Going to college was the worst decision i ever made.

[DDingdong]

blah blah ...no internship, crappy college whiner.

Or else the Big 4 would have recruited you....stfu and work harder

[Delgadido]

The thing with college is people get a bunch of bull**** degrees and they dont know what they are going to do with it.
or if they do get a job sometimes it has nothing to do with their piece of **** degree

Wot m8

My parents make 70k a year combined, had two children and live comfortably as fuk in the midwest. No debt, huge house, new cars.

I graduated in may with a bachelors in nursing making 50k a year and plan to go back to school for my nurse practitioners degree. Currently in debt 30 grand to my parents, but I'm living comfortably and paying it off monthly. I work three days a week, enjoy what I do. Life's good.

agreed
my parents made 200k combined as entrpeneurs
but heres the catch
no benefits
no retirement
no vacation pay
no sick pay.

i am going to graduate at the end of the year with my nursing degree.
Starting is 50k in texas without putting up extra hours.
this is before advanced experience.
I do believe nurses should get paid more for their job and liability.

I also want to progress either NP or CRNA.
NP for sure crna is iffy. all they do is sit on their cell phone while the pt is knocked out and wait for some real **** to happen. they do make 150k+ a year for sitting in a chair all day.
At the same time I love oncology so NP may be the route I will follow to go further into the field that I love.
Trauma icu was interesting so if anything I will try to get experience in there and when I apply for advanced practice school I will swap over to an oncology floor after adequate icu experience.

I honestly believe nursing is a extremely respectable field, we are the backbone of the medical system and are the ones who treat patients entirely. doctors will make the calls and do advanced procedures but nurses are the ones who will protect the patient from any bull**** they think is wrong.

They are no longer the doctor's assistants like in the past but the mediator between both. Nurse's actually have quite a bit of power

[DDingdong]

brah im in the same spot...only i got a masters degree in health (graduated from a top 20 university in the world)...im a regulated health professional...and those minimum wage jobs wont even hire me

my biggest mistake ever is going to school

THe biggest mistake u made is u r a Canadian...they got no job.

[lazzara]

being the most social person in class doesn't mean chit if you're not networking with the right person.

what people meant when they're talking about "networking" is making connection with the higher ups (eg, professor, supervisor while you're interning, etc) basically people who will be able to vouch for your abilities or even people who are able to find you the right path. you really have no idea what you can get by just knowing the right person.

[wakeeb]

BRB going to school for 3 months + 2 months of working at a firehall and getting hired 6 months later because I am good at what I do, as well as doing what I love and making 60k at 19

Not going to university>university

[DDingdong]

being the most social person in class doesn't mean chit if you're not networking with the right person.

what people meant when they're talking about "networking" is making connection with the higher ups (eg, professor, supervisor while you're interning, etc) basically people who will be able to vouch for your abilities or even people who are able to find you the right path. you really have no idea what you can get by just knowing the right person.

orrrrrrr.........ur classmates who can refer you a job later.

u donno **** brah

[DavideDiRocco]

d...j...d

[lazzara]

orrrrrrr.........ur classmates who can refer you a job later.

u donno **** brah

lol, later being the keyword.

unless your classmate is in the know/ has a pretty high position (which is rather unlikely when you're just fresh out of college), there's just a small chance that they'd be able to help you straight away. i'm pretty sure your classmates will be able to help you 10 - 20 years from now when they have credibility and reputation, though.

but at the end of the day, it's still about making connection with the right person.

[DDingdong]

lol, later being the keyword.

unless your classmate is in the know/ has a pretty high position (which is rather unlikely when you're just fresh out of college), there's just a small chance that they'd be able to help you straight away. i'm pretty sure your classmates will be able to help you 10 - 20 years from now when they have credibility and reputation, though.

but at the end of the day, it's still about making connection with the right person.

like i said u donno ****..... They will get u an interview right away.

[solidus2k3]

sorry to hear that OP, college isn't for everyone. i majored in accounting too.

[JoshLV]

Networking bro. Networking.
It's not what you know, it's who you know.

[Jelet]

Dem feels op. my grandfather owns a business and makes 160k a year and im an idiot and majored in accounting instead of having my grandfather who is go na retire soon teach me his business(glass and mirrors..)

But my uncle is a cpa and can get me an internship.


My gpa is a 2.66 so pretty much without my uncle im fked.

But even with my uncle. Its a 2 month summer internship. Not a year experience. Now im worried...

Maybe i can hire a pro photoshopper to photoshop my transcript and go to accounting fairs? Or is that illegal and i can be sued if they find out? Srs

[VTheKing]

Dem feels op. my grandfather owns a business and makes 160k a year and im an idiot and majored in accounting instead of having my grandfather who is go na retire soon teach me his business(glass and mirrors..)

But my uncle is a cpa and can get me an internship.


My gpa is a 2.66 so pretty much without my uncle im fked.

But even with my uncle. Its a 2 month summer internship. Not a year experience. Now im worried...

Maybe i can hire a pro photoshopper to photoshop my transcript and go to accounting fairs? Or is that illegal and i can be sued if they find out? Srs

lol, jesus...

Employers can request transcripts directly from the university if they think something is off about yours.

[Ace Thedics]

Maybe i can hire a pro photoshopper to photoshop my transcript and go to accounting fairs? Or is that illegal and i can be sued if they find out? Srs

Please do this.

[Jelet]

lol, jesus...

Employers can request transcripts directly from the university if they think something is off about yours.

No they cant, they need my permission. And im talking about ur average 40-50k a year firm. Not big 4. Just to get my experience up...

I know people who got jobs as accountants and none of them asked for offical transcript srs. Oter accounting brahs whp graduated plz confirm for the people who doubt me.

[mehldau]

a lot of employers (large companies especially) will want to know your gpa and often ask to see your transcript before they bring you in for an in-office interview. don't do something stupid like photoshop your grades... not worth it. you won't get sued but you can ruin your reputation

[CalmYerSwag]

No they cant, they need my permission. And im talking about ur average 40-50k a year firm. Not big 4. Just to get my experience up...

I know people who got jobs as accountants and none of them asked for offical transcript srs. Oter accounting brahs whp graduated plz confirm for the people who doubt me.

pretty sure they dont need yer permission pal. Even if they did what then dumbass

[moosecakes4all]

When I was interviewing for research chemist/biologist jobs they did not give two ****s about my GPA. It made me rage so hard. BRB bust my ass for 3 years to get a perfect 4.0 to improve my chances at a good job and the employers didn't care at all. One told me that I should actually take my GPA and transcript off my application.

[Weezy32]

Dem feels op. my grandfather owns a business and makes 160k a year and im an idiot and majored in accounting instead of having my grandfather who is go na retire soon teach me his business(glass and mirrors..)

But my uncle is a cpa and can get me an internship.


My gpa is a 2.66 so pretty much without my uncle im fked.

But even with my uncle. Its a 2 month summer internship. Not a year experience. Now im worried...

Maybe i can hire a pro photoshopper to photoshop my transcript and go to accounting fairs? Or is that illegal and i can be sued if they find out? Srs

My accounting gpa so far is 4.0 but my overall is like 3.1ish so while I m not 8n great shape I think I should be ok.

Brb gonna go to school 5 hrs early so I can study for tax accounting test I got on thursday. Srsly hope this **** pays off.

[jay197]

we're all gonna make it brahs

[gMark]

Sounds like your mistake was Accounting.

[AceOfJacks]

college degree is the new high school diploma.


if you dont have one, no one will take you seriously.

[notbadnotbrad]

graduating with a finance degree, heading to the oil rigs with my best bro in Sept doing the only thing I know how to do which is work hard..... going to save 100k combined and build a house during our downtime, don't really give a **** what society says I should do which is work some boring office job, gonna make bank take risks and live life

[Jelet]

When I was interviewing for research chemist/biologist jobs they did not give two ****s about my GPA. It made me rage so hard. BRB bust my ass for 3 years to get a perfect 4.0 to improve my chances at a good job and the employers didn't care at all. One told me that I should actually take my GPA and transcript off my application.

ty. Gpa means nothing kids unless u need for internship or applying to graduate school.

Just like ur highschool gpa means nothing if u go to comm college then transfer.



Lol at all u worried about ur gpa while i party my ass off

[robreynolds1234]

I think college is important for people who need grooming skills for professional and real life. If you are or you think you are good enough without college, then never join one.

[bobbystustu]

I kinda know that feel. That's why I decided to go into teaching. I always wanted to coach, so I decided to teach too. There's always employment in teaching, especially for HS coaches. inb4 teachers don't make ****... I know.

[Gmoney25]

Should have gotten a degree of Dietetics. But anyways, keep your head up. It is a rough market out there but with hard work you will succeed!

[Surive123]

and yet servers will bitch and complain about the $20+ they make in an hour.

[gunshow101]

Holy **** @ this thread.. I would never even consider going to school unless it would yield a job of 80k+..

[CarneAsadaBrito]

Can you still try to get big 4 internship? That's basically the ticket to accounting success. Wife interned at PWC, got paid 25/hr (2007). Offered a full time job at PWC after graduation, turned it down to move to San Diego. Got a full time job at KPMG immediately. Worked like 70hrs a week for 2 years for not much more than what internship paid, got promoted to Senior. Said "**** this" and moved to a private company's tax department making way more $, more bonus and work 9 to 5 mostly.

If you can still get an internship at big 4, do it and put in your time. Will set you up for life.