Do jobs for college graduates exist on LI? (Nassau, Independence: to buy, law school)
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Since your father died when you were 16, answer this question: would you have preferred to have spent more time with him, or would you have preferred that he worked long hours and had a longer commute?
Since your father died when you were 16, answer this question: would you have preferred to have spent more time with him, or would you have preferred that he worked long hours and had a longer commute?
He did work long hours thank God, wished he worked longer hours as he was a pain in the butt when home and when he dropped dead he left us broke.
As my aunt says you marry a man for life but not for lunch.
My father graduated from farmingdale with a 2 year degree and got an apprenticed engineering gig at Grumman out of the gate. He pretty much leaned his engineering field with on the job training. Could you imagine that EVER happening today?? How times have changed.
I was also very fortunate to have a great full time job through most of college that not only paid all my bills but allowed me to sock away money for the future. That isn't easy to find these days.
I know guys that did the same thing. Go to Farmingdale, get your Associates, get hired, company pays for your Bachelors in engineering, accounting or business, work until you need your masters and doctorate which the company would likely pay for also. And doing that somehow we landed a man on the moon, built F-14 and A-10s, and had an excellent work force. Sad to see that degrees aren't what they used to be.
Baruch for New York State Residents $3,165 per semester and most students get financial aid.
In fact I took a course there once and I think only one or two kids paid any tuition at all.
Financial aid includes loans. PELL grants have been slashed tremendously over the years. There's a cap also on federal student loans and how much you can take out.
You name me an 18 year old with $12k in their bank account. I don't even have 12k in my bank account.
I know guys that did the same thing. Go to Farmingdale, get your Associates, get hired, company pays for your Bachelors in engineering, accounting or business, work until you need your masters and doctorate which the company would likely pay for also. And doing that somehow we landed a man on the moon, built F-14 and A-10s, and had an excellent work force. Sad to see that degrees aren't what they used to be.
Absolutely. It's funny you mention accounting as well, My MIL started as a data entry clerk at an accounting firm with only a 2 year degree as well, apprenticed, got her CFA and bachelors paid by her employer and has been an accountant for years making great money. It just doesn't seem like paths like that exist anymore and it's sad.
Only 30 percent of adults over 25 have a bachelors degree or greater. The degree is still valuable
That's about a third of the nation. That's a lot of people compared to 1975 when it was more like 20 percent.
The bachelors degree is the new high school diploma. They want you to have a bachelors degree to answer phones and make copies. It's ridiculous out there.
You name me an 18 year old with $12k in their bank account. I don't even have 12k in my bank account.
I had way more than 12k when I was 18....this is quite a while back.
My parents taught me to save at a very young age. They even took me to the bank to stamp my little book. I started working at 14 and learned how hard it is to earn money. There was temptation to buy a car at 21...then again at 25 but I held off a bit for something bigger...my first real estate purchase.
Absolutely. It's funny you mention accounting as well, My MIL started as a data entry clerk at an accounting firm with only a 2 year degree as well, apprenticed, got her CFA and bachelors paid by her employer and has been an accountant for years making great money. It just doesn't seem like paths like that exist anymore and it's sad.
I know one guy who started out as the night operator for a company's computer system, worked his way up to VP of IT and then eventually President of the company. Now it's kids coming out of college expecting big bucks and companies expecting geniuses to sort the mail. I guess some would call that progress.
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