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College Degree Poll

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August 12, 2021, 05:10 PM
ArtieS
College Degree Poll
I have a history degree undergrad, which concentrated on medieval and Tudor England.

That lead me to a law degree, and I practice law as my primary business activity, so I don't use my undergraduate degree, but one was necessary for me to go to law school.


"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
August 12, 2021, 05:32 PM
DennisM
AS Accounting, BS Criminal Justice, MA Interdisciplinary (Criminal Justice / History.)

I investigate primarily white-collar crimes, but aside from polishing my writing a bit, NONE of my higher education has made a difference in getting or succeeding at the job (any ol' bachelor's degree would have done the trick for "getting,") For college teaching-- my side job-- the "MA" after my name helped.

In hindsight, I wish I'd learned an actual trade.
August 12, 2021, 05:35 PM
jcsabolt2
B.S. in Civil Engineering
M.S. in Intelligent Transportation Systems...never got a job in it.

Currently work for the Gov't as a General Engineer after working a number of years in the private sector.


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August 12, 2021, 05:42 PM
orion5
Degree in nursing, then on to a 38 year career in same. Retired when I hit 62.

o5
August 12, 2021, 05:58 PM
CoolRich59
quote:
Originally posted by Aeteocles:
English, Political Science, History. I have degrees in all three. Each is a popular precursor to a Juris Doctorate, as many schools don't offer an undergraduate law degree.

I work as an attorney, so I answered yes.

I answered yes. I was a Pol Sci major, but took so many history classes I also qualified for a History minor.

Not much call for political scientists, so I went to law school and worked as an atty for 30+ years.


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August 12, 2021, 06:35 PM
rburg
Kind of a qualified maybe. Got an AS in computer science, then a BBA in Accounting. Went to Law School for a year and a half and walked out one day. Realizing I didn't want to spend my life arguing with other lawyers. Around here, they were all leftist pigs. Smile

So I've worked in Accounting, but mostly as a computer guy. Between operations and programming for the last 40 years. But I gave up work for sitting at home and watching the river flow by. I gave up working, mostly, because it takes too much time. Napping is my main occupation these days. Its much more enjoyable.

Someone should make a monitor for the looks on a persons face. If you smile when you nap, that's what you should do.


Unhappy ammo seeker
August 12, 2021, 06:40 PM
Aeteocles
quote:
Originally posted by rburg:
Kind of a qualified maybe. Got an AS in computer science, then a BBA in Accounting. Went to Law School for a year and a half and walked out one day. Realizing I didn't want to spend my life arguing with other lawyers. Around here, they were all leftist pigs. Smile

So I've worked in Accounting, but mostly as a computer guy. Between operations and programming for the last 40 years. But I gave up work for sitting at home and watching the river flow by. I gave up working, mostly, because it takes too much time. Napping is my main occupation these days. Its much more enjoyable.

Someone should make a monitor for the looks on a persons face. If you smile when you nap, that's what you should do.


Oh weird. For whatever reason, I thought you were a card carrying member of the Sigforum Bar.
August 12, 2021, 06:44 PM
nhtagmember
I have two engineering degrees and a degree in Applied Mathematics

yes, I use my background constantly
August 12, 2021, 06:52 PM
Icabod
Graduated with a degree in education. Arriving home I found my draft notice. Then, 27 years later I started teaching and did so for 14 years.


“ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull.
August 12, 2021, 07:04 PM
Nuclear
I worked for 3 years in the field I got my degree in. Then I got into something related and spent the rest of my career doing that.
August 12, 2021, 07:29 PM
DoctorSolo
I dropped out of college in my early 20s, worked shit jobs for several years, then got an electrical engineering degree and now Im a happy electrical engineer.

You could say I had more reasoning in my degree choice than most...but was older.
August 12, 2021, 07:29 PM
Il Cattivo
^^^ That's an unfair advantage. I got a BA in poli sci.

I'm surprised by how often the degree and some of the habits of thinking I picked up in getting it come in handy, but the surprise is genuine - I couldn't have told you then how or how often it was going to apply to what I do now.

OTOH, I bet that happens to an awful lot of poli sci majors.
August 12, 2021, 07:35 PM
rburg
quote:
Originally posted by Aeteocles:
I thought you were a card carrying member of the Sigforum Bar.


Nope, but I do have a pretty impressive booze collecction. It grows because I don't drink.


Unhappy ammo seeker
August 12, 2021, 07:39 PM
divil
I am a stay at home Dad now, so the answer for me is no.
August 12, 2021, 07:43 PM
pedropcola
BS in Oceanography. I used to hunt submarines for a living so maybe tangentially yes but I voted no.
August 12, 2021, 07:50 PM
Skins2881
quote:
Originally posted by divil:
I am a stay at home Dad now, so the answer for me is no.


My dream job, wifey doesn't think I'd make a good trophy husband though.


Jesse

Sic Semper Tyrannis
August 12, 2021, 07:53 PM
DoctorSolo
quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
quote:
Originally posted by divil:
I am a stay at home Dad now, so the answer for me is no.


My dream job, wifey doesn't think I'd make a good trophy husband though.


Same! Smile
August 12, 2021, 08:05 PM
Gene Hillman
BS and MS in Technical and Industrial Education. Taught in public high school for 34 years and retired 20 years ago. Things were different back then! While I have no regrets myself I would be very careful about advising a young person to go into the teaching field today for many of the same reasons that law enforcement is much more challenging than it used to be.
August 12, 2021, 08:08 PM
DrWho
I received a BS degree in Education. I did not want to be a teacher but my counselor told me it was the easiest degree and since I had not done well in High School I decided on Education

I ended up being a Property Management guy (tracking supplies, vehicles and deliveries) for the local county government. Now retired for 16 years.
August 12, 2021, 08:12 PM
SigLaw
quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS:
That lead me to a law degree, and I practice law as my primary business activity, so I don't use my undergraduate degree, but one was necessary for me to go to law school.


My undergraduate degree is in Sociology (which is the “I am going to law school degree”) which lead me to law school.


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