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Anyone else have friends that "hate" on them for being in college?
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:07 pm
They say that they will make between 120-150k during my college career. Then when I get out I will be making about what they make. I just tell them to look at the statistics. The average college grad earns a million more than someone with a hs degree. They say that doesn't apply in Louisiana because of the money you can make in the plants. Just wondering if anyone else hears crap about getting an education.
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Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:08 pm to Spellingmaster
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They say that doesn't apply in Louisiana because of the money you can make in the plants
ah you've come to the right place
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:09 pm to Spellingmaster
No. The overwhelming majority of my friends have college degrees.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:09 pm to Spellingmaster
All of my friends in high school went to college, so no.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:09 pm to Spellingmaster
they could possibly earn as much as you without going to school, but they wont be working in the air conditioning. Also all the fine women are in college. 
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:09 pm to Spellingmaster
Only in The South will you hear that, good lord.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:10 pm to Spellingmaster
They're right. My friends who are operators have been makeing 50-70k/year since they graduated high school. My oil field trash friends are making far more than that. One guy who graduated the year before me now makes around 300 grand offshore with just a high school diploma.
This post was edited on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:10 pm to Spellingmaster
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Anyone else have friends that "hate" on them for being in college?
You must have dumb friends
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm to Buddy Garrity
They also will have to work with their hands and their bodies will be falling apart by the time they're 50.
frick being blue collar.
frick being blue collar.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm to BayouBandit24
Just hate on those in law school.
They'll make half of what non-lawyers make. I read somewhere where law grads earn $1 million less than those without a law degree.
They'll make half of what non-lawyers make. I read somewhere where law grads earn $1 million less than those without a law degree.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm to Spellingmaster
If you're in college, most of your friends should also be in college.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm to kingbob
No, just no.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:11 pm to Spellingmaster
All of my friends went to college and were in either fraternities or sororities.
Is Southeastern even an accredited university?
Is Southeastern even an accredited university?
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:13 pm to O
Yes it is. It's primarily a teachers' college, but they also do business, music, and some other programs. Their school of music is pretty good, Bill Evans (famous Jazz Pianist) went there.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:14 pm to Spellingmaster
I did, and the fact is, initially they are right....you could go to work in the oilfield or in construction and make some pretty damn good money (and get a several year head start on your career)....
however, as long as you get a worthwhile degree, the difference is in how fast you move up through the ranks and also where you will top out...
the problem-solving abilities coupled with the communication skills that you gain in college give you one hell of an advantage over a lot of other folks in the organization and unless you have some kind of fricked up personality, you can jump over lots of folks fairly quickly...
however, as long as you get a worthwhile degree, the difference is in how fast you move up through the ranks and also where you will top out...
the problem-solving abilities coupled with the communication skills that you gain in college give you one hell of an advantage over a lot of other folks in the organization and unless you have some kind of fricked up personality, you can jump over lots of folks fairly quickly...
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:14 pm to kingbob
It was a joke. From what I've heard, both the nursing and education programs are great.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:15 pm to kingbob
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Yes it is. It's primarily a teachers' college, but they also do business, music, and some other programs. Their school of music is pretty good, Bill Evans (famous Jazz Pianist) went there.
They only thing at Southeastern that's worth a damn is their teaching and nursing degrees. Everything else is shite, especially their college of business.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:15 pm to Spankum
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Michael Dell all agree.
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:16 pm to Spellingmaster
Are your friends on the bottom of the totem pole in the oil industry?
Posted on 3/25/14 at 10:17 pm to Spellingmaster
what is your major? If you are going to get some bullshite women's studies degree, they may have a point.
This post was edited on 3/25/14 at 10:18 pm
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