School

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by k9870

Are you a senior SW?

Yup. I've already sent my transcript and test scores to a few places, but no one has sent me anything back

[Jcordell]

B.A. in History. Boise State University, Class of 1990.

I have my Advanced Idaho Law Enforcement Certificate thanks to my B.A. I got it in just six years (from my date of hire) instead of the usual 15 - 20 years if I didn't have it.

Some officers never go beyond the Intermediate level. They're excellent officers, but the requirments to achieve the Advanced level without the added boost of a 4 year degree are formidable.

Many advantages to having a higher certificate level. The most immediate is that you earn more pay.

So the piece of paper does make a difference for anyone out there who is currently questioning whether it's worth it to continue the effort.

[ManiacallyChallenged]

I am studying Japanese. Right now I'm mired in 300 level, which is where you pick up the majority of your diverse language forms. There are lots of grammar forms and new vocab to use, which is difficult because you don't see any real improvement of your communication skills.

The university I'm at is an International University, so all the classes are taught in English(except for a few at the 100 level for Japanese students still learning). Aside from language and culture stuff, they do mostly Business classes, which is outside the realm of my major(Japanese, Culture Intensive).

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Checkman

So the piece of paper does make a difference for anyone out there who is currently questioning whether it's worth it to continue the effort.

Not that I want to discourage anyone from finishing college, but in this economy, a B.A. makes less of a difference in earnings than it used to. When I graduated from college, I took a job that I could have easily done when I was a high school graduate. In fact, one of my co-workers was an 18-year old girl who had just graduated from high school, and she had most of the same responsibilities I did (and earned the same paycheck). Right now, there are a lot of college graduates who are working at Starbuck's or doing unpaid internships where they perform menial tasks that the secretaries don't feel like doing.

Also, for all of you who are in high school now and going to college in the next 2 years: Whatever you do, don't be History majors (like I was). Or, if you are going to be a History major, double-major in something more practical - like Economics, Computer Science, Pre-Med, Pre-Law, etc. There's nothing that corporate employers find less desirable than someone with a Bachelor's in the humanities. Most of my friends in college were History, Political Science, or Sociology majors, and all went back to school within two years of graduation, just as I did.

[Excalibur]

BA in Criminal Justice at Purdue, class of 2010. I might got back for a Masters or graduate school.

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Not that I want to discourage anyone from finishing college, but in this economy, a B.A. makes less of a difference in earnings than it used to.

I call it Mission Creep. Seems to be an inevitable fact of living in a civilized world. There was once a time that a person was considered literate if one could write one's name. Fifty-five years ago a High School diploma was enough to ensure one could enjoy a mid-level Middle Class exsistence.

Now a B. A. is considered to be what the H.S. diploma was in 1955 and a P.H.D. is almost mandatory for anyone with aspirations of achieving real financial success.

Is it any wonder that throughout history the who damn mess breaks down periodically and we have to go back to the drawing board? It seems that everything starts to become unworkable.

Like our military mission in Afghanistan.

But hell I'm just feeling gloomy today. Sorry.