Was a lot easier 25 years ago!

[RETOKSQUID]

Hey all you young Bucks out there, if you are in College right now and thinking about quitting. DON'T do it! Take a short break if you absolutely need to, but keep at it, even if it is only part time. Don't do what I did and take 25 years to go back.

Not that I regret the way I did things, but you know the whole 20/20 thing, it was much easier when I started on this journey the first time.

 

[XD-9Guy]

I couldn't agree more. My break from school was only about 5 years and that was far too long. I'm of the mind that anything longer than a single semester off is a mistake.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Agreed. Doing well, but it is a good thing I am retired, because there is no way I could keep up with the amount of classwork and hold a job at the same time.

 

[twoguns?]

Actually the mindset these days is to go after Certificates of completion, that have to do with the job you are looking for.

College seems to be a money pit that usually doesnt give you the experience(certificate) that you need these days, Certifications.....Google the mindset of what employers are looking for....Certificates in certain fields.
Education is a good thing , contempory College just doesnt give you that edge!


.Look it up

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Much of it just depends on your plan for future employment. For mine, I have to by law, have at least a masters degree in a specific field. For my wife she was able to to to a Tech branch and get a certificate to take her nursing exam. Now for job advancement she must obtain a degree. For my Daughter, it is either or. She is a computer animator, and has already worked on national ad campaigns.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

I am sure that I have set off every .gov watch list alert in the last two days. Have had to look up the life cycles of several nasty diseases like Ebola, Lassa Fever, Marburg Virus, mad cow disease, Sars, West Nile Virus just to name a few. That combined with my trips to here, and other sites of similar taste will probably get me a visit some time.

 

[XD-9Guy]

I had to do the one night a week thing for quite some time to finish mine up because my career & the rest of life kept me pretty occupied.

And it was definitely a good investment for me, with my organization you don't move beyond Supervisor without a bachelors. It's a corporate thing, application doesn't even get passed along if you don't meet the educational requirements just goes to the HR rep and dies, they'll send you a letter that says Sorry you weren't selected because you don't meet the minimum requirements for the position.

 

[Ipeka]

The secret is to find a rhythm and focus on one week at a time: take care of that weeks reading and assignments, then rinse and repeat. Remember its a marathon, not a sprint.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

That is true.

 

[n8thegr8]

I'm glad I went ahead and finished my masters right after undergrad, I know I wouldn't have gone back if I took a break. I was doing the half-time school/full time work thing until I found out my son was on his way, then I had to kick it into high gear to finish before he arrived. That was an interesting year...