Is life less random after college?

[rocky_road]

Sweet, thanks for the advice Samoth. And subz, I would shake your hand as a fellow college student, but you're a little far away.

 

[binö]

without structure my life would be in shambles

 

[powerslave]

Never said it isn't. But a Yalie and a state flagshipper will have vastly different opportunities in life. That's just one of those life facts: prestige and pedigree matter. A starting salary of $65k for a non-EE/ME/CS BS degree is highly unlikely, even in a high COL area like Cambridge or Palo Alto.

Also, to be fair, UG degrees are pretty worthless nowadays. They're similar to our parent's HS degrees. I'd highly recommend a MS in accounting or something CPA- or actuarial-track (depending on how much upper-level stats and FM you've had).

I do think accounting is one of the stronger and more marketable degrees out there amidst a sea of bullshit degrees.

Also, the more work experience/internships you get before you graduate with x degree, the more desirable you will be. I think this is highly understated today, especially ITE.

You'll need it to sit for the CPA exam, if I remember correctly.

 

[rocky_road]

edited for privacy issues

 

[rocky_road]

You'll need it to sit for the CPA exam, if I remember correctly.

Not necessarily. In West Virginia you need 150 hours, whether they come from UG or Grad doesn't matter. I can obtain 150 hours from just 4 full years of UG.

 

[myway]

I'm on this sort of networking high.

Basically what I want to do is work for a few years in the public sector (Big 4 Firms) just for the experience. I also think that this is a nice place to be when you're young: travel, meet coworkers, work a ton of hours (that's gotta build commodore, right,?) and get that corporate/yuppy experience. Date on the weekends when I'm not away. The thing that would be toughest about it for me is getting the exercise in. Knowing me I would exercise at 10:30 at night as soon as I get home if it's been a terribly long day and then miss out on a little sleep if I have to.

But after a few years or so I would definitely get sick of that and require a more normal schedule/work hours, so that's where the government can come in....Hopefully...to bail me out of the corp. world. Heh.

I have two leadership programs this summer through KPMG and PWC that will hopefully lead to an internship next summer. I'm most likely working as a bank teller this summer.

I hafta go to school summers,2.

 

[rocky_road]

I hafta go to school summers,2.

I don't...........

*Edit* at least not yet.

 

[KillahBee]

lets see more pics, roccky!!!!! you cutie pie

 

[samoth]

Not necessarily. In West Virginia you need 150 hours, whether they come from UG or Grad doesn't matter. I can obtain 150 hours from just 4 full years of UG.

Correct. It is this way in most states, I believe. However, the 150 hours typically requires 4+1 years, as most people don't push 20 credits every single semester and use summers to pick up work experience.

Seriously, if you have a chance to take an internship/co-op or something that will give you WE, even if it means you graduate a little later, fucking do it. It will put you ahead of your peers/competition and make you so much more desirable. With the financial sector devastated, there are so many underexperienced degree-holders out there looking for work it's not even funny.

 

[rocky_road]

lets see more pics, roccky!!!!! you cutie pie

http://i42.tinypic.com/9k8epf.jpg

I had high school credits. I don't do summer school......ever. And i've had jobs since Sophomore year of high school. I've got the W.E.