Comments | defensiveeskimo: havent really posted in a while

defensiveeskimo

havent really posted in a while

Jan 30, 2008 00:01

So theres really only one thing going on in my life right now: Work, like non other. I am the cheapest amount of work they got (probably because im the newest) so they keep asking me to work more and more than im actually scheduled...and naturally i say yes. thing with this situation is that it happens quite often due to people getting sick, can' ( Read more... )

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brian48216 January 30 2008, 05:50:28 UTC

I actually know people who make probably 80k without a college degree. Granted, they had to do some studying for certifications, but they work for the federal government now.

Seriously though, a 4 year degree offers very little in terms of what you'll need in the real world. When I interned at engineering firms, they guys always said that they remember nothing from college simply because they never use it ever again. All that degree really offers is a certification that you are capable of being asked a question, and respond in any manner aside from drooling.

defensiveeskimo February 2 2008, 04:40:42 UTC

see, its stories like that and others that i hear from work as well that made me initially think that school isn't neccessary. so i figured working aint so bad ... unfortunately i have to start planning for the future. but a question, how'd they get a govt. job without a degree???? i heard thats a minimum thats needed to get govt. job.

monsoon February 4 2008, 00:04:40 UTC

trust me, it's not. You just need a high school diploma. You'll start at a really low pay grade, like a 5 step 1 instead of a 7 step 1 (which you get if you have a 3.5gpa or higher and graduated college). Also, they have a lot of school/work programs where they'll actually pay for some of your college/grad school if you want to go. All you need to get up there in the government is to be good at your job. It doesn't matter if you have a college degree or not.

defensiveeskimo February 4 2008, 00:38:40 UTC

first off: hi monica
and to your comment: yyyyyesss! thank you for the info.

chrriiiss January 30 2008, 21:47:57 UTC

VCU took someone with a 2.7ish GPA and no AS degree. They'll take you.

Just saying, if you really want to take the college degree path, it's easier than you think. Come to VCU, share a baller ass house with me, do your BIO or your CHEM or your BS in Pharm, apply to VCU's renowned pharmacy school, bust your ass for a few more years, make $100k in 6-8k, throw a PhD behind your name, be happy.

It's easy, you just have to do it. Take it from me, I was in the same boat as you.

defensiveeskimo February 2 2008, 04:42:01 UTC

VCU and baller house sound very nice, infact that was the first school i wanted to go to and do pharmacy; but not anymore. after working in a couple of different pharmacy institutions i realize thats its not what im gonna be good at.
i know its only been a month or so, but hows school going for you?

anonymous January 31 2008, 18:48:29 UTC

the thing about school is, that yes, you will probably never need to know the things you study so hard to remember for one test, but the specific information is not the point. The whole process of working for classes and studying is to develop you skills to manage your time and work-load. College is like a workout program for you mind and for your life. people who lift weight weights as a workout don't do it just to lift weights, they do it so their mussles are better prepared for other different strenous tasks. if you think of school like that maybe you can better motivate yourself even when a 12 page paper on bio-chem seems like the most worthless waste of your time.
-karsten

defensiveeskimo February 2 2008, 04:43:57 UTC

time and workload management? i "learned" all of that from scouts, Personal Management merit badge; too bad that badge didnt help at all, but rather actually working during school did.

anonymous February 8 2008, 22:10:20 UTC

Im not sure that the month(s) that is takes to get a merit badge is really on par with school. school is like training for a marathon, that level of work over that period of time with improve your abilities even if you had some skill goin into school. it is also important to note that the human brain continues to develop in its copacity for problem solving a judgment until your roughly 25. school is the best way to increse your cognative development during this time. its anoying, tiresome, and tedious, but so are most things that come with hard work, and when you put in your all, you fell acomplished afterwords too.
-k

neome21 January 31 2008, 22:55:36 UTC

At the risk of offending - you seem to be worry about the ability to support a family without having a 4 year degree - I'm sure there are some jobs where this wouldn't be a problem - but also, have you considered that you might not have to support your family? Sometimes it's taboo for guys, but with more and more women getting 4 year degrees than men you wouldn't have to be the major breadwinner in your family and still get to do what you like. Just a thought.

defensiveeskimo February 2 2008, 04:45:45 UTC

first off: hi cyndie.
and youre right, it could very well be that i wont be the one supporting my family, but i'd at least like to help in doing that and having a 4 year degree would help; but again you are right: there are jobs that can do that for me.