What's your education level?

[Honda_Lady]

i graduated high school back in 2001 with a Special Diploma, couldn't take regular college classes till i got a GED as well. i started for a short time studying for that at the community college. (was on the campus in September when NY and DC were attacked) got burned out on it real quick. procrastinated for a few years. went back and took the test and passed first time. i think i procrastinated a little longer. finally got papers filled out for financial aid and got registered in the summer of 06 i think it was. finally graduated in December 2009. got my AAS in Automotive Technology from my Community College.

[cb7rush]

2 quarters from getting my BA in Psychology. I will graduate from Cal Poly Pomona in Winter 2013 :/


Currently a Part Sales Manager at Autozone making about 10 bucks an hour. A couple more months and they will pay or my ASE test so i will take that and look for a better full time job unil i can graduate from college.

[phatdoughnut]

Even an Associates is pretty much worthless. Hell, depending on what your Bachelors is in, even that can be useless! Mine is pretty useless for any job in my field. It's only good for those jobs that require "a degree".

A Bachelors today is pretty much what a high school diploma was to our parents' generation. A Masters will be the same to our kids, I'm sure.

The only other thing that can really be useful is learning a specialized skill. My friend dropped out of college when he got his girlfriend pregnant with twins unexpectedly. He is now a hydraulic mechanic, and one of the top mechanics at his company. Because his skill is so specialized, he's very valuable to the company. They pay him well, and his job is pretty secure because he'd be difficult to replace.

True on the last part, except sometimes to get into management they just look for some kind of four year degree, show me the papa...

I didn't really want to do management but the college I am going to excepted all of my CC credits and I only had to do 60 more to get my BAS.

[Hopeless]

Even an Associates is pretty much worthless. Hell, depending on what your Bachelors is in, even that can be useless! Mine is pretty useless for any job in my field. It's only good for those jobs that require "a degree".

A Bachelors today is pretty much what a high school diploma was to our parents' generation. A Masters will be the same to our kids, I'm sure.

The only other thing that can really be useful is learning a specialized skill. My friend dropped out of college when he got his girlfriend pregnant with twins unexpectedly. He is now a hydraulic mechanic, and one of the top mechanics at his company. Because his skill is so specialized, he's very valuable to the company. They pay him well, and his job is pretty secure because he'd be difficult to replace.

yea my best friend has a bachelors and cant get a job in his field. he has a decent job working at sprint as a phone technician, but its not what he wanted to do.

and i kinda fit into that last part. life safety systems is a good career in louisiana because of the strong oilfield and industrial ties. and while i wouldnt necessarily consider CAD a specialized skill, id consider having proficient CAD skills on top of fire marshal and nicet certifications for lss engineering a nice package. it allows me to do all of our drawings and design work with mild oversight, where as in the past a technicians cad drawings had to be reviewed and signed off on by someone with a nicet cert (my boss), and my boss's time is major money compared to my time.

right now i make a relatively good salary based on louisiana's cost of living, with room to go up as my nicet certifications go from 1 to 2/3/4

[wed3k]

about 2 classes away from completing an AA degree and about 2.5 years from an engineering degree. im not going back and ive made that choice with complete understanding of the consequences (if there is any).

in my field, school isn't as helpful as hands-on experience.

[stretch JDM]

I got 3 degrees , but can only vote once..Lol..

[SNOOZE]

ghost does not see a poll

anyway... BA in criminal justice.

Same here bro

[Gemini]

I'm one of the some college guys...sometimes i wished i had finished with my higher learning though ive done really good for myself without nothing more than a international high school diploma and great work ethic (got a raise and promotion today actually, 3rd in 1 one year ).

I think i will go back to school to at least an AA in something business oriented.

[crazymikey]

Trade school for HVAC. Couldn't get any work in the field. Didn't enjoy the work at my placement enough to further pursue working in the field. So now it's basically just something on my resume.

Commercial driver's licence and air brake ticket on top of that.

That's all I've got. I never had any plans to go to college/uni after high school. I hate school with a passion. You put me in a classroom and I want to do is get out if I haven't already fallen asleep.

I learn better out in the open, hands on. Books and writing bore me and shut my brain off.

[SNOOZE]

I'm gonna go to Law School after I get my BAchlors in Criminal Justice. There isn't an option on the poll for Law School , Law degree

[Gemini]

I'm gonna go to Law School after I get my BAchlors in Criminal Justice. There isn't an option on the poll for Law School , Law degree

Great! I wanted to be a lawyer or journalist when i was kid....moving to a different country among other things distributed my focus.

[SNOOZE]

Great! I wanted to be a lawyer or journalist when i was kid....moving to a different among other things distributed my focus.

What made you change your mind?

[Gemini]

What made you change your mind?

I was pulled to the US a year after HS and went straight into the work force...got distracted, lost motivation and never went back. Financials was a major part too but not the fullr eason.

[SNOOZE]

Great! I wanted to be a lawyer or journalist when i was kid....moving to a different among other things distributed my focus.

What made you change your mind?

[mappyCB7]

well I'm going to finish my AA for thetre arts since I only need one more class to complete it. It's pretty much worthless but i figure I started it so might as well have it. I only really like acting, painting, drawing, and writing music. That's what I had fun doing but getting a degree for that seems pointless, either you're good or not. I'm decent and when i practice I always get better but those are more hobby-ish things. I'd have a real hard time making money off of that realistically. If I'm going to make it big with one of my art forms it would have to be a complete fluke. I really oppose the idea of school for art, it just seems restrictive. I oppose the idea of school in general. I just never liked feeling obligated to do something (even if i've always done fairly good in school) I feel you should persue what your passionate about. So now I'm looking to get in to the automotive industry. It's probably the only other passion I have and plan to pursue.

Did I mention I like to write?