The College Thread

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Originally Posted by rayword45

Seeking some further advice

1. I have currently declared Math (concentration in Stats) as my primary major with PoliSci as my second and I'm enjoying both quite a bit. My advisor tells me if I stay REALLY on track, I could either finish early or go for a 4 years Masters since I came in with 37 credits. That would basically equate to sophomore and junior year being literally NOTHING but Math and PoliSci, to the point where I'd need to take some summer math courses if I wanted an Econ minor that requires 3 COURSES. I do love both subjects and that Masters sounds nice, but am I risking burnout here?

Think of it like this:

On average, a masters degree pretty much means an extra 10k+ paycheck. Factoring your tuition cost, your point of profit should surpass that over just a few years.

For your area, (from just my opinion of what I understand) a masters degree is smart because it opens up way more doors for you. One example is teaching at a University level.

In regards to burnout, it depends on the person and workload. Unless you are crunched financially, no harm in taking your time. Remember, take a fun random silly class. You might find a new passion that can influence your way of thought.

Originally Posted by rayword45

2. (W)Intersession courses, yay or nay? Summer courses at the same community college were a fucking joke but I've no experience with these types of super-short courses. The more open spaces I have to take non-Major related courses during fall/spring though, the fucking better.

I've done them, I've enjoyed them. I'd focus on finding internships though at your level. Go into your academic adviser and ask about work opportunities in/around/outside of your area. Usually these can be turned into class credit.

[Zeldagurlfan1]

I completed 3 years of University, Majoring in Geography, said fuck it and ended up graduating early, getting a 3 year general degree with those courses back in 2013. Then graduated as a Level 2 Expanded Functions Dental Assistant in 2014.

Thinking about going back to college in January for Art for fun, or i might wait till September for Animal Services. We'll see <3

Ta-Da! & GL to everyone in school! :3

[IamMe90]

i graduated with a BA in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2013. i thought i would end up going to graduate school and pursuing academia, but near the end i realized it wasn't really what i wanted to do (and you should only get a PhD and try to enter academia for a humanities degree if it's what you REALLY want to do).

loved the education and classes, but forgot most of the specifics wrt the actual content of the courses through atrophy and not applying any of it for years. definitely gave me a good foundation though for critical thinking and rhetorical articulation.

actual degree itself wasn't too useful as far as finding employment, so now i'm getting a post-bacc diploma in paralegal studies at my local tech college. already got a part time job at a swanky law firm while i finish the last semester of the program, with a promise to turn full time should things go well (which they will).

tl;dr - if you're an aimless 25-30 year old with a humanities degree and no focused career aspirations, going to an ABA-approved paralegal program is a good way to find employment doing work that's sort of interesting with a good trajectory.

[Kawaii025]

Finished Fall '03 (walked Spring '04) with my Associate's in Computer Information Systems.

After I transferred to 4-year university, I said eff it and graduated in Spring '08 with a Bachelor's in Accounting.

8 years later and I'm still pretty much contemplating if I want to further my education in some way. I'm kinda interested in becoming a CPA or CFA...but I'm kinda interested in becoming a masseuse.

I have way too many interests and not enough decisions.