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I was referring to post #3 in the thread. (pasted below). It gave ME the impression that the poster DOUBTS how there can be so many or any college grad Floridians. It seemed to imply that it's a shocking statistic FOR FLORIDA and since the results are from posters HERE, it is subject to suspicion. That's how I read it. It's possible I just misunderstood the whole meaning behind the statement.
Somehow I can't believe that 92% of our members are college educated. Perhaps we have some liars?
gotcha thanks I think it meant that 92% of the population of Florida is not college educated so its kind of weird that so many are on here.
I was referring to post #3 in the thread. (pasted below). It gave ME the impression that the poster DOUBTS how there can be so many or any college grad Floridians. It seemed to imply that it's a shocking statistic FOR FLORIDA and since the results are from posters HERE, it is subject to suspicion. That's how I read it. It's possible I just misunderstood the whole meaning behind the statement.
Somehow I can't believe that 92% of our members are college educated. Perhaps we have some liars?
I don't doubt anything. I just wanted to see what proportion of our forum was college educated compared to the state average, which is 25.3%, not signifigantly lower than the national average of 27.0%. I would of guessed the percentage was high (given the nature of the topics discussed here), but just not that high. And it isn't, we are down to 75%, about where I was expecting.
Went to school and got straight A's and B's until i moved to Miami in the 6th grade.....i was born there and spent my first couple years there then we moved around and i went to pre-school, kindergarten, and elementary schools in California, Texas, Arizona, Tallahassee Florida, White Springs Florida, and then Lake City Florida.......we moved back to Miami when i was in 6th grade......my grades really started dropping.....
It's not a surprise that your grades were dropping, Special. All that moving around is very difficult when you're in school - the school systems are all so different and it's hard for a child to adapt and continue learning with so little continuity.
The problems you encountered in school with the violence makes learning impossible. How can anyone, especially a child or a teen, focus their energies on education if they're constantly feeling threatened? And the family problems only makes matters worse - much worse.
It's such a shame you were left with a pile of debt from DeVry. I assume this is from student loans? Have you been in contact with your lenders to try to get them to forbear, or give you better terms? Is the reason you can't finish there because of the debt repayments - caue unless you're in default, you might be able to get a deferment while continuing in school. Just a couple of ideas, hope you don't mind.
I truly hope you can follow your dream. It sounds as if you've had an extremely difficult time of it, and it would be so good if you could finally have a better life.
It's not a surprise that your grades were dropping, Special. All that moving around is very difficult when you're in school - the school systems are all so different and it's hard for a child to adapt and continue learning with so little continuity.
The problems you encountered in school with the violence makes learning impossible. How can anyone, especially a child or a teen, focus their energies on education if they're constantly feeling threatened? And the family problems only makes matters worse - much worse.
It's such a shame you were left with a pile of debt from DeVry. I assume this is from student loans? Have you been in contact with your lenders to try to get them to forbear, or give you better terms? Is the reason you can't finish there because of the debt repayments - caue unless you're in default, you might be able to get a deferment while continuing in school. Just a couple of ideas, hope you don't mind.
I truly hope you can follow your dream. It sounds as if you've had an extremely difficult time of it, and it would be so good if you could finally have a better life.
Hey ...thanks alot for your reply....The only reason i can't finish is because the scheduling process and the amount of classes i am required to take to get financial aid agiain for another semester....its a long story......but basically the financial aid people said i need to take at least 2 classes to be approved for financial aid.....and it happens to be that the only classes i can take before i move on to my final project and the review coarse are Humanities....and another class that involves sensors and that sensors class has a lab portion in addition....and that means i have to take 3 classes all together before i can progress.....and the schedule just doesnt work out right now or ever since i had to quit school because the lab portion of the sensors class was on something like a thursday and tuesday....and the actual sensors class was on a monday, tuesday, and thursday.....then the humanities was on wednesday and monday......something like that....and since i was so far and near the end of my program there was only one night and one day class for this sensors thing ....and the way those classes are set up makes it to where my work schedule will be cut almost in half with hours ....i work over night ...usually from about 5pm-6pm to 4am in the morning....and sleep from about 9am to 3pm-4pm everyday.....and i cant afford to lose any work hours at this time....and i cant see in the future as to when things will get to where i can stop working the hours i have.....i am barely making bills as it is......if the financial aid people would make it to where you could take one class at a time..that would be no problem and i would have already finished a year ago...oh well....i did talk to the Dean before i left school and explained things to him but he didnt really listen....he didnt know my home situation was going to get bad as far as money and wouldnt listen as i tryed to tell him i needed to work alot more hours to help my mother now ...he was more interested in giving me the "no excuses" speach.....so what could i do?....well sorry this is so long but thanks for reading
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I don't doubt anything. I just wanted to see what proportion of our forum was college educated compared to the state average, which is 25.3%, not signifigantly lower than the national average of 27.0%. I would of guessed the percentage was high (given the nature of the topics discussed here), but just not that high. And it isn't, we are down to 75%, about where I was expecting.
Yeah, I was thinking that maybe your calculations were a little premature (3rd post) and that you might have been lighting a fire for more answers and stories. I would not consider the results here statistically significant though.
I agree that college is a life experience. It broadens your horizons, you get to meet people from other walks of life, other cultures, which you might not have been exposed to if you didn't come out of your immediate circle. I think it makes people - sometimes - more open minded and accepting of others, and essentially teaches you time-management, how to function under pressure, go without sleep for 3 days and nights straight because you left things for the last minute. You get some "tools" in your arsenal to go on with the rest of life's reality. Those are just my thoughts.
That doesn't mean that IF you didn't go to college you can't acquire those same tools. Street smarts, innate common sense and desire to move ahead are also very powerful and even more rewarding sometimes. Having a degree doesn't really mean much in the end- except when you are looking for work. Gosh, look at some of the stuff advertised. I can't believe WHY you would need a college degree for some of these positions. As far as I'm concerned, sometimes you put your life in the hands of otherwise well trained, certified professionals and they don't need a degree, and we trust our whole existence to them.
So there's a argument for both sides of the coin and I don't think a Bachelor's or a Master's should be mandatory to get a application in the door for the average citizen. You're excluding a huge part of the population and able work-force just because they don't have some letters to add to the name.
I think it makes people - sometimes - more open minded and accepting of others, and essentially teaches you time-management, how to function under pressure, go without sleep for 3 days and nights straight because you left things for the last minute. You get some "tools" in your arsenal to go on with the rest of life's reality.
Reality is if you are really poor growing up you learn these things without schooling....You could be 16 years old raising your brothers and sisters going to highschool and having to support your brothers and sisters....some people dont have parental help at home.....and some people that do might be poor enough to where they go to highschool and work an overnight job to survive .....i guess people that think college is the only place to make someone learn to grow in these ways comes from adifferent world then other people
I don't doubt anything. I just wanted to see what proportion of our forum was college educated compared to the state average, which is 25.3%, not signifigantly lower than the national average of 27.0%. I would of guessed the percentage was high (given the nature of the topics discussed here), but just not that high. And it isn't, we are down to 75%, about where I was expecting.
I would say it means nothing in regards to the actual number. You got 61 responses so far yet over 800 have viewed the thread. That would lead me to believe those that answered mostly were those that wanted to tell everyone about their education. People tend to want to brag. I think I am the only one who posted I have a high school GED and I only got that to please my father who only went to the 6th grade. My father was self educated and a brilliant man but was disappointed when I quit school.
In Florida back then you could quit when you were 16 without a parents permission and I was out of there the first chance I got. Actually, I only had to stay a few more months to graduate with the class but could care less about it at the time.
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