to the point where i absolutely became burned out and went BLARGH.. then oddly enough a few years later became a teacher in science which i did throughout school and uni.. and then IT as well just because its been a hobby all my life 
Poll: How much education did you get?
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Secondary school, two months of a biotech Bsc. and currently working an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology.
That might change if our lovely government decides that it's easier to pay unemployment benefit for thousands of dropouts by cutting academic grants [Ireland, by the way]. I think there's talk of abolishing grants for postgrads, which really goes against these plans they have for fostering scientific research.
I'm hoping there'll be some riots.
That might change if our lovely government decides that it's easier to pay unemployment benefit for thousands of dropouts by cutting academic grants [Ireland, by the way]. I think there's talk of abolishing grants for postgrads, which really goes against these plans they have for fostering scientific research.
I'm hoping there'll be some riots.
The colledge dropout argument is quite silly. Lucky is the wrong word. These people worked hard and got to a good academic place, they used that to make contacts that offered them more than academia so they dropped out but they already got everything they needed out of schooling. In the case of Mark Zukerberg it was the contacts to make his company and in bill gates case the group of technical people required to invent microsoft. Dropping out with nothing to show for it then using that argument is contradictory. You have to know what you are doing, for those people even though they had a contacts and such dropping out was a gamble. If you don't have contacts dropping wont take you far.Blargh McBlargh said:
Going on my last year of high school now, with any luck I'll start with nanotech at Lund University. Can't wait as everything seems awesome. I want to learn how the fuck they're planning on accelerating neutrons. Like in depth, not just "pull this lever". We'll see how far I go, but anyway... SCIENCE.
I really think college degrees are on their way out. Employers are complaining of a talent shortage, college graduates are complaining of low pay, and no one is really training anyone for real on the job experience... which is what employers really want.
I can honestly say I'm glad I didn't waste my time with higher learning, taking on student loans. Over several years, I did receive an associates degree from a community college when I could afford to pay for classes in cash.
I have a friend my age, closing in on thirty, and he's 40K in debt between loans and credit cards, and still works as a waiter. This is with him still living with his mom and dad, paying no living expenses and being handed money. Meanwhile, I busted my ass since high school and I make what he is going to make when he gets his degree, finds a job, etc.
By then, I'll be making more because I've learned how to just go out there and start doing.
There's something to actually talk about in yet another poll thread for ya.
I can honestly say I'm glad I didn't waste my time with higher learning, taking on student loans. Over several years, I did receive an associates degree from a community college when I could afford to pay for classes in cash.
I have a friend my age, closing in on thirty, and he's 40K in debt between loans and credit cards, and still works as a waiter. This is with him still living with his mom and dad, paying no living expenses and being handed money. Meanwhile, I busted my ass since high school and I make what he is going to make when he gets his degree, finds a job, etc.
By then, I'll be making more because I've learned how to just go out there and start doing.
There's something to actually talk about in yet another poll thread for ya.
4 out of 5 years of a bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, the Australian undergraduate psuedo-equivalent of an MD.
And on the opposite end of the spectrum, I know a guy who didn't go to college and hasn't been able to find a job that pays more than minimum wage where I'm making over $100,000 annually at my first job after getting a bachelor's degree.xDarc said:
Although, I am a special case, college degrees are very, very important at the moment.
I got my BS degree (Bachelor's of Science) degree and once my career starts up, I would like to go back for my master's as well. :3
Actually, not true.Shivarage said:
I got a degree in Sociology (BA) as it interested me and I want to be an advocate for social justice and multicultural studies.
My MS is in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, and guess what? I want to be a MFT.
Therefore, my degree is not simply for the sake of getting a degree. It's because to do what I want to do, I need said degree.
The poll options don't reflect my unique scenario
I got early entrance to my college, but I won't receive my diploma til I finish two semesters.
I got early entrance to my college, but I won't receive my diploma til I finish two semesters.
