Can anyone here say they got rich off going to college?

[sunshineblotters]

Lets see, besides video games, basketball, partying, and chicks, i wanna go the buisness rout, or finance , and econonomics would be straight.

Its a lil dream of mine, I always wanted to be the.manin a nice fancy suit, with that successful feeling,like im the man.

Something.that plays leadership role.

Get anything from that?

Economics is one of those few majors where it really depends on what school you go to. I know some economics majors in the University of Chicago (Not the same as UIC even though a lot of people confuse the two) Who has an 80,000 job lined up when he graduates and he is a sophomore.

Berkshire Hatahaway (i think) actively looks for economy majors from this school.

If you arent going to a school with a great rep and employee outreach program go into finance. Thank me later

 

[burklinsfienest]

your guidance counselor in  hs says go to college and u talk  options for the next 4 years cuz its there job to do so.and your parents say go to college cuz it was different when they went and they want the best for you(just might be out of touch with how hard it is nowadays).you do get sold this dream but the sad truth is most cats i know that went are workin retail with debt some still live at home.living at home in ur late 20s is kinda acceptable but when you hit 30 it starts gettin sad lol.i think most kids do it cuz they are brainwash by societys standards and just wanna party on theirs parents dime one last time before they figure they grow up.

 

[sunshineblotters]

lol. If you are in debt then it wasnt on your parents dime

 

[burklinsfienest]

lol. If you are in debt then it wasnt on your parents dime

plenty of kids take loans from who ever including parents.and even if thats not the case you still probably move back in with them and its becomes their dime.lol you just wanna take shots cuz ur bored you kno what i meant silly little guy.

 

[cmbwhodi]

I'm assuming you're at Yale School of Management.

CMBWHODI and Hank Scorpio, I recently took the GMAT(got a 730) and had some questions about careers in finance vs consulting. Y'all mind if I PM you guys to pick your brain?

Of course.

 

[tay1]

To say that engineering isn't hard would be a pretty bad thing to say to someone who would ask that question. That field requires a lot of high level physics and math, and some people can barely deal with statistics. If people complain about the difficulties of any other degree, they'll really hate Engineering / Computer Sciemce.

 

[tay1]

Im the prerequisites for the core classes(physics, calculus, chem) and this **** is stressful, ima have to drop chem because of lack of time and that **** doesnt come to me naturally at all. And also I find physics very interesting so that helps alot lol. If you really want to get more info ask @af1 1982

I'm in the same boat, except I dropped Physics. I'm taking Cal 2, Beginning Programming, and Chem 101. I tried to take Physics and dropped that class in the third week. That's gonna have to be a class that I need to solely focus on. But that seems weird though for what you said about chemistry not coming natural to you. In order to work well with physics, you need a decent understanding of chemistry.

 

[ayzee]

Definitely can't measure people by their material goods. Know a dude who has an SL, Avalanche, Harley, and a boat. He's a sergeant for the PD in a small town.

 

[ninjallamafromhell]

Youll want to kill him before you thank him though, lol.

Hah,is engineering that hard? @durantula

There were several terms where I would do homework from when I got home at 5-6 to sometime after midnight, and then wake up at 5:30 so I could get more homework done before I went to class/work at 8-9. Then on weekends I would do homework from when I got up around 9 to after midnight for both Saturday and Sunday. I tried to come up with an average of how much homework, studying, and lab work I had each week and my best estimate was somewhere between 50-60 hours on average. **** sucked

 

[hugheyfreeman]

There were several terms where I would do homework from when I got home at 5-6 to sometime after midnight, and then wake up at 5:30 so I could get more homework done before I went to class/work at 8-9. Then on weekends I would do homework from when I got up around 9 to after midnight for both Saturday and Sunday. I tried to come up with an average of how much homework, studying, and lab work I had each week and my best estimate was somewhere between 50-60 hours on average. **** sucked

Holy **** , thats a ton of homework. Im not with science at all bro.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

If your expectation after college is to make a certain salary, why do you pursue majors that don't have that prospect after graduation?

If your goal is to make X salary upon graduation (as opposed to pursuing a particular interest or to get an education), you need to figure out (1) what majors will feed into careers that make this amount of money; (2) whether your school is too lousy for an employer to recruit from, and if it is, either transfer to a different school or switch majors or lower your expectations; and then (3) if (1) and (2) aren't an issue, whether you are going to not be lazy, study hard, and graduate at the top of your major, apply for jobs and network so that you will be employed.

My guess is that most college attendees aren't doing this analysis, getting burned and then blaming it on college.

I bet that the top kids at all your universities and within your majors are likely employed, and employed in the career that that aligns with the major they've selected and with pay commensurate with the profession/geographic market/ school that he or she graduated from. Please don't tell me that no one from your college has a job. That's not true. Because one didn't hit the books hard enough means that one should temper his career and wage expectations. It's a tough market out there, but there are jobs to go around if you are honest with yourself about career prospects and your motivation.

Best post I've read from you so far. Usually you and I butt heads, but I agree with you on this one.

 

[durantula]

Im the prerequisites for the core classes(physics, calculus, chem) and this **** is stressful, ima have to drop chem because of lack of time and that **** doesnt come to me naturally at all. And also I find physics very interesting so that helps alot lol. If you really want to get more info ask @af1 1982

I'm in the same boat, except I dropped Physics. I'm taking Cal 2, Beginning Programming, and Chem 101. I tried to take Physics and dropped that class in the third week. That's gonna have to be a class that I need to solely focus on. But that seems weird though for what you said about chemistry not coming natural to you. In order to work well with physics, you need a decent understanding of chemistry.

