lewmonst 0 #26 December 3, 2002 yeah, and i'm not using it... i wish i'd invested all that money and 4 years in skydiving, i'd be really good and have all my ratings already and make money instructing, and be happy living in a trailer down by the river but i can't complain, life is pretty awesome right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 0 #27 December 3, 2002 BA in Accounting with CPA certificate. Stayed another year for Masters, finished all course work and moved without writing thesis. Let's see another year with no money or great job with good pay....no real choice there! Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #28 December 3, 2002 Workin on my second week,getting an Associate Degree .Emergency Medical Management.Its a start. dropdeded pcss#26------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #29 December 3, 2002 I have a PHD... Plain Highschool Diploma PHD Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #30 December 3, 2002 BA in Sociology, with a lot of romance languages on the side. Therefore I'm a programmer now Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #31 December 3, 2002 BS in CIS. Managed to finish it in 3 years too. Graduated with 168 credits. Still owe $19000 on it too.... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #32 December 3, 2002 BS in Mechanical (Aerospace) Engineering. It was a big waste, haven't even used it. I should have majored in something easy. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spidermonky 0 #33 December 3, 2002 Working on a BS now in Chemical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #34 December 3, 2002 No, but I still want one. Back in 89 I won a small scholarship to UW Stout. Unfortunately, supporting myself and now a family has made that all but disappear. Needless to say, if I were to go back, it would probably be to get my commercial pilot certificate. That's something I've always wanted to do.....It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #35 December 3, 2002 I have a degree in not doing a damn thing but sleeping, partying and skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #36 December 3, 2002 I am actually in school earning a Criminal Justice degree... I figure rather than paying attorneys all my life I should just become one Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #37 December 3, 2002 I have two degrees....a BS in Sociology and a T-4 Middle grades certification. I can support myself in the fashoin I have become accoustomed to thankfully. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #38 December 3, 2002 Diploma in Electronics Technology. It set me back 15 grand, but I got a decent job now. Also, that's 15 grand Canadian, so it's not really a lot to you yanks I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #39 December 3, 2002 Yes,, I earned a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology,,,minor in History. in 1975... Also graduated with 353 skydives,,..,,, Haven't done much with the Anthro...( though I do feel like it helps me in my day to day dealings with people) but I Have made 2340 more jumps,,,,,Just call THAT my "Post Graduate Studies" I am a strong believer in the value of "Higher Education",,,,,,,, Like,,,, as in 14,500 feet higher. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #40 December 3, 2002 Seb, that's really great that you want to finish school. And it sounds like you want to do it for the right reason - for yourself. I am going into my fifth year of college working on a Marketing degree, and with only a semster left I can't wait to experience the feeling of accomplishing a goal that took me 17 years to get. Seb, going back to school is not such a bad idea even if you do have a bad ass job.7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #41 December 3, 2002 Bachelor of Science in journalism, minors in political science and French. I'm using my degree, albeit a bit unhappily. I'm worried that my skill set is way too narrow to do anything but newspapers. If I could do anything, I'd work in an exotic pet shop specializing in parrots. Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skykitten 0 #42 December 3, 2002 3 colleges and several years later, I'm just now ready to get back into school to finish up my degree(s). Philo/Psych/Biz with a minor in Latin, yo. Regina et filia waccam spectat. It's kind of weird hopping back into school at 26... all those little chumps in there looking at me like I've got asparagus growing out of my ears... but at least when the professors make references to 80's bands and movies, I know what they are talking about. Go me! When walking up to an officer, it is not advisable to say, "Trick or Donut." Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #43 December 3, 2002 It took me 8 years going 1/2 - 3/4 time, but I finally got a BS in MIS (Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems).Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesNahikian 0 #44 December 3, 2002 Got a few of those and working on another. I tend to consider education in terms of wishful thinking versus buyer's remorse. Doesn't make you a better person but if you're willing to sacrifice can add depth and understanding. Your chips. Play them well. D. James Nahikian CHICAGO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #45 December 3, 2002 Quote It's kind of weird hopping back into school at 26... It's even wierder once you're on the other side of 35. I currently hold a 4.0 GPA at the local community college - okay, so I've only taken one class so far, two years ago before my back went out. I thought most of the "younguns" were pretty cool; they starting talking to me a lot more once they figured out what I do for fun. Registering this month for spring semester. One of these days I'll figure out what I want to do with my life (i.e. choose a major); in the meantime I'll work on gen. ed. and enjoy exercising my brain again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #46 December 3, 2002 I just graduated in June with my BA in English and my Master's in Business. I have to start paying off the loans in 2-weeks . I just wish I had paid as I went. Best of luck to you! "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #47 December 3, 2002 I wish I could. I had one year right after high school, and some credits here and there over the next 15 years...I hold a 4.0, too. I have a bunch of credits, but figuring out which ones transfer and which ones I have to repeat has been a bear. Some places accept some, but not others, and vice versa for the rest. I've been looking into CLEP, and have taken some of their exams. I've passed well on those, and will be finishing the general course sometime in the future. They are not widely accepted, either. Maybe someday I'll figure out what I'm good at, and get the education to support it. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #48 December 3, 2002 I'm an engineering professor. I give degrees.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #49 December 3, 2002 BA in English and a BFA (fine arts) got them both at the same time (although it took 5 years) because i didnt know what i wanted..then joined the army and OJT in radar and tracking systems, the basis for the job i have now..working on my CCNA because i need some technical paper to back up my experience I agree I don’t think a degree is necessarily worth the ink used to print it..i watched far to many ignorant f$^@ graduate with various business, psych, sociology, phys ed,.. etc degrees based mostly on the archive flies their fraternities and sororities maintained. They left knowing less than when they started, but checked off the right boxes, and so graduated with letterhead from the same college I attended. Not to imply that my major(s) was better than theirs, I studied what interested me, not what I thought would help get a job, but I did learn quite a bit in college and it really affected my world view. I doubt most of them can say the same.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #50 December 3, 2002 QuoteI've been looking into CLEP michele, i've done alot of clep tests (they're free for me to take) got about 30 credits from em.......... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
