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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To move up you need to

1.  Get a good education, school choice is more important.   Get a brand name education. Limit your debt as much as you can

2. Choose a field with income potential.  More 'do what you need to do' and less 'do what you love'.  No art history.

3.  Make good, informed choices about where you work and what you do.  Build a resume

4.  Make good choices when spending money, where you live and who you marry.

5.  Find a mentor who is successful and from a similar background. Should be successful and at least 15 years older than you.  Someone in a position to help when you need it and be your advocate.

You need to have drive and ambition and you need to act in you own self interests.  There will hopefully be time later for balance but early in your career, you need to grind. [/quote]

This is great advice if you want to be UMC, but miserable, hating every day.

1) Get a good education.  Pedigree really does not matter after 2 years of work, so go to the best school you can afford.  Also, the only thing that matters is the location of the terminal degree.  A PhD from Caltech  after a BA from SW Louisiana State is a PhD from Caltech.  Undergrad is to get into grad school.  It is perfectly acceptable to go to NOVA then UVA or Va Tech.

2) In Undergrad, become a well rounded person.  Find your passion.  Pursue it.  Learn what you are great at.  Art history is ok, but understand the opportunities.  Get a well rounded education -- in addition to the art courses take courses in math and physics.  And business.

3) Pursue a graduate education in a field that has opportunities but you love.  If you love art, focus on the business of art,

4) At work, put yourself in a position to excel.  Know what you are good at, and volunteer for projects that are in your sweet spot.  Just because it is easy for you does not mean it is easy for everyone.

5) Don't waste money:  think of everything as an investment.  Lock in expenses where you can:  you will continue to need a place to live; if you can buy a place.  As rents go up, your housing costs are fixed.  (e.g., buy a house -- protection from inflation).
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