People go to college to figure out what they don't want to do, there are not a huge amount of people I know who are actually working at jobs that coincide with their majors.
My education gave me my business/accounting career - but I was sure I would be in the more creative marketing field but the jobs (and money) just wasn't there.
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by MindsOnLoan » 4/28/2011, 9:02 pm
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by MindsOnLoan » 4/30/2011, 9:18 pm
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by myownsatellite » 5/11/2011, 8:38 am
I'll be honest, if you are only going to college because you want the experience, go get drunk in a bar and save the $40,000+ you'll end up paying. You don't go to college for the experience, you go for the education.
When I went to college I was told I could teach at a university with a BA. When I was done with my BA, I was told I needed an MA. By the time I was done with my MA I needed a PhD. I couldn't get into the PhD program near me so now I'm stuck in limbo. I wasted $50,000 on two degrees I can't use and my only prospect is to go back and get a degree I don't want so I can get the experience I need to get the degree I do want, or apply to colleges around the country and move to whatever area will take me. That's not something I want to do because I'm getting married and we're talking about buying a house. I can't uproot my fiance just so I can get my PhD. I'm working for the state and it's not even close to what I spent my money on a degree for.
Don't waste your time and money if you don't know what you want to do and what you need to get to do it. I have degrees and all I'm qualified for is entry level clerical work because schools don't want me without certifications and colleges won't take me without experience.
When I went to college I was told I could teach at a university with a BA. When I was done with my BA, I was told I needed an MA. By the time I was done with my MA I needed a PhD. I couldn't get into the PhD program near me so now I'm stuck in limbo. I wasted $50,000 on two degrees I can't use and my only prospect is to go back and get a degree I don't want so I can get the experience I need to get the degree I do want, or apply to colleges around the country and move to whatever area will take me. That's not something I want to do because I'm getting married and we're talking about buying a house. I can't uproot my fiance just so I can get my PhD. I'm working for the state and it's not even close to what I spent my money on a degree for.
Don't waste your time and money if you don't know what you want to do and what you need to get to do it. I have degrees and all I'm qualified for is entry level clerical work because schools don't want me without certifications and colleges won't take me without experience.
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"Wow, nice to meet you. Nine years huh? That's a really long time. Are you going to stab me or something? Because if you are, can we get it over with?" ~Jer
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