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I am currently not in school and I am not sure if I am going to return. I rather work than go to school. My major in school is physed. I had a feeling that was going to be a bad choice, especially in this horrible economy. They are laying off a lot of teachers and if I continue, what am I going to do with a bachelors in physed. I am currently working in a retail job and hoping to get a better job soon.
yea, but it took the 3rd semester that I tooken off before I decided never to go back.
Maybe a question should be, who took off school, went to work, and regretted it? I have worked with many smart people, who were by passed on raises, and promotions, not because they could not do the job, but because all they had was a high school diploma. One man in particular...he had worked his way up a corporate ladder, being a loss prevention, security specialist...stuck...because he did not have a degree...even a degree in physed would have helped him move up. He was bypassed by a guy who had worked for the company less time than he had...he had even trained the guy...and that guy ended up being his supervisor...because of two letters...B.A.
Last edited by jasper12; 05-10-2011 at 05:45 PM..
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More common among people I know are those who decided to take a year off after HS and never went to college at all.
I happen to think this is a bad idea, though you read a lot of advisors touting a "gap" year.
As far as people taking a semester off and not going back, only 54% of all college entrants graduate within six years of matriculating. Who knows how many planned to go back but didn't?
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