Do you have any plans to further your education?

[melanieeeB]

So I'm starting a further education in a few days but like I'm pretty nervous about that.
I don't know if I'm able to keep it all in my head and start studying again and I stress myself cause I want to end this with a good grade lol... we will see.
Plus I'm planning to start going to an online university in Oct., it's afternoons after work, I just have to decide on a subject to study and I just can't decide
Also I would love to do an English business class, but I haven't found one yet
And I actually wanted to focus more on learning Spanish but I don't find the time for that right now tho

[Whatthefluff]

Yes and having an existential crisis. I should be done with an AA in Psychology/Sociology this December. I want to further my education from there. I thought a few days ago about getting into a Social Work program, and double majoring or minoring in psychology, English, or business/management/entrepreneurship.
I've been thinking about becoming a social worker and either working my way up to director within a company, or starting my own local outreach program for homelessness and humanitarian aid. That's why I'm thinking about a business-related study.
If I double major in psychology, the two obviously go hand-in-hand. I'd wanted to be a clinical psychologist in the past and still have a passion for it, but the clinical psychology major seems exhaustive and maybe "too clinical" for my desire to connect with and help others. But studying both will keep my options open in two related fields of both I hold interest in. From there I can sort of figure out, seeing as I am interested in these two related fields, a career path. There are also supposed to be lots of options and changing positions within the human service field.
I think 24/7 of the complex lives, including inner lives, we all have. I think everyone has something to bring to the table, is deserving of being treated with respect, and should have their stories known.
I also was thinking about English because I really love literature and intend to publish some form of creative writing someday. It's another one of my deepest lifelong passions and I could discuss books with others for hours. Studying this at the college level, I could learn the higher-level composition skills necessary to write professionally.
I would really love to be accepted to Carnegie Mellon but it's prestigious and I shouldn't get my hopes up.
Thank you for that. Feels good to get these words out.
Anyway
Congratulations to you. As long as you have free time and dedicate yourself to your classes you'll do great. What kind of job are you interested in? Or what do you want to get out of a job? What are your interests? What do your friends have to say about your personality? What is your Holland code?

[IsoUser]

You seriously have high ambitions for your education and career goals I wish you the best of luck in your educational and career goals.

[Whatthefluff]

@IsoUser
Thank you! For real, even when I dropped out of HS I wanted to be a "success story". I want to turn that irony into a story and make myself proud. :)

[IsoUser]

Even though I have a bachelor's degree in computer science an security. Technology Doubles Every 6 months technology doubles so I am forever learning taking classes and going to seminars. On chip programming, advanced Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics

[melanieeeB]

Wow that's really amazing! Already congrats for December, I'm sure you will do great and you seem really passionate too🙏🏼

And personally I'm doing it for the money right now, when I'm settled I will do something else just for me but not sure on what yet

[Whatthefluff]

Thank you :)
Does your college assign you an advisor or have an advising office?

[TransAm85]

That's great! Keep expanding your education. I would love to learn Spanish. I hear it everyday 24/7, but the only words/phrases I have become fluent in is the slang/bad words and the food! lol

[melanieeeB]

Thanks haha and that's actually really often the first words people learn in a new language tho

[Zweihander9005]

Just have fun with it. There’s gonna be times when the material is something you’re not interested in, but if you can find the usefulness of it it’ll help you get more engaged.

As far as me personally, I don’t really have a plan lol. I just have a genuine love of learning for everything so it doesn’t really matter to me where I’m headed.

[melanieeeB]

Thank you, really appreciate that🙏🏼 and that's pretty cool tho

[IsoUser]

I wouldn't stress out about furthering your education to much yes, it's difficult at times but trust me as a Network Security Engineer technology doubles every 6 months I am forever learning new and exciting things regarding Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Neural Networks etc. Yes it can be stressful but I am forever learning 😉😁😍

[melanieeeB]

AI is pretty interesting, must be fun tho haha

[IsoUser]

To be perfectly honest AI and Robotics combined is very fun

[IsoUser]

Especially Neural Networks and future of Robotics and Computers

[IsoUser]

Please stay in touch

[IsoUser]

Thank You

[IsoUser]

You're an amazing girl with a bright future far ahead of you seriously stay in touch, the Stars are your limits.

