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Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 11:38

Yeah it might mean 18k I dunno under it it says this:

[font class="normal"]Notes for International Students:
The above numbers are for two 14 week semesters. There are normally two semesters per academic year. Though students may study three semesters (year round) in most programs.

So I its either 9k which is 7k US or 14k US a year either way its a steal.

Gosh I can't believe I'm talking about school like its a sale at walmart. What has the world come to? ugh.
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Russ · Jan 31 07 11:39

lol. at the end it doesnt really matter where you go to school, its the piece of paper.

Gopher · Jan 31 07 11:40

That's right Russ, and after you've got it nobody wants to see it.

Russ · Jan 31 07 11:42

LOL, true. I got a diploma and then I had to do the Transport Canada certification. All anyone wants to see is the TC cert. Dont care about the diploma. They dont even ask about that.

Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 11:43

Russ wrote:
lol. at the end it doesnt really matter where you go to school, its the piece of paper.

Exactly. I want to go where the piece of paper costs less.

purelife · Jan 31 07 11:43

Agreed Russ. If it wasn't for the credits, students wouldn't go to school. Bleh, you wouldn't find me in uni studying. Been there, done that. School isn't my thing unless I was going after some Certification of some sort or taking that odd course now and then.

Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 11:46

I miss school badly. I thought I was tired of it as well but then I realized people don't take you seriously unless you have that little piece of paper. I my friend was looking to get a customer service job or a secretary of some kind and it requires 2 to 4 years of education and a couple years of experience. CRAZY! Nobody hires people anymore to teach them things and learn the ropes. They want to see that piece of paper. Plus they've outsourced everything now so you can't start from the bottom and work your way up anymore.

purelife · Jan 31 07 11:53

Hmmm, it's different here in Canada. I don't have a piece of paper and have worked my way from the bottom to what will look like soon, the top. There are many many grads who are applying for entry-level jobs paying them less than $30K because they have no experience to back them up.

I find that Canadian employers are looking for those with experience. It's also sad to find out that they don't pay you well enough for the experience. I've seen help wanted ads asking for 3-5 years of office experience offering under $32K. How sad.

It has been drilled into me to get the experience first, then think about education second.

Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 12:04

Exactly purelife. All those entry level jobs you did are now going to India so my friend who's 2 sisters and dad all used to work at MasterCard couldn't even start out answering phones because those jobs have been outsourced. Then you look at the paper and like you said 2-4 years of experience. How is one suppose to start out in life? Only thing available is part time grocery store jobs that pay little. My friend needs a full time job because rent is going to cost 400-500 a month, plus car insurance which is at 75 dollars a month for him, plus health insurance (he's not fully covered). Its sad.

purelife · Jan 31 07 12:46

Did Teh Borken just remove a post? Or was that my eyes playing tricks with me again.

49er · Jan 31 07 01:40

Sportsdude wrote:
[SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"]Russ wrote:[/SPAN][BR style="FONT-STYLE: italic"] [SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"]lol. at the end it doesnt really matter where you go to school, its the piece of paper.[/SPAN]

Exactly. I want to go where the piece of paper costs less.
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Not always true. It will depend on the profession you select. More so in professions in the sciences, engineering, accounting and management. As an example........if an employer is a consultant or in the business of providing services, on their proposal to a potential client they'll list the resumes of the staff that will participate in the project. One of the selling points is to show that the staff are graduates of top universities.

Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 01:57

I'm not going into business. What I'm going into I've basically done my entire life since I was a little kid (the basics of it) heck and its not even political science I'm going into. If I was going into that I'm easily prepared for that already. I was making political policy solutions and ideas and have been having debates and learning about the system since I was 5. Everyday at dinner it was political science/discussion class.

I'm going into a field where in high school I took the class and got a total grade of 130% out of 100%. The only thing thats ever driven me is geography, politics, and history. I went through high school barely missing any questions in tests. I wrote a 7 page essay on Animal Farm my freshman year. Teacher told me I had to stop for school ended 30 minutes ago and I was late to football practice.

So for the longest time I got really angry that I had to go to school to get a piece of paper on things I already knew. But then I realized that they don't care about what you know, they only care about the piece of paper. And I felt cheated.

purelife · Jan 31 07 02:07

So, in the end, what degree or masters are you going after?

Sportsdude · Jan 31 07 02:20

Degree in Geography
Masters in Urban Planning

I want to reshape where I live into a sustainable, livable society. BUT I don't want to do it through politics. I don't want to go into politics because I'm afraid of what I could do, I'm vicious when it comes to politics. Its mostly hate fueled and its not good for me or my family. So the past few years I've been trying to find another way where I can accomplish what I want to accomplish without going the law/political route. Just right now in my life politics is too much of a nuclear reactor on melt down for me. I had to find something peaceful that I could enjoy.

My other option was to be a social worker type of person. But I realized I can't do that because when I see people struggle it carries with me and then starts to affect the rest of my life. In other words I wouldn't be able to seperate life from work. So I can't do that.

Urban Planning essentially does the politics/social justice thing rolled into one but not its not the main focus.

Thats the best I can explain why. I really don't want to go to that school in Seattle because its a liberal arts school and doesn't offer the geography route only the politics/social welfare route. And I can't take much more of that to be honest.

purelife · Jan 31 07 02:25

Degree in Geography
Masters in Urban Planning

With these, you can become a Project Manager.