My Diploma

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My Diploma
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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 8:51pm

I am thoroughly convinced that I made a big mistake in going to college. I never wanted to go to school, but went any way. I wasted so much time and energy, plus the student loan obligation may set me back for many years. I cannot find any value in my college experience save the lesson to not waste time on something of which you have no passion. I want to tear my diploma, perhaps to purge my anger, but the problem is that my mother is holding it. Since my parents brought us into the US so we can go to college, she will never let me rip it. What can I do?

Part of my anger is against my parents who never had faith in me. Part of it is against myself too, but I have not fully understood why .... I do not want to burn the diploma for the burning symbolically denies that I went to school, and that is not what I want to say. What do you suggest?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: akt226
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 9:46pm

My suggestion is let go of your anger towards your parents and yourself and move on with your life. Life is too short and holding onto anger is wasted energy.

Mark

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Registered: 03-04-2007
In reply to: akt226
Sat, 03-31-2007 - 10:59pm
Your post does not belong in this part of the message board.
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In reply to: akt226
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 7:40am

Stacey I have a degree in business with a certificate in IT and I'm still a secretary. LOL

I went to school fulltime on saturdays thats the only way I could get student loans so I wouldn't have to pay out of the gate for school. There are more and more colleges doing saturday schedules. You might want to look into it, I think Northeastern does it. It sucks going to school on saturday I won't lie to you but it was better than nights and as long as you have 18 credits you are considered full time and the saturday program is usually accellerated. You might want to check into it a bit.

Well an admin in boston is good pay but I won't drive into boston, no thanks. So yeah if you can get a job there. GOOD MONEY!!!

I think you should really try and look into going to school, there are a lot more options than you realize that you can do right now. I went to school on saturdays in 2000 and it was the first program of it's kind now they are all over the place. And in my school most of the people were fulltime working moms, single moms, etc and so forth which is why saturdays worked so great. I know working at a bank you might have to work on saturdays but maybe you can work something out with your employer.

And sometimes just having the bachelors degree helps, for example my company requires a bachelors degree, you can have all the experience in the world in sales and if you don't have a bachelors degree they won't hire you. My HR manager has a degree in like interior decorating or something like that but they want you to have the degree, there are 25 year old kids that are branch managers making 50k at my company, (more than me because I don't work in a branch) but I'd love to have gotten out of college and make 50k.

Also some of the schools like University of Phoenix have regular classes now, you can go to a class during the week at night. You still have to do your reading online but there is an actual class to go too. (I couldn't do it because I can't comprehend reading online I need an actual book) but a lot of people do well with online learning.




Edited 4/1/2007 7:46 am ET by lovinhockey17

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 03-20-2003
In reply to: akt226
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 10:56am

He's single, and it's about his life.

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Registered: 04-07-2003
In reply to: akt226
Sun, 04-01-2007 - 12:45pm
Right there with ya. I have a Master's in computers and couldn't BUY a teaching job where my life wasn't in danger every day... go figure.

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Registered: 11-21-2005
In reply to: akt226
Mon, 04-02-2007 - 9:53am
I could definitely do Saturday classes - I'd rather go to classes on a Saturday than work - but I do have to work at least 2 Saturdays a month at my full-time job, and whatever I end up with for a part time job will likely require Saturdays, too.
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Registered: 08-16-2005
In reply to: akt226
Mon, 04-02-2007 - 10:02am

Stacey how far are you from Woburn?

Would that commute be something you could do?

Okay disregard.

What about Londonderry NH?




Edited 4/2/2007 10:48 am ET by lovinhockey17

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 11-21-2005
In reply to: akt226
Mon, 04-02-2007 - 10:52am

Hmmm...Londonderry's kind of far...but it might not be bad depending on the time of day.

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