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lol, finishing college is my #1 priority right now. It's never too late. I have a classmate that's over 35 and this motivates me because he always tells me.. its never late. he's in sales for over 15 years and he was in the navy. I get paid to go to school.. yea 2100 BAH ain't nothing, nothing left after paying bills but I made sure I have some savings before I got out.
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I am not saying for a second that you must have a degree before a certain age. I know plenty of successful people that earned their degrees much later in life. Heck, to relate it to this topic, I lived in a large military town for 6 years and saw plenty of people earn their degrees after serving our country (something I have a great deal of respect for). One of my former business partners served in the military for 12 years then got an online degree from Kaplan at 40 years old. Now he’s a successful Financial Advisor with the largest wealth management firm in the world. My point is this: If you serve in the military and then earn your degree in 3-4 years after YOU ARE GOING TO GET HIRED BY SOMEONE. Companies love educated people with a military background. It’s strong proof that the person is both educated and has a strong work ethic. However, if you serve in the military and then take 6 years to earn your degree with no internships, work experience, or anything other than education, you will likely still get hired, but it may be a point of concern for a hiring manager. My point wasn’t even military specific, really. It’s saying that an applicant that graduated in 4 years is much more desirable than an applicant that graduated in 6 years (everything else equal). TL;DR- It matters very little when you go back to school. If you assumed that that was what my point was, you misinterpreted my point. What matters is that you can prove you haven’t fucked around in life. A military background, good grades, and a reasonable time in school prove that point to a hiring manager. To use an example: Of these three candidates, who would you hire? Candidate 1: Marines 18-21 years old College- 21-24 Candidate 2: Marines 18-21 years old College- 21-26 years old Candidate 3: College 18-23 years old All things equal, I’m taking Candidate 1 100% of the time. He’s a year older than candidate 3 but he has a proven work ethic, 4 years of work experience, and now he has a degree. He's accomplished the same thing in less time as Candidate 2, and he's accomplished much more than Candidate 3 with only a year of extra time. That’s all I’m trying to say. |
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08-16-2013, 12:13 AM | #27 |
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I took 18hrs and 21hrs even in undergrad, if you feel you can then do it.
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While I was in college, I'd say "no way!" but now that I'm older (not much) I think it's definitely doable especially if you're focused.
If you did IT stuff while in the military you'll be WAY more marketable than a standard college grad. If you decide to work in the DoD field after graduating, I'd suggest going Reserve or Guard to maintain your clearance.
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Marine- We expect you to take 20 credit hours, while conducting surface warfare simulation, while walking in Baltimore at 2AM. on a serious note, it all depends on course load and difficulty of work. I'm not sure how technical each course is, so you have to balance it properly. I've loaded up on 20 hours before. But only half of them are technical courses that require massive energy and time and is part of my major. The other class were easier general classes...just some thoughts |
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08-18-2013, 11:57 AM | #30 |
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It's already been said, but it depends on your coursework. All gen-eds? Stack that sh*t up no problem. Core major classes, it'll depend on your professors and the individual (let's face it...some topics sink in better than other depending on the person). Either way, 18hrs/sem isn't unrealistic. If you're taking less than 16hrs, somethings wrong. Don't worry about getting sh*t faced every weekend. I spent my free time grappling and kickboxing instead of drinking and don't regret or feel I missed a thing. Best of all, it was an awesome stress reducer and kept me in great shape.
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08-18-2013, 12:39 PM | #31 |
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I did 16-18 credits per semester in college (my college actually had quarters, 10 weeks, but whatever). Seemed relatively normal.
If your college has a LinkedIn/Facebook discussion group, ask on there about specific classes, difficulty level, professors and so on. Also take advantage of your college's class/schedule advisers. They can really help you out. P.S. plenty of people at my school were in their late 20s/30s.
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I do have secret clearance. but before the Marine corp, I used to work at reputable IT company..(entry level)
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