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Well guys I just wanted to say that I'm going to college:ugh2:! Reason for my decision is I want to have a better career and future. I can't believe I'm going to do this but if you want a good future and such you got to do it. So I decided to suck it up and go. I will be going to get my degree in construction technology. So wish me luck and any advice on studying?
studying is over-rated. If it wasn't important enough for them to teach you it in class it must not mean anything in the real world. Party, drink, chase loose women. :lol:
You've done most of this stuff already so, really, crack the books and act like your future depends on it.
set up a schedule and do your work as soon as its assigned. I kept waiting till the last minute this semester and it killed my grades.
spend an hour or two a day(or less depending on what your schedule is like) during the day studing and you will remember things better so when you hit the test you will not have to cram
Have a ball bro.
MAKE A FRIEND!!!! trust me i wouldnt have made it through my first two semsters without help from my peeps!
teachers can be good help but they can also be something that rhymes with sticks :naughty:
Your mom goes to college... :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by TMC
That is a good degree. Well, I would say that would be good about a year ago... Hopefully the market will have turned around and be better once you get done with school.
All I can say is stay with it--too many people have a great start then peter out and give up. You need to stick with the degree plan, talk A LOT with your counselors, and talk with other students about which classes/professors to take. Sometimes new books is the only option, but try and buy used books cause there is sometimes useful info written in there from other students. :thumb:
Dude, we are talking about Taylor here. That is like asking a hippo to run a marathon... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by conekiller01
study but not to much, if you get to involved in your study's you will bet burnt out and quit school or worse. just make sure you take the time to have some fun
Congrats Taylor!!
Way to go! you are making a great move for yourself! Stay Focus! there are going to be temptations try to stay away from them or keep it to a minimal.. believe i know! You'll do great!
I spend about an hour or two a week doing homework and do not study at all. I've been doing pretty good so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitegmc2003
come on down! It is really a nice place or I would not live here!
Jamest
Thanks for the advice guy's! I'm going to be studying my butt off I want to finish! I can't not finish the rest of my life depends on it. And maybe I can afford to go really fast when I get a awsome job:ugh2:
thats the best part! cant believe im 20 and already saying that. and i actually miss school to :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by TMC
Thats a myth.Quote:
Originally Posted by TMC
Unless going to college to study for particular profession, college degrees
are a waste of money.
In the real business world more times than not its who you know not what you
know that gets you ahead.
College degree just opens the door at "bigger" companies. Most other
places are more interested in "experience".
hey, im goin to school too!!!
where are you gona go? maybe well be room mates! :lol:
Agreed 100%, I could of gone to University but chose not to just for those reasons, I get wierd looks when I tell people that I was 2nd from the top in my class when I graduated high school and ended up going towards the tradesQuote:
Originally Posted by r.barn
^^^ x2 too bad my parents dont agree...
but im sure it wont hurt nothing to go to school
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Originally Posted by r.barn
It does help to know someone, it does help to have experience, it does help to have good communication skills, and it does help to have an applicable degree (Music degree for Industrial related career.....probably not....Business, Finance, Info Systems, Engrg, Mgmt....probably so depending). So if you are looking for an Industrial or commercial related career....the CM degree is good.
Education (like experience, communication skills, who you know) can definitely help you get a job, keep a job, and get promoted. Analogy: think of education like a glove in baseball. Yes you might be able to catch a few of them bare-handed, but do you really want to do it that way the rest of your life?
My 2 cents.
I agree 100%. Going to school and not knowing exactly what you are going to do after you grad is kind of a waste.qQuote:
Originally Posted by r.barn
Thats why i didn't go to college right out of high school. I make a pretty good living as a welder and modding LSx's on the side. The one and only reason i decided to go back to school is time. I'm studying to be a 8-12 Math teacher. I'll probably earn about the same as i do welding, but will only work about half as many hours! The wife and i are starting to think about kids and i want to be able to spend as much time as possible with them. What better way than to have the same schedule they have. Wife is an 8th grade History teacher and her job kicks ass! I can't wait to get done and start teaching.
Plus can you imagine how much garage time i can put in with summers of!!!
The longer you go to school, the more $$ you make, the less you have to work.
