SadAspy
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and broke the frame my bachelors was in.
You may ask what I gained by doing this. Well, they are completely worthless, and I needed to let out some rage without cutting myself again. |
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abc123
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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techn0teen
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Yikes. Seems like you were screwed by higher education like many of my other peers are finding out. May I ask what the Bachelor's subject it was? |
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SadAspy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a worthless bachelors and masters in poli-sci with a 3.6 and 3.7 GPA respectively, but they are shredded now. They are valuable only as toilet paper. |
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Scandium
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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?????
Edit: How are they worthless? |
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tcorrielus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. Why do you say your Bachelor's degree in Poli-Sci is completely worthless? Are you really having difficulties getting jobs with that degree? |
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Cyanide
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| tcorrielus wrote: | | This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. |
There are a lot of videos on YouTube of people destroying their degrees (usually by burning them). Most people these days (like SadAspy and myself) end up wasting 4 or more years and thousands of dollars just to end up with nothing in return. |
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WintersTale
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:31 am Post subject: |
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This makes me wonder if college is the right place for me to be?
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SadAspy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Cyanide wrote: | | tcorrielus wrote: | | This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. |
There are a lot of videos on YouTube of people destroying their degrees (usually by burning them). Most people these days (like SadAspy and myself) end up wasting 4 or more years and thousands of dollars just to end up with nothing in return. |
I had a scholarship (undergrad) and assistantship (grad school), so I wasted little to nothing in money, but I sure did waste time and effort.
Employers just want high school dropouts who have "experience." f**k the American economy (I don't know for sure that other countries are different, but I keep hearing they are). |
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littlelily613
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know if I will even be able to handle a job--but with all the work I am putting into my degree, I will certainly be framing that diploma and hanging it on my wall. The expansion of the mind and the increase in knowledge is quite a reward in itself.
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techn0teen
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| WintersTale wrote: | | This makes me wonder if college is the right place for me to be? |
Depends on what major you are in. Humanities, I would say college is not worth it. For people in science and engineering, I would say it is worth it. |
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littlelily613
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| techn0teen wrote: | | Depends on what major you are in. Humanities, I would say college is not worth it. |
I'm in the Humanities and am quite enjoying my degree...I think I'll be able to get a job as well, but I am going to grad school.
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MarketAndChurch
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| SadAspy wrote: | | Cyanide wrote: | | tcorrielus wrote: | | This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. |
There are a lot of videos on YouTube of people destroying their degrees (usually by burning them). Most people these days (like SadAspy and myself) end up wasting 4 or more years and thousands of dollars just to end up with nothing in return. |
I had a scholarship (undergrad) and assistantship (grad school), so I wasted little to nothing in money, but I sure did waste time and effort.
Employers just want high school dropouts who have "experience." f**k the American economy (I don't know for sure that other countries are different, but I keep hearing they are). |
Experience and who you know matters more in the real world. now that you've left the fairy tale world of theory, I hope you realize that its always been this way.
You will leave college expecting a job that was never there and probably won't be there in the future. If that high school dropout can talk to people, reason with people, and service those people better then you can, give a little respect or go back to that jobless field you specialized in. If you want to specialize in knowledge that has no vocational demand, then do it for the fun of learning.
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SadAspy
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| MarketAndChurch wrote: | | SadAspy wrote: | | Cyanide wrote: | | tcorrielus wrote: | | This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. |
There are a lot of videos on YouTube of people destroying their degrees (usually by burning them). Most people these days (like SadAspy and myself) end up wasting 4 or more years and thousands of dollars just to end up with nothing in return. |
I had a scholarship (undergrad) and assistantship (grad school), so I wasted little to nothing in money, but I sure did waste time and effort.
Employers just want high school dropouts who have "experience." f**k the American economy (I don't know for sure that other countries are different, but I keep hearing they are). |
Experience and who you know matters more in the real world. now that you've left the fairy tale world of theory, I hope you realize that its always been this way.
You will leave college expecting a job that was never there and probably won't be there in the future. If that high school dropout can talk to people, reason with people, and service those people better then you can, give a little respect or go back to that jobless field you specialized in. If you want to specialize in knowledge that has no vocational demand, then do it for the fun of learning. |
It's more so the U.S. When I speak to people in Europe (both in real life and on-line), they are shocked that I can't find something with my education/grades/awards. They insist that I would have a job with an above average income over there.
But the U.S. has to do things ass backwards. |
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GoonSquad
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| SadAspy wrote: | | Cyanide wrote: | | tcorrielus wrote: | | This sounds really sad to destroy your own degree. |
There are a lot of videos on YouTube of people destroying their degrees (usually by burning them). Most people these days (like SadAspy and myself) end up wasting 4 or more years and thousands of dollars just to end up with nothing in return. |
I had a scholarship (undergrad) and assistantship (grad school), so I wasted little to nothing in money, but I sure did waste time and effort.
Employers just want high school dropouts who have "experience." f**k the American economy (I don't know for sure that other countries are different, but I keep hearing they are). |
That's because degrees are not a guarantee of competence anymore. It really sucks for those who actually earned their degree, but that's how it is...
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