Education

[Xannidel]

I am still working on my Psychology degree. I do not know if I want to go for a PhD or just my masters. I am a little late however because I originally went for a computer science degree; however, I soon realized I was not cut out to do that nonsense and so my GPA took a nose dive. I moved to a new city and changed schools and changed my major and I have had nothing but fun in my classes which shows me that I made the right choice.
Assume that psychology turned out to be as bad as computer science, I would not give up until I found something I would enjoy because in this day and age you need a degree to survive and I will not end up homeless as I have seen in the city that I live in now.

[Shorty]

I'm a high school dropout and I don't regret it at all.

There may be a time when I decide to go to college in the next few years, but I ask myself if I truly need a degree or if I just want to have one because so many other people have one. I think it might be smart for me to get atleast a BA in Business Something, though, when the time comes but if I could get away with running my own business without it, I'd prefer to go that route.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I have one semester left of my bachelor's degree. Assuming all goes well, I will be certified to teach high school English. I do kind of want to get my PhD eventually.

[Shiny]

I got a bachelor's degree in film/video production and specialized in visual and sound editing. I am now working as an editor, but depending on how my money and my job situation is looking, I might go to NYU or USC for their producing program to get a certificate in that. I still continue to learn every day since technology is always changing.

[Night Fury]

I'm almost finished my Bachelors and I wish I hadn't smurfing bothered with it.

[NorthernChaosGod]

At the rate I'm getting classes I need, my BSc will take like six years.

[Agent Proto]

At least I have a high school diploma. Not that it means much. I however, dropped out of college because I wasn't taking it as seriously as I should have been. Plus, it didn't help that I went in with no idea where I was going for the first couple years.

[Araciel]

Dropped out of HS twice because I was working full-time. Graduated just before turning 20.

Through work I took a few business courses and am now a certified businessman.

[Futan]

Dropped out of college. Regret that only because I could've gotten an Associate's for free. My mommy worked at a hospital owned by Temple and that was one of her benefits. A year later, went to a trade school for 'Computer Networking'.

[Formalhaut]

but I ask myself if I truly need a degree or if I just want to have one because so many other people have one.

I think as a society, we tend to subconsciously turn up our noses at people who don't have one. In my opinion, some people really don't need a degree or something. Obviously, some careers essentially need it but if you don't need one, why should you? What, because a few people have a ego problem? A degree doesn't mean your any brighter or dimmer than a fellow person without a degree.

But I digress. Me? I'm still doing my A-Levels, currently studying A2 Sociology, A2 English Literature, A2 Forensic Science and my AS Biology. In my final third year, I'll probably do my A2 Biology, an AS Government & Politics and Extended Project.

After that, I shall go into a BSc Forensic Science course, to go into forensics. Who knows if I get there.

[Aulayna]

I pretty much walked the beaten path.

GCSEs finished at 16 (well having an August birthday I was still 15 at the time), AS/A2s for 2 years then did a BA (hons) in Media & Psychology and did dabble a bit in the Sociology side of it too but it's not officially in my degree title. :P

Then I worked in TV for a couple of years before ultimately ending up at the games company I've been at for the past 5 years.

Part of me is considering going back to University for a purely skills based practical course to flesh out those skills some more as the degree I did was very heavy on the theory side and not so much on the production side which has made it hard for me to find jobs I'd want to do.

[Yar]

I am almost done with my bachelors. I'm currently in my fourth year.

When I started, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I had always had an interest in language so I decided to see where it could take me.

Currently, I am in my fifth month of studying abroad in Japan, and it was the best decision I have ever made. My Japanese gets better everyday, and I am already trying to get into graduate schools. After graduating, I am hoping to get into a masters program for teaching English. After that, my plan is to enter a linguistics doctorate program so that I can become a professor and subject young people to my nerdliness.

My one big passion in life is language. I can spend a whole day alone just reading about it. I think it is the most fascinating piece of human biology.

[Formalhaut]

Currently, I am in my fifth month of studying abroad in Japan, and it was the best decision I have ever made. My Japanese gets better everyday, and I am already trying to get into graduate schools. After graduating, I am hoping to get into a masters program for teaching English. After that, my plan is to enter a linguistics doctorate program so that I can become a professor and subject young people to my nerdliness.

That's admirable! My older brother has been in Japan for many years now and has a very good level of the language. He's currently a high school teacher teaching English as a foreign language to students. He loves it, and the culture!

[Yar]

That's admirable! My older brother has been in Japan for many years now and has a very good level of the language. He's currently a high school teacher teaching English as a foreign language to students. He loves it, and the culture!

That's awesome!

I've thought about doing that. If I decide to not go to grad school immediately after graduation, I could easily find a job here for 3-5 years. But I don't want to teach English for the rest of my life... My passion lies in how language works and how it interacts with our minds. Really geeky stuff haha.

But I love Japan! Even if I wasn't an English teacher, I wouldn't mind being an English professor or linguistics professor here. I have started to build an identity here, and I really love my friends to death.

[Denmark]

i am a MASTER of science yo