# Working in the automotive field?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-in-the-automotive-field/216296>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 7, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-in-the-automotive-field/216296 "2011-09-07T18:59:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![d1kingz1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d1kingz1/32/5607_2.png) [@d1kingz1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d1kingz1)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-in-the-automotive-field/216296/21 "2011-09-09T16:45:41Z")

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> [@bing](#):
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> chris i was on max OSAP all through school working 2 jobs and hustling parts + summer school etc. etc. i had no money and whether you want to ‘do it’ it irrelevant. If you do average things you will get average results no matter what industry you’re in.
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> another tip i have for guys, especially those whose families have no money (like mine). Apply for every needs-based scholarship and bursary that you can.
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> I must have got $10k over 3 years in cash and OSAP forgiveness… millenium bursaries, ‘access’ scholarships (a nice way of saying scholarships based on how poor you are) etc. etc. No one ever applies for these things so you’d be surprised.
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> i built my first s13 on that shit 🙂

Ya, I used to be in auto apprenticing for about 4 years, but I decided I wanted nothing to do with cars for a career. Didn’t want to ruin my love for cars by being unhappy in the trade. Right now I’m taking fire protection engineering, and I wouldn’t be able to afford it at this point in my life if it wasn’t for OSAP.

Another example is my younger brother. He graduated University of Ottawa with his bachelors in health sciences solely on OSAP and bursaries(free money). Moral of the story is that you don’t need money from your own pocket to get a higher level of education.

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**Author:** ![PureEuroM3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PureEuroM3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureEuroM3)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/working-in-the-automotive-field/216296/22 "2011-09-09T16:56:00Z")

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> [@bing](#):
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> another tip i have for guys, especially those whose families have no money (like mine). Apply for every needs-based scholarship and bursary that you can.

Bing for the win again, I’m at 10g almost even in scholarships. Was it easy and fun, hell no! I pushed myself every step of the way, it’s not that easy graduating with an 85% average but hard work paid off. Now I’m on another scholarship to continue my education and get my degree.

Work hard at school, figure out what you want, and don’t cheap out. You have your whole life to work once you get the right education.

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