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[EverKaia]

I was already planning this post even before I saw @Kat's blog, so I guess this is even better.

 

 

I am so sick of bouncing schools and programs. Either I can't cut it or can't get a job and I'm frustrated beyond belief.

 

I was going to be a medical assistant, but then my enrollment rep said that medical administrative assistant is more billing and less blood. Which I was interested in, but everything I saw online said that MAA is just a secretary. I was just about to say, "No, keep me on as an MA student" when I heard from her today. She said that she talked to career services and they said MAA is easier to place, because the difference in education means that you can be placed in a chiropractor's office, vets, etc. So I'm going with that and I'm going to be really mad if they struggle to place me (or don't help at all), because the whole reason I wanted to be an MA is that's where I'm seeing ads and that's where the jobs are.

 

 

And that's the tip of my life iceberg. *sigh*

Edited by Novelista, 21 May 2014 - 04:24 PM.

[KaibaSama]

I hope you get a job in the field you want. I'll be applying for college next year, and I'm worried about my GPA and how much college will cost in 2015. It's already so high now, and it keeps going up. I"m also worried about my AP test scores, because if I scored high enough I get credits in college and then I don't have to spend money. 

[Fawkes]

I went into Japanese and Linguistics Majors, and just recently found out how difficult it is to find a job as a translator. It sucks because I'm already halfway through my major and I'm probably going to end up as an English teacher or something!  I wanted to translate and travel o-e

[EvilBunnyFooFoo]

I am in the same pickle in a way... I was going to the University of Minnesota and they closed my program down so I moved schools and changed my focus, only to change back again because another school offered what I initially wanted to major in. I graduated there a year and a half ago but can't find a job in my field because they won't hire new grads and there's just too much over saturation in the market... So... Shall I work a job that pays $10 an hour and pay off my 70k in student loan debt or shall I go to school yet again and attempt to major in something that will hopefully land me a job... choices, choices.

[Fawkes]

I hope you get a job in the field you want. I'll be applying for college next year, and I'm worried about my GPA and how much college will cost in 2015. It's already so high now, and it keeps going up. I"m also worried about my AP test scores, because if I scored high enough I get credits in college and then I don't have to spend money. 

 

Apply to as many scholarships as possible and if you don't know what you want to do, I suggest getting your core credits at a community college.  It's much cheaper, the one in my state (KY) is about 1200 a year.  It's even cheaper to do online classes.  Then you can transfer to a university or something.  If you intend to go to a University, state universities are typically cheaper as well.  Also, if you do get your basics from one place and decide to transfer, make sure you take courses that are accepted by the place you want to transfer to. 

 

I took an AP class, but it didn't matter because UK didn't accept those credits anyway T^T It was so incredibly difficult too, because the teacher was new to the AP Class and wanted to make it as difficult as possible "like college".

 

College is incredibly easy, by the way.  Don't go in afraid.  Just do the work and show up to class. It's simple.

I am in the same pickle in a way... I was going to the University of Minnesota and they closed my program down so I moved schools and changed my focus, only to change back again because another school offered what I initially wanted to major in. I graduated there a year and a half ago but can't find a job in my field because they won't hire new grads and there's just too much over saturation in the market... So... Shall I work a job that pays $10 an hour and pay off my 70k in student loan debt or shall I go to school yet again and attempt to major in something that will hopefully land me a job... choices, choices.

 

I cannot stress enough how awesome community/technical colleges are.  They're cheaper - much cheaper; they offer multiple degrees - the one where I live offers architecture, dentristy, computer stuff (lol), etc...  They aren't just associates degrees, some offer bachelor degrees.  If you want to go back to college, check out a community one first so you don't end up with another 70k on your debt.

[EvilBunnyFooFoo]

 

I cannot stress enough how awesome community/technical colleges are.  They're cheaper - much cheaper; they offer multiple degrees - the one where I live offers architecture, dentristy, computer stuff (lol), etc...  They aren't just associates degrees, some offer bachelor degrees.  If you want to go back to college, check out a community one first so you don't end up with another 70k on your debt.

