Junior Internship)	16	59.26%
Go for the internship LATER (Senior Internship)	11	40.74%
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11-02-2008, 02:10 PM	#2
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,516 Trading: (133)	Re: Need help making a BIG decision. Please... I say take the risky route. I too am in a computer field. Computer people are in high demand right now. If you were in a manufacturing field, I would take the safer route.

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shaggy just pokin around..... Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 505 Trading: (4)	Re: Need help making a BIG decision. Please... i would go with option b and scale back the wedding stuff if at all possible. tough times now may work to your favour later when you get a foot in on a full time job thro the internship

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gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Need help making a BIG decision. Please... I would take option B, the possibility that you will get hired after the internship is a big selling point. I did an internship which led to me coming back as a seasonal park ranger and that has possibly led to a full time position at the end of the year. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

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smitdavi Ambassador of Quan Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: David Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,434 Trading: (9)	Re: Need help making a BIG decision. Please... Can you defer your loans for 6 months or so...I know it was an option. Not sure if it still is, but I know that when my dad graduated he deferred payment for 6 months after he graduated.

11-02-2008, 04:21 PM	#8
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: Need help making a BIG decision. Please... Seems to me a job is a huge priority given the economic situation so I'd pick the one that increases those odds. After you get married what will your wife be doing? Who is paying for the wedding/honeymoon? __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?