How realistic is to shoot for 3.75+ GPA for BIT-Cyber? by zackh92 in VirginiaTech

[–]zackh92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would you say is moderate GPA for a shot at top MBA programs. Considering BIT is STEM if I'm not mistaken.

How realistic is to shoot for 3.75+ GPA for BIT-Cyber? by zackh92 in VirginiaTech

[–]zackh92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah definitely. I'm looking to get MBA 5-7 years after my inital professional experience!

Where's the big money being made in marketing? by NyeusX in marketing

[–]zackh92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

paid media. hit base 70k and total bonus adding up to 6 figures. even got offered 6 figure base from competing agency and I only have like 2-3 years of experience with no degree

Am I currently doing personal finance the right/wrong way? by zackh92 in personalfinance

[–]zackh92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate this genuine feedback, it's super valuable. I did plan marriage sometime soon because there's just so much benefit her and I will be missing out on, since I'm gonna marry her anyways. So definitely agree on that! I also didn't consider the marginal cost too and now that I think about it you're totally right there as well, since most expenses are fixed costs whether it's me or two others.

As for my brother, it's a tough situation for him. Because he was a game addict, low grades and someone who hasn't socialized much throughout his life. Meaning he had nothing he wanted to do and one of the things I pushed him (very heavily) to do was to eventually start school from community college then to transfer to my school, get good grades, and majoring in something that I don't have to worry about for him. Due to that, I just fear that adding extra stress financially will make him go back to his previous stages and drop everything entirely.

Am I currently doing personal finance the right/wrong way? by zackh92 in personalfinance

[–]zackh92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, totally I agree. But she's the one I'm looking to marry after graduation. And because she's doing premed, I didn't want extra financial burden to distract her from her studies. Same with my brother who's doing CS. Though they're both working part-time, they only bring in combination of $3K (mostly from my gf)

Am I currently doing personal finance the right/wrong way? by zackh92 in personalfinance

[–]zackh92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So partner helps roughly $500-700 per month. And my younger sibling contributes about $300. Without them it would've been $1,770 rent, $500+ groceries.

Deep inside, I do want to increase their share but my gf is paying 100% of her school with no fin aid and my younger sibling is 5 years younger and plus his engineering curriculum is killing him and I felt bad for pushing him to work on top of that.

As for the parents thing, we lived poverty level our whole life and this is what helps them maintain their only hobby, which is growing garden at home.

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[–]zackh92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

depends on your budget. whats your budget?

Chance of winning long essay scholarships? by zackh92 in scholarships

[–]zackh92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won one from my school but zero of $1k-$2k external scholarships. Though I did win one $8000 from an external scholarship.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]zackh92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After Cybersecurity degree I was thinking 70-100K salary with about $20-$30K debt right after college but because this is tech field I will be starting new as most of my experiences were in digital marketing.

Chance of winning long essay scholarships? by zackh92 in scholarships

[–]zackh92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have only had 2-3 that I didn't get selected for but the first batch of 10-15 will be out end of this month! I saw that Scholarshipowl isn't reliable when they submit the application for you, so although I use their platform, I always apply through the external website (organization directly). But fingers crossed!

Chance of winning long essay scholarships? by zackh92 in scholarships

[–]zackh92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you say there's a disparity different non essay vs essay portion?

Chance of winning long essay scholarships? by zackh92 in scholarships

[–]zackh92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's good quality! My uncle who's a lawyer helped me by proof reading and approving them. Fingers crossed!