Duh, that was a waste... One year of engineering for naught?

[Viper GTS]

I was talkin' to my mom on the way to work this morning, & I mentioned that I wanted to go back to school but I didn't have the money. She said that because my sister and I would both be in college at once, & with only one $40,000 income for the family, I should be able to get a lot of financial aid. Plus, if I was in school I wouldn't have to pay $400 a month rent, & I'd be able to stay on my parents' insurance until I was 21.

I think I want a CIS degree. But what sucks is I've barely taken ANY of the classes for it. All my classes are for the engineering transfer. Lots of physics, calculus, & engineering. So I've got to basically start over in a new degree program.

Dat sucks.

:|

Viper GTS

 

[ArkAoss]

Sheesh, maybe I could get financial aid. But both my parents work full time, and my bro and me, yet we can't seem to pull out of a rut, and eliminate all our debt.

 

[Fingers]

i've heard that there is this new government program that might be comming out soo that says if you are majoring in any computer/science/reseach degree the government will give you a full ride if your take a government job for 2 years or so after graduation.

 

[DannyLove]

im in computer electrical engineering and i havent eeven touched that god damn core classes. I wanted to change to CIS, well cause i feel its just much my style...and my school sucks cause CIS is soo impacted! it really really really sucks

 

[Viper GTS]

I was going for electronics engineering, but I decided I hated it. CIS fits me better, I think. I'd eventually like to get at least a bachelor's in CIS, along with the usual battery of MCSE/CCNP certs. I want to get it over & done with, though, since I'm running out of time before I'm going to want to get married.

Viper GTS

 

[loup garou]

Well Viper, alot of those credits from engineering will count towards your core requirements, and maybe tech electives. You're basically in the same situation I was last year. I had 2years of Biomedical Engineering under my belt when I realized I didn't want to be an engineer for the rest of my life. I switched to CIS. Many of my credits counted towards my math & science requirements (they fscking better have! I didn't suffer through 2 semesters of Chem and 3 semesters of Calc for nothing!), and several of my Engineering courses (Mechanics of Materials, Circuits, etc) counted as tech electives. I'm sure if I ever visited my advisor, we could do some "creative auditing" to get some more of those credits to count. Basically, after 2 years of engineering and three years of CIS, I will graduate with a BS in CIS, a minor in Information Technology Services, and an Oracle Certification (my database classes correspond to the Oracle classes) next summer. So, I'll be an extra year (and I will be taking one or 2 courses this summer), but I'm only part time (have to work too). Just to let you know it can be done

 

[Viper GTS]

Looking over the list of CIS requirements I do have some of them, just not many. I have a few of the really early CIS classes, as well as all of the writing classes (including tech writing). I also have so much "general education" that I could knock off roughly a third of the course load with my existing transcript. But all the calculus, chemistry, physics, etc. is wasted. Not that I remember any of it anyway.



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[RGN]

Viper, welcome to the sh!t that is college. I'm in the same boat. I've got the engineering transfer, but I have hated ALL of it. I need to move to CIS or maybe straight up CS. I dunno, either way I loose hours. It sucks, and I'm even a little older than you. :|:|

 

[charrison]

Viper,

Maybe you can get financial aid, if not then it is time for personal sacrifice if you are serious about school. When I was doing my undergrad work I was able to stay at home and avoid rent. Every summer I worked 60-80/week to raise the tuition money I would need for the following semisters. This allowed me to only work part time during semisters and make decent grades. It was a long 5 years, but I got out without any financial aid.

 

[bobtist]

That stinks. I hope I don't change my mind about my major again, I'd be in the same position you are right now. At least you know what you want to do, Viper.

 

[Missus]

We don't lose what we learn

 

[Viper GTS]

The first half I'll get out of the way at the local community college (PCC). That way it's only $40 a credit hour instead of several hundred. I'd like to get aid for that, but if I can't I can probably manage that without too much trouble. Especially if I'm not payin rent. Once I transfer to Portland State, or somewhere like that it'll get a LOT more expensive. Then I'll have to get financial aid, or find a rich old lady to rob.



Viper GTS

 

[vi edit]

Viper, check and see if you can test out of some of those courses that you are missing.

 

[Rudee]

I spent 5 yrs in University obtaining my Mech Eng Degree. It was worth all the stress.

Those Thermodynamics classes were some of the worst.

 

[loogie]

Hope you get back to school man. I think you should be able to pull some finaid, if not, maybe your employer has some sort of tuition reimbursement.

eeeeek.
loogie looks at Rudee's arms and runs away

 

[Viper GTS]

My employer does do tuition reimbursement, but if I'm not working at least 30 hours a week I wouldn't qualify for it.

Viper GTS

 

[Fingers]

how many hours a week are you working?

 

[Viper GTS]

40 right now, but I go back to school that would drop to around 20 most likely.

Viper GTS

 

[StageLeft]

10 hours out of 168 - I'm sure you could squeeze in the extra hours...

 

[Supradude]

Thermodynamics = ( IS SUCK ...

i feel for ya Viper, me being a ME major myself, but i like ME... one of my friends is a 4th year physiology thinkin bout going to engineering... ha ha, even worse

 

[Viper GTS]

Skoorb...

The real issue is working my class schedule around my work schedule. Unless I happen to get lucky & get a lot of my classes via the web, or at night (or on weekends), I'll be forced to reduce the amount of hours I work.

Viper GTS