If you had this, where would you go?

[Viper GTS]

Let's say this is your transcript:

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Awarded: Associate of Science Degree Date: 21-MAR-1998 (my degree)
Major: Transfer Program

Institution Credit

Spring 1995
WR 115 Intro to Expository Writing A 3.00 12.00

Fall 1995
CIS 120 Computer Concepts I A 4.00 16.00
HPE 295 Health & Fitness for Life B 3.00 9.00
WR 121 English Composition B 3.00 9.00

Winter 1996
CIS 121 Computer Concepts II A 4.00 16.00
DRF 112 Technical Freehand Sketching A 2.00 8.00

Spring 1996
GEO 206 Geography of Oregon A 3.00 12.00

Fall 1996 (My first full time term)
CAS 121 Beginning Keyboarding A 3.00 12.00
HST 201 Hst of U.S.:Col Period to 1840 A 3.00 12.00
MTH 93 Intro to Graphics Calculator P 1.00 0.00
MTH 95 Intermediate Algebra A 4.00 16.00
PE 10 Physical Ed Activity Program P 1.00 0.00 I
SP 100 Intro to Speech Communication A 3.00 12.00

Winter 1997
CAS 216 Beginning Word: WIN A 3.00 12.00
HST 202 Hst of U.S.: 1840 to 1914 A 3.00 12.00
MTH 111 College Algebra A 4.00 16.00
PE 10 Physical Ed Activity Program P 1.00 0.00 I
SP 111 Fundamentals of Speech B 3.00 9.00
WR 122 English Composition B 3.00 9.00

Spring 1997
BI 101 Biology A 4.00 16.00
CIS 178 Intro to Internet A 4.00 16.00
HST 203 Hst of U.S.: 1914 to Present C 3.00 6.00
MTH 112 Elementary Functions D 4.00 0.00 E
PE 10 Physical Ed Activity Program P 1.00 0.00 I
WR 227 Technical Writing I B 3.00 9.00

Summer 1997 (Summer term, re-took MTH 112)
CIS 122 Software Design A 4.00 16.00
EC 201 Prin Econ: Microeconomics B 3.00 9.00
MTH 112 Elementary Functions B 4.00 12.00 I

Fall 1997 (First year of two year engineering transfer program)
CH 100 Fundamentals for Chemistry B 4.00 12.00
CIS 133B Intro to Visual Basic Program P 4.00 0.00
GE 101 Engineering Fundamentals B 3.00 9.00
MTH 251 Calculus I C 4.00 8.00 I
PHY 201 General Physics A 4.00 16.00

Winter 1998
CH 221 General Chemistry B 5.00 15.00
GE 102 Engineering Graphics A 3.00 12.00
MTH 252 Calculus II B 4.00 12.00 I
PHY 211 General Physics (Calculus) A 5.00 20.00

(Got my degree)

Spring 1998
CH 222 General Chemistry C 5.00 10.00
GE 103 Engineering Applications A 3.00 12.00
MTH 253 Calculus III B 4.00 12.00
PHY 213 General Physics (Calculus) C 5.00 10.00

Summer 1998
CS 140U Intro to UNIX A 4.00 16.00 (Summer term again, picked up a couple requirements I was missing)
CS 161 Computer Science I A 4.00 16.00

Fall 1998 (Start of 2nd year of engineering transfer program. Burned myself out this term, quit & started working full time)
GE 211 Statics D 4.00 4.00
GE 221 Electrical Circuits I C 5.00 10.00 I
MTH 256 Differential Equations NP 4.00 0.00 I
PHY 212 General Physics (Calculus) B 5.00 15.00

Winter 1999 (Going back to re-take calculus classes, in hopes of passing Differential Equations. Still working full time)
MTH 251 Calculus I A 4.00 0.00 E

Spring 1999
MTH 252 Calculus II C 4.00 0.00 E

Fall 1999 (Starting again in the second year of the transfer program, decided I hated it & took a NP since I'd already passed the drop period.)
GE 221 Electrical Circuits I NP 5.00 0.00 E
MTH 256 Differential Equations NP 4.00 0.00 I
PE 181A Beg Weight Training-Coed NP 1.00 0.00

Attempt Hours Passed Hours Earned Hours GPA Hours Quality Points GPA
Total Institution: 181.00 155.00 155.00 147.00 485.00 3.29
Total Transfer: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Overall: 181.00 155.00 155.00 147.00 485.00 3.29

Experience:

1 year doing DSL/ISP technical support
Currently doing DSL LAN support using the Cisco 675 router

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Not the best grades in the world, but the overall GPA isn't terrible. Basically I don't know where to go. Is there anything I'm qualified for that pays better than what I'm doing now (I'll probably make $28K next year)? If not, is there anything I'm close to? I don't think I want to finish the engineering transfer, I really didn't like it. I don't want to take any more math, but other than that I'm pretty much open for suggestions.

I'm feeling rather desperate to get out of this place today.

Viper GTS

 

[flood]

apply to be a mod
I hear they get paid real well

 

[bigvince]

well where are you located? alot of how much you make has to do with the local economy cause i know guys here in chicago doing DSL LAN support for ameritech and covad who are making like 50-60k a year with very little education and a couple years experience in a related field (tech sup/help desk/networking). so move to a more profitable market.

 

[Raspewtin]

<< Not the best grades in the world - . Is there anything I'm qualified for that pays better than what I'm doing now >>




You're grades don't determine what you're qualified to do IMO. You do. You'd probably be qualified to do a ton of things you never took a single class in. I would first decide what you want to do, and then figure out how to get there, rather than just letting past grades, jobs, etc., decide where you are going. Especially if you don't like where you are going. I was once at a similar point as you are (I won't bore you with details), and switching gears not only made me happier, it also made me a heck of a lot more money.