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I'm officially a college graduate!

Merchandise said:
Congrats! I just graduated yesterday :P

But while framing my diploma today it got a crease near one of the corners and I basically want to never look at it again because it'll upset me :|
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If it makes you feel better my friend dropped his diploma in a fountain while taking pictures last month

A crease is nothing compared to that :p

Congrats OP! :D
 
Foxtastical said:
I was older when I got my graduate degree. Being older in college is a blessing in my opinion. You appreciate it more.
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Yeah, I certainly appreciated the college life way more than I probably might have had I graduated earlier.
 
HeySeuss said:
Genuinely curious, what can you do with a history degree without finishing your Masters?
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Sales , customer service/support , call center . Basically same shit jobs all non stem people do after getting their bachelors. Could also join the armed forces and earn commission as an officer .
 
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Congrats! I graduated last year. Now the real fun starts.
 
Finally got your piece of paper eh? Same here, though the actual grad is in a month.

A bit surreal for me. Mine was a long time coming since I had a bunch of anxiety issues and took a few years off.

I still don't really believe I've passed probably won't sink in until grad lol
 
Grats man. And don't let people hate on your degree. The job situation is fucking terrible for a lot of different degrees. You can get a job in your field with enough effort, perseverance, and time.
 
Congrats OP.

Pro tip for any college students currently reading: You really need to try to find a job before you graduate. Don't wait until you graduate to start looking. A lot of large corporations have arbitrary cutoffs where they won't hire inexperienced people if they're more than say, 6 months out of school.
 
SMattera said:
Congrats OP.

Pro tip for any college students currently reading: You really need to try to find a job before you graduate. Don't wait until you graduate to start looking. A lot of large corporations have arbitrary cutoffs where they won't hire inexperienced people if they're more than say, 6 months out of school.
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Good advice. The longer you wait the shittier your situation becomes and things can get more desperate and scary. To the point where you'll probably consider going back to school just to have something recent on your resume again.
 
ForkNetwork said:
As a guy who's not studying history partially because of fear, huge props man.
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Thanks! But why do you have fear of it exactly?

HeySeuss said:
Genuinely curious, what can you do with a history degree without finishing your Masters?
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Teaching, working at museums, archive work, conducting research, are probably the main ones.

Sliver said:
What do you plan to do with your History degree?
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I actually interned at a major network doing educational programming over the past 5 months. Did a bunch of stuff there, some of which didn't even utilize my studies. But it was an amazing job doing stuff that I love, and they said they might hire me in the coming months if a position opens up. Finger crossed!

Twilight Princess said:
i honestly thought you're like 40 years old.
congrats!
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I don't know if I should take this post in a positive or negative way lol.

yanipheonu said:
Finally got your piece of paper eh? Same here, though the actual grad is in a month.

A bit surreal for me. Mine was a long time coming since I had a bunch of anxiety issues and took a few years off.

I still don't really believe I've passed probably won't sink in until grad lol
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Northernlights said:
Congrats!
Im getting my degree in Management Information Systems next spring at the age of 34. Better late than never
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Congrats to both of you! Glad to see there's more people like me around.
 
Did you have a specialization or particular focus for your history major?

History is fascinating but I went a different way in college so I mostly read pop history books or memoirs. :P

And of course, congratulations!
 
I had that turning point moment when I was working in retail in my mid 20s where I was like, "F this. I'm going back to school." I actually went to college for 3 years before that but had no direction so I stopped going. Returning with purpose gave me a focus and drive I never had before and it paid off. Of course there was a lot of eating ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches during that time, but I'm so glad I made the sacrifice and studied hard.
 
Good job op!
And you're joining one of the hottest markets for employers in a generation so don't let the perpetual pessimists get you down.
 
That's awesome, congrats!

I'm still struggling to graduate after having dragged it out for far too long...

It's also a liberal arts degree so some of the posts on here are kind of discouraging
 
Pau said:
Did you have a specialization or particular focus for your history major?

History is fascinating but I went a different way in college so I mostly read pop history books or memoirs. :P

And of course, congratulations!
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Not officially. I mean, my personal focus has been American history, but there was no requirement at my university to choose an area of history (at least, for your B.A.). So basically what I did was take whatever upper division classes I could take within my schedule ( cause I was also working full time during many of those years). This meant that I unfortunately had to take classes that had nothing to do with U.S. history, but also classes I didn't really want to take either.
 
It's such a weird feeling to have actual free time now. It was late last night and I was about to watch some Daredevil on Netflix, but I initially stopped myself because I thought I'd get behind in my readings and homework. But then I realized "oh wait...".

You have to understand, I've been going to school in some capacity since graduating high school. Maybe not necessarily taking full course loads, but definitely at least one class a semester whether it was in my major or something totally unrelated that I took for other purposes. But now, aside from work, I have no further obligations once I come home. It's really bizarre and looks like it'll take some getting used to.
 
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