This is a subject dear to my heart. I was in college in the sixties and dropped out when I had my first child. Then several years later, I decided to return and finish up getting my degree. Before I had even finished the first semester of my 2nd go-round, I got a promotion on my job and my career path was set. Experience and good job performance became my viable commodity, not a piece of paper.
My son started college right after high school and failed miserably. He was ADHD and couldn’t find the self-discipline necessary to do the work. Twice again, while in his twenties, he registered for classes and then dropped out before finishing a single semester. Then at 37, he came to me and said, “I’m tired of working for people half as smart and with no life experience, I’ve got to get a degree in order to compete.” With maturity, he evaluated what he really loved to do, what his fantasy career would be, and did a complete about face and went back to school, graduated with a 3.9 GPA, Dean’s List, the whole nine yards. He makes about half the money he was making in his dead end job, but I’ve never seen him happier.
Pal2Pal - 01:08pm on 08/15/2007
That’s about on par with my experiences, Pal.
By the way, I approved your log-in last night. Not sure if you were having problems, but it should be working now.
Rob - 01:08pm on 08/15/2007
I think that the travesty is the quantity of students who choose psychology, history, political science, recreation, etc. and then wonder why they can’t get a job with only a bachelor’s degree.
Many of the good degrees really do have countless $50k offers, assuming that you got good grades and have good enough communication skills to convince someone to hire you. Most students just don’t want to do the kind of work that a business or engineering degree requires.
electnixon - 03:08pm on 08/15/2007
Most students just don’t want to do the kind of work that a business or engineering degree requires.
I suspect that a lot of that has to do with the poor education they got in the primary school years.
docdave - 03:08pm on 08/15/2007
Actually I thought it was a ticket to keg parties and student loans
goon - 07:08pm on 08/15/2007
LOL, Goon ... I have to agree with you and my first year away at college was just that.
This is a subject dear to my heart. I was in college in the sixties and dropped out when I had my first child. Then several years later, I decided to return and finish up getting my degree. Before I had even finished the first semester of my 2nd go-round, I got a promotion on my job and my career path was set. Experience and good job performance became my viable commodity, not a piece of paper.
My son started college right after high school and failed miserably. He was ADHD and couldn’t find the self-discipline necessary to do the work. Twice again, while in his twenties, he registered for classes and then dropped out before finishing a single semester. Then at 37, he came to me and said, “I’m tired of working for people half as smart and with no life experience, I’ve got to get a degree in order to compete.” With maturity, he evaluated what he really loved to do, what his fantasy career would be, and did a complete about face and went back to school, graduated with a 3.9 GPA, Dean’s List, the whole nine yards. He makes about half the money he was making in his dead end job, but I’ve never seen him happier.
That’s about on par with my experiences, Pal.
By the way, I approved your log-in last night. Not sure if you were having problems, but it should be working now.
I think that the travesty is the quantity of students who choose psychology, history, political science, recreation, etc. and then wonder why they can’t get a job with only a bachelor’s degree.
Many of the good degrees really do have countless $50k offers, assuming that you got good grades and have good enough communication skills to convince someone to hire you. Most students just don’t want to do the kind of work that a business or engineering degree requires.
I suspect that a lot of that has to do with the poor education they got in the primary school years.
Actually I thought it was a ticket to keg parties and student loans
LOL, Goon ... I have to agree with you and my first year away at college was just that.