[doe9de]

I prefer to learn the old fashioned way, keep making mistakes until you get it right. May not be the quickest or the best but it also dosent cost anything. Who needs a diploma it's just a pice of paper claiming I am certified to do something. I'll be the judge weather or not I'm certified to do something I don't need no paper telling me I am.

[SecretsofKB]

I do! Tomorrow I'm planning on submitting me application for graduate school! It's a long shot but I figured I'd try.

[melanieeeB]

Ohh congrats!! Thats amazing 🙏🏼Just go for it and all the best to you

[LordOfThePines]

I wish you the best of luck in getting in!

[OlderAndWiser]

I started law school when I was 28 years old and it was much easier than if I had gone straight from college at age 20. You will probably do better than the younger students.

[OldSchool_Metalhead]

Sure. Not in a professional sense though like an official university. I want to study music, which yes I'm still learning guitar but I wanna learn the nutty gritty of music itself. I also want to learn more Spanish

[NamerOfStars]

Not in the formal sense (it might happen, but I currently have no plans). I'm very much in the "stop learning, start dying" camp, however, and fully intend to go on getting instruction and information in less ritualized and official ways.

[KelleyNice]

I will enter collage at age 16, graduate with a liberal arts degree by age 20 and married by age 22. A housewife needs a good education and my liberal arts degree will be invaluable when I homeschool our children.

[IsoUser]

I am impressed by your response and resume. But why a Liberal Arts Degree? Why not a computer science degree, or Systems Engineer or Artificial Intelligence, or Robotics or Artificial Intelligence

[KelleyNice]

@IsoUser The liberal arts college that I may attend has minors in mathematics and I may choose one of those as my minor. However, while I am a quick learner and memorize well, I can tell that I don't have logical brain to easily grasp complex math and physics like some boy have. But generally that is true for girls and is the reason most engineering, computer science, math majors are guys even though in most colleges about 60 percent of students are girls.

[IsoUser]

You seriously should be very proud of yourself, Wow is all I can say. If I was your dad you would be my Rockstar 🤗😍😉😁

[KelleyNice]

@IsoUser I adore my father.

[Still-alive]

I might go back to learn a trade... still debating on that though

[melanieeeB]

Well why not?

[Still-alive]

Well i like what im doing right now already... but i may need more of an income so we will see

[melanieeeB]

Maybe you can still keep doing what you like, just with an update tho

[DizzyDesii]

Nope. I regret my major/degree but i finished college in 2017. Not goin back

[exitseven]

No, I already have 2 Masters Degrees and a bunch of certifications. I really do not think more education will help me.

[Aish12]

Same here

[fireforeffect]

I have four masters, and i continue to learn every day.

[CrazyGirl2]

Yes, absolutely! I’m in college now, and I’m planning to get my PhD after graduation.

[andreasderjuengere]

I do that more or less each day of my working life :)
But I'm not chasing ''titles''. One is enough :)

[TheSpaceGnome]

I never stopped. Most of my free time is spent either furthering my education, or creating things, or gaming.

[RebeccaBITex2000]

I am up in the air. I have made it pretty far without a college degree. I am also planning on going into business for myself.

[TallAnon]

I considered it, but work experience is just so much more relevant in my field. I'm now a senior engineer at 26, because I didn't do so and instead made actual products.

[Fireguy17]

For my EMS license I need continuing education credits, so I do a lot of those.

[Wise4myage]

Yes, I am taking online classes, I want to major in History.

[fireforeffect]

I learn things every day. The day I stop learning will be the day I die.

[ArtemisSilver]

I'm taking a few certificate programs online.

[melanieeeB]

Good luck🙏🏼

[ArtemisSilver]

No luck required, just persistent effort 👍

[clampfan101]

I’m going to need to improve it a lot to get the kind of job I strive for as I’ve never been to college.

[LordOfThePines]

I do indeed. Sometime this year or next year, I will be trying to go to college so I can work towards my goal of becoming a psychologist.