
06-18-2010, 09:31 PM
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Location: Marion, IA
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What did you major in? Electrical Engineering
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BS
What college did you go to? University of Iowa
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What was your first job after graduation? Factory support engineer at John Deere plant in Dubuque. Fixed poblems on tractors and created service kits for customers. It was a blast and the pay is great! 
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06-19-2010, 10:20 PM
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Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohKnip
Just a couple random questions for whatever reason.
What did you major in? Nursing
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BSN, did some graduate work in nursing but no degree.
What college did you go to? University of Pittsburgh for the BSN; University of Colorado for grad school
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What was your first job after graduation?
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I was a public health nurse in Pittsburgh.
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06-19-2010, 11:12 PM
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What did you major in? English, Writing Track
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BA (also about to finish my MAT in English Language Arts now)
What college did you go to? State School, decent rank
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What was your first job after graduation? Advertising Sales for a Magazine
I worked in Advertising/Marketing a few years, then went back for my MAT, started teaching, taught abroad, and will return home to teach and work on a PhD soon.
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06-20-2010, 09:52 AM
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What did you major in? Undergrad: Biology and Chemical Oceanography Masters: Environmental Biology/Chemistry
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? Two BS, One MS, About to start PhD.
What college did you go to? University of the Philippines for two years of undergrad, Rutgers for the rest.
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What was your first job after graduation? NOAA research scientist.
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06-20-2010, 09:59 AM
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Location: Tryon
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What did you major in? Elementary Education/French; later Computer Science
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BS, then AS
What college did you go to? State Univ NY; Greenville Tech SC
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What was your first job after graduation? 4th grade public school teacher: then computer programmer
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06-20-2010, 10:07 AM
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Location: NC, USA
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I majored in Philosophy from The University of N.C. @ Greensboro, was hired by the State of N.C. at the hospital in Butner, N.C. AND......for those unfamiliar with the state, the "N.C." after Butner stands for "Not Co-operative" as any state resident could tell you.
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06-20-2010, 06:28 PM
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English
BA and MA
Auburn
Publicist for a Publishing house, then Dir. of Development overseas, then teaching
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06-20-2010, 07:05 PM
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Location: Mountain girl trapped on the beach
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What did you major in? Chemistry
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BS
What college did you go to? One of the research-oriented state schools in Colorado
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What was your first job after graduation? Radiochemist at a US Dept. of Energy nuclear facility
I have gone back to school and am currently working on my Ph.D. in chemistry.
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06-20-2010, 07:55 PM
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Location: Up in the air
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What did you major in? Aerospace Engineering
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? I currently have an AA in International Studies, another AA in Music Theory/Composition and a BS in AE. I'm going back to school to get a BS in Aviation Maintenance.
What college did you go to? Cal Poly SLO, now ERAU.
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What was your first job after graduation? Well, I worked all through college, but my first Aviation related job was in the maintenance dept. of a local FBO.
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06-20-2010, 08:04 PM
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What did you major in? Television Production
What kind of degree did you get? BA
What college did you go to? Columbia College Chicago
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What was your first job after graduation? Audio Assistant on a National syndicated talk show in Chicago.
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