For the college folks
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Rickstir
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I went back to school and earned my undergraduate degree in business, at night while working full time. I wanted the knowledge contained in those books and the experience of the teachers to relate that theory to real life. It worked for me. The very next day after graduating I got a promotion and a $10,000 raise. That was back in the 80's when 10 G was worth a lot more than it is now. I got the bug and went on to complete my Master of Science degree with a dual discipline in Management and Compuer Resource Managment. I have worked in the technology field for 24 years and will retire at the end of the year as a member of upper management in technology at a large (25,000 student population) liberal arts college. I also teach and make a very good salary for what is essentially a part-time job. I now relate my experiences to the students to illustrate real life situations in technology and business. I consider my time in school as an investment from which I am now reaping the benefits. In my retirement I will teach online courses from home and make $50,000 per year.
Education has been used to my advantage, both with income and with a fulfillment that others only dream about.
Education has been used to my advantage, both with income and with a fulfillment that others only dream about.
buckeyefarmer
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Some High School courses are getting bizarre. Now the jocks get to take courses like "baseball and football theory", weightlifting, etc.....
My 9th grader is taking an engineering course (9th grade) that he will get 4 college credits for. Wow.
Did you see the "best" college degrees by salary on that web site?
Engineering, engineering, engineering, physics.
mostly_gas
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+1 :thumbsup:
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a pet peeve of mine - people talk about "college" like they are all the same. You wouldn't generally hear the same people saying "tractor" like they were all the same. After all, there's really no difference between a little kubota bx and a 150hp john deere, is there???
Yet people treat college that way. And then are surprised that a degree from a worthless college is worthless.
I wish I could figure out something to sell to those people.
Yet people treat college that way. And then are surprised that a degree from a worthless college is worthless.
I wish I could figure out something to sell to those people.
dmccarty
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Or they go into deep debt getting a degree from a "big" school in a field that will not pay well.
I heard a lady on the radio who lived in FLA. Her kid could go to a FLA school and have no debt. But the child wanted to go to a NYC school, I think it was Columbia, which would put her and the mother deep in debt. The kid wanted to do this to "experience" a big city. :confused2:
The kid wants to get an English degree......
Deep debt to get a degree that will allow her to teach and that is about it. The mother mentioned the amount of debt SHE and the child would incur and it was going to take many years for the kid to repay the loan.
That is just crazy.
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Dan
School won't give you common sense and just like the rest of life, you figure it out or you don't. BUT it's hard to beat the credentials a good college will give you in 4 to 6 years by doing something else, especially in your early twenties.
Some people figure it out but most don't.
I don't know why this is but too many kids in high school think they're the star football player and they're going to make it big in the pros. Fat chance! The reality of it is they wind up working in a convenience store with bad knees and a pot belly. The closest they get to the pros is watching football on TV with a beer in one hand and pretzels in the other.
Rob
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I ride the vanpool with a lady who is getting ready to send her son to college. She already has a daughter in college who is in her third year. I asked her if it was a financial strain and if she looked at colleges based on costs. Her response was that it was a strain but she would never send her kids to a college they did not want to go to. I heard her talk about her son in the past and while he is not a bad kid he is average in every way.
I think a lot of kids have this false sense of entitlement and parents have a distorted sense of responsibility. I believe I have an obligation to help my children go to college but there will not be a blank check. Unless they have obtained scholarships, or are paying themselves, where they go to school will be dictated by my finances and will probably mean that the first two years will be completed at a community college.
I think a lot of kids have this false sense of entitlement and parents have a distorted sense of responsibility. I believe I have an obligation to help my children go to college but there will not be a blank check. Unless they have obtained scholarships, or are paying themselves, where they go to school will be dictated by my finances and will probably mean that the first two years will be completed at a community college.