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Ah ... while not exactly UNintelligent .... yet your question is compelling .... I am studying Graphic Design as a foundation for filmmaking. Non-traditional, but it makes sense to me. I want to produce films that contribute good to our society, that help people become a little more motivated to be open-minded, to be kinder .... I figure that finding out how color, and sound, and shape move people is a sound platform for film.

BUT, I have a burning desire to learn all the time, so if I could get paid to be a professional student??? I would so be there ..... xd

Although I'm strongly interested in character driven art it isn't really a money maker.

Luckily I love the biological sciences and especially genetics intrigues me.

So I went into Biology/Biotechnology, got my Associates and transferred into my current school. I changed majors here to Bioinformatics, which adds computer science, networking, databases, data analysis, and statistics into the mix.

The way life works and ticks is a passion for me, and I'm sure that a lot of medical and agricultural boons can be generated for the human race by my actions, eventually.


I will NOT work on biological weapons, except to study them for defense purposes. It is strongly against my morals to use a biological weapon (like a retrovirus or a weaponized disease) on a group of people. Something like that horrifies me.

I'm only 16.
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At the moment i'm studing Animal Management, at a national Diploma level, In the hopes that it will eventually lead to a job in animal nursing, Or Curating :3

I'm also 21, studying in no particular field. (I am seeking an BA in General Studies) but the classes I tend to prefer are Philosophy, History, Sociology, Criminology (if that's a word), and Visual Arts.

Also I've changed the min-age requirement to 16. A question for you all, should I eliminate any requirements what so ever?

I'm rather hungry for feedback on how I’m setting everything up. I've only ran Fandom Guilds in the past, where mass members were the key to real success.

I believe this Guild could prosper with relatively few members, but each of a higher caliber; which isn't meant to compare anyone to another, or rate their abilities above each other. But I would like to avoid members who would respond to comments in immature and unsought out fashions. So that being a member has 'meaning' besides you simply click 'join' and you’re in. Do you see my point or is it authoritarian for me to restrict membership at all? – I tend to over think, and end up putting my foot in my mouth. ^_^

You may also note that I myself am not the most intelligent and articulated of people, being that I certainly didn't enjoy learning, reading, thinking, and all that until these last few years in College. So I'm catching up. I'm absolutely loving going to class for the simple sake of learning, though most say It is just me putting off going and getting a real job =P (I work as a computer repair specialist, eBay sales consultant, and teach private computer lessons. Great job, small buisness, so low pay.)

Another Thought. I am seeking out the most productive means of naming the sub forums above. I went with the classical separation of the disciplines, but things such as History have been known to be in the Social Sciences or Humanities. Would It be better off to separate them with general titles such as “History & Philosophy” “Natural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.” Well I suppose that’s a bad place to start. More, what is the focus of this guild? What subjects relate the most to each other and what subjects will belong in the main area. (For the time being, everything. But in the future, I’d like category specific subjects to be in the above areas)

I better be quiet, before I choke on my own foot.

Yes, five is more than I'd actually wish. That is why I restricted posting to the main area. However I run a guild with 3,600, so sometimes I do forget about the subforum problem of splitting up members.

Yay, another youngin'!
Daha.

But yeah, most of you here seem to have good goals, I completely respect the direction each of you wants to head in. Seems pretty interesting overall!
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Myself, I think I want to head into general Sciences then specialize in Psychology, hopefully do some pre-med after that and go to med school, get my doctorate, and become a psychiatrist. Only problem, I'd be going into 1st year university at 16. Which would suck. A lot. Hahahah.

In relation to the kind Mistress' post, I'm strongly against setting an age requirement. Seeing as I'd get kicked. sad But yeah, I think the recommendation idea as well as the "level of knowledgability (sp?)" both seem like pretty good guidelines.

Yay to that!

=)