I finally graduated!!!

kalrith

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I went to college straight out of high school, and I've been going for 8 years straight! I finally graduated on Friday. This feeling of freedom is not one that I've felt for a long time.
 

jackace

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Grats man thats a lot of work. Hopefully you have multiple jobs/internships under your belt otherwise finding a job might be pretty damn hard.
 

IGBT

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..good for you. time went by and you got something to show for it.
 

KnickNut3

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8 years for a 4 year BA and 2 year MBA? Did you do some extra stuff in between?

Good luck. Let us know how job hunting works (or do you have a job?). I decided not to go for an MBA right out of undergrad because I was afraid I'd be overeducated and underexperienced out of college. I'm wondering what happens to someone who takes the other path :)
 

Cattlegod

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what school?

what did you focus on for your mba?

what company are you working for now?
 

blamb425

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Congrats, good luck. You only have a few years left until your life is over. (The folks over at L&R can tell you all about it!)
 

WildHorse

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Originally posted by: Cattlegod
what school?

what did you focus on for your mba?

what company are you working for now?


Same questions as Cattlegod asked, plus, how was it paid for?
 

RagingBITCH

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Originally posted by: KnickNut3
8 years for a 4 year BA and 2 year MBA? Did you do some extra stuff in between?

Good luck. Let us know how job hunting works (or do you have a job?). I decided not to go for an MBA right out of undergrad because I was afraid I'd be overeducated and underexperienced out of college. I'm wondering what happens to someone who takes the other path :)

It's smart getting actual real world experience before a MBA
 

Svnla

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Congrats from another fellow MBAer.....is that a word? Anyways, good job. I bet you are proud of your hardworks.

BTW, how did you pay for your MBA? My former employer paid for it, 100%.
 

Orsorum

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I have a Masters in Accounting, straight through from undergrad. Nice to get stuff like that out of the way, eh? Congrats!
 

kalrith

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Thanks for the congrats, guys!

It took me so long for two reasons. The first is that I got married and started working 40 hours per week after my junior year of undergrad, so I only went to school part-time. The second is my undergrad was not at all a business degree (it was actually a religious studies degree), so I had to take 24 hours of prerequisite classes before starting the actual MBA program, which was an additional 33 hours.

Unfortunately I had to pay for school myself (well, mostly with loans). I was able to finish my Bachelor's with only $5,000 in debt, but I have a bit more than that for my MBA.

I didn't do any internships, but I've been the IT manager at a 30-employee company for the past 3 years. There's no promotion path for me here, so I hope to find a management position that will make good use of my computer knowledge and experience (and that will give me an edge over the competition).

I got my MBA from Missouri State University with a focus on management. I thought about focusing on CIS given my computer background, but I would've had to take 3-4 more prerequisite classes for that.

I'm planning to start my job hunt this week. Most job hunts I've done in the past have taken place when I've been unemployed. Already having a job takes some of the pressure off, but on the flip side I need to force myself a little bit more to get out there and actually do it. The first step is to update this old resume.
 

JEDI

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Originally posted by: kalrith
I went to college straight out of high school, and I've been going for 8 years straight! I finally graduated on Friday. This feeling of freedom is not one that I've felt for a long time.

congrats!

but um... do you have any real world experience to back up that paper degree? if not, do you want fries w/that drink?

note:
if you graduated from a top25 MBA school (Harvard, Sloan, Stern, Yale, etc) the above does not apply
 

mrgq912

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congrats...I wish i could say I am done with school

I will be starting Med school in 2 weeks and am freaking out at the cost of it all. I am going to be so far in debt.
 

kalrith

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Originally posted by: JEDI
Originally posted by: kalrith
I went to college straight out of high school, and I've been going for 8 years straight! I finally graduated on Friday. This feeling of freedom is not one that I've felt for a long time.

congrats!

but um... do you have any real world experience to back up that paper degree? if not, do you want fries w/that drink?

note:
if you graduated from a top25 MBA school (Harvard, Sloan, Stern, Yale, etc) the above does not apply

Um...does every college graduate with no real-world experience work at a fast-food restaurant? I think not!

Anyways, if you had read my earlier post, you would see that I at least have some experience.