I thought there was nothing special about getting a Bachelor's Degree?

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Anonymous wrote:Bachelor of Science in math - the world's your oyster

Bachelor of Arts in communications - you will be shucking oysters

BA in communications right here, and I'm a 6 figure marketing director, 4 years out of a state University.

You must have a strong network or exceptional professional experience. This isn't the norm.

Nah, no strong network. Just at the right place at the right time. I started out in a specific area of marketing a very specific thing, gained experience at one company, then moved to better company where they were looking for someone with that particular experience. Probably worked into that title quicker than normal.

I agree though, not the norm. I have a lot of fellow classmates also doing quite well, and quite a few doing not so great. I think it all depends on the person and how much they're willing to look for the right opportunities. Some graduate and keep working their shitty job making $12 an hour. Some strive for better.

Some people stand out from the crowd.

How did you get the first job in marketing with your comm and drama degree? There are a lot of marketing and comm graduates every year. So what made you better than the rest to get your foot in the door?

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Getting a Bachelor's was easier than high school but that doesn't mean it prepared me for a good job or even a job in my field.
Just easier to stick around and be supported by parents. Bachelors is easy, Masters takes a little more work.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, you need a B.S. in order to work for the Feds.

Which agency because I can tell you mine doesn't. They hire high school grads who in turn make fun of those who did go to college.

I think with feds its all about networking to get your application even seen.

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Anonymous wrote:Bachelor of Science in math - the world's your oyster

Bachelor of Arts in communications - you will be shucking oysters

BA in communications right here, and I'm a 6 figure marketing director, 4 years out of a state University.

You must have a strong network or exceptional professional experience. This isn't the norm.

Nah, no strong network. Just at the right place at the right time. I started out in a specific area of marketing a very specific thing, gained experience at one company, then moved to better company where they were looking for someone with that particular experience. Probably worked into that title quicker than normal.

I agree though, not the norm. I have a lot of fellow classmates also doing quite well, and quite a few doing not so great. I think it all depends on the person and how much they're willing to look for the right opportunities. Some graduate and keep working their shitty job making $12 an hour. Some strive for better.

Some people stand out from the crowd.

How did you get the first job in marketing with your comm and drama degree? There are a lot of marketing and comm graduates every year. So what made you better than the rest to get your foot in the door?

Or it's just luck. Like you said, right place and right time. The ones with no luck or networks can strive for better opportunities but doesn't mean they will get it as soon as the ones who have luck do.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing people that graduating college is nothing special about getting a Bachelor's Degree, almost everyone does it. Why, then, does almost everyone who gets a BS get a job right after graduating college, becoming independent of their parents. If there really is nothing special about graduating college, than most people should struggle to find jobs after they graduate and should still be needing support from their parents. I'm confused.

Too bad the 5th tier college from which you were graduated did not teach you proper English.

It's mid-tier FYI, and I challenge to point out one spelling mistake.

NP here. It's "...*then* most people...", not *than*.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing people that graduating college is nothing special about getting a Bachelor's Degree, almost everyone does it. Why, then, does almost everyone who gets a BS get a job right after graduating college, becoming independent of their parents. If there really is nothing special about graduating college, than most people should struggle to find jobs after they graduate and should still be needing support from their parents. I'm confused.

Too bad the 5th tier college from which you were graduated did not teach you proper English.

It's mid-tier FYI, and I challenge to point out one spelling mistake.

NP here. It's "...*then* most people...", not *than*.

Another NP. The comma splice error in your first sentence is very distracting as well...

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Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing people that graduating college is nothing special about getting a Bachelor's Degree, almost everyone does it. Why, then, does almost everyone who gets a BS get a job right after graduating college, becoming independent of their parents. If there really is nothing special about graduating college, than most people should struggle to find jobs after they graduate and should still be needing support from their parents. I'm confused.

Too bad the 5th tier college from which you were graduated did not teach you proper English.

It's mid-tier FYI, and I challenge to point out one spelling mistake.

NP here. It's "...*then* most people...", not *than*.

Another NP. The comma splice error in your first sentence is very distracting as well...

NP. It's neither the spelling nor punctuation that I find irritating. It's the nonsensical first 2 sentences.

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Anonymous wrote:OP a bachelors degree just proves to the man that you can focus on something and complete a task start to finish. It's more a measure of your capability than a true measure of your skill and knowledge. Work experience and specialized graduate degrees tend to provide that. That undergrad doesn't make you in expert in the major, it makes you taught in it, and gets your foot in the door at a reasonable salary in that field of interest to you. But there are a lot of general things that can be assumed about a college graduate vs no college education. The process itself is a huge accomplishment. Generally speaking. Builds a lot of character.

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If the degree is in humanities, finding a decent job is hard. If the degree is in science or engineering, it is easy.

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I'm this area I feel that a bachelors degree is a basic minimum.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm this area I feel that a bachelors degree is a basic minimum.

In this area. Sorry.

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People do struggle to get jobs with BA. Almost nobody works in their major study with BA. If you get a degree from Liberal Arts or even these days science degree it is almost impossible to work in your field. Read the papers and find out how difficult it is to get a job with BA that is is your field. It is easier to get a job with a skill/trade job these days and pays more.

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The way the education system has evolved, the threshold of professional accreditation has adjusted to mean that to really get ahead, you generally need an advanced degree - Masters/MBA/Law/Medicine. Before WW2, if you had a high school diploma, it was sufficient to join some aspect of professional ranks. Hence the idea that a BA/BS isn't as significant as it once was.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bachelor of Science in math - the world's your oyster

Bachelor of Arts in communications - you will be shucking oysters

BA in communications right here, and I'm a 6 figure marketing director, 4 years out of a state University.

You must have a strong network or exceptional professional experience. This isn't the norm.

Nah, no strong network. Just at the right place at the right time. I started out in a specific area of marketing a very specific thing, gained experience at one company, then moved to better company where they were looking for someone with that particular experience. Probably worked into that title quicker than normal.

I agree though, not the norm. I have a lot of fellow classmates also doing quite well, and quite a few doing not so great. I think it all depends on the person and how much they're willing to look for the right opportunities. Some graduate and keep working their shitty job making $12 an hour. Some strive for better.

Some people stand out from the crowd.

How did you get the first job in marketing with your comm and drama degree? There are a lot of marketing and comm graduates every year. So what made you better than the rest to get your foot in the door?

Or it's just luck. Like you said, right place and right time. The ones with no luck or networks can strive for better opportunities but doesn't mean they will get it as soon as the ones who have luck do.

New poster. Just wanted to say that being in the right place at the right time isn't "just luck" -- there's an element of positioning, and of understanding the time/place you're in and what opportunities are more or less likely to present themselves.