Question...

[LTD]

How many here actually have a higher education than a high school diploma?
Uhh...DADC doesn't count. Sorry.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

I'm sure there are A LOT, (+1) why do u ask?

[STIBungy]

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering here.

[Talus]

Two Associate's. Going back as soon as my wife is done with her Doc. of pharmacy.

[Skaterkid]

Working on my Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering at Mines as we speak.

[LTD]

Just curious.
It's good to hear some people have things going for them :)
So where did everyone go?

[NismoSpecV]

Associates Degree in Graphics Design, Bachelors Degree in Web Design & Multi-Media Presentation... Going to start going to school for Systems Engineering... :)

[Deltron_3030]

Working on my Bachelor in Sociology degree

[Tranquility]

I have a Bachelor's in Biology and a Bachelor's in Nursing

[Zach]

What does LTD stand for?
p.s. Im attending UTI in Phoenix in a month for Automotive technologies, then I'm working for Porsche :D

[stu]

I'm 5 credits away from having my bachelors in Economics.

[Deltron_3030]

i just changed my major from economics to sociology, math ownz me ha ha

[nolimitsoldier]

Finishing Bachelors in Technical Management

[BlueFang08]

Working on my computer science with a minior in math.

One more year!

[aQuarius26]

SCHOOL: Westwood College
DEGREE: Associates in Architectual Computer Aided Drafting & Design

[Aracheon]

Workin' on my 2-year. :)

[HONDA GHANDI]

Just curious.
It's good to hear some people have things going for them :)




So people without a degree have nothing going for them?

[Aracheon]

So people without a degree have nothing going for them?


I guess so.
Bill Gates doesn't have a degree. He dropped out of college to start Microsoft... he must not have anything going for him. :rolleyes: :)

[Bedlam]

I guess so.
Bill Gates doesn't have a degree. He dropped out of college to start Microsoft... he must not have anything going for him. :rolleyes: :)

Heh..almost everyone I know that has made a LOT of money in the computer industry doesnt have a degree either..and I know plenty of 20somethings millionares. :)

-Bedlam

[LTD]

So people without a degree have nothing going for them?
In general, that's correct. I realize that exceptions do exist, but for 99 percent of people without degrees....yes.

[LTD]

Oh, by the way, I don't know what my username stands for. I just picked it because I saw it on a piece of paper....:)

[B20civic]

i have not graduated, and you know what? i dont care.

i'm doing good enough right now

[stu]

In general, that's correct. I realize that exceptions do exist, but for 99 percent of people without degrees....yes.


You should get out more if you truely believe that.

And what do you have going on by the way?

[LTD]

You should get out more if you truely believe that.

And what do you have going on by the way?
Truly, dear.
What do I have going on? Engineering.
I'm not trying to cut anyone down, or offend anyone, it is purely a question.

[stu]

Why doesn't DADC count?

[LTD]

Shitty school. Like....Mines versus Metro.

[stu]

Ahhh, I see....

[stu]

In general, that's correct. I realize that exceptions do exist, but for 99 percent of people without degrees....yes.

So most people today don't have anything going for them? You're good at this.

Also, I just realized that you called me "dear". You don't have to be a fag to correct my spelling, I'll believe you.

[HONDA GHANDI]

In general, that's correct. I realize that exceptions do exist, but for 99 percent of people without degrees....yes.


I would like to see where you got the 99% number. I highly doubt it is a reasonable. According to you my bachelor's degree doesnt count. (it wasnt at DADC but an equally lame school) But it hardly discounts my talents, skills or earing ability. Oh and what about all those engineering and math majors with degrees and doctorates that work at Burger King? I am truly a beleiver that if you are happy with who you are and with what you are doing in life, you will succeed. A document given to you by a school does not define who you are, it merely lets others know that you have completed the rigors of schooling, and are probably still in debt for it.



By the way, your user name stands for Long Term Debt, which is what a degree will get you. (unless mommy and daddy are rich)

[STIBungy]

Very well put. After my 3rd year in college, I decided that I didnt want to be an EE anymore. Pretty much, my piece of paper is useless for I'm doing right now with my career. But it does serve as a baseline for which major corporations look for. As with most "white collar" jobs you see, they either require a certain amount of education and/or a certain amount of work experience. They often will substitute education for an additional number of years of work experience.

I would like to see where you got the 99% number. I highly doubt it is a reasonable. According to you my bachelor's degree doesnt count. (it wasnt at DADC but an equally lame school) But it hardly discounts my talents, skills or earing ability. Oh and what about all those engineering and math majors with degrees and doctorates that work at Burger King? I am truly a beleiver that if you are happy with who you are and with what you are doing in life, you will succeed. A document given to you by a school does not define who you are, it merely lets others know that you have completed the rigors of schooling, and are probably still in debt for it.



By the way, your user name stands for Long Term Debt, which is what a degree will get you. (unless mommy and daddy are rich)

[Aracheon]

By the way, your user name stands for Long Term Debt, which is what a degree will get you. (unless mommy and daddy are rich)


Bahahahahah! :rofl:

I find that to be a strangely appropriate SN for the guy who started a thread about college degrees. :D

[LTD]

You boys just love to argue, don't you? What exactly are you trying to defend? Your inability to get into a decent university, or does arguing just make you feel better about having a small dick?
Aw, don't get all butt hurt now. I'm not trying to offend anyone, like I said before. It was simply a question, and if you're taking it different ways, that's your own damn problem.
I'm a girl, by the way, so chill out.

