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re: Thinking about going back to school and getting a second degree
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:00 am to LSU Grad 2021
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:00 am to LSU Grad 2021
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I wanna to be involved in historic preservation because I have a deep appreciation for southern history and the stories embedded in our neighborhoods. There's something incredibly fulfilling about being able to preserve and restore places that hold significant cultural and historical value
Why couldn’t you attempt to get involved with this now, without another degree?
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Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:01 am to LSU Grad 2021
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The Florida program requires a summer abroad on Nantucket
Maybe you should study geography this time around
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:03 am to LSU Grad 2021
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wanna to be involved in historic preservation because I have a deep appreciation for southern history and the stories embedded in our neighborhoods.
There's something incredibly fulfilling about being able to preserve and restore places that hold significant cultural and historical value.
I get that you have an interest in this, but what are the career prospects in this field?
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:04 am to LSU Grad 2021
I don't see why you'd need a new degree for this, and I don't think one would be particularly helpful short of going like super PhD level and learning authenticity, historic architecture, etc. Seems like you could just start out and consult existing experts
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:05 am to LSU Grad 2021
You really need to spend thousands of dollars on a degree, just to put a landmark sign in front of a piece of property or old building?
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:15 am to LSU Grad 2021
I think a problem that I had, that a lot of people I think end up having, is that education feels so rushed. Like so many folks, I went right to undergrad from high school then whisked myself away directly from undergrad to grad school, again, without real world experience.
Then, I get to my first full-time job, I'm sitting there, and I'm thinking, I don't even really love this, I wish I got some real world experience before, at the very least, I went to grad school so that I could really figure out what I liked and didn't like.
I think it's a much better idea to go to grad school in a manner like you are, knowing what you want after having taught high school, than to go into a grad program without having worked a job before.
Then, I get to my first full-time job, I'm sitting there, and I'm thinking, I don't even really love this, I wish I got some real world experience before, at the very least, I went to grad school so that I could really figure out what I liked and didn't like.
I think it's a much better idea to go to grad school in a manner like you are, knowing what you want after having taught high school, than to go into a grad program without having worked a job before.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:25 am to LSU Grad 2021
Here's 2 questions I'd ask myself.
1. Does your family already have a lot of money and support most of your expenses? If so go do what you love, and if that's historical preservation then go for it. I'm assuming you are in this scenario since you can afford to go an entire summer to Nantucket.
2. If you have to pay your own bills with no help from mommy/daddy, how in the f*ck are you going to afford to live working in historical preservation? If you are in this scenario, I recommend going into something more lucrative.
1. Does your family already have a lot of money and support most of your expenses? If so go do what you love, and if that's historical preservation then go for it. I'm assuming you are in this scenario since you can afford to go an entire summer to Nantucket.
2. If you have to pay your own bills with no help from mommy/daddy, how in the f*ck are you going to afford to live working in historical preservation? If you are in this scenario, I recommend going into something more lucrative.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:30 am to LSU Grad 2021
Get a shovel, some pvc glue and retain a CFP, baw.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:32 am to lockthevaught
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2. If you have to pay your own bills with no help from mommy/daddy, how in the f*ck are you going to afford to live working in historical preservation? If you are in this scenario, I recommend going into something more lucrative.
This is where I’m at with this. Seems like something you’d get involved in as a “hobby” or part time to start and maybe find a way to support yourself doing it after 5/10/15/20 years if ever.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:40 am to LSU Grad 2021
My last boss proudly displayed his Univ. of Phoenix Masters diploma, in nursing.
An accredited program from a brick and mortar school taken online is probably indistinguishable from attending in person these days.
An accredited program from a brick and mortar school taken online is probably indistinguishable from attending in person these days.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:42 am to LSU Grad 2021
I've looked at going back and getting an Environmental Engineering degree, but I think it would take at least 1.5 years full time to get it and just not in a place where we can comfortably live off my wife's salary. Plus, entry level engineers don't make more than I currently do as an Environmental Scientist, until you can get some certifications.
You'd think the course load of 5 years of Chem E classes and an Coastal Environmental Science degree would transfer more, but most the EVEG courses are civil engineering based and the 4000 and 7000 level Environmental Science classes can only count for major electives.
You'd think the course load of 5 years of Chem E classes and an Coastal Environmental Science degree would transfer more, but most the EVEG courses are civil engineering based and the 4000 and 7000 level Environmental Science classes can only count for major electives.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:43 am to LSU Grad 2021
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historic preservation.
Can you make money with this?
Do you actually need a specialized degree to work in this field?
Posted on 6/28/24 at 10:56 am to SonOfSlickWillie
Probably should try to include a class in geography!
Posted on 6/28/24 at 11:15 am to LSU Grad 2021
Whats wrong with teaching?
Posted on 6/28/24 at 11:20 am to Dawgfanman
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historic preservation
Big money in this. Lots of jobs that pay upwards of 15 dollars an hour to give museum tours, do civil war reenactment and such.
Posted on 6/28/24 at 11:47 am to Tiger Ike
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Learn to weld baw.
And buy a 4 Runner with 100k miles.
(standard OT response to most of life's questions)
Posted on 6/28/24 at 12:01 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Lots of jobs that pay upwards of 15 dollars an hour to give museum tours, do civil war reenactment and such.
I always thought those jobs were taken up by elderly volunteers who make $0/hr.
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