Univ of Texas Alumni '93
Retired 2007 (36yo)
Yes, if you "know" someone, you can ride their shirttails to success. However, you'll always be the guy who needed the help to make it. Didn't have what it takes to do it yourself. I've made several friends wealthy, but when we get together they always thank me for helping them.
Uh....Taylor, just make sure you keep your back to the wall...Quote:
Originally Posted by mitch cobb racing
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by stssilverado
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Originally Posted by r.barn
cant say I agree with this. you can have a good life going into trades, i know this better than most. I make a good living as a pnuedraulics technition working on aircraft, but its not what I want to be forever.
its all on what you want. I want to be in engineering, not something I can get into by knowing the right people. after I get my degree knowing the right people will help alot, but before then I wont have a chance.
good luck Taylor
Not always true, unless you are in the medical field or something. I dont have a degree and do pretty well. I worked my way from the bottom to the top in my field in less than 7 yrs and make more than double some of the people that graduated college when i was suppose to. And still make 50k a year more than my friend who is a 8yr electrical engineer. So you dont have a degree to work less puls i only work 6 months a year. But Taylor i wish you the best homie and have a little fun with the co-edsQuote:
Originally Posted by stssilverado
Statistically people with a bachelor's degree make around $25,000 a year more than someone with just a high school diploma. The number rises even higher with a master's or PHD.
O I've already met some co-ed's :naughty:
I have to do this mark. This is what I know and want to do mayne
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Originally Posted by stssilverado
This is possibly the most out of turn BS post I've ever read here. My sister has a Masters degree and makes nothing now that she has kids. She did use her degree to work in more than one mental hospital. My dad has one too..he got his after he retired from IBM. His is related to his charitable non-profit organization so you could say he doesn't use his for big profit either. My mom went back to school after all those years of taking care of my sister then me to get her BA only to get paid almost nothing to help severely disabled kids in the poorly run and ineffective Texas public school system only to give up later because of her health.
Taylor, have fun and do what's right for you but never listen to people on the internet (including me) that tell you what to do.
Dont get me wrong Bro I am stoked for you I hope you all the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by TMC
ok another girl opinion... being 19 (me) almost 20.. i have spent 9,500 so far to get a ''better'' education! BUT... my degrees will be in the Medical Field that will NEVER go away.. anyway i think it great either u go to a trade school,tech school, university, or junior college. Your the only person who is gonna choose to get what u want out of it. You can go and fly threw and not use it, or you can go work your butt off ( like i did) and get what u want in life. I myself went to ATI N. richland hills for 10 months just to get my foot in the door. I am going to school after 2 years of working the ''field'' , for my B.S. in nursing then all the way up to Flight Nurse. But anyway enough about me. Taylor if this is what you want to do, then give it all you got. Ok the study tactics i used was alot if index cards and highlighters (those are life savers). and Sticky notes lol . But anyway just my 2 cents ok more like 5....Quote:
Originally Posted by murdered_outgmc
Cancan
Whenever I leave work for the day to go to school, a guy I work with tells me school is for quitters. LoL
construction will never stop so I'm good
Have fun with this choice. I guarantee it will be the best decision you ever made. Not just because of the degree but everything that goes along with school. I recommend getting dry erase markers and using a large mirror in your house as a dry erase board. +1 for making friends. Cant do it on your own.
Dang, thanks Debbie Downer.Quote:
Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
I disagree. Your sister voluntarily became a stay-at-home mom. Should not be used to validate how well or not well a degree is utilized. Your dad received it later in life after retiring. Should not be used to validate how well or not well a degree is utilized. Your mom got a degree and is an employee of the State of Texas school system. I agree that teachers should be paid better, but they do receive decent benefits and retirement. A person w/o a degree cannot become a teacher in the State of Texas. In this instance, having a degree made her able to do what she wanted to do with her life.
Not trying to be a jerk, but 2 of your references aren't valid and the other showed that it pays off to get a degree.
So what was the purpose of this post? :ugh2:
Just to say that everyone is different. Out of the four of us, I am the only one working and they're the ones with 2 MS's and a BA between them. That's all. I quit my scholarship because of life issues and still kinda regret it.