How educated are you?
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I've got a masters in information systems as well as an undergrad. Probably the most valuable thing I gained from my time at school was the personal network. Many of the people I went to school with are on track to become c-level execs at companies. I have every intention of leveraging those relationships as time goes on.
It blows my mind how many undergrads spend four years of their lives and tens of thousands of dollars. Yet they get jerk-off degrees, learn no applicable job skills, then wonder why they can't get a job.
As for me, I have a business degree.
As for me, I have a business degree.
B.S. in Marketing and B.S. in Business Management from USF.
Was making 2-3x the average biz graduate salary while an undergrad and met amazing people as well as learned plenty.
People make the mistake of saying "forget college, you can teach yourself on the internet". That's similar to saying "forget the gym, you can workout at home." Obviously you can, but no one ever fucking does it and the benefits of attending a place where it's going on all the time is priceless.
Was making 2-3x the average biz graduate salary while an undergrad and met amazing people as well as learned plenty.
People make the mistake of saying "forget college, you can teach yourself on the internet". That's similar to saying "forget the gym, you can workout at home." Obviously you can, but no one ever fucking does it and the benefits of attending a place where it's going on all the time is priceless.
I started half days around the age of 12 (coding) (got a job tending brick @ 22 / hour). Quit around 14, because i was programming / mailing / running a webhosting company and making way more money. always half dayed at school (I would ditch until they gave half days). In high school I got down to 2 classes both were mentoring handicapped kids. Was making way too much at 16. Dropped out of high school at 17. Moved out of my parents house into an apartment that was even bigger.
My education never stops. I am constantly learning. I know FAR more than most anyone who ever graduated or focuses on one line of work.
My education never stops. I am constantly learning. I know FAR more than most anyone who ever graduated or focuses on one line of work.
BS in Finance.
It was all BS, really.
College was great for the experience of being on my own, trying to stay out of trouble and a hella lotta nights out partying. Had zero interest in learning what I was in for.
Luckily the material was easy enough I got out with a piece of paper I've never used and $30k to pay back.
Funny note though: took a couple comp sci courses early in just for general interest, and the prof actually pulled me aside to convince me to major in it since I was doing pretty well in comparison to some of the tools who were also taking the courses.
I laughed because I didn't want to be a "nerd".
And here we are, nerdville.
It was all BS, really.
College was great for the experience of being on my own, trying to stay out of trouble and a hella lotta nights out partying. Had zero interest in learning what I was in for.
Luckily the material was easy enough I got out with a piece of paper I've never used and $30k to pay back.
Funny note though: took a couple comp sci courses early in just for general interest, and the prof actually pulled me aside to convince me to major in it since I was doing pretty well in comparison to some of the tools who were also taking the courses.
I laughed because I didn't want to be a "nerd".
And here we are, nerdville.
Dropped out of college in 2003 to tour with bands. Went back and got my Associates Degree in Business Management.
Applied to Colombia University, got accepted. Realized tuition was $25k per semester plus other expenses. Bye college.
I would have loved to get my Bachelor's degree from Columbia, but the price wasn't worth the tangible benefits that I would have received with the diploma. Would go back in a second if I had the time/money - just for the experience.
Applied to Colombia University, got accepted. Realized tuition was $25k per semester plus other expenses. Bye college.
I would have loved to get my Bachelor's degree from Columbia, but the price wasn't worth the tangible benefits that I would have received with the diploma. Would go back in a second if I had the time/money - just for the experience.
BA in polisci and a writing/rhetoric minor. College was a great, fun and twisted time that gave me a lot of friends, memories and scars I wouldn't trade for anything else. I also worked every summer to pay most of the tuition.
I must say at that point of my life I did not care neither for studying nor for making money and just wanted to have a good time. That sweet mafioso-like lifestyle with endless hangouts, crushes, artsy projects, "solving" social problems, planning days and nights one at a time.
I was all about living on as some kind of a free bird anarchist poet, but then I had to get a job and that in turn helped me realize I hated it and needed quit and to start working for myself. And then I got hooked on it.
I must say at that point of my life I did not care neither for studying nor for making money and just wanted to have a good time. That sweet mafioso-like lifestyle with endless hangouts, crushes, artsy projects, "solving" social problems, planning days and nights one at a time.
I was all about living on as some kind of a free bird anarchist poet, but then I had to get a job and that in turn helped me realize I hated it and needed quit and to start working for myself. And then I got hooked on it.
The only thing a college education proves to potential employers is that you're at least somewhat capable of doing things that you are tasked with, and not a total retard to the point that you can't follow orders.
I dropped out after a year and half of college way back in '99. I probably would've stuck with it, but I switched majors from a 5 year program to a 4 year program which bumped me ahead a year and caused the school to mistakenly drop my scholarship. So... yeah, fuck them.
I worked freelance web development for awhile, rocking mad Classic ASP skillz, and got my foot in the door of the industry while my friends all graduated two or three years later into a massive job shortage and most ended up working McJobs for a year or two after that as their student debt piled up.
All in all, I think I came out ahead.
I worked freelance web development for awhile, rocking mad Classic ASP skillz, and got my foot in the door of the industry while my friends all graduated two or three years later into a massive job shortage and most ended up working McJobs for a year or two after that as their student debt piled up.
All in all, I think I came out ahead.
College dropout. But I went there only to escape the "army" (bunch of alcoholics) that was compulsory at that time in my country. Never believed in regular education.
I have more than enough "credits" for a gynecological related degree. I started studying vejays when I was still in grade school, I was quite precocious. Then when I was still just a teen, I really "dove" into the subject matter: I had thousands of hours of actual "hands on" experience.
Do I regret never following through with an actual medical degree on my passion for pussy? Yes and no. We can't go back though, we can only go forward.
Do I regret never following through with an actual medical degree on my passion for pussy? Yes and no. We can't go back though, we can only go forward.
This much:
Dropped out of college 6 months in. From a business perspective now, it was absolutely the right choice. Will go back after my chips are stacked and I'm a bit closer to my dust farting years to get learn-ed in some specialty shit I've always just wanted to know more about.
Dropped out of college 6 months in. From a business perspective now, it was absolutely the right choice. Will go back after my chips are stacked and I'm a bit closer to my dust farting years to get learn-ed in some specialty shit I've always just wanted to know more about.
I spent 1 year in college. It just wasn't for me. Meanwhile, I watched my younger siblings rack up $50k-$90k+ debts in student loans. They're still paying these loans off years and years later. I think I made the right decision for me as I live almost virtually debt free.
Obviously, dropping out of college isn't a good idea if you aren't a self motivated person. Some people are born into the 9-5 mindset and think that's the only way to get ahead in life. College is for those kind of people. It has it's place.
Obviously, dropping out of college isn't a good idea if you aren't a self motivated person. Some people are born into the 9-5 mindset and think that's the only way to get ahead in life. College is for those kind of people. It has it's place.
Loads of uneducated folk here, it seems 
German university degree ("Diplom" - Equivalent to a US Masters degree, I guess --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom#International_comparison_.28Germany.29 ) in Psychology and Computer Science
Good thing in Germany - I don't have that college / education debt you guys lug around.
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German university degree ("Diplom" - Equivalent to a US Masters degree, I guess --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom#International_comparison_.28Germany.29 ) in Psychology and Computer Science
Good thing in Germany - I don't have that college / education debt you guys lug around.
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Lol I'm actually getting my MSc (Master of Science) in Materials Science and Nanotechnology TODAY with the ceremony and all.
Good thing too... never know when you might run out of toilet paper and will need it.
I used to work in the semiconductor field but seriously, I have absolutely no use of it at all since I started IM and all my customers get a good chuckle when I tell them my education.
Good thing too... never know when you might run out of toilet paper and will need it.
I used to work in the semiconductor field but seriously, I have absolutely no use of it at all since I started IM and all my customers get a good chuckle when I tell them my education.