Why is the completion of a postsecondary program important to you, and what do you hope to achieve once you get a degree?
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career.... where i come from, paper is veri veri important... w/o it, ur like, no where... i intend to wrk aftr gettin my diploma to pay for my degree...
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at the end of high school, I asked myself: "wow very wonderful all those general knowledge (sincere consideration) but ... how do I complete a cheque?"\n\n\nat the end of university (and had to look myself for it, very hard, having not much time), I asked myself "who am I?, what kind of job fits with my heart?, what do those sciences explain?, what does my degree mean?, what kind of society are we living in?, what and how can I contribute?\n\nI would have appreciated:\n\n- science phylopsophy included in the curriculum:\n\nso to warn not to narrow down the way you view the world and life; positive western sciences are rational limited explanations of how's with each one of them having its own logic and method; they do certainly not give answers on the why's and need therefore to be situated towards other disciplines like life considerations (religions, philosophies e.g.), culture, sociology, politics, ...\n\n- courses of learning to learn & of learning to search and select information & learning what you as an adult and your degree/job mean in society (which law, services, ....)\n\nI discovered in a more systematic way all that afterwards, feeling then not too much alone with my feelings and opinions while in my job\nI consider myself blessed by those discoveries and conscious of the benefits those would bring to others if they had the opportunity (time) to do them too;\nit is a hard way, the other way for fresh students, certainly in today's context of more and more liberalism, individualism and financial strains\n\n\nI must say I appreciated a lot a course of biology, while studying electromechanics, studying the human body so to understand how you can cope with stress, food, ... i.e. keep your health\n\n(and otherwise I cannot complain about my education)
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What Are Your Strengths?\n\nWhat Do You Regard As Your Major Achievement?\n\nWhy Did You Decide On This College?\n\nWhat Did You Get Out Of Your Academics?\n\nWhere Do You See Yourself N Years Later?\n\nHow Would Your Friends Describe You?\n\nWhat Have You Learnt From Your School Experience?\n\nWhat Has Been Your Biggest Failure?\n\nWhat Skills Will You Develop Here?\n\nWho Is Your Role Model?\n\nWhat Do You Do In Your Spare Time?\n\nIf We Accept You, Will You Join us?\n\nWhat Do You Not Like Doing?\n\nDo You Have Any Questions for Me?\n\nWhat Other College Options Have You Considered?\n\nWhat Are Your Weaknesses?
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Depends on what you want to do.\n\nSome professions require a univesrity education (physician, attorney).\n\nOthers don't require it, but universities have convinced people that they do. (Management).\n\nSince people believe a college degree is important, you may lose opportunities if you don't have one.  BUT, there are successful people in many fields who don't have one.  (Bill Gates dropped out of college).\n\nI have to add a response to theycallmewendy's point about not hiring for specific areas.  That's just WRONG.  I have a degree in chemistry and know peers who are computer programmers.  Heck my wife is a computer programmer and her degree is in PSYCHOLOGY.\nProgramming is in fact one field where they value experience over what the diploma says.\nSome fields aren't so open (pharmaceutical manufacturing for instance).  At times it's understanable.\n\nAnyway, a university education should be a personal choice.  Not one forced on you by college deans who want to expand their fiefdoms.
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Think about what you are interested in, and then do some research on what kind of jobs you can get with degrees in those majors.  Pick a combination of something that interests you, but is a degree that allows you to get a good job after college.
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Well, the whole idea in furthering your education is identifying issues in the world, deciding what concerns you, then wanting come up with a solution. I don't believe it's by chance that you have spent 4 years in a particualr studies. You have learned something. Now all you have to do is identify the issue, and try to come up with a solution.
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I got a BS degree and the whole point was to get a job that pays a lot more than without a degree. The drive was to never have to live paycheck to paycheck and to be able to have a very leisure lifestyle plus with a degree you get respect and a better class of job. More vacation, better benefits, an office, etc.
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An AS in something specific, such as medical technology or automotive engineering can be a very useful degree.  An AS in something more general still shows you have better education than a high school graduate, and should help you compete with them for jobs that don't require a degree.  For example, you can probably compete for sales jobs where the product is pretty technical if you have an AS that's at all related to the product.  Of course, once you get the job you will only keep it if you can produce, but you can probably get it.
