What did you do with your degree? (College related)

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: pulse8
BA in Film

Wasn't worth it at all. Waste of money. Should've just moved out west and started working. I learned more in a year here than I did the entire time I was in school.

What did you expect to get with a BA in Film? Isn't that like take a BA in Art?

 

[ryzmah]

B.S. in math - work in information assurance. Love the job, pay is a little better than I expected. Definitely worth it.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet

Originally posted by: pulse8
BA in Film

Wasn't worth it at all. Waste of money. Should've just moved out west and started working. I learned more in a year here than I did the entire time I was in school.

What did you expect to get with a BA in Film? Isn't that like take a BA in Art?

at least he didnt have to do any real work while he was in college.

 

[Pex]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I'm just curious. I'm getting a BA in Business Management soon, and honestly....I have no idea where it's going to take me.

So....for you college grads. What degree did you get and did you go into that field of study? Did it pay what you thought it would? Did it pay more? Did it pay less? And in the end....was it worth it?

ill tell ya in a couple months.

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well I was thinking about getting one of those JD/MBA type things

not really happening unless you have a few years of work experience

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well I was thinking about getting one of those JD/MBA type things

not really happening unless you have a few years of work experience

well not from a "good" program, but you can definitely get into some schools without much experience... problem is that an mba from a "lesser" school usually doesn't help you much (if at all).

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well I was thinking about getting one of those JD/MBA type things

not really happening unless you have a few years of work experience

not true, my old roomate is getting his jd/mba with zero work experiance. He went straight after finishing his government degree.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Well I was thinking about getting one of those JD/MBA type things

not really happening unless you have a few years of work experience

I was just kidding around

 

[kami333]

Getting my BA in bio in may, then in Aug I'm heading off to Denmark to intern in IT so I guess I can join those who are doing something not related to their degree. I'm planning on going back for grad school though, what that will be in is still undecided (probably something ecology related).

 

[rh71]

I used it to show I completed a 4-year program. That's all my company needed to see as proof... they didn't even care what it was, to tell you the truth.

 

[Darien]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
B.S. in physics. Currently in grad school.

Maybe you could help me out...

assuming you're in grad school for physics, how in the world did you prepare for the physics gres? there's so much stuff it covers

 

[Svnla]

I have a BS in MIS/Business. I started for a Fortune 100 company one month before I graduated, as an IT/QC Administrator. Worked there for about 8 years, got my MBA (company paid for it 100 %). After 8 years, I quit and worked for the federal government for 1 year. Then I came to work for my current employer, another Fortune 100 company. The pays are ok, within the range of the Southern states.

I think college degrees are just proofs to your potential employers that you are "trainable". You will have to show the ability to think on your feet, analyze information, make good business decisions, get along with the team, ect., in order to be success in the real world.

 

[udonoogen]

i wish i knew. graduating in may!! BA in psychology and cognitive science

 

[CChaos]

I'm a relatively happy Software Developer with a BA in English. Esentially I spent $14k to go to night school and it got me a $17k raise so that worked out. I doubt I would have been hired in my current position without a degree, but I really don't comment much on literature here at work...

 

[beyonddc]

BS of Computer Science and now I'm working as a Software Engineer.

 

[MuffD]

Degree in Sociology with minor in liberal arts. Currently working as Software Test Engineer.

 

[dquan97]

BS in managerial economics. Now working for the state gov't in accounting.

 

[kermalou]

school doesn't prepare you for jack shiyat........the real world is tough.

i am just happy that when I graduated, I have a real governor's sig on my diploma, Gray Davis, and not Ahrnold

 

[bleeb]

I dropped out of college and now I'm an owner of major Software company with billions in stock value.. oops.. that's BILL GATES.

 

[pyonir]

I dropped out. Then went back while in my current job. I got my degree finished and haven't done a god damn thing with it yet. Still in the same job.

 

[Playmaker]

Currently doing a finance and mathematics double major. Hoping to go into investment banking or trading at a top bank or hedge fund if I can keep my grades up and get the right internships and connections. I would eventually like to go back for an MBA or MSc at a top 10 school. I'm also interested in eventually owning my own film production company if I can amass enough capital.

 

[StageLeft]

BSc in psychology. I went to a 9 month IT school in 99 and now work as a software developer.

Biggest mistake in life I've probably made is getting a psyc degree. Business wuld have been better. I just got lucky, but most people coming out with that degree will be striving to reach ass. manager at mcdonalds. You dick around at university, it's going to bite your ass probably.

 

[Spamela]

BA, Economics; BS, Math; MS, Computer Science.

i've worked as a software developer since the early 80's.

what's good:
i do what i like doing.
the pay is far higher than i ever expected.
the work is cutting-edge & intellectually stimulating.

not so good:
commute

overall: worth it

 

[BassDominator]

BA in biology. Will have MD in two months.

 

[Dedpuhl]

BS in Civil Engineering


...now I'm a glorified secretary (95% data entry in an engineering position).