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Age 30: Too late to cop dat STEM degree and improve my life?
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:13 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage Am I just destined for shitty low-paying deadend jobs till I die? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961125) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:15 PM Author: carnelian school cafeteria Opportunities for programming autodidacts are at dotcom boom levels, brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961136) |
Date: June 26th, 2012 12:15 PM Author: Sexy pit Sorry PP copped dat STEM degree at 22 and is now making bank while you slaved away in an office making copies and went bald. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961132) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:32 PM Author: Stirring Property (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961218) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:33 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage Depends on what kind of STEM we are talking about. I've looked into the following:
(1) Comp Sci: Will take me probably 3-4 years, and that's just for a 2nd BS
(2) Stats: About 3 years, can do a Masters.
(3) Applied Mathematics: Sames as Stats. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:35 PM Author: Razzle Halford lol at this plan.
How much would it cost you? Have you added up the cost?
Would you do it part time? |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:40 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage Comp Sci will cost me more as I have less options.
Stats/ Applied Math I can go to local State U, won't cost me much.
And yea, I'd do it Part Time. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:05 PM Author: cobalt vigorous partner factor in opportunity cost (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961457) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:08 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage Not much if I do it part time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961483) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:09 PM Author: cobalt vigorous partner saw that, guess not (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961487) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:51 PM Author: wonderful gold sandwich 3 to 4 yrs? fuck that. if u just load up and do summers I'm sure u could do it in like 2 yrs max, and only that long cuz of prereqs preventing u from loading up too much (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962459) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:07 PM Author: mewling new version Fuck STEM, do petroleum land management at OU or wherever. PWN DAT LAND MAN CUNNUS OFS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961475) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:11 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962234) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:28 PM Author: orchid vivacious lay coldplay fan sorry about your lack of STEM lil breh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962344) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:32 PM Author: hairraiser public bath trade school to do some blue collar thing you would enjoy. could be working for yourself - maybe pulling as much as your stem would get you - after two years of night classes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962361) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: irradiated address bad idea at this point bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962369) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:40 PM Author: Hateful personal credit line hall what are the other options? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962399) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:44 PM Author: carnelian school cafeteria http://forums.studentdoctor.net/archive/index.php/t-292401.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962417) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 4:53 PM Author: big anal whorehouse XOXO is so retarded about this. You're going to die in your 70s. 3-4 years in your early 30's is nothing. Why should you spend the rest of your life doing something you hate because board retards think 30 is too old to make a major life change? Don't be a risk-averse pussy like most of the people on this board, who think you have to decide on a career at 22 and stick with it until death. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962919) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:01 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage Well brother one huge concern is age bias, esp for tech jobs.
If I start looking for a programming job at like age 34, could be a huge factor |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:03 PM Author: Mint temple Do you look young? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962965) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:14 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage I can. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963030) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:04 PM Author: carnelian school cafeteria Just do work for self. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962969) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:28 PM Author: big anal whorehouse No one cares whether someone is 27 or 34. Most people switch careers during their lifetime. XOXO is full of risk-averse strivers who are terrified of deviating from a set path (good grades in HS-->best possible college--->good grades/LSAT-->best possible law school--->good grades--->highest ranked law firm.
Ignore these sheep. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:39 PM Author: hairraiser public bath yes don't worry too much about weighting costs and benefits of long term decisions, opportunity costs, the timing of family formation and other goals, etc... best to just head for whatever grass your displeasure with your current station has suggested may be greener. ~follow your bliss!~ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963174) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:55 PM Author: big anal whorehouse Nah dude spend the rest of your life working a job you hate because you decided you wanted a different career at 30, rather than 27.5 (the "credited" age at which to change careers, according to xoxo). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963279) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:40 PM Author: saffron brunch most people here, despite being intelligent, are morons about life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963518) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:43 PM Author: irradiated address yeah trying to get an entry level job at 34 is gonna set you up for life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963539) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:36 PM Author: saffron brunch iknowrite, better to just do nothing and stay in some dead end shit job until he's 65 and then die. Great point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963800) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 8:37 PM Author: big anal whorehouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20964056) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:28 PM Author: wonderful gold sandwich cr. there's just as much chance you will hate being a software engineer as much as being a lawyer. there's a word for bros who wander aimlessly through life never planting roots and moving from one entry level job to the next (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963757) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:37 PM Author: saffron brunch why do you assume he's a lawyer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963804) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:48 PM Author: wonderful gold sandwich does it matter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963865) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:50 PM Author: saffron brunch of course it matters. law is a profession where you can actually make decent money. According to the OP he's stuck in a series of low paying dead-end jobs. There's a big difference between being a dissatisfied lawyer and managing a Family Video (or the equivalent). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963875) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:12 PM Author: hairraiser public bath lol stfu idiot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963020) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:01 PM Author: Mint temple Go for it, brother. Fuck sunk costs. The world is your oyster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962952) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:20 PM Author: aqua gas station what field exactly?
I would recommend a health related field if you are just looking for a stable job. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:20 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage I actually want to do Stats (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963066) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:25 PM Author: hairraiser public bath a stats masters, supplement with self-teaching enough programming so you know more than just r and spss or whatever, is probably a pretty good plan man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963090) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:32 PM Author: aqua gas station that works too if you like math.
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:47 PM Author: jet-lagged volcanic crater stage I like the kind of applied math utilized in Stats.
I disliked and wasn't smart enough for the pure math courses. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:25 PM Author: aqua gas station not to sound like a dick, but I did mediocre in stats, but really liked algebra.
however, graduate level pure math was too much for me as well.
stats can def get into some pretty deep waters too though. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:26 PM Author: hairraiser public bath should at least be comfortable with linalg to do grad level stats (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963451) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:33 PM Author: demanding galvanic plaza dude do a masters in something like MIS with a focus in data analytics or business intelligence. you'll get picked up by IBM, a consulting firm or an f500 making at least like 80k and cruise up from there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963138) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:35 PM Author: irradiated address you like stat?
i got some potentially good advice. go into reinsurance brokerage. the deals are huge and the money can be too. they loosely deal with stat as the actuaries come up with the real work but they need to understand it generally. look for entry level brokerage program an aon, us re, etc. they will train you. in 5 years you could be making $200k if you are good. |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:22 PM Author: doobsian theater mental disorder this reads like an online scam pitchman's work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963734) |
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Date: June 27th, 2012 9:13 AM Author: Slimy liquid oxygen business firm it's not easy to get that sort of job, especially with a top company like aon... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967138) |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:24 PM Author: umber school national security agency To late man.
STEMs work as grunts anyways. And with CS, any 3rd world monkey can code. The real challenge is finding something worth coding.
PRO-TIP: TACOTRUCK = PROFIT |
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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:37 PM Author: rusted multi-colored scourge upon the earth pisswyrm subtle PaulieWalnuts trolling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963808) |
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Date: June 27th, 2012 7:04 AM Author: arrogant azure sanctuary MBA broseph (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967025) |
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Date: June 27th, 2012 9:15 AM Author: Hateful personal credit line hall Let's say you are happy in the city that the MBA program is in. How low would you reach on the MBA rankings? What specialties are worth it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967144) |