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2005-08-06 10:12 PM
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I will be graduating in May 2006 with a BS in Accounting, Management minor. Don't know what I am going to do after that. Whoever'll hire me I suppose.



2005-08-06 10:32 PM
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Hard Knocks

3 years in college (two in forestry one in mech engineering) got a job in a machine shop and ahve worked my self up to supervising our air bearing production facility. I have loved almost every minute of my job and have been at the same place for 25 years (I'm an old bald guy)
2005-08-06 11:19 PM
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B.S. in Geography...work as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Technician and am planning on going back to school to work on a Masters in Cartography.
2005-08-06 11:22 PM
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Tabasco - 2005-08-06 12:20 PM B.S.'s in 1) Chemistry 2) Biochem 3) Biology 4) Applied Mathmatics Working on a MS in chemistry now.

Wow Tabasco, why don't you get off your butt and finish school already??  Seriously though, I'm in awe!

2005-08-06 11:27 PM
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Started out pre-med and got a B.S. Microbiology, then decided against Med School and became an EMT.  Then "fell into" a job in International Business that after 7 yrs garnered a B.S. Business Management.  Decided Business was not my one true love, went to a fire academy which got me an A.S. Fire Science.  Became a paramedic and a firefighter.  Stopped being a firefighter, but still a paramedic with the intention of going to Physician's Assistant school next year.  Will probably end with two Master's Degrees (PA and MPH).  Talk about coming full circle huh?

2005-08-07 6:37 AM
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Started out college with grandeur ideas armed with a Mechanical Engineering degree.  Wanted to design Formula 1 cars.

Spoke to several MEs and they said their 3-4 years out of college they moved to Detroit to design car tail lights.

The real reason I switched out of ME is that I reached my mental capacity with Calculus and didn't event WANT to attempt Diff EQ so:

Major: Business, Minor: Economics, Northwestern University

I now work for a publically traded Real Estate Investment Trust and effectuate the disposition of the firm's assets.  Everything from deciding what to sell, to negotiating the contracts/deal terms, to overseeing the closing process.

I plan to exit the corporate world in the near future to stop making other people money in real estate and do deals for myself.



2005-08-07 8:32 AM
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BS in Industrial Mgmt. Initially worked as an Industrial Engineer after graduation while I went to graduate school at nights (MBA).
After working in manufacturing for many years I changed directions and went into corporate finance, raising venture capital for small manufacturing companies.
After taking a year off for open heart surgery, I became a financial advisor for a major Wall Street firm. Love what I do and my previous work experience and contacts have helped me to be successful.

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2005-08-07 8:33 AM
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Wow! There are a lot of super practical people out there who are working in their chosen fields!
2005-08-07 4:03 PM
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Geology.  I tell aerospace engineers I am a rock scientist.  It cracks me up every time.  I don't think they think it is funny.
2005-08-07 4:52 PM
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Eventually it will be BA Journalism and BA Fine Art-Photography
2005-08-07 7:21 PM
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B.A. in English (concentration in Writing) with minors in Political Science and Philosophy. (Now, THAT'S useful - not!)

Waited tables and tended bar for a few years, did the backpack-through-Europe thing twice, then got my M.A. in Publications Design with a Creative Writing concentration - it's primarily a graphic design degree.

I actually did work in the design field for about ten years. Now I'm home with my kids. DH has his own business (he was super practical - studied to be an architect, is an architect, never intends to be anything else) so when it gets slow for him, to save the cost of day care, I periodically go back to ... you guessed it ... waiting tables.

*sigh*


2005-08-07 8:20 PM
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BS in Psychology and Master of Physical Therapy from LSU (Geaux Tigers!)

Sorry guys, no IT band or shin splint Q&A!  Mostly work with your maw-maw's and paw-paw's!  Slower pace and far more rewarding to me to help someone like a stroke victim learn to walk or teach someone to use a prosthesis or stuff like that. Love my job!  

2005-08-07 10:20 PM
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B.A. - Journalism & Mass Communications (print concentration).
A.S. - Multimedia & Web Design.

I'm weird, I decided to get the A.S. after I had graduated with my B.A. It worked though, and it landed me a job designing and developing web content for a Pittsburgh newspaper. I've also been lucky enough to have had great professors who pushed students to do freelance work, so I've had pieces published in different newspapers and a few magazines.

It took for_ev_er to land a full-time job around here (Pittsburgh/Western PA area), though.
2005-08-07 11:32 PM
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BS in Recreation Administration....went back for a AS of Nursing...currently work as a NICU nurse.
2005-08-08 1:13 AM
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Biology from UCSB.
2005-08-08 1:37 AM
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BS in Nursing, Flight Nurse with one of the busier air-medical flight programs in the nation.  Worked for several years in  ER's and ICU's then started flying almost 8 years ago.  Still work in the ER on occasion for play triathlon money.  Absolutely love my job and can't imagine doing anything else...well...unless it involved making money while I was skiing or hunting!



2005-08-08 3:16 AM
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BA in Economics, Diploma in Education, Diploma in Sociology & BSc in HR Management (at the moment).

my wife + 3 young kids, a job as a training manager and I'm still trying to work out where I get time to train?
2005-08-08 4:48 AM
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B.A in Theological Languages (I took a year of classical Latin and Hebrew and two years of Koine Greek and got a degree for it.) with minors in Theology and Sociology.  What does one do with that degree?  Head to seminary to pursue the ministry.  I got my Masters in Divinity four years later.

I was a youth pastor for seven years; now I'm a chaplain in the Army.  Yep, I still work in my field.   I hope to get the Army to pay for a Masters in Ethics in the somewhat near future as well. 

2005-08-08 6:07 AM
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For undergrad I did an honours major in English Lit and a minor in Lonergan studies. Graduate work was in English again. I did my course work, handed in the first draft of my thesis and then took a job writing databases . I'm all but thesis for grad studies. Should probably go back and finish it off one day.
2005-08-08 6:26 AM
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BS- Aeronautical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering (Dual Major)
MS- Mechanical Engineering (Almost Complete)

I actually work in my field, in Aerospace Propulsion R&D, mostly design work right now. I am kinda hoping someone will get me one of thoes "Yes! I am a Rocket Scientist" bumper stickers one of these days.

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2005-08-08 8:38 AM
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BA double major Religion and Psychology.


Now I work for Road Runner...
It all makes sense, right?


2005-08-08 8:45 AM
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B.S. in Agronomy/Turf Management with sports fields emphasis. (not a huge golf fan). Yes, I studied grass, I know them all. I worked in my field (Georgia Tech Athletic Dept.) for exactly 3 months.

Now I have an office job at a recycling company and do anything the CEO wants and I handle incoming money (Accounts Receivable) and play on BT.

Looking at schools again, but I don't know what to get another degree or Masters in. Can you major in Triathloning?



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2005-08-08 8:57 AM
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B.S. in Marketing.  I now work in Property Management, but my responsibilities include on-site marketing and aiding in the design of some of our print ads.  So some of what I do is related to what I studied.
2005-08-08 12:17 PM
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BS in Mechanical Engineering & MBA

I'm working as a lead mechanical designer for a fuel cell company, its pretty interesting work.

2005-08-08 12:59 PM
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Economics and Accounting. My excel skill allows me to build a spreadsheet that tracks calorie consumption and expenditure. How cool.

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