[LumberjackMike]

most if not all of us are in some sort of higher education after highschool. let this be a place to share your education endeavours in your never ending quest for knowledge with the rest of us.

things you could share:

what are you going/or went to school for?

what classes are you taking/took?

how did you end up choosing what to go to school for?

what kind of homework do you get? how much?


as for me, i recently started my first year in an industrial mechanic/hvac program at my local college. ive only been to my classes a few times since the beginning of the semester but im already starting to get a feel for how things will be for the rest of my time there. the classes im taking are pretty out of the norm for average college students. some of my classes are things like; fluid distribution systems, code compliance, hvac1, and college math. the homework load is pretty normal as far as i can tell, its a lot more than im used to though so i need some time to get used to it. overall im pretty excited about the program im in.

[soviet73]

I didn't go to higher learning after High School, the free education from the school of hard knocks and life was more then enough for me.
Getting into the job market and not spending tons of money on education that might or might not produce a job, was prolly one of the smartest things I've done. (Maybe only..... )

[LumberjackMike]

yeah, i originally wasnt going to go to higher education, but after some time i decided why not

[gwyllgi]

not sure why, probably just pass time I'm studying (without the study part) 2 b an engineer.............then again in my country there ain't much choice left 4 ya, either it's doctor or engineer........u get 2 b anything u want if u fail 2 b become 1 of those.........I'm more probably suited 4 philosophy or even math may b........since those won't land u wth a decent job here so not many institute offers those or even if they do they don't get much (or any in my case) students @ all.........but I do enjoy learning new things (that interests me) so I read lots of books & surf the net (contrary 2 popular belief net ain't just 4 porn) esp wikipedia.............so there u hav it.............

[TalNaernihae]

I originally went to college with an aim to be a clinical psychologist. Then I saw exactly how long I'd be in school for that, and I'd have to write a 500 mile long desertation.
So yeah, not happening.
I recently switched my major to an education degree, so I can become a librarian.

My classes for this Spring semester are a Public Speaking class, Intro to Literature, Computer Basics with Microsoft 2010, and Ethics.

The psychology thing was just because it makes a lot of money. I switched to librarian because I have a deep love for books, and it is an ideal job for a bookworm like me

I'm only about 3 or 4 weeks into the semester, so the homework hasn't been too atrocious. My computer and ethics classes are completely online, so I kinda work steadily on those through out the week. I usually read the chapters for my other two classes the day before, since they're mostly discussion classes.

[caboose]

I went to school and got a bachelors of science in biology

Finding decent paying work is next to impossible in the US right now though
Pretty much all the entry level science jobs in the US are contract positions where you loose $4/hr of your pay to a hiring company
You have to work these jobs for 1-2 years with no benefits for experience to get hired directly from a company

Working as a lab tech for Nestle right now which is a pretty horrible company in my opinion.

Honestly I know it will pay off in the future when i get a permanent job, but right now i make the same
or even a little less that i could doing general labor but loose almost a paycheck a month to loan payments.
Lab techs are currently very under appreciated and under paid in the US.

[haruhi_fan_15498]

I'm currently enrolled in a university, studying mathematics. I've always learned new math skills very quickly. Still taking some required classes, but also some upper level math courses. I'm enjoying university life a lot!