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My nephew is there now on a fellowship.
ing kid is going to graduate at 25 with his PHD.
Where did I go wrong?
were you able to keep from laughing when she told you that?My best friends wife expected to make 100k a year within 3 years of graduating UTSA with an English degree.
My nephew is there now on a fellowship.
ing kid is going to graduate at 25 with his PHD.
Where did I go wrong?
They're in for a rude awakening then. I wonder who's been lying to these kids?
Seriously. No one is preparing these kids for the real world. They come to me after graduating, turn down a 35K job because they feel their qualified to make at least 50K with a degree and no work experience. Then, 6 months down the road, they contact me back asking if the 35K job is still available. Get real.
Those same kids were probably getting 40k a year from their parents to live on during college
It sucks when the prof isn't really dedicated to the idea of teaching. My experience since coming back to school in 2007 has been overall quite good, and most of my classes have really challenged and/or engaged me, but my few bad classes have been with profs who were teaching on the side -- one a psych prof who allowed students in an upper division class submit writing assignments as bulleted points instead of essay format and spent most of her time pimping her own practice, the other an art history prof who was clearly just teaching to pay the bills while he focused on academic/research projects and who (in all three classes I had to take from him) used Scantron tests. And, for the record, multiple choice in an art history class is beyond ridiculous.
It's a hard knock life, let me tell you.Those same kids were probably getting 40k a year from their parents to live on during college
Don't remember exactly what I said but I'm pretty sure I was an asshole and told her she was out of her mind in some way shape or form. She didn't believe me but I think she does now that she's been in the workforce for quite some time.
I ing told you I was going to be a male for any less than 50k a year. I'm not ing cheap Katy. When I asked you if it was still available I was drunk.
Yes...I hate college towns. And yes I don't want to be around white conservatives..and I'm moving to Norman to go to the school. I'm not gonna live there for more than the required time to get my degree. You act like I'm going to spend the rest of my life there.
We hope not either.
Sincerely,
Citizens of Norman
This is bull . I'm not a pimp.
I vaguely remember you dropping/flunking classes and just barely staying eligible for financial aid. Do you REALLY think you are gonna get into a Division I masters program?
not all us kids are dumb. 35K would work for me! Not sure what my price is though for having a degree in accounting, and having about a year and half of accounts payable experience, also reconciliations, and HR stuff.
take your not-trying-at-all GPA at UTSA and subtract it by a whole point. thats your busting-my-ass GPA at UT.
Where did I say that you were spending forever there? I'm just questioning why OU is so special that you'd want to put up with it for a history MA. The only reason to go there out-of-state over any other more prestigious/better ranking program is if you want to live in Norman, specifically do history of the western US, or if something better isn't an option.
A/P clerk = $8-10/hour. A fresh accounting graduate with minimal experience could expect around $24-$30K, depending on where you go and what you'd be doing.
This is defintely a career path that's going to require a Master's and/or CPA to make *good* money. I do very well on 15-20 years of experience, but have been considering going back for the Master's at least, because experience only gets you so far, too. Trust me on this one.
Any suggestions on where I can get that, seeing that apparently UTSA is so bad? University of Phoenix online?
Just curious SW. I know you are bright. Why can't you go straight for your CPA? Is it work experience directly under a CPA you are missing? I don't think there is any doubt you could do the test prep and study up and pass the test. Even if you had to extensively review/cram stuff you don't know now it seems that would be cheaper/easier than going for a masters and STILL having to take the CPA exam.A/P clerk = $8-10/hour. A fresh accounting graduate with minimal experience could expect around $24-$30K, depending on where you go and what you'd be doing.
This is defintely a career path that's going to require a Master's and/or CPA to make *good* money. I do very well on 15-20 years of experience, but have been considering going back for the Master's at least, because experience only gets you so far, too. Trust me on this one.
Any suggestions on where I can get that, seeing that apparently UTSA is so bad? University of Phoenix online?
Last edited by CosmicCowboy; 11-16-2009 at 07:32 PM.
Have not read through the entire thread, but there is a huge difference in going to school and learning.
The fact you have not cracked a book and that others form study groups should tell you something about yourself. If you want to learn, put in the work. If you want a piece of paper, you are wasting money.
School is "easy" for those who work hard. By easy, I don't mean you don't learn. I mean you get something out of it and you don't have to worry about grades (or at least flunking) because you are learning and working hard.
Again, this is total . I'm at a pharmacy school at Tech, and while it's definitely more challenging because of the amount of classes you're expected to take, the individual biochem, physiology, neuroscience, immunology professors etc were just as good/tough at UTSA.
I never had to work hard in college. Only time I went to class was when it was deemed mandatory.
For some people, it just comes naturally.
A big part of college is learning how to socialize and interact with other people.
They changed the requirements to needing 150 credit hours to sit for the exam after I graduated (w/129) ... when I applied to take the last exam I could take to get grandfathered in with less than 150, I was denied because I was short 9 IT hours ... which they had also changed after I graduated. Bas s.
So, I need 21 hours to sit for the exam, and 33 for a Master's. I've got work experience many, many times over. But first I have to take the GMAT. Oh wait ... maybe at UTSA I wouldn't have to.
They don't call them BS degrees for nothin
It's for the History program.
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