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How far did you go in school?
Posted on 6/25/13 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/25/13 at 9:53 am
Also, do you see a pretty direct correlation between how far you went in school and your salary?
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Posted on 6/25/13 at 9:54 am to tigerforever7
Nope
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:00 am to tigerforever7
25th grade.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:01 am to tigerforever7
about to start 16th grade. making not much at an internship 
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:02 am to tigerforever7
quote:In the 9th grade, Betty Lou Chambers let me go to 3rd base.....
How far did you go in school?
ETA: I don't think that had an impact on my pay scale.
This post was edited on 6/25/13 at 10:03 am
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:27 am to tigerforever7
quote:Graduated law school, passed the bar.
How far did you go in school?
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Also, do you see a pretty direct correlation between how far you went in school and your salary?
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:35 am to tigerforever7
I know plumbers making six digits and I know lawyers making <30, 000
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:54 am to tigerforever7
All the way.
I haven't, but my going to school was more than just salary (although that was a consideration). I certainly should not have borrowed the amount of money that I did to get the advanced degree that I got. However, best evidence at the time was + $1,000,000 in salary over not having the degree - so I at least "thought" I was making a good decision.
I still hold just under $150k in debt and the only way that's getting paid off is through a government-backed program.
I would not have the good job I have now, nor would I be in consideration for my "dream" job for which I'm currently applying, so, on balance, I can live with the decisions I made - just bad timing.
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Also, do you see a pretty direct correlation between how far you went in school and your salary?
I haven't, but my going to school was more than just salary (although that was a consideration). I certainly should not have borrowed the amount of money that I did to get the advanced degree that I got. However, best evidence at the time was + $1,000,000 in salary over not having the degree - so I at least "thought" I was making a good decision.
I still hold just under $150k in debt and the only way that's getting paid off is through a government-backed program.
I would not have the good job I have now, nor would I be in consideration for my "dream" job for which I'm currently applying, so, on balance, I can live with the decisions I made - just bad timing.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 10:56 am to tigerforever7
JD and yes there is a big correlation. I'm not risky enough to have made what I make now without a professional degree like JD or MD or something.
Some people can easily make more than I do without a professional degree or even just an undergrad degree, but they are usually more comfortable taking risks than I ever have been.
Some people can easily make more than I do without a professional degree or even just an undergrad degree, but they are usually more comfortable taking risks than I ever have been.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 11:25 am to tigerforever7
Got an ME degree. I would say that the degree is the main reason I make what I make. I don't even work in engineering after 3 years with my company, but the degree still pulls it's weight.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 12:20 pm to tigerforever7
Masters. Plus a lot of courses after just for fun.
Re: salary... No.
But I don't regret it. I liked interacting with professors. The ones who were smarter than me were a great enrichment. The ones who were dumber than me were great fun to torment.
Re: salary... No.
But I don't regret it. I liked interacting with professors. The ones who were smarter than me were a great enrichment. The ones who were dumber than me were great fun to torment.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 12:41 pm to tigerforever7
Masters and yes
This post was edited on 6/25/13 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 6/25/13 at 12:42 pm to tigerforever7
It depends on the field honestly.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 1:11 pm to tigerforever7
MBA here, salary increase has been modest thus far but certainly opened doors that wouldnt have otherwise...
Posted on 6/25/13 at 1:15 pm to tigerforever7
I make a little more with a MS than I would have with my BS, but not enough to justify the 2+ years of lost earnings while I was in grad school. I am in engineering BTW.
ETA: I went to grad school because I hated the job I got in 2003 right out of undergrad, and the economy was terrible for engineering jobs. I now have a job I like and make about 3X what I made in 2003. So I have no regrets.
ETA: I went to grad school because I hated the job I got in 2003 right out of undergrad, and the economy was terrible for engineering jobs. I now have a job I like and make about 3X what I made in 2003. So I have no regrets.
This post was edited on 6/25/13 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 6/25/13 at 4:13 pm to tigerforever7
I have an MS in Finance. It helped get me all three of the jobs I have had since, even though I don't do much related to finance.
If I had not gotten the MS I would be making substantially less, mainly because I got an undergraduate degree with zero market value.
If I had not gotten the MS I would be making substantially less, mainly because I got an undergraduate degree with zero market value.
This post was edited on 6/25/13 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 6/25/13 at 7:49 pm to tigerforever7
4 years undergrad LSU, 1 year masters at UT Austin. Salary not particularly, but without the masters I would not have had the multitude of job choices I had out of school.
Posted on 6/25/13 at 7:59 pm to tigerforever7
MBA, CPA
About to start a masters of taxation program.
About to start a masters of taxation program.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:55 am to tigerforever7
I completed my B.S. in Computer Engineering and stopped at that. My salary is in direct correlation with the demand of my Software Development position. I had 3 offers coming out of college all +/-$3000 of each other. If I would have accepted any of the other 2 jobs instead of the one I did, my salary would be growing at a piddly rate, and any big increase in pay would be due to a promotion. My current company I can bargain for a higher salary or threaten to go to another company with better pay. 1 year in and I already have received 21% increase in salary, and my bonus is crushing what I got last year. 
Posted on 6/26/13 at 12:22 pm to tigerforever7
MBA, I'm 26, yes i'm moving up quite quickly
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