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Question about your college experience
Posted on 9/13/22 at 11:56 am
Posted on 9/13/22 at 11:56 am
Listening to a story last week on America's First News Radio regarding a study on 'regrets of college'. The polling questions were about 'If you could do it over again.....'
a. Would you go to college at all?
b. Would you go to the same college or a different one?
c. Would you have selected a different major?
Was curious to see how this board would answer the 3.
a. Would you go to college at all?
b. Would you go to the same college or a different one?
c. Would you have selected a different major?
Was curious to see how this board would answer the 3.
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Posted on 9/13/22 at 11:59 am to Zach
Looking back, I think I would have done better to go to one of the 2 year technical colleges and get to work sooner
Posted on 9/13/22 at 11:59 am to Zach
a. Yes
b. Same
c. Different major - would have gone ChE instead of ME
I would have socked away my co/op earnings instead of having a good time on the beach
b. Same
c. Different major - would have gone ChE instead of ME
I would have socked away my co/op earnings instead of having a good time on the beach
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:02 pm to Zach
Yes, same for undergrad, frick no healthcare sucks
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:02 pm to Zach
Yes to all questions.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:04 pm to Zach
a. Yes
b. same (La Tech, perfect small town and smaller school i was wanting)
c. I would have changed my major to Chemical Engineering from Electrical Engineering Technology and then pursued either a MBA or a Masters in Engineering Management.
b. same (La Tech, perfect small town and smaller school i was wanting)
c. I would have changed my major to Chemical Engineering from Electrical Engineering Technology and then pursued either a MBA or a Masters in Engineering Management.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:04 pm to Zach
My experience was different as a scholarship athlete.
I'd still go.
I'd go to a bigger school if possible. More connections to industry.
I'd choose a slightly different major.
I loved college. But, many people really don't belong there. And, that's ok.
I'd still go.
I'd go to a bigger school if possible. More connections to industry.
I'd choose a slightly different major.
I loved college. But, many people really don't belong there. And, that's ok.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:04 pm to Zach
Yes I would still go to college although the wage gap is quickly closing with many blue collar trades.
I would go to a different college since I would not care to be in Nola these days would most likely choose LA Tech over UNO
I would go electrical engineering over the naval arch / marine degree I currently have.
I would go to a different college since I would not care to be in Nola these days would most likely choose LA Tech over UNO
I would go electrical engineering over the naval arch / marine degree I currently have.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:05 pm to Zach
I regret nothing.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:06 pm to Zach
A) I would still go
B) if I could redo everything I'd probably go to a better school
C) absolutely. I did business. Which is fine. But I'd probably rather have gotten a bit more specific.
B) if I could redo everything I'd probably go to a better school
C) absolutely. I did business. Which is fine. But I'd probably rather have gotten a bit more specific.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:08 pm to Zach
I used GI bill as non traditional. Went to cc, then feeder university. School in general is a bunch of dumb shite, but I got the piece of paper that’s supposedly gold. It sits in my underwear drawer in a folder they sent it to me in. I did in class and graduated during pandemic.
Kids have education taken care of, they can make their decision like I did on what they want to do when it’s their time. I just want them to grow up as respectable members of society.
Kids have education taken care of, they can make their decision like I did on what they want to do when it’s their time. I just want them to grow up as respectable members of society.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:09 pm to Zach
quote:
a. Would you go to college at all?
Yes, but that was because I made a promise to myself before joining the Army that I would finish up my degree because being an Aggie is something that meant a lot to me. Also, technically speaking, I had already been doing the work in the Army, but it is tough to get in the front door of many companies as a geospatial analyst without the degree, even with my experience doing the work in the Army.
quote:
Would you go to the same college or a different one?
No doubt I'd have gone to A&M, although as time goes on it is becoming less recognizable than I remember it. That said, my Dad and his Dad probably said the same thing
quote:
Would you have selected a different major?
Absolutely not, it has opened a lot of doors, the pay is great, I enjoy what I do (although I miss working outdoors now that I'm stuck in an office) and its a field with a lot of varied applications. My degree was a BS in Geography, with minors in geoinformatics, & history. With a background in geospatial sciences, you can take your pick of industries. When I first left A&M I was working outdoors more as a GPS surveyor with my main job being migrating utility CAD drawings into a GIS. Then I worked for the VA doing site suitability analysis to figure out the best locations to build or contract care. Then I was back to DOD and now find myself at USGS.
This post was edited on 9/13/22 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:09 pm to Zach
a. Yes
b. Same
c. Would have selected the major I finished with rather than what I started pursuing...
b. Same
c. Would have selected the major I finished with rather than what I started pursuing...
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:13 pm to Zach
quote:
a. Would you go to college at all?
Yes. Would take more classes.
quote:
b. Would you go to the same college or a different one?
Still LSU for undergraduate. Graduate school somewhere different.
quote:
c. Would you have selected a different major?
Yes. Went Mechanical Engineering (and Microbiology). Would probably go Medical or Nuclear Physics.
This post was edited on 9/13/22 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:14 pm to Zach
yes
went to community college, Nicholls, 1 year and LSU 3 years for bachelor. Loyola law school at night for 2 years while working full time
Chem E bachelor was a great life career start. Most of career spent in mgmt of facilities. Law school had some useful insite, but in general not worth the effort
This post was edited on 9/13/22 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:14 pm to Zach
a. Would you go to college at all?
Yeah.
b. Would you go to the same college or a different one?
Well, I eventually met my wife in Lafayette, so I wouldn't pass that up.
c. Would you have selected a different major?
100% PoliSci major intending to go into law school afterwards and decided 3/4 of the way through I really wasn't all that interested in being an attorney, so my degree turned out to be worthless.
And yet I still paid off my loans...
Yeah.
b. Would you go to the same college or a different one?
Well, I eventually met my wife in Lafayette, so I wouldn't pass that up.
c. Would you have selected a different major?
100% PoliSci major intending to go into law school afterwards and decided 3/4 of the way through I really wasn't all that interested in being an attorney, so my degree turned out to be worthless.
And yet I still paid off my loans...
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:24 pm to Zach
I was accepted to Columbia but my parents balked at the tuition. based on what I know now:
should have taken loan and grappled for grants.
yes would have changed major. after I graduated I immediately went to a j.c. and took three computer programming courses in one semester and did programming and design my whole life.
I sometimes taught computer programming. no way I got those jobs if no degree.
should have taken loan and grappled for grants.
yes would have changed major. after I graduated I immediately went to a j.c. and took three computer programming courses in one semester and did programming and design my whole life.
I sometimes taught computer programming. no way I got those jobs if no degree.
This post was edited on 9/13/22 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:30 pm to Zach
In order of importance:
1) Would have done a 2 year votech deal.
2) Different one.
3) Would have received a business degree and gone Pre-Law.
1) Would have done a 2 year votech deal.
2) Different one.
3) Would have received a business degree and gone Pre-Law.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:33 pm to Zach
A. Yes
B. Different, not because Tulane is bad, would like a more big college experience
C. Same but maybe double major in something else.
B. Different, not because Tulane is bad, would like a more big college experience
C. Same but maybe double major in something else.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 12:34 pm to Zach
My answers to any one of the three questions has varied at different times over the years. All I can say at this point in my life is that I am happy where I am, and with what I have planned for the future.
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