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ar0ck 03-21-2007 11:52 AM

Guess who graduates this may!
 
<- Me! :dancing:

Finally after a ridiculously long 4 years of part time work & school I will be graduating Bergen Community College with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts History with 79 credits and a 2.9 GPA. Now just to finalize the whole deal I need to speak with a transfer person to get over into William Paterson to pursue my Bachelors in History. Today is a good day!

1_Hot_SOM_WS6 03-21-2007 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TransAm4Life (Post 325352)
<- Me! :dancing:

Finally after a ridiculously long 4 years of part time work & school I will be graduating Bergen Community College with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts History with 79 credits a 2.9 GPA. Now just to finalize the whole deal I need to speak with a transfer person to get over into William Paterson to pursue my Bachelors in History. Today is a good day!

YAY~~~!!! I grad in Dec. with a BS in Business Management~!! *Cant wait!*

Untamed 03-21-2007 12:03 PM

Just a piece of advice I wish I was given before I graduated college.

If you have your heart set on a certain career, begin looking for internships at large companies in the industry you want to work. Most large companies have internship programs year round. This will not only satisfy the internship requirements for graduation AND give you skills you can put on a resume, it will expose you to a company that may hire you right out of school. In this day and age where college graduates have a hard time finding a job that actually fits their major, having a toe in the door of a company that you interned for, is nearly priceless.

The summer between your junior and senior year, drop everything you are doing and get an internship. I wish someone had coached me to do the same.

DieselKickYoAss4Sure 03-21-2007 12:05 PM

associates degree FTW! i graduate in may as well! :dancing:

LS1Hawk 03-21-2007 12:10 PM

Awesome Alex! Best of luck. And what Untamed said I couldn't agree with more. I took an internship my last summer before I graduated, but didn't really research it that well. You should definitely start looking into it. And William Paterson has a great career development center. A friend of mine is a counselor there and she could help you anytime.

Tru2Chevy 03-21-2007 12:13 PM

Congrats Alex....spending 4 years on your associates isn't that bad. I've been taking classes on and off since the fall of 2000, I have 96ish credits, and I think I still have 4 or 5 more classes to take before I get my associates from Mercer CCC. Then I'll be looking into BS degree programs....

- Justin

BonzoHansen 03-21-2007 01:08 PM

Bachelors in History! Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? :lol:

Neat. Do you plan on teaching?

Brando56894 03-21-2007 01:57 PM

awesome, but boo willy p. i guess i didnt like it cuz i lived there, i prolly be outta here in 2 years

Anti_Rice_Guy 03-21-2007 02:34 PM

I graduate in June....from high school.

shane27 03-21-2007 02:53 PM

grats, Alex. but 2.9....slacker :-P

WayFast84 03-21-2007 02:54 PM

sweet alex, i didnt know you where actually going to college for history, just thought you like history.

bad64chevelle 03-21-2007 03:42 PM

Congrats man!

CALL911 03-21-2007 07:24 PM

Congrats Dude! I will be joining you in May for graduation. I will have my Bachelors in Science from Southern Illinois University this May with a 3.8 GPA (assuming my last two classes I continue to do well in).

I am more stoked about being done with school than I am using the degree to apply to Officer Candidate School for the Air Force to cross over from an enlisted flying position to an officer pilot spot!

iamsickofitall 03-21-2007 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Untamed (Post 325355)
Just a piece of advice I wish I was given before I graduated college.

If you have your heart set on a certain career, begin looking for internships at large companies in the industry you want to work. Most large companies have internship programs year round. This will not only satisfy the internship requirements for graduation AND give you skills you can put on a resume, it will expose you to a company that may hire you right out of school. In this day and age where college graduates have a hard time finding a job that actually fits their major, having a toe in the door of a company that you interned for, is nearly priceless.

The summer between your junior and senior year, drop everything you are doing and get an internship. I wish someone had coached me to do the same.


bingo...the job market ABSOLUTELY sucks right now

Ian 03-21-2007 08:19 PM

internships are the best way to get your foot in the door.

my buddy anthony is going to school to be a civil engineer and last summer he got an internship with whiting turner (very big contracting company). well he apparently did a good enough job that he got hired already. so all he has to do is graduate and he's already got himself a very promising job.

BonzoHansen 03-22-2007 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by iamsickofitall (Post 325510)
bingo...the job market ABSOLUTELY sucks right now

It's been worse. But it is no late 90s.

Iroc-z86 03-22-2007 09:42 AM

good job man, i will be joining you in graduating from sussex county community college with a As degree in photography :banana:

slasherbarb 03-22-2007 09:45 AM

im also graduating in may!! BS in Communication-Radio and TV production!!!

Teds89IROC 03-22-2007 02:02 PM

Awesome Alex! I should have my BS in accounting at William Paterson in another year or so, depends what classes I take over the summer and stuff. Once I get definitely no more than a year away from graduating I'll get involved in an internship.

baddest434 03-22-2007 08:10 PM

ummmmmm i going to guess you:dancing:

conrats bro.


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