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Permalink Reply by Eric McCormick on March 22, 2011 at 12:54pm

How has college been?

Permalink Reply by Mark Andrew Lodge on May 13, 2011 at 9:24pm

Hello

Sorry I missed this, it has been a while since I've been on here.

So far school has been decent. I got an A in the class I took last Spring and just got on A in the class I took this spring. So, far, so good. Now the challenge will be to repeat this, and take more than one class at a time, and get a degree before I'm 98.

Thanks

Mark

Permalink Reply by Eric McCormick on May 13, 2011 at 9:57pm

I used www.ratemyprofessor.com to find teachers that were described as using the learning techniques I deal best with. That, along with topics I am interested in, has let me take a number of classes. I almost have an AA in Sociology, which is not what I was aiming for, but who cares? It is a good start and I can move into the computers, that I have been working with for years, and end up with two degrees. Now, an Associates won't do much for me job wise, but it will look good on transfer paperwork to have a ton of 4.0 credits, and if I end up with a BS in Comp Sci and an AA in Soc, that may put me a little ahead because it will show a human resources department that I am interested in people and have studied how to be more understanding and work with teams.

 

Now a communications degree or AA in business might be a better secondary for what I am doing, because it works more towards management, but there sure is a heck of a lot of confidence building in finding classes I can do well in.

 

Permalink Reply by Mark Andrew Lodge on May 14, 2011 at 8:48pm

When it comes to picking out majors and minors in university...I am so far behind and in the dark.  I have no clue about half this stuff.  I'm interested in Geology, and that is as about as far as it goes.  After I got out of the Service and started school I was so confused, wish someone would have taken me aside and explained all this to me LOL.  Just hope things are not too late for me when I do get a degree. 

Mark

Permalink Reply by Eric McCormick on May 14, 2011 at 9:06pm

To be honest, none of it matters at the start. About 40 to 50 percent of students end up changing majors, so if you are unsure, tell them that you are exploring options. Just research classes and topics, find out which ones are fun and that you are able to get a good grade in. Take them, and when you have a few classes under your belt, go back to the counseling office and ask them about which degrees are related to the classes you both enjoy and succeed in. That way you can finally aim for a major that will have the classes you are best at and this can lead to doing things in a field you will enjoy.