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At what point should you go back to school
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:27 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:27 am
I am not satisfied with where I am. At all. I think I have remarkable ability(at what im good at) but i do not have the chance to prove it. I have a "decent" nowhere job that pays what I need right now but I'm terrified of staying at it, continiously trying to get where I want to go, getting nowhere until I'm too old to be marketable.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 12:33 am
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Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:28 am to athenslife101
depends on the person, but it sounds like now, for you
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:29 am to athenslife101
Definitely before you get married w kids
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:31 am to athenslife101
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I am not satisfied with where I am. At all. I think I have remarkable ability but i do not have the chance to prove it. I have a "decent" nowhere job that pays what I need right now but I'm terrified of staying at it, continiously trying to get where I want to go, getting nowhere until I'm too old to be marketable.
If you are confident that going back to school will solve any or all of these problems, then the point is somewhere between "right now" and "ASAMFP"
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:31 am to athenslife101
How will going back to school help your situation?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:40 am to MasCervezas
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Definitely before you get married w kids
Meh that shouldn't be something to deter you from going back. Can always do school online. It will def be more challenging but can be done.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:42 am to siliconvalleytiger
First, I was fricking bad off in college. I was sufficiently social but I'm pretty sure I'm bipolar which messed with my ability to make the most of it. I'm getting help for that now. Both of my degrees now required a lot of out of class work that I was not prepared for (clubs, multiple high level internships). I did not pursue the out of class opportunities like I should have. I did not build the connections necessary that were advantageous for getting good jobs in my fields. My one internship was fricking dumb (honestly, the "buainess" I interned for put less effort into their business than I did in my random arse weekly reports). There are several areas that I was looking at that I can't go into now because of physical disability issues. There's a lot there. Most of it was my fault. I'm trying to figure out how to correct my past.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 1:14 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:42 am to siliconvalleytiger
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How will going back to school help your situation?
Give him a "new" skill set he can put on paper and allow him time to further solidify the direction he wants to go.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:57 am to athenslife101
I just started college.
I'm 32 with 2 kids. If you're not happy where you're at you need to make it happen. Things won't just get better on their own.
I'm 32 with 2 kids. If you're not happy where you're at you need to make it happen. Things won't just get better on their own.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 12:58 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 12:59 am to athenslife101
ASAP. If you're not happy with your situation, do something to improve it man. No time like the present.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:09 am to athenslife101
At the point where you can go back to school without taking on an incredible amount of debt
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:22 am to BigOrangeBri
Well, I have 35 k from student loans and 10'k from study abroad loans. Not sure how incredible that is when I hear about people coming out of college with 250k worth of loans. I feel like law school is what im destined for. But I'd rather not if I can help it. My dads's business hires only accounting mbas, finance mbas, or law school grads. And i know a ton of lawyers. I lived with law school students for two years in college and I realize how much trivial BS is involved. That's why my first thought is going back to undergrad.
I also know I have the talent to work for myself. But I need to work with other people. I need pressure from coworkers.
I also know I have the talent to work for myself. But I need to work with other people. I need pressure from coworkers.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 1:28 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:22 am to athenslife101
I went back at age 41 with 3 kids. It's never too late.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:28 am to athenslife101
Go get a better internship somewhere. It's a better use of time.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:45 am to KosmoCramer
I have looked a bit. Most of the internships Ive looked at require graduating within the last 6 months or still being a student. Ive seen several internships id love that I received emails back that I was ineligible for due to being too far from graduation. And I graduated in fricking 2013. If I can find one though that was legit, great! My sister worked for a Fortune Top 10 company and did some recruiting for them and she said she looked at two things. Prestige of internships and strength of a schools academics. Even she isn't helpful. She said she would help with her new company with at very least getting my connected with them and then i caught her texting someone else texting them that she wouldn't because she felt it would not be appropriate. Ok. I understand that. But I feel like I'm degenerating.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 1:47 am to MasCervezas
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Definitely before you get married w kids
I know a guy who was married with two kids and went back to school for a PhD in physics.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:12 am to athenslife101
I do some recruiting for a graduate school at a state university. Maybe I can help.
Answer some questions for me and maybe I cam assist
What is your degree(s) in? What is your current job? What are your career goals exactly, what field?
Answer some questions for me and maybe I cam assist
What is your degree(s) in? What is your current job? What are your career goals exactly, what field?
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 2:13 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:23 am to athenslife101
I would contact a company in your field that doesn't have internships listed and just ask. The worst they can say is no.
Rinse and repeat till you find one.
I just did something similar. Explain them your situation, people are actually helpful if you ask correctly.
Rinse and repeat till you find one.
I just did something similar. Explain them your situation, people are actually helpful if you ask correctly.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 7:07 am to athenslife101
Going back to school for ophthalmologist degree in 2020.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 8:23 am to athenslife101
After a solid career as a professional athlete I went back at 28. Just commit and do it. You will not regret it.
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