Do you have a degree?

[madengr]

MS in Electrical Engineering

 

[8ClicksPerSecond]

Working on a BA in Poli Sci and hoping to go to Law School after.

 

[PastaRocket848]

i didn't go to school for anything. i've been a computer nerd since the BBS days, and it paid off. zero college debt, i.t. job at 18 yrs old. i've since gained even more experience and am immediately employable just about anywhere, in either i.t., web/software dev, or solid modelling (i have about 4-5 years advanced solidworks under my belt as well). my current job isn't the best pay in the world but i get to use all 3 of my specialties and i work for friends. i wouldnt have it any other way.

oh yeah... it's all been straight profit. zero college debt/expense. i see no purpose in paying for a piece of paper in the days of iTunes U and the internet. you can learn anything you want and if you're good at it people will hire you.

college is a very, very bad value proposition for certain fields. anything related to a computer is certainly one of them.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Master's Program dropout. Decided the time was better spent making money. IMHO, Master's programs are the ultimate way to waste time without really learning anything new.

 

[Aden]

Seriously, though, my school had a path one could take to get two degrees for the price of one as long as I forfeited all of my electives and replaced them with Political Science courses. Now I am getting two degrees in three years with a minor, hopefully, and I will do it with virtually no debt.

A double-major is not two degrees. A double-major is simply one BA or BS in two majors.

A typical BA requires 120 credits, with 30 in your major. So if you have 30 in history you have a BA in history. A double-major requires 120 credits, 30 in each major. So if you have 30 in history and 30 in political science, you have a BA in history and political science. Either of these routes will give you one piece of paper.

Two degrees is a different animal. To get two degrees from one school, a typical college requires an additional 30 credits. This means you need 150 credits not 120 (which is better than needing 240). So if you have taken 150 credits, 30 of which are in history and 30 of which are in political science, you have degrees in history and political science. This will give you two pieces of paper.

 

[Zippyjuan]

I was two elective classes (six credits unrelated to the degree program itself) from having two separate degrees-which I decided was not worth paying for another semester of school so I too have two majors (full majors- not a minor)- Economics and Political Science.

 

[Eleutheros]

MBA from Franklin University (a private business college formerly called the YMCA School of Commerce)
Bachelor of General Studies from Capital University (a private Lutheran university)
Associate of Arts, Columbus State Community College

Believe it or not, I planned to stop after I got the Associates Degree, I announced it in front of my church during a student graduation ceremony, and the congregation almost had a collective heart attack. Later on a little girl about 9-10 years old pulled me aside and told me to get a bachelors because she had a grandfather who didn't get his and always regretted it. So to avoid risking coming off as an arrogant jackass and making a fool out of the little girl who was just speaking her heart, I pursued the Bachelors.

The MBA I got after I met some men with PhDs at a bookstore promoting a book about men in higher education which inspired me to go back to school and get even more education.

In a nutshell, if I had a better life plan at the outset, the Associates would've been all I needed.

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

I graduate in December with a degree in Humanities.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

BA in criminal justice, not much hiring going on in local law enforcement but I am ten months into the hiring process for homeland security. If I choose not to go that route I'm thinking of going to officer training for the air force or perhaps the navy.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Master's Program dropout. Decided the time was better spent making money. IMHO, Master's programs are the ultimate way to waste time without really learning anything new.

Unless its a masters in nun chucks

 

[Pericles]

Texas A&M BA in Philosophy and History (double major) then went to MBA school. Then sat on my ass in mud, snow, and dust in the Army, thinking "I went to graduate school for this?"

 

[MelissaWV]

No.

 

[ClayTrainor]

I'm a college drop-out.

 

[Acala]

BA in psych -> digging ditches for Manpower

back to school

BA in chemistry -> working in a medical lab

better, but got laid off so back to school

law school -> been working as an attorney ever since. Most uncreative, tedious, unhelpful job imaginable.

I would trade all the time, money, and three degrees for a chance to start over as a welder or woodworker.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

BA in psych -> digging ditches for Manpower

back to school

BA in chemistry -> working in a medical lab

better, but got laid off so back to school

law school -> been working as an attorney ever since. Most uncreative, tedious, unhelpful job imaginable.

I would trade all the time, money, and three degrees for a chance to start over as a welder or woodworker.

You're in luck! I'm putting together an article on how to get into welding (I used to be a welder), which will be published on RPFs ASAP.

 

[Acala]

You're in luck! I'm putting together an article on how to get into welding (I used to be a welder), which will be published on RPFs ASAP.

Excellent!

 

[Dreamofunity]

Currently going for a BA with dual majors of Economics and Philosophy.

 

[OrigSEOH]

lol, I'm a out of work woodworker of 15 years that knows how to weld, yet I just got a associates in network system administration and finishing my BA in computer information systems.

 

[Acala]

lol, I'm a out of work woodworker of 15 years that knows how to weld, yet I just got a associates in network system administration and finishing my BA in computer information systems.

I thought welding was in continuous demand?

 

[OrigSEOH]

I had one job offer in 15 years for a welding position. Probably applied to 20 or so positions over the years. Seems as though skilled labor positions around here in Central Ohio is very competitive. I haven't looked at the market recently for welders; however, I wouldn't mind exploring programming robotic welders. I'm ready to set at a terminal for a while, construction is tough on the human body over time.

I thought welding was in continuous demand?