How is the life of a jobless student after the completion of their engineering degree?
Graduated in 2011…my 2best friends got placed in Infosys and techm…and people in my class got selected in one or other company..I never have an interview until 2013…neighbours started questioning about career and stuff..started giving interviews from 2013..learnt courses …no luck..failed at every opportunity…relatuves started calling loser and stuff…friends started mocking…no one is willing to support…parents are embarrassed to admit that iam unemployed Infront of others..result constant argument between me and my father…stopped going home…joined a support job…less income…parents believe that iam a software engineer which iam not…started getting Cals from friends and relatives because Iam working …left the job due to typhoid and went home for a couple of days …peopl my age are earning in lakhs and iam struggling to make ends meet …father further criticize …. relatives start asking salary details and savings details which I have none..lied everywhere…got back to city..got a new job…better than old job but not a job for graduates but still working…its been a year I haven't been home..mom calls everyday..haven't been talking to dad or relatives for a year..I can't leave this job and I could not get a new job …no clarity about future…friends are getting married and iam still thinking of getting a better job…life is going on and will always go on…i always remember wat my mom says every body won't settle down immediately after graduation some may take 2years and some may take 10years keep trying and have patience…that is what iam doing right now.Cheers!!!!
Why do women get college degrees, just to be stay-at-home moms?
I think in general that society puts a pressure on women (and men but women is topic here) to get a degree whether they truly want to or not. Women are often ridiculed by other women who choose career over being a stay at home mom as not being ambitious enough, smart enough blah blah blah. I think many women obtain a degree they never use (and possibly never had intention to use) so they can shove it in the face of those women who do have that attitude mentioned above. Personally I wasted a lot of money and time in university because I thought it was expected of me by society. From the 7th grade on it was drilled into us to go to college and if we didn't we would be losers and by the time we are 18 we are so brainwashed with that we go to uni and spend all that money whether we really wanted to or not. I don't consider the education or knowledge a waste it is just not what I truly wanted to do. If I could turn back time I honestly wouldn't of went. I didn't marry until I was 26, I never used my degree and made more money in a completely unrelated field than I would of using it. Weird.
Is it worth it finishing my degree if it's going to cost a lot of money (1 year left) and I know that I will have the same job after finishing the degree? I'm 29 years old (earning above average/breadwinner).
My sister is a corporate employee. She says a degree would have got her that position faster, but that's the only advantage. I wonder, how much faster? Unless the answer is more than 4 years faster, well then her degree would have still been obsolete.Now consider my job. I'm 4 years younger than her, 30 actually. A year ago I landed an assistant lead position, with some travel. When traveling, I made roughly $180-200/week more thanks to reimbursements for gas and food. It made my weekly pay about even with my sister's. Last month I was promoted to lead and given a $3 raise. Now my weekly pay is just below hers, without travel reimbursements. This year travel is expected to be 75% or more of the time. So I'll steadily be making more than she does.Did I mention that I'm the one who went to college? I have all the credits for an associate degree, but nothing to show for it. My final class was taken 5 times before passing. The real kicker is that it was at a different college than the one I got over 90% of my credits from. If I want my degree I either have to transfer back and take 3-4 classes to qualify for graduation, or I have to change my major and take 5-6 classes because the degree I was pursuing is not offered at most community colleges. Transfering back seems simple enough, until I mention that the first school is about 50 miles away and would typically take 45 min to 2 hours to drive one way. Depending on traffic. Unless I move back to the area, or decide to pursue a bachelors, I have no intention of considering returning to college.At this point, you might never need that degree. If you feel you want to pursue something higher, then of course, go for it. But to pay all that to stay in the same role? It's pointless. Learn something valuable. We live in the age of information. Take an online course or pick up a book.
Is it possible to get into medical school graduating from Coastal Carolina University?
Most schools don't have a pre-med "major" anymore. They all realized that it becomes a truly useless degree if, for some reason, you don't get into med school. The pre-med advising track is the standard way things are done these days. And, yes, you can get into med school with any major. As long as you have all of the required pre-requisite courses and the requisite academic standing then you're fine. It's just that majors like biology just happen to be best at providing those prerequisites as a part of the major. What med schools are looking for? At the very basic level they want a solid bachelor's degree with ALL of the prerequisites completed and a very high GPA in all of those prerequisites. To distinguish between candidates they look very heavily at your MCAT scores. Very often, those score either validate or not your undergraduate education. Then, once your academic and exam standing separates the valid candidates from the "not a chance" - they start looking at the rest of your package. Experiences, activities, references, honors, proven personal qualities, etc... to make the final separation of the candidates that they can take. Where you went to school and what you majored in is most important as a function of your performance on the MCAT. Some schools prepare their graduates for these exams better than others.
Is being in Active Duty Air Force and getting a Mechanical Engineering degree a good idea?
I talked to an Air Force recruiter today with intentions of joining the Reserves (figured out he did not recruit for that though). I told him my intentions were to do Reserves then go to a University to major in Mechanical Engineering (want college to be payed for and I do know that reserves do not cover everything). He told me you might as well do Active because they require you to be taking classes anyway which would be their on-base colleges that offer classes along with doing online classes. But I do feel as if this may not be the best route to go through considering it is Engineering. Do you think it would be better to just do reserves and physically go to college to do my classes or would it be fine to go through with Active while taking engineering classes on base?
Sued without my knowledge, paperwork sent to addresses that I did not live at for 2 years?
Let's break down your questions: >> Do I have any rights here? You can counter-sue, if you wish... but I couldn't tell you for what. >> I mean, is it legal to do this; sue someone without their knowledge? From the sounds of it, they went through quite a lot of trouble to find you. If they failed on all counts, they fall back to what's called service through publication -- that is, they published your summons in the newspaper. They then had to convince a judge they did everything possible to contact you. The fact that you did not inform the school you loaned money from your current whereabouts did NOT work in your favor here. In fact, it worked against you as it shows that you were negligent (and may indicate that you had no intention of paying back the loan). >> Is this how the legal system works nowadays? It's how it has worked for a long long time. >> Should I contact a lawyer to file a dismissal of the judgment? Should I contact a lawyer to file a dismissal of the judgment? Only if you can show they didn't do enough to find you and the judge erred in providing summary judgment. >> I do win can they re-sue me? Yes, they can (and will) file another suit against you immediately. BOTTOM LINE: It sounds like your only beef is that you didn't know about the suit. However, you don't seem to dispute the merits of the case at all. You signed a contract and promissory note, and you failed to adhere to its terms. You owe the money, plain and simple. The fact that case was tried in absentia doesn't change the facts of the case. Even if you were there, the result would have likely been the same. Your BEST bet is to contact the educational institution and work out a payment plan with them.