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I would start off by thinking about the specific reasons a person might want to go back to college. This depends in large part on where the person is in their life and what they seek to accomplish. \n\nFor example, Madeleine Albright raised her entire family before she decided to go back to school and finish her PhD (I believe Political Science). In her example, we can say that she put off her career goal in order to raise a family. I think many of us will put off something like college or graduate school because we wish to have a family. Or, we might simply never have had an opportunity to go to college because of financial reasons. Many older Americans who are just now becoming affluent are finding that completing a college degree- even if they really don't need it- is still something rewarding. A college degree confers a unique and honored status to most people.\n\nAnd of course, some people just want to have a new direction in life. They discover- perhaps through a separate career- that they would like to go into a new field. Perhaps a nurse who seeks doctors every day decides that a medical career might take her in a new direction that she never before contemplated but now believes would be rewarding to her.\n\nOr, a person is not satisfied that their current job is not very lucrative, and a college degree offers upward economic and social potential.\n\nTo sum up:\n-People might postpone college because of family responsibilities or financial reasons.\n-A college degree confers a certain uique status; sometimes it is as much symbolic as it is practical.\n-Many people find out that they want a new career, and a college degree (often a second degree) will allow them to do this.\n-A college degree allows people to move up, economically and possibly also socially.\n\nI hope this helps.
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You will probably be a better student now than you would have been right out of high school.  You're more highly motivated, and I'm sure your stint in the Marines taught you a lot about self-discipline.  Many (most, I would think) colleges have programs to assist returning students or students who feel they need some extra help.   \nI myself got a graduate degree 26 years after I graduated from college and exactly 30 years after my high school graduation.  I had some fears myself about getting back into a school groove, but I really had no problems because this was something I really wanted.  \nI work in a college now, and I can tell you that I'd be very happy to have someone like you as a student.   You're going to do great!
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There have been many studies done showing the relationship between what people go to school for and what they end up choosing as a career.  It seems that after looking at many of the studies it seems that about half of the people actually end up in a career that has anything to do with thier degree.\n\nI went to school for architecture but now have a successful career in the IT/Software Development world.  The same goes for my boss who has a degree in bio engineering.  I am happy with my career because I enjoy creating.  Now I am not creating physical buildings, rather virtual ones in the software realm.\n\nThere are a few things that you should remember when entering college:\n\n1. The first thing you need to start to understand is how you learn.  Now is the first time that you will be on your own.  You no longer have your parents looking over your shoulder making sure you are keeping up with your studies.  I hate to break it to you, but you will never stop studying.  In most careers you will end up studying more than in college.\n\n2. College is your time to figure out what you like.  I am heavily against freshmen declaring thier major thier first year.  You should take your time and sign up for classes in a few major areas to find what you like.  At some colleges you can audit classes for free without signing up for them.  You won't receive a grade for the class but you will see if it peaks your interest.  I would not worry about declaring your major until at least your sophmore year.  I had to declare mine as soon as I entered college because architecture is a 5 year degree starting from the time you declare.  So weigh your options.\n\n3. When you first apply for most job in the real world what you actually majored in does not weigh heavily on the list of qualifications.  Rather most companies are looking to see that you completed your degree.  When I hire for our IT group I look for someone who is a good problem solver, is able to see the big picture and knows how to evaluate what else they need to learn.  If you find a career that you really like then you can always go back for a masters in that field.  Your classes from your BS Degree will count towards most Masters programs.\n\nSorry to be so wordy, but I wish I had someone that laid it out clearly before I started college.  Just remember that the true test is that you can stick with what you set out to do.  If you can master this then you will have no problems in life after college.
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Educational goals are more long term. That is the end product. The objectives are what you need to achieve along the way in order to reach the educational goal.
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You are a college graduate if you have a degree.  It doesn't matter if it's an associates , bachelor's, masters, whatever.
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A computer science degree is important and useful, but not essential. Most important are good analytical skills and and an understanding of the problems that business people face, otherwise known as the problem domain.\n\nChoose an area of business usage, such as forms processing, on-line access, search and retrieval, or information handling in a specific industry such as government, banking or insurance, and you will be in great demand. Most people over generalize their skills and don't excel at anything. By knowing a business persons problem and understanding how software and computers can solve that problem, you are almost unique.
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Thats the trouble we student nowadays, we just choose to get the degree and dont know what to chooose after that,  u have to decide for yourself what to do,if u cant then just try whatever comes your way and learn to like the job.
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Of course that degree will matter, it will show you have determination to lead a responsible life.
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No one knows you better than yourself.  You know how much you can commit to.  You should know how you will achieve your goals with some kind of a plan.  If you are going to finish this third degree in the same time frame & you can afford it, then hey go for it.  It will make you more marketable.