[Bedlam]

What exactly are you trying to defend?

My friends Andrew and Ian both made more money by age 25 than you will in your lifetime...both college dropouts. Its certainly possible to assume that you will make more money if you have a degree..but its also completely untrue. Plenty of morons on here...even more very educated people...you are the one that is coming off with an attitude considering you know how many people on this board? I do believe that you are a girl however..otherwise you might have started a better discussion. :cheers:

-Bedlam

[HONDA GHANDI]

You boys just love to argue, don't you? What exactly are you trying to defend? Your inability to get into a decent university, or does arguing just make you feel better about having a small dick?
Aw, don't get all butt hurt now. I'm not trying to offend anyone, like I said before. It was simply a question, and if you're taking it different ways, that's your own damn problem.
I'm a girl, by the way, so chill out.


BWAHAHAHAHAH! You are not trying to offend anyone but in the same breath you insult our intelligence and our cock size. What a moron.

I am taking a defence against the question itself. Its a bold (or un-informed) statement to say that unless you have a degree you will be a social reject and work at the check out counter at Walgreens your entire life. I came up with some good observations contrary to your weak statement to see if you would have any data or the nuts to defend your position. Instead you back down. You need to add debate classes to your wishlist next semester honey. FYI- I rejected CSU, USAFA, and CU to persue the career that I have. In less than 15 years I own my own companies (yes that is 2), bought and sold 2 houses, and I am completly debt free. All thanks to my high school diploma.

[HONDA GHANDI]

BTW, there is nothing that you can learn at your fancy community college that I can't learn with a library card. You should look into it.

[Dave_L]

Certain careers require you to obtain a degree but if you don't have a certain profession in mind, then I don't believe you need a degree to be successful. It all comes down to your work ethic. How hard are you willing to work to get what you want?

I would say that most kids now-a-days go to college because "it's what everyone does" :rolleyes:. They go to college for 4-5 years and when they finally graduate, that's when they start thinking about what they want to do with their life. When I go visit my friends that are seniors in college, I see that most of them are not much more mature or ready for "real" life then when they left for college. For them, it's just been another 4 years of partying.

I went to ACC when I graduated high school to see if college was for me. It wasn't. I enjoyed working more and I consider myself succesful. Guess what? I only paid $700 to figure out what wasn't for me. I didn't waste 4 years of my life, graduate with a bunch of student loans to pay off, just to have a piece of paper that I don't even use.

I bought my first house when I was 19 with no cosigners. I'm not trying to brag or anything like that but I take a lot of offense when people assume that without a college degree, you have nothing and will never be succesful. Most people that say that are the ones that are still in college, getting everything paid for by their parents. They are also the ones that assume that with graduation, comes a nice, big salary, cushy job and a membership to the local golf course. But once they realize that assuming things makes an ass out of you and me, they end up working a cashier job or whatever else they can find to pass the time.

[Talus]

Certain careers require you to obtain a degree but if you don't have a certain profession in mind, then I don't believe you need a degree to be successful. It all comes down to your work ethic. How hard are you willing to work to get what you want?
Exactly how I feel. For some people, college works and they get great things out of it. For some, it's a waste of time and their own drive to do what they love will get them as far as they want to go.

[Skaterkid]

I've almost regretted going to college more than once because it seemed like a worse way to go to make more money. But I feel that I'm allowed a lot more flexibility with a degree from Mines than if I tried my hand out of high school. But I know a lot of people who are doing well as entrepreneuers without any sort of degree. My boss at the powdercoating shop took out two loans and now he has a business that is making him a lot of money if he so chose. But he keeps reinvesting so that it will grow. And LTD, if you met many of the people on here I think you'd see that many of them are very intelligent. Making generalizations without ever meeting people is a pretty shallow thing to do.

[HONDA GHANDI]

For some people its about the money. It was never about the money in my case. I will never have a job that I dont like what I do. Its not worth the personal anguish.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

AAS of network engineering. Everything that I learned that was USEFUL to my actual career has been thru personal time being spent reading books and applying it to my customers. Just as Tobi put, everything a school can teach you can be learned with a library card. I'm glad I only went for 2 year degree that i crammed into about a year and a half. Put me in the field faster where I was able to get the experience which is still much greater than the piece of paper i payed 20k for. If I end up wanting to get a white collor job I'll look at going back to school for a BS or MA. I'll have to get bored of what I do before I bother with that though.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Exactly how I feel. For some people, college works and they get great things out of it. For some, it's a waste of time and their own drive to do what they love will get them as far as they want to go.Couldn't be explained more simply or elegantly. :cool:

[stu]

I'd never give up my colllege education for anything, I love that I have it. College works great for me because I'm not an entrapeneur, so I'd never go out and learn anything that I didn't have to.

[MrsGhandi]

I would suggest you read the Millionaire Next Door to get some of your percentages correct. And yes, you can pick that up at the library.

As an "uneducated" out-of-debt female on this board, I own a very successful company and would never trade my real-life experiences for a piece of paper. I do, however, agree that some occupations require some heavy-duty schooling, but that is not necessarily the path for everyone.

LTD - You've got to learn how to take a few punches on this board, so be prepared.

[HONDA GHANDI]

LTD - You've got to learn how to take a few punches on this board, so be prepared.


;NutKick;

[Nate]

;NutKick;

They don't have a :vaginakick: huh?