[Jewelry making - Article 00181] - Re: [Orchid] Experience with TIJT

[rene howard]

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    Hello there, I graduated from TIJT in 2002 so some of my economic
    information may be a bit off but probably not by much. This school
    does offer student housing but if you want quality living conditions
    (I have a 3 yr old) I strongly suggest living off campus. If you live
    inside the "Loop" which is basically four lane highway that travels
    around the whole of town (Texas; go figure) then you can get anywhere
    in town by car in less than 10 minutes. 

    The cost of living is much cheaper than Oregon. I'd recommend calling
    realty companies to find out what they have to offer. The company we
    went through was Bray Rental Properties (903) 784-4300. Since the 
cost
    of living is low, unfortunately so are the wages. Paris wasn't such a
    bad place to live but it's quite isolated. I didn't go to the public
    schools there but from what I had heard, North Lamar school system
    (North side of town) had better standards than Paris itself. Both of
    the school disticts are a part of the city of Paris. 

    TIJT does offer a computer design class where you'd learn to design
    and then mill your design into a wax model. But speaking from someone
    who's going through the school of hard knocks, I stongly recommend
    taking the casting course since you'll gain a better understanding of
    how to structurally support your work. 

    I hope this helps and I wish you luck on your journey, 

Rene Howard
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