Well that's just not true. But ya, I need to convert most of my time to chemistry in one specific semester. The only thing Ive seen in both physics and chemistry is converting and sig figs, and that's cake.

 

[antidope]

that sounds like a poor existence 

are yall going to college to get rich, or to find a career that you love?

To get rich. And the only definition of rich I mean is make a lot of money.

You'll always be poor w/ this outlook.


It's actually startling to me that someone your age is typing nonsense like this.


This is 17 year old mentality.

Theres nothing wrong with being money driven though. Its always viewed as being synonymous with being greedy but IMO its a healthy mentality to have. Not everyone can have the same things that drive them. Thats just my take on it, I would be lying if I said that my primary goal for working wasnt to make good money and I dont see an issue with that.

Pretty good thread though.

 

[durantula]

Oh and to answer the initial question. The answer is yes. I have a family member who got their accounting degree from BU then worked for a couple of years then got their masters in business I think...From kellog then worked their way up at ge to making bank. I'm talking Mansion and company car bank.

 

[knowledgebones72]

that sounds like a poor existence 

are yall going to college to get rich, or to find a career that you love?

To get rich. And the only definition of rich I mean is make a lot of money.

You'll always be poor w/ this outlook.


It's actually startling to me that someone your age is typing nonsense like this.


This is 17 year old mentality.

Theres nothing wrong with being money driven though. Its always viewed as being synonymous with being greedy but IMO its a healthy mentality to have. Not everyone can have the same things that drive them. Thats just my take on it, I would be lying if I said that my primary goal for working wasnt to make good money and I dont see an issue with that.

Pretty good thread though.

Everyone's goal in life is to make good money; that's anyone's hope if they have any ambition in life.

But in order to make the most money, you should look at what you would do for free, and dedicate your life to making hella money doing that.

There's someone getting rich for doing anything you could think of. If getting rich is the only goal you have, then you might as well say **** it and do gay porn or sell drugs or become a hit man or scam people out of their money. All that costs way less than getting a degree and way less effort than learning a craft that doesn't require a degree.

Getting rich isn't nearly as hard as people make you think. Doing what you love isn't nearly as crazy. And getting rich doing what you love isn't that hard or crazy. Just be a strong person who knows what you love in life and be determined to make it.

So, yes, in short, that actually was a poor/immature response.

 

[blackwallst]

 
Definitely can't measure people by their material goods. Know a dude who has an SL, Avalanche, Harley, and a boat. He's a sergeant for the PD in a small town.

Sergeant's make bread...especially in small towns. I didn't realize how much they made until I talked to one of my boys who went the criminal justice route. There's a way to make a cushy living doing pretty much anything you're interested in (if you work hard and spend responsibly).

 

[sunshineblotters]

that sounds like a poor existence 

are yall going to college to get rich, or to find a career that you love?

To get rich. And the only definition of rich I mean is make a lot of money.

You'll always be poor w/ this outlook.


It's actually startling to me that someone your age is typing nonsense like this.


This is 17 year old mentality.

Theres nothing wrong with being money driven though. Its always viewed as being synonymous with being greedy but IMO its a healthy mentality to have. Not everyone can have the same things that drive them. Thats just my take on it, I would be lying if I said that my primary goal for working wasnt to make good money and I dont see an issue with that.

Pretty good thread though.

Agreed. Absolutely nothing wrong with being motivated solely by money and at least I am honest about it

 

[thepointgod]

Best post I've read from you so far. Usually you and I butt heads, but I agree with you on this one.

I actually agree with everything you've said in response to me. I just post inflammatory stuff a lot of the time because it's more fun for me to be inflammatory on the internet than helpful. And I also hate people who don't handle take care of their career research elsewhere and choose to come to NT for any type of career-related advice.

 

[Deleted member 37467]

that sounds like a poor existence 

are yall going to college to get rich, or to find a career that you love?

To get rich. And the only definition of rich I mean is make a lot of money.

You'll always be poor w/ this outlook.


It's actually startling to me that someone your age is typing nonsense like this.


This is 17 year old mentality.

Theres nothing wrong with being money driven though.

Bump this thread when you've earned this money that's apparently driving you, and then we'll talk.

 

[americangenius]

Bump this thread when you've earned this money that's apparently driving you, and then we'll talk.

I mess with Hyper's posts

Also agree with some of the other posts in here. It's much more fulfilling to chase your passion than to chase money.

 

[Top Boy]

Confused the views of Thomas Jefferson with James Madison on my written essay prompt earlier.

Dropping out. Same boat as you OP.

Srs.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

I actually agree with everything you've said in response to me. I just post inflammatory stuff a lot of the time because it's more fun for me to be inflammatory on the internet than helpful. And I also hate people who don't handle take care of their career research elsewhere and choose to come to NT for any type of career-related advice.

I'm glad that's cleared up then

 

[do work son]

only read the first page. the problem is you thinking you're going to earn substantially more just because you have the degree. the degree is just the key to certain doors, you gotta do the rest.

 

[curbsideprophet]

 

are yall going to college to get rich, or to find a career that you love?

To get rich. And the only definition of rich I mean is make a lot of money. I am not going to have a family or get married or anything.

 

[Tony $now]

How accredited is University of Phoenix ? Is it better to go to a community college instead? I went to university of Houston, but I have always wondered because it's a bunch of people I work with some sr management that finished at university of Phoenix