Good things do come out of screwing up your classes and graduating a semester late..

[Squirrel]

So i like to keep in touch with my preceptor from school and he sent me back some good news randomly today, he has his doctorate in accounting along with his CPA and MBA so i was asking for his advice on what i should do for my next step in education, his cliff noted reply was "well youre 6 credits away from qualifying to sit for your CPA and getting into graduate school shouldnt be a problem for you, but i think you might want to consider something else first that i discovered"... and to just be a dick thats where he stopped the email... so i write him back 'hit me'... his reply "i was looking through your transcript and credits, since you took pretty much all finance classes to fulfill the rest of your business reqs after your accounting fulfillment i came to the realization that youre only one class away from your BS in finance"... some of the best news ive heard in a while, but of course theres a problem, i recently just started my new accounting job and the one class i need to pick up another degree is only offered tues/thurs in the fall at 1030 in the morning and stockton is an hour and a half drive each way... i think it might be too early to ask if i can only work MWF during the fall lol... so if you were in my situation what would you do?

[Frosty]

Well, would having your BS make you more valuable to them? Would THEY benefit from you having it? That's how you spin it, make it look like it benefits THEM and not just you.

Good job on the BS man(yeah that sounded bad lol).

One thing though, I never knew you could get a doctorate in accounting. Is that where they teach you to cook the books like GM and Enron?

[BigAls87Z28]

So basicly come out with 2 BA's for the price of 1?
Ask your new employeer if they would let you do that for one semeister.

[Knipps]

I doubt it's for the price of 1 Al, he's still paying per credit... Like Frosty said, try and get your job to see it benefits them. I'm not really sure how else you could play it off and have them allow you to take it lol

[madness410]

easy. try asking your employer first, but before you do think of good reasons why they should let you go back to do it. i.e, makes their company look better, stuff like that. if they still say no..offer to work weekends to make up for lost time to get your hours for the week or whatever.

also, is there a way you can take it at a closer school and maybe transfer the credits?

[bandit88]

do it.... two degree's are better than one and since your one away its no problem

people that talk to me think i'm smart cause i'm getting two

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Well, would having your BS make you more valuable to them? Would THEY benefit from you having it? That's how you spin it, make it look like it benefits THEM and not just you.

Good job on the BS man(yeah that sounded bad lol).

One thing though, I never knew you could get a doctorate in accounting. Is that where they teach you to cook the books like GM and Enron?

i could honestly care less what they think.. i plan on leaving there by the end of the year anyway, i work at the national HQ of this place and i dont see myself staying with this company for any length of time, the atmosphere just isnt me

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

So basicly come out with 2 BA's for the price of 1?
Ask your new employeer if they would let you do that for one semeister.

B.S.'s Al... BA's are for fake degrees like liberal arts or painting haha

Originally Posted by Knipps

I doubt it's for the price of 1 Al, he's still paying per credit... Like Frosty said, try and get your job to see it benefits them. I'm not really sure how else you could play it off and have them allow you to take it lol

it should be right around 1500, so def. worth it

Originally Posted by madness410

easy. try asking your employer first, but before you do think of good reasons why they should let you go back to do it. i.e, makes their company look better, stuff like that. if they still say no..offer to work weekends to make up for lost time to get your hours for the week or whatever.

also, is there a way you can take it at a closer school and maybe transfer the credits?

maximum i can transfer out is 96 :/

Originally Posted by bandit88

do it.... two degree's are better than one and since your one away its no problem

people that talk to me think i'm smart cause i'm getting two

well i plan on having 3 by the time im 26 haha

[Snuffles]

How many total credits do you have at Stockton right now?

[Blacdout96]

You know, I live 5 minutes from Stockton, I'm driving by it all the time, and yet i've NEVER seen you drive around in my area. Anywho, If you're not looking to stay long term, don't give it too much thought. having a job is good so you can have consistant income, but in the long run, have two BS's under your belt will surely bring you more opportunity and income.

[JL8Jeff]

Always ask at work about education, they may even reimburse you for part of the tuition. And be careful jumping around with jobs too quickly, a lot of employers want to hire people they think will stick around so they don't have to retrain someone new all the time. So switching jobs too often will be a red flag on your resume to a lot of places.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

i could honestly care less what they think.. i plan on leaving there by the end of the year anyway, i work at the national HQ of this place and i dont see myself staying with this company for any length of time, the atmosphere just isnt me

That's all well and fine but you missed my point. You're concerned with asking them if you could do a MWF schedule, so they hold the power unless you're just going to up and quit. So my point still stands, spin as if it would benefit them, regardless if you're staying there for one more year or for the next decade.

Is it possible to do any work from home during those 2 days, like when you're done school? That's an option to bring up that might make it easier for them to say yes.

[bandit88]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

i could honestly care less what they think.. i plan on leaving there by the end of the year anyway, i work at the national HQ of this place and i dont see myself staying with this company for any length of time, the atmosphere just isnt me



B.S.'s Al... BA's are for fake degrees like liberal arts or painting haha



it should be right around 1500, so def. worth it



maximum i can transfer out is 96 :/



well i plan on having 3 by the time im 26 haha

get a physics degree.

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by Snuffles

How many total credits do you have at Stockton right now?

144

Originally Posted by Blacdout96

You know, I live 5 minutes from Stockton, I'm driving by it all the time, and yet i've NEVER seen you drive around in my area. Anywho, If you're not looking to stay long term, don't give it too much thought. having a job is good so you can have consistant income, but in the long run, have two BS's under your belt will surely bring you more opportunity and income.

i lived down year round for the past 3 years, 5 total... first 2 on campus, last 3 in smithville

Originally Posted by JL8Jeff

Always ask at work about education, they may even reimburse you for part of the tuition. And be careful jumping around with jobs too quickly, a lot of employers want to hire people they think will stick around so they don't have to retrain someone new all the time. So switching jobs too often will be a red flag on your resume to a lot of places.

well, pretty much everyone here knows my intentions, $ talks and this place isnt talking enough, ESPECIALLY down the line

Originally Posted by Frosty

That's all well and fine but you missed my point. You're concerned with asking them if you could do a MWF schedule, so they hold the power unless you're just going to up and quit. So my point still stands, spin as if it would benefit them, regardless if you're staying there for one more year or for the next decade.

Is it possible to do any work from home during those 2 days, like when you're done school? That's an option to bring up that might make it easier for them to say yes.

yeah i would up and quit lol, my education is more important to me... working from home wouldnt work, my job is all interaction with other teams

Originally Posted by bandit88

get a physics degree.

no thanks, i probably could pick up a math minor easily, but i wouldnt bother

[Blacdout96]

Yea, smithville, even closer. I live on the desilate road with a 1/4 straight and no homes lol.

[Frosty]

Oyster Creek is near there, Oyster Creek FTW

[SilverDropTop]

I say go for it. I also have 2 degrees (Finance and Economics) and it was the deciding factor that landed me the job that I have today.

[Blacdout96]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Oyster Creek is near there, Oyster Creek FTW

Yessir, my friend zach worked there for years, he just left a couple months ago to go teach in China. Their Loster special rocks.

[Featherburner]

Eric, 2 words...sick days!

Originally Posted by bandit88

people that talk to me think i'm smart cause i'm getting two

Huh...I never got that impression.