Dave
That's true. My good grades allowed me to kind of mess around with the schedules a bit - if I had been just any run-of-the-mill student, I probably would not have gotten permission to take some of the clbuttes out of order.
But part of the reason I got good grades was that I never had to worry about getting back and forth to a job, and all the stuff a paying job connotes.
Many of the folks I've talked to hated college, for the simple fact that they had to work through it. They never had time for anything - just work and school.
I got my job experience in the summer, and the in-field work I did for school was counted as experience.
Real life does have a way of teaching things. :) But having worked some fast food in HS, I can say that those lessons can be learned quickly.
I had those from my summer jobs. Actually, one job, five summers in a row. (Two were in high school.)
I looked at the big picture, and the total out-of-pocket. If I had it to do over again, I might have gone to community college for two years and saved some room and board money. I still would have had to go to 2 more years to get my degree, so I'm not sure if it would have worked out better or not.
My field doesn't go for that. If you don't have a degree, you just don't get any kind of job with room for advancement. Then there are things like pharmacy - you can't drop out and still be one. :)
I'm sure I could have kept on with the company I worked for in the summer. I might have been a managing supervisor by now, but I wouldn't be making as much money, that's for sure.
Yup.
I've seen plenty of that. Glad it's not me
E.P.
