Do you have a degree?

[The Binghamton Patriot]

BS Finance, Roger Williams University
MBA Financial Economics Binghamton University

Advice: Don't go to college unless you leave school with less debt than what you will make in your first year working.

 

[rolle]

BS in Biology. Starting med school next summer. Currently working as a medical research associate.

 

[libertybrewcity]

BS in Biology. Starting med school next summer. Currently working as a medical research associate.

never heard of a med program starting in the summer...cool though. where did you apply to?

 

[libertarian4321]

College really is more for lawyers,or doctors. Anything else really doesn't do much.

There are a lot of other fields where a degree is absolutely required- engineering, nursing, teaching (including college), etc.

Many others may not have an absolute requirement for a degree, but you have nearly a 0% chance to get a job if you don't have one- for example, you don't need a degree to be a stock broker, but good luck getting sponsored for your series 7 license if you don't have one.

In reply to the thread starter, I have 2 engineering degrees and an MBA.

 

[AFPVet]

BGS in General Studies with an emphasis on public policy, communication, and music.

 

[UWDude]

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.

college is not a bad proposition if you just want to learn more. I just saw it as a vacation from a lifetime of work, with teh chance for a better job at the end. My job is unrelated to degree, and only slightly better than the job I had 4 years ago. But no biggie. I enjoyed college, because it was history, so no regrets.

 

[UWDude]

I've always wondered with you ... Wisconsin, Washington or other.

I'm in Seattle. Im actually not big into my alma matter and all that. University of Washington. I sure do not speak for it though.. Like i was explaining to someone else, most of the professors are quite convinced of the American fairy tale when it comes to politics and democracy. A few of them are radical, but they are like leftist/feminist full bore radical, (who I prefer over vanilla professors, honestly). My friend and I put together a list of professors we thought were "awake", but only had 1, and that was a "maybe". Of course, as a professor, you have to be careful about what you say. I have met and talked with a semi-retired professor from the otehr UW, UW Madison, McCoy, (can't recall his first name). He does some of the most damning research on America, its intelligence apparatus, and during a speech he gave at the UWashington, he gave a speech on American intelligence, and said a bombing at UWisonson had an agent provocateur.

I would love to be a history professor one day, and am working on getting in grad school.

but I do hate writing historical papers, and reading them is starting to annoy me now too, because so many of them have the same exact academic cadence.

 

[Simple]

I should be graduating in May with a BS in Applied Geographic Science. I'm hoping to be able to make some maps for the Ron Paul Campaign or some like minded organization when I graduate =)

I also have an AS and a CDL.

 

[eduardo89]

Bachelors in Business Administation
Bsc. Politics & International Relations

Hopefully get a Masters in Public Policy and a law degree

 

[mac_hine]

True, but just about every university makes bank ripping students off (especially at the bookstore).

They stick you on the books
They stick you on parking
they stick you huge on tuition
and they stick you on its relation to the job market.

 

[eduardo89]

And yet I have two undergrad degrees and I'm going for my masters....

 

[zerosdontcount]

Can't trust the NIA... A college education isn't necessarily a scam, just a rip off. My college education is affordable and enjoyable.

 

[Napolitanic Wars]

Senior year.

 

[madengr]

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.

Probably depends on your major. I learned a lot. It's a way to focus on a specialty. Besides, grad school in engineering or hard science is practically free anyway if you are an RA or TA. Then again, that was 17 years ago for me.

 

[QueenB4Liberty]

I have a BA in Criminology from St. Edward's University. And a Paralegal Certificate. I'm thinking of going back and getting my masters in Clinical Psychology or some sort of Psychology.

 

[JacksonianBME]

BS in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue.

 

[Corydoras]

MA in philosophy.

 

[MadHermit]

BS in Computer and Mathematical Sciences.

 

[Mr Tansill]

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering.

 

[Kregisen]

Sure thing buddy.

BA political Science and History from the University of Alabama. Top 1.5% of earners for smarty pants above.

Wow! What do you do? Is it related to your majors?