College degree?

GOD HERE said:

That's a solid resume. Class must have been dull as shit.

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Surprisingly the MBA was very interesting, and I learned a lot. The double majors were boring as fuck. But being in a fraternity and doing a lot of drugs helped me through it.

I have a Bachelors. not sure if im stopping there tho. might go to the next level

I am almost at the end of an associates in HVAC.

B.S. in Comp. Sci. with a focus on secured programming and network structuring.
Continuing education equal to Master's. And, from much more prestigious schools.

I also have like 200 un-credited hours in mathematics. (free classes at great universities. I love science!)

I wish I went into ComSci - I would have been taken more seriously as a developer. Not that my dev skills arent good. IBM liked me. But with a degree I may have commanded a little more respect with less effort. I was a little bit of a math junky too, I am actually about 40 credits shy of an Astronomy degree too. But Im too old to go back to school. And at this point, the only major life change I will do is move to Brasil.

see4 said:

He doesn't. It's the internet.

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Nice try big guy.

I have a degree in Calcium Anthropology; the study of milk men.

grizzy said:

Nice try big guy.

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You too fella? I'm not sure where you were going with that.

Bachelors in Materials engineering, minor in business currently doing a masters in bio (materials) engineering and a full degree in business... I would kill myself and others if I was an accountant not my cup of tea

Yea, I don't even use my bachelors. Ive been a software engineer for 10 years, now Im a Product & Dev Team Manager. I would shoot myself if I were an Accountant now.

BS in Biology, minor in Calculus... aka dork.

Yes, I'm using my degree.

I learn through trial and error, fuck a professor and fuck a grade system! Experience is the best way to learn.

Apprenticeships and trade/tech schools. Theory, in terms of government schooling, can go fuck itself.

I can masturbate pretty good.....oh yeah I have a couple papers on my wall too {not going to tell you how I stuck them up there though}

mamakush said:

BS in Biology, minor in Calculus... aka dork.

Yes, I'm using my degree.

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Dork. No. Nerd? Yes. And that is something to be proud of dude. I know I am.

so tell me guys...when u went out and got your first job after getting a degree how much of a difference in pay did you notice? ive always heard that a degree holder earns more $$$ even if your job doesnt require you to have your college degree. how true is this? do you tend to get "bumped up" faster than someone without a degree?

My first job could not be obtained without a college degree, and specifically you need the degree that I got to get the position. After that though, its all about who you know and how well you can bullshit everyone into thinking you know what you are doing.

For the past 10 years, I've been working in a field that does not require a degree in order to land the job. But you need to know what you are doing and what you are talking about.

In my experience, people with degrees tend to advance more quickly than without, and those with degrees from prestigious schools tend to advance almost immediately. I had been in the field for about 8 years, and at this particular position for 1 year, and one day I was assigned a new manager, someone who was about 5 years younger than me, but had an advanced degree from Wharton, he was fresh out school, and was already an executive level position with a salary probably close to 200k/yr. He was fired a year later, he was not able to walk the walk and I think was already burnt out from such a tough school.

I have the dubious distinction of Having a Masters/Fine Art in a dead technology. Graduated MCAD, (Minneapolis College of Art & Design) Studied Photography back when film was lead dog. I remember Sony announcing the Mavica, and digital imaging. We all looked at each other and said "OK, ............WHY?" Who knew. Now going for a BS in Biology/Botany. Go figger! (Hey, it's free!)

went to school for accounting... where I met the wife.. ended up in a different profession collecting on debt..

No degree for me.

I've done very well and will often times have jobs right next to coworkers who have Masters making the same amount of money or more in some cases without being saddled with debt. I've managed because I am self motivated and am constantly learning (I'm one of those dorks who always blew the doors off all the testing). For me it's worked. Would I do it again? Naw, I'd probably get/finish a degree.

Take whatever path you want, just embrace it and don't have second thoughts.

GOD HERE said:

Just curious, how many people here have degrees? and in what?

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Two more semesters and i'll have my bachelors in chemistry. So far it has landed me a job in an environmental organics lab. So anyone who trys to speak lies about organic and inorganic nutrients bring it on. And by the way, for any of you who refer to inorganic nutrients as "synthetic", stop! It is misleading jargon. Also, for those who say they go the organic route rather that the "chemical" route... what does that even mean? People portray ionic compounds (inorganic nutrients) as an evil means of feeding your plants, that makes me laugh.