Got To Get That Degree!!!
By Rozie37
@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
August 24, 2010 5:38pm CST
I am 41 years old and I still determined to get that all important college degree. Don't get me wrong, I believe that education is of utmost importance. And it does not matter how much you try to convince your boss that you are truly qualified, unless you have a degree to prove it, he's not even interesting in looking at you, much less wasting time on an interview. I have steady at a few trade schools, but they have all been in the medical field. I no longer want to do that kind of work any more.
I just read on Facebook that my sister is taking five classes in Georgia this semester. I am very proud of her, though I wish she would come back home to Los Angeles. I miss her so much. Then there is my middle sister. She graduated from a community college some years back and is a pre-school teacher. My oldest niece started UCLA this summer and was shocked to learn that this college does nothing to help further your education. You do research for the school. She did not find this out until after she enrolled. I have two cousins who graduated from USC, I felt that my niece should have went there also.
I have been attempting to go back to college for a long time now, but for some reason or another, things never work out the way that I plan. This time, I think I will wait until my living situation is more stable. Usually, as soon as I start making plans for college, I move again. Is anyone still determined to finish college after a long time of trying?
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@JamieHenriques (200)
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25 Aug 10
well i am not 41 but look at the realistic situation in todays world whilst degree and qualifications are important it is experience that outweighs it. I mean an internship or work experience under the BBC or CNN or Versace or whatever could really take you places. If you are determined to get a degree go for it.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
23 Sep 10
Well it's good to hear that your goal is to get a degree. That's inspiring! I am 20 and out of college for the time being so I understand, in a sense, how it feels. I agree with someone else who said that experience plays a big role, too, in finding a good, stable job - but at the same time - having a degree or some kind of technical training definitely helps in my opinion and from what I've seen!
@GemmaR (8517)
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28 Aug 10
First of all, good luck with your degree! I am 19 at the moment and I'm just going into the second year of my degree. There are lots of people in my university who are your age, and it doesn't seem to be holding them back too much- even though one of the women I am good friends with is 46 with three children, one of whom has cystic fibrosis.
You just have to think about what you've achieved in your life, and remember that you've probably done things which are a lot harder than a tiny little degree!
@danec93 (5)
• Jamaica
25 Aug 10
well my friend im going to be honnest with you im just 17 so i havn't reach the point where your at right now where you have tried and tried countless times to do wat u want but always get shuned by yor boss becuase he doesnt think your qualified enough to even wast his time to give u an interview, and thats only because ive just graduated high school so i havnt reached that point yet, but i have an aunt who is in the same possition as you, she didn't have a degree, but she never stoped tyring endlessly to further her career as a doctor, she had gone through community colleges time and time again but that never realy cut it,they would still ask her for a degree,but yet still she tryed even harder, to be honnest it scares me sometime seing her strugle like that knowing that i too want to become a doctor and im going to need a degree as well sometimes it gets so frustrating becuz as i said before i just finished high school and i dont even know the next step, i dont have a college of choice the only thing is i know that i want to become a doctor so im going to need my degree even if it kills me thats what i want to become, so im supporting u 100% and may i say that reading your experience only makes me want to push my ability to the limit to succeed my goals, to be what i wana be, keep going for wat u want and i hope finaly gey ur degree, my best wishes god bless
