[klyrs]

As the dot-com bubble collapsed, I enrolled in university and had a steady decade of a meager but survivable income: first living off student loans, then as a TA in grad school. Came out of it with a degree that helped me get an adult job.

[the_only_law]

I’ve been thinking about going back to school anyway, but its really hard to escape the golden handcuffs (and also a pain to deal with the education system as a non traditional student). Figure I can wait till I start feeling the downturn.

[klyrs]

I felt old going back in my mid 20s, but frankly, I crushed it. I treated it as a full-time job; the kids I was competing with did not. Didn't lose the "big fish in a small pond" feeling until I was taking grad courses.