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Old 06-18-2010, 12:35 AM
 
Location: lake zurich, il
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Just a couple random questions for whatever reason.

What did you major in?
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)?
What college did you go to?
And finally
What was your first job after graduation?
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:46 AM
 
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What did you major in? English. I'm not a fan of literature, but I enjoy the kind of writing an English major must do.

What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? I did not finish college; I left after two years.

What college did you go to? A traditional 4-year, private women's college.

What was your first job after graduation? First job after I left college was as a pizza delivery person. I now work as a contract administrator, creating and processing contracts and tracking revenue. I utilize my "major" skills every day.
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Old 06-18-2010, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Rochester Hills, Mi
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What did you major in? Business Economics/Entreprenuerial Studies
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BSBA
What college did you go to? Western Carolina Univ.
And finally
What was your first job after graduation? TEMP jobs -office admin

Then at 30 went back to school and got my assoc. degree in Respiratory Therapy
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Old 06-18-2010, 11:39 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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What did you major in? Linguistics. My university didn't have an undergraduate linguistics major so I had to design my own.
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? B.A., then J.D.
What college did you go to? Michigan State as an undergraduate, University of Michigan for law school.
And finally
What was your first job after graduation? Went directly from undergraduate to law school. My first job after law school was as a staff attorney at Legal Aid of Western Michigan. I worked there for four years, then I moved to Vermont Legal Aid in 1983, which is where I still work.
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Old 06-18-2010, 06:26 PM
 
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What did you major in? Criminal Justice
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? I hold an Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science both in Criminal Justice
What college did you go to? Wayne County Community College District and Wayne State University
And finally
What was your first job after graduation? I worked the entire time I was in college now I'm searching for a position in Criminal Justice.

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Old 06-18-2010, 07:18 PM
 
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Major: Interdisciplineary Studies/Elementary Education
Degree: BS in IDS, MS in Admistration/Supervision, MS in Counseling
College: BS Middle TN State Univ, MS Louisiana State University, MS Tulane (three fine party schools)
1st job after graduation: MTSU - worked in a book store until school started and I got a job teaching 6th grade. After LSU, I moved to NOLA and waited tables at an assortment of French Quarter Bars and Resturants while attending Tulane. I continued waiting tables for a year after graduating simply because I was not ready to leave NOLA>
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Old 06-18-2010, 07:27 PM
 
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Major: Its in the building arts, but I don't want to be specific because there are only about three schools that offer my specific degree.

Degree: Bachelor of..... and Master of Arts in .......

College: a midwest land-grant university; and a mid-atlantic fine arts university

1st job after graduation: an architecture firm in san francisco.
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:21 PM
 
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What did you major in? Mathematics
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BA, MA
What college did you go to? several - I got married and transferred around
And finally
What was your first job after graduation? Worked for IBM as a systems engineer
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:28 PM
 
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What did you major in? Elementary Education and later added early childhood to my certificate

What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BA

What college did you go to? University of Central FL

And finally
What was your first job after graduation? Teaching first grade

Nancy
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Midwest transplant
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What did you major in? Home Economics and Recreation Administration
What kind of degree did you get (ie BA, BS, AS, AA, PhD, etc)? BA and then an MEd.
What college did you go to? Central Michigan University, Rutgers University
And finally
What was your first job after graduation? Long term temp until I finished Masters (2 1/2 years later), then secured a teaching position right away.
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