ardillacid Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Civil engineering is stupid. Do something that challenges you. I have a chemist that works for me in my lab. She is an all-star, but I think it is difficult to get a job with an undergrad chemistry degree. Most people get an advanced degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Well, I'd just like to know what kind of jobs you can get. Graduate school isn't an option, so I'm looking for careers you can get with an undergraduate degree. Well thats something a little bit of personal research + google can solve. There are a lot of options out there for science majors. I just did a SUPER quick search for Biology majors...check out the link http://biology.csusb.edu/careers/ It breaks down specific areas of interest and gives you career options. A lot of what you will find are going to be very broad answers, but the best way to figure out what you can do/what you want to do is just dive into the classes and get some experience with the material. You do NOT have to figure this all out now. It will come to you so dont feel like this is all overwhelming. Youll find where you need to go :) I have taken a very long approach to education. I wasnt sure what I wanted to do so I went to a community college to save $$ while I explored a bit. When I finally decided on what I wanted, I got a couple AA degrees to tie up my credits and lo and behold....I found a company who was specifically looking for AA degrees. I actually got my current full time job with just an AA which was cool. I took a year off school, started working full time in a research lab, and to top it all off, they are helping pay for me to finish my BS. So even if your rout is non traditional, it will all work out in the end. Edited July 15, 2013 by CrossCuT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Marie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Why is graduate school not an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Why is graduate school not an option? It's terribly expensive, and my parents wouldn't be willing to pay for it. I might pay for it after I've had a job for a few years, but I must find a major that will pay well and give me a job without much trouble with only a bachelor's degree. So far, that degree seems to be civil engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's terribly expensive, and my parents wouldn't be willing to pay for it. I might pay for it after I've had a job for a few years, but I must find a major that will pay well and give me a job without much trouble with only a bachelor's degree. So far, that degree seems to be civil engineering. Meh, If you get decent grades, you can work for the university and get it for free. I got what I consider decent grades, and essentially would have had my master's paid for by the university in exchange for time spent on research and TA'ing, but it's hard to compete wrt $$$ when it comes to big oil :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's terribly expensive, and my parents wouldn't be willing to pay for it. I might pay for it after I've had a job for a few years, but I must find a major that will pay well and give me a job without much trouble with only a bachelor's degree. So far, that degree seems to be civil engineering. Okay, relevant personal experience here. I did a Masters without my parents paying for it and without loans. First year was paid for through working two minimum wage jobs after undergrad graduation when I couldn't find something in my field. Second year, I landed a graduate assistantship which paid my tuition and fees...books still were a pain, but less so than the year I paid out of pocket with minimum wage. Have to admit, wouldn't have been able to do it without parents letting me live at home those two years and commuting to campus. So it can be done! Just takes a lot of work, sweat, and some tears...and luck. I was blessed to get the hours needed at the jobs, to have parents willing to let me live at home for free, and to get the assistantship the second year. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Marie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Well, most parents don't pay for their children to get graduate degrees. (Many parents don't pay for undergraduate degrees) It's something to take on personally once one has a source of income and decides they can further their education in a way that will help their career or meet some other goal they might have. I would just keep an open mind about that being a possibility... more and more often you really need a graduate degree in many fields and it means a higher income. I wouldn't have thought I would be in a graduate program right now but I am and I'm finding it essential and enriching to what I'm already doing. There are always ways to lower the cost too when you are in certain fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Marie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Okay, relevant personal experience here. I did a Masters without my parents paying for it and without loans. First year was paid for through working two minimum wage jobs after undergrad graduation when I couldn't find something in my field. Second year, I landed a graduate assistantship which paid my tuition and fees...books still were a pain, but less so than the year I paid out of pocket with minimum wage. Have to admit, wouldn't have been able to do it without parents letting me live at home those two years and commuting to campus. So it can be done! Just takes a lot of work, sweat, and some tears...and luck. I was blessed to get the hours needed at the jobs, to have parents willing to let me live at home for free, and to get the assistantship the second year. :) Obviously, I don't have the money to pay for my masters because I'm a sister and my community takes care of that. However, this past year in the Catholic School I was teaching in, there were four of us studying for various masters degrees in education. The lay women studying were doing so on the salary of a Catholic School teacher... which is not a lot! Some employers will provide assistance in obtaining a higher degree and there are different programs that lots of schools use that combine work and study to offset the cost... I'm not saying its easy - I work full time, I'm a sister full-time, and I'm a student as well, but it has definitely been worth the extra work. again, just keep an open mind. and Congrats to you BG45! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJon16 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Trust me bro, enter the seminary. 100% job security. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Underwater welding. Man's job, that one. Watched a bit of Modern Marvels today and saw this. Looks pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Obviously, I don't have the money to pay for my masters because I'm a sister and my community takes care of that. However, this past year in the Catholic School I was teaching in, there were four of us studying for various masters degrees in education. The lay women studying were doing so on the salary of a Catholic School teacher... which is not a lot! Some employers will provide assistance in obtaining a higher degree and there are different programs that lots of schools use that combine work and study to offset the cost... I'm not saying its easy - I work full time, I'm a sister full-time, and I'm a student as well, but it has definitely been worth the extra work. again, just keep an open mind. and Congrats to you BG45! Thanks! :) And yeah, it's good when people will have companies pay to help them...I do not envy the others in your program trying to do it with the salary of a Catholic school teacher. Nor you, with all the work AND school. But trust me, it's worth it! My uni I'm at now runs three different Masters programs for my field: Online, satellite campus, main campus. While I don't teach at any of the Masters level classes, it's interesting still to hear people's varied stories on why they're there and who is paying for it. It's amazing how it just sort of comes up unbidden. Trust me bro, enter the seminary. 100% job security. ;) And in some dioceses, 4 weeks of guaranteed vacation per year. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Trust me bro, enter the seminary. 100% job security. ;) I'm thinking about it a lot, actually. I'm just thinking perhaps I should go to college first so I can have a stable job to fall back on in case I discern out of the seminary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Marie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 How much time do you have until college FP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) I'm thinking about it a lot, actually. I'm just thinking perhaps I should go to college first so I can have a stable job to fall back on in case I discern out of the seminary. Also, I know this might not be the case for big Latin Rite seminaries, but think about the college experience you might be missing too. This, of course, is considering the Byzantine seminary, with roughly 10 guys total studying there. Edited July 16, 2013 by Byzantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 How much time do you have until college FP? Two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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