 

I went to a community college for a year... Problem is.. I was in college for basically 10 years.. Because they closed my program down.. And I was 3 years into a 4 year program then... So I basically had to start over... 3 times.

[Bone]

I was already planning this post even before I saw @Kat's blog, so I guess this is even better.

 

 

I am so sick of bouncing schools and programs. Either I can't cut it or can't get a job and I'm frustrated beyond belief.

 

I was going to be a medical assistant, but then my enrollment rep said that medical administrative assistant is more billing and less blood. Which I was interested in, but everything I saw online said that MAA is just a secretary. I was just about to say, "No, keep me on as an MA student" when I heard from her today. She said that she talked to career services and they said MAA is easier to place, because the difference in education means that you can be placed in a chiropractor's office, vets, etc. So I'm going with that and I'm going to be really mad if they struggle to place me (or don't help at all), because the whole reason I wanted to be an MA is that's where I'm seeing ads and that's where the jobs are.

 

 

And that's the tip of my life iceberg. *sigh*

 

I would recommend doing some further research and getting in touch with other people in the field before committing to something that may not be the best choice for you. A little extra work now may save you a lot of stress and unhappiness later on.

[EverKaia]

I just want out of retail. You know...after my "in the meanwhile" job the school places me in. (They assure me they can do it within two weeks, which is good, because I'm struggling.) I don't care where I end up after graduation, so long as it pays well and I like what I'm doing. The last thing I did was pharmacy tech...now that I'm studying MAA and they're going to teach me lab technology, I'm interested in being a lab tech and I could be making an extra $18,500 than I would've as a CPhT. Strange how things work like that.

 

I definitely agree with the "if you can do it at a community college, small college or career/technical school, do it!" mentality. My mom subtly encouraged me to go to a university and implanted thoughts (mostly through unspoken means) that people who went to community colleges were losers. We have a network of small colleges in Michigan (I don't know how else they're connected, other than the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) that would've been a lot better for me than a major university. I never thought Olivet College would be an option when I graduated high school...six years later, I went there for a semester and wished I'd gone there all along. Of course, when I first graduated, they didn't have the program they have now, where students from my county get $6,900 knocked off their bill.

 

Bunny, I know what you mean about lots of debt. The government gives you a maximum limit on how much you can borrow as an undergrad and after bouncing so long, I'm about to hit it. So I went to a one-stop career center (Michigan Works, around here) to see if they'd give me money through the workforce investment act. Glad I did...between loans, what WIA is giving me and the school is giving me, there's no out-of-pocket. They're also reimbursing me for mileage...$32 for a week (twenty cents per mile, roundtrip).

 

I should point out that online classes aren't always cheaper. Most schools charge around $100 per class for online classes, so bear that in mind when calculating tuition and fees.

 

 

@Bone If career services says they can place me and have an easier time of it, I'm all for it. And yes, I would much rather have billing over blood.

[Sweeney]

Four years of further education and currently no employability at all.

Apparently it takes four months to authorise an immigrant to work. At least.

[shrouded]

Four years of further education and currently no employability at all.

Apparently it takes four months to authorise an immigrant to work. At least.

 

Did you immigrate to the U.S. or did Nymh emigrate the U.S.?

[EverKaia]

I hear you. I earned a certification as a travel agent (including career diploma), a bachelors and my pharm tech certfication (without the CD this time) and I'm still working retail.

[Sweeney]

Did you immigrate to the U.S. or did Nymh emigrate the U.S.?

Well, since I just posted about not being able to work due to immigrating... I immigrated

[shrouded]

Well, since I just posted about not being able to work due to immigrating... I immigrated

 

That clicked in my head as soon as I came back to view your post. Sometime's I'm a bit dense.

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You can quote me on that.

[Ali]

I did the degree that I wanted and because I'm in the UK that was the only subject I had to study. I then went and got the exact job I wanted. Quit after a while, went and got a new job still related to my degree. I've done alright. *shrugs*

[EverKaia]

Must be nice.

 

Just like Ireland's "free college tuition if you've lived in the Union for at least three years" is nice.

[NapisaurusRex]

I always knew I wanted to be a mom when I grew up. I wanted to stay at home, either homeschool or work from home, and give birth. I got told my entire childhood that it was impossible to do, so I made a second choice of teacher. I went to school the first time to be a teacher and dropped out. I fell into a job doing computer mapping and realized I could actually work from home if I wanted because it's much more common than it was 20 years ago, and went back to school for a Business Technology & VA degree. Now I am a stay at home mom, do odd jobs (sometimes related and sometimes unrelated to my degree) and pretty much living all my dreams, besides a nightmare here and there.

[Rocket]

I initially wanted to go to school so I could join the FBI, I started school, paid for one semester and dropped out after that because the job I was doing promoted me. I started as a secretary and moved into payroll and became payroll manager after 2 years at that job right out of high school. I regret not pursuing my dream of criminal justice, but I don't want to pay for schooling now. I make decent money doing what I do now, and I learned everything I know from various jobs and on the job training which has pushed me into the "career" I'm in now.

 

I currently do payroll and accounts receivables at a satellite office for 2 companies we own on the East Coast, we have companies in Hawaii, West Coast and Mid-West as well but I only deal with two companies. I keep dropping hints to my boss that he should just transfer me to the East Coast so I can deal with customers/employees in person (and that I really don't want to live where I live lol).

[EverKaia]

A rep from me for being able to deal with math. Bleh. xP

 

 

Ready for Tuesday...says fathead. xP

 

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Edited by Novelista, 22 May 2014 - 05:55 PM.

[Nentusia]

The FBI... sounds very impressive, really

 

I want to be a social worker. I've considered this workfield for years now. I finished school 2 years ago, worked in a psychiatry for 7 months (and loved it) and did two unpaid internships, one with children, one.. hard to explain but it was horrible either way   

But what's sad is that here (I'm from Germany), I have barely any chance to study it. My A- Levels were just okay (my average was around B- / C+ ) and even though everybody laughs about how easy the study is, my grades simply aren't good enough to get in.

I'd have to wait another 3-4 years until I have a chance to study here (unless I was lucky and would drop in into some christian university which I'm surely not interested in, but there would social engagement also count)

 

Anyway, I decided to study in the Netherlands. I started learning the language this year and the study I chose is half in German, half in Dutch (+ lots of books in english as I suppose, but that's in every study field I guess..).

In general I am quite happy about my choice because I prefer their system over the one in Germany.. It's just sad that I'll have to pay lots of study loans and maybe even have a debt.

And sure, for americans it's probably laughable (around 10k Euro for the study itself + of course normally money for rent, food, books etc), but here it really isn't that common + as a social worker I'll never earch much money and I'll have no chance to actually get a "better job" or something

 

I'm really quite introverted and I suck at smalltalk and stuff like that.. and yet there is no other field I'm really interested in or where I could imagine to work.

I don't know if I should be mad that if my grades were just a little better, I could study in Germany with much less costs, or if I should be grateful for this opportunity because I'm learning a new language (right now I can German, English, Croatian and Dutch and I learned Spanish and French in school but forgot nearly everything, but it might be possible that I learn another language during my study and if so, I'd like to re-learn Spanish) and it's a cool and intertesting opportunity in general (and I mean.. I live really really close to the border to the Netherlands <1,5h by train, so.. )

[DillonDrastic]

I'm currently entering my senior year at University. I go to a private school, so I've taken out some loans, but I'm an English/Secondary Education Major. I will get some repayment due to teaching. However, with the new Common Core stuff in the States, I honestly am thinking about going into editing/publishing. 

[Renie]

My college started last month and I'm already so full of works. It's exhausting to make one maquette per week, that's driving me crazy. Also my math professor is german and we can't understand him very well. I should be working on my maquette right now by the way. I put so much effort in the last one that I got ill *sobs*