what did you major in?

[12secondv6]

I think most of the reason why I will not finish school is because of too many surgeries on my knees. It caused me to quit the fire dept after 14 yrs....as I felt it was unsafe for me, my fellow firefighters and any people who need help... and I lost motivation because of this.

But, a hobbie of mine is cars and I am still somewhat in that field.\\Follow what you like.... then it isn't work.

[SteveR]

Originally Posted by Untamed

I have my PMP. Its not just about the classes and the test, its about having years of demonstratable experience that you can have referrenced by other companies. Some of your experience has to be with outside companies, not just inside projects.

I checked out the requirements for it and I meet the educational and occupational except the 35 hours of PM classes. That's what I'm trying to figure out now. Do they have to be in a classroom or can they be online? I'm already enrolled in a school online so I hope I can just take them through there, or I can hopefully take them at Rutgers. How hard was the test?

[usp55]

Graduated with a degree in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia with a 3.3 Major GPA and an overall 2.979



I need a job

[foff667]

Originally Posted by 12secondv6

Follow what you like.... then it isn't work.

Couldn't have said it better myself, I majored in Business Administration, eventually my love for cars & modifying them got me to the point where I am today.

-Bill

[Untamed]

Originally Posted by SteveR

I checked out the requirements for it and I meet the educational and occupational except the 35 hours of PM classes. That's what I'm trying to figure out now. Do they have to be in a classroom or can they be online? I'm already enrolled in a school online so I hope I can just take them through there, or I can hopefully take them at Rutgers. How hard was the test?

Taking this to PMs.

Matt, make what you enjoy, your job. Make what you love, your hobby.

Hopefully the things you enjoy can be made into a career that can pay well enough to be comfortable while supporting the hobby.

[NastyEllEssWon]

Originally Posted by foff667

Couldn't have said it better myself, I majored in Business Administration, eventually my love for cars & modifying them got me to the point where I am today.

-Bill

my love for cars ended up becoming my career choice. worked the stealership gig for awhile and ended up at a custom wheel shop in california making sweet bank. After about 6 years in the field i can honestly say working on cars for a job is sweet at first but then after awhile you come home and don't even feel like working on your own car cause you been swinging wrenches for 10 hours all day and listening to stupid customers describe their dumb situations.

I will never work for a stealership again and use what i know to ''Flip'' cars for myself. That's the sweetest gig ever. I also do some junkyard dogging in my free time (lots of) to sell parts on the internet. I'm doing fine for myself now.

[Pampered-Z]

1 year RIT for pro photo. Didn't like it,

Switched majors, got my BS in computer science with a minor in math.

Later went back and got a degree in business as well.

I am a regional manager for Data Centers and touch services related to IT solutions.
(means anyone that has to be at a client site or touch any IT related equipment at a client sites works through me).

Pay is good when things are going well. But I'm on call 24x7x365! I typically work 50-65 hours a week. If there are problems or new contracts to deal with it can be a 100 hour work week!

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Business Mngt.... a few years at brookdale about 12 years ago lol now at burlington county college try to finish up finally.. Im a contractor for the air force at mcguire currently.

[79T/A]

Let's see...

I've wanted to be a cop since I was three (Dad was one), but changed gears in my junior year of high school. Some teachers told me I was a good writer, so I figured I would teach English while I wrote novels in my spare time and become the next Stephen King.

Didn't happen. I made it through one semester at Kane College as an English major before I shaved off my mullet (Oh, it was a good mullet, too!) and switched to criminal justice. Seems the idea of being a cop wouldn't get out of my head.

I made it through about two and a half years at Kane before I mistakenly decided it wasn't for me. Had a lot of personal B.S. (Not the degree) that dragged my grades down enough that I thought of quitting school altogether and going into the military. I tested for the Marine Corps and was almost in when they realized I have asthma. Ooops!

The 'rents talked me into going to Middlesex County College, where I got my associate's degree in criminal justice. Just before I got my diploma, I was hired to work full time as a police dispatcher, which I did for about four years until I was hired by the same department as a full time police officer.

That was eight years ago, and I'm definitely enjoying a great career. I went from patrol to community policing (Bicycle patrol) to the detective bureau, where I work now specializing in crimes committed by juveniles. I work with great people and I get to laugh quite a bit in between the serious times.

Along the way, while I was a dispatcher, I did a lot of wacky stuff to build my resume, such as volunteer for a first aid squad and become an EMT, CPR/First Aid Instructor (I now certify and recertify the cops I work with which sometimes equals overtime!), and I put myself through an auxiliary AND a special law enforcement officer academy and worked part time as an officer in my home town.

Do I use my degree at work? Well, I don't go around quoting things I learned about the history of policing or common practices in policing the community, but the classes on Constitutional rights and case law definitely helped out quite a bit. Plus, where I work, you get an annual bonus for college education: The further you went, the more the bonus. Truth is, in this line of work, you learn every day, even from the people you arrest. Plus, if you play your cards right, you can go to a lot of classes on work time.

In no way am I recommending you run out and change your life and decide to be a cop. This is where I was many years ago and where I am now and I'm pretty happy. You asked, I told.

[WayFast84]

Thats pretty sweet, I want to keep being a cop or a teacher as a back up plan for me. I just cant decide which one I would enjoy better.

[GP99GT]

i have a degree in bull****ting and alcohol consumption

[Kat]

er got a network engineering thingy Lost complete intrest in that

Now I just have a bunch of certs.
ANSI - Percsion measurment (ehh I can measure out to 4 decimal places acurrately)

and

ASNT
VT
PT Level II
MT Level II
ET Level II
Just got this..
RT Level I

Next up is UT